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Panthers score hoop victory Crown Point topped Johnsburg, 42-34, in Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference girls basketball action Dec. 8. Jessica Potter scored 17 points for the Panthers. See sports.
Ti youth group to carol in town The Youth Group at the Ticonderoga First United Methodist Church will go Christmas caroling on Sunday, Dec. 20. Youth Group members and adults from the church will assemble at the church at 1 p.m. to go caroling and then return for a time of fellowship, refreshments and games. For information call the church office at 5857995.
Santa breakfast planned by scouts Boy Scout Troop 72, Cub Scout Pack 72 and the Ti Elks will host Breakfast with Santa Sunday, Dec. 20, from 7-10:30 a.m. at the Ticonderoga Elks Lodge.
THIS WEEK Ticonderoga...................2-8 Opinions ......................6-7 Schroon Lake ................17 Moriah ..........................21 Crown Point ..................23 Calendar ......................25 Sports ..........................26-27 Obituaries ....................28 Classifieds....................29-32 Auto Zone ....................32-36
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Options for a new bridge crossing Lake Champlain have been unveiled. See Page 4
The 2010 Junior Miss has been selected following Crown Point’s annual program. See Page 23
Ti PD may move Structural woes at present office could force action By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Police Department may be forced to leave its Burgoyne Road building. The concrete block structure has developed a large crack from the foundation up the center of the back wall, Supervisor Bob Dedrick said. “We’ve got to get engineers to look at it and decide if it can be saved,” Dedrick said of the building. The Ti town board is now considering alternative, short-term locations for the police department. Dedrick said the police could move to the first floor of the former armory on Champlain Avenue or the basement of the Community Building. The problem with the existing police office building may prove to be an opportunity, Dedrick noted. Ticonderoga officials have long discussed having the police department
Santa took time from his hectic schedule to attend the annual Kiwanis-Ticonderoga Central School District senior citizen holiday party. Sponsored by the local Kiwanis and the Ti school district, the holiday party featured a turkey dinner and entertainment provided by the student Night Shadows boys choir, the Trebled Voices girls choir and the Sentinel Big Band. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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Moriah faces burning question...
What to do with yard debris? By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com
We totally disagree with these regulations.
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PORT HENRY — Forced to comply with state regulations, the town of Moriah will no longer accept brush and leaves at its trash transfer station. The state Department of Environmental Conservation banned municipalities from burning
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— Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava brush last fall, although Moriah had continued to accept the debris in hopes of a change in policy.
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