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May 8, 2010
Dedication
Winners
New program
The late Anthony ‘A.T.’ Morette will be honored with the dedication of a plaque May 8. See Page 2
A pair of St. Mary’s students have qualified for the national History Day competition. See Page 3
A new children’s program has started to help parents affected by the bridge closure. See Page 14
Ti eyes economic growth Ticonderoga board creates development corporation By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
Schroon Lake tops Panthers
TICONDEROGA — Alex Levitch has high hopes for Ticonderoga. So does the town board.
As a result, the community now has a local development corporation. “This is something we’ve studied for a while,” Supervisor Deb Malaney said. “As we moved forward it became more and more clear that the LDC is the way to go.” The Ticonderoga Local Development Corporation was formally created at the April 8 town board meeting. A LDC is an independent, self-sustained, legal
entity charged with economic revitalization. Governed by a board of directors, who will be appointed by the town board, the LDC will seek to match entrepreneurs and investors. “The bottom line is economic development, job creation and encouraging business to come to Ticonderoga,” Malaney said. “We have years and years of studies, demographics and strategic plans,” she added. “We
Crown Point
Access channel sought
Schroon Lake remained undefeated with a 3-1 win against Crown Point in Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference baseball play April 28. See sports.
Mother’s Day breakfast on tap The Ticonderoga Elks Lodge will hold a Mother ’s Day breakfast on Sunday, May 9, from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m. Mothers will eat free. Others are asked to make a donation. Profits from the breakfast will be donated to the Ray and Carol Downs family, whose son was seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan.
By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
was handed the keys. Under her leadership it has become a thriving historical experience with a growing visitation. Fort Dobbs is also a French & Indian War site and Hill has been immersed in all the day-to-day business aspects as well as the educational, interpretive, and fundraising efforts. “Fort Ticonderoga is America’s fort,” Hill said. “We are going to make it as authentic, diverse, relevant and engaging as possible to bring the fort back to prominence.”
CROWN POINT — Crown Point officials are working with the community’s cable television provider to create a public access TV channel for the town. “An attempt to bring a public access channel to Crown Point with Time Warner Cable is an ongoing discussion,” Supervisor Bethany Kosmider said. Crown Point has never had a public access channel, although it has recently started sharing time on the Moriah station. “According to federal law and the contract with Time Warner, it is apparent that Crown Point has to be provided with their own channel,” Kosmider said. “Ongoing discussion has netted no progress.” The supervisor noted Time Warner ’s cable television franchise agreement with Crown Point expires in 2013. A local public access channel will be part of any talks in extending that pact, she noted. “Crown Point’s best interest will be kept at the forefront of these negotiations,” Kosmider said. A local public access channel is a priority for Kosmider, who took office Jan. 1 with a commitment to open government. The Crown Point board has decided to tape its meetings and air
See FORT TI, page 22
See CROWN POINT, page 14
Local musicians to perform Living Waters, a group of local musicians, will perform at Mountain Time Furniture in Port Henry Friday, May 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Admission is free. Coffee and snacks will be available.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-5 Opinions ......................6-7 Calendar ......................10 Moriah ..........................11 Crown Point ..................14 Schroon Lake ................15 Sports ..........................23-25 Obituaries ....................16 Classifieds....................27-29 Auto Zone ....................31-32
See TI, page 22
Schroon Lake Central School golfers, from left, Clare Whitney, Katelyn Rose and Melanie Philp prepare to take on archrival Crown Point last week. The Wildcat linksters won, 6-0. Photo by Nancy Frasier
Fort Ti to host community forum TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga will reinstate the Annual Community Meeting to go over plans for its 102nd season and to officially introduce Beth Hill, the new executive director. The meeting will be held at the Community Building on Tuesday, May 18, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Hill will take the helm on May 3. Hill comes to the fort from Statesville, N.C., where she has been the director of Fort Dobbs. The site had been closed by the state and essentially abandoned when she
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