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Annual Streetfest on the grow; set for July 30 By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Str eetfest will be bigger and better than ever this summer. “The T iconderoga Montcalm Str eet Partnership is excited to announce that Streetfest, an annual community celebration of arts and c rafts, s hopping, f ood, fun, entertainment, and family activities to bring people to T iconderoga's historic Montcalm Str eet district, continues t o gr ow and will be even bigger and better this year ,” said Pam Nolan of the TMSP. Ticonderoga Str eetfest will be held Satur day, July 30, when Montcalm Str eet will be converted into a pedestrian mall open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Please plan to join us and enjoy the of ferings of mor e than two dozen craftsmen and vendors, as well as about 23 local mer chants,” Nolan said. “Food options will be extensive and ther e will be fr ee entertainment throughout the day.” The Fort Ticonderoga Fife & Drum Corps will perform at 10 a.m. Mike Murdoch will play his bagpipe fr om 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. McKenna Lee and the Eva Channel from Burlington will perform 11:30 to 1 1 p.m. Loose Connections, from Crown CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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IN MORIAH

Mya Pertak beats the heat while attending the Crown Point summer recreation program. High temperatures and humidity have driven children and adults to find water whenever possible this summer.

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Crown Point officials eliminate elected assessors By Fred Herbst

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CROWN POINT — Despite vocal opposition, the Crown Point town boar d will eliminate its elected board of assessors. Trustees voted 3-2 during their July 14 meeting to dis-

Former assessor Stephen Mackay: “They are going down.” solve the thr ee-member board of assessors Dec. 31 and r eplace it with an appointed sole assessor. Voting for the sole assessor wer e Supervisor Bethany Kosmider, Bob Patnode and Yvonne Dushane. Council-

men T om W alters and Charles Mazur owski wer e opposed. The change can not be r eversed. State law does not allow for another change in assessing practices. The vote was tense as

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