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Schroon Lake still undefeated Schroon Lake remained undefeated with a 9-2 win against Willsboro in Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference baseball action May 7. In softball, Ticonderoga’s five-year Champlain Valley Athletic Conference winning streak came to an end against Peru in a last-inning rally. See sports.
Parade seeking participants The Crown Point Memorial Day Committee will hold its 142 annual parade on Monday, May 31, at 2p.m. This year's theme is “Scouting in America.” Anyone wishing to participate should contact Jodi Gibbs at 597-3492. Children in grades kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to decorate their bicycles and ride in the parade. Anyone younger than age 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Prizes will be awarded. Riders are asked to arrive at the Ferry Road parade start at 1:30 p.m. to register.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-9 Opinions ......................6-7 Crown Point ..................12 Moriah ..........................13 Schroon Lake ................14-15 Calendar ......................17 Sports ..........................18-20 Obituaries ....................21 Classifieds....................22-25 Auto Zone ....................26-28
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May 15, 2010
Earth Day
Fort to open
‘Cat’s Meow’
Ticonderoga High students volunteered to pick up trash on Earth Day. See Page 2
Fort Ticonderoga will open for the 2010 season May 20 with a new exhibit. See Page 3
A Port Henry benefit show raised money for the North Country SPCA. See Page 13
Ti firm cruising toward success Hacker has new investors; growing market and payroll By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Hacker Boat Co. has been making classic vessels for more than a century, but it’s experienced a re-birth recently in Ticonderoga. The company recently got new ownership, moved its operation from Silver Bay to Ti and has expanded its workforce to 50 people. It’s an exciting time for Dan Gilman, Hacker vice president of sales. “It’s an American brand over 100 years old; that really appealed to the new investment group,” Gilman said. “Ticonderoga, and Hacker, have great potential in the minds of our investors. They’re very civic minded and
See HACKER, page 8
George Babcock, chairman of Erin Investment LLC, parent company of Hacker Boat, welcomes the Adirondack Chapter of the Antique Classic Boat Society to Hacker’s new production facility in Ticonderoga. Photo by Nancy Frasier
Board candidates also on May 18 ballot
Voters to decide on school budgets Crown Point
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CROWN POINT — The proposed 2010-11 Crown Point Central School District budget is identical to the current spending plan, although taxes are expected to increase. The tax hike is the result of a $237,000 loss in state aid and increased expenses. “Making difficult decisions to meet the current contingent budget cap of 0 percent was the goal so that
PORT HENRY — The proposed 2010-11 Moriah Central School budget holds the line on taxes. That’s the good news. The bad news is the spending plan includes major cuts in staff. The proposed budget calls for the elimination of nine positions, including both the high school and elementary school principals. “We feel comfortable that we can still provide a high-
PUTNAM — The proposed 2010-11 Putnam Central School District budget calls for a decrease in spending, despite cuts to state aid. “We have been planning in the past few years for this inevitable situation of state aid cuts,” Superintendent Matt Boucher said. “We have tried to limit adding any programs or new costs to the spending plan. It is
SCHROON LAKE — The state’s fiscal woes are being felt in Schroon Lake. Anticipating no increase in state aid, the proposed 2010-11 Schroon Lake Central School District budget calls for a 5.5 percent increase in taxes. Much of that increase, 4.3 percent, can be attributed to an on-going building project at the school. The proposed budget to-
TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Central School District taxpayers will feel the impact of a building project this year. The proposed 2010-11 budget totals $18,353,991. That’s a 7.21 percent increase from the current spending plan of $17,119,120. Much of that increase — 6 percent — can be attributed to the on-going $23.8 mil-
See CROWN PT, page 12
See MORIAH, page 13
See PUTNAM, page 9
See SCHROON, page 14
See TI, page 9
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