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Irene IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME wreaks havoc on area
This Week ELIZABETHTOWN
AT FORT TICONDEROGA
American, British forces to again face off.
Roads closed, power outages reported
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By Fred Herbst
SPORTS PREVIEW
fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — By the time Hurricane Ir ene reached the T iconderoga area on Sunday, it had been officially downgraded to a tropic storm. Try telling that to r esidents who dealt with flooding and power outages. “It was literally within 6 inches of my house,” Ti resident Dawn Kelly said of flood waters on the V ineyard. “My daughter (McKenna) walked acr oss the yar d and the water was up to her chest. I couldn’t believe it.” To protect her home Kelly raced to a local stor e to buy sand bags. Finding none, she purchased bags of mulch and used them as a barrier to keep the water a bay. “I thought I would have to leave my house,” Kelly said Sunday evening, “but it’s starting to recede.” The remnants of the hurricane dumped heavy rain and CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
TIMES OF TI EDITORIAL
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN BRIEF CROWN POINT SCHROON LAKE
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Bonnie Finnerty, the new superintendent at Schroon Lake Central School, will welcome students for the first day of a new academic year Sept. 7. All area schools begin classes this week. Photo by Nancy Frasier
Index TICONDEROGA
Area teams take the field for the fall sports season.
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By Andy Flynn
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OBITUARIES
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CALENDAR
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CLASSIFIEDS
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AUTO ZONE
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Champlain bridge arch placed
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MORIAH
The backcountry is also hit hard by Hurricane Irene.
Construction deadline expires Dec. 13 PORT HENRY — It was a muggy 65 degrees at 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26 in Port Henry. Stars glistened in the
dark sky and a slim cr escent moon hung over Lake Champlain as r esidents and visitors streamed into the boat launch adjacent to Velez Marine to watch Flatir on Construction workers move the Champlain Bridge arch 2 miles to its new home at the bridge site between Cr own Point, N.Y. and Addison, Vt. Two tugboats moved the 1.8 million pound, 402-foot arch, which sat
At 6:40 a.m. Aug. 26., the arch leaves the bay at Port Henry guided by tug boats.
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