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By Lohr McKinstry STA FF W RITER
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Town Council has voted to issue serial bonds for an $4.8 million wastewater treatment plant and collection system. The town is under a consent order from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to upgrade or replace its aging sewage plant, and the new facility will be built on a parcel the town is acquiring behind the town hall at Monitor Bay. » Sewer Cont. on pg. 4
All-things basketball arrived at Schroon Lake Central last weekend as the school hosted Voxpopuli, a local charitable organization, who faced off against members of the SUNY Plattsburgh Men’s Basketball Team for a weekend of fun. Photo by Ezra Kachaturia
Sherman Free Library needs funds Port Henry library is starting an upgrade fund drive By Lohr McKinstry STA FF W RITER
PORT HENRY | As warmer weather slowly arrives this spring, the staff and board members of Sherman Free Library in Port Henry are preparing for what they say is the largest project the facility has seen in decades. The library was built in 1887, and with the exception of a new slate roof completed in the early 1990s, the facade of the building
This is an architect’s sketch of what the Sherman Free Library will look like when a construction project is completed. Graphic provided
has remained essentially the same for the duration of those 131 years, library Board of Trustees President Sue Nephew said. “All great structures though, no matter how enduring, need to be repaired and upgraded eventually,” she said. “The stone steps that lead into the library have become cracked and broken due to frost heaving, water seepage and the sheer wear of time.” In addition to refurbishing the stairs, an access ramp will be constructed leading to the entrance. Visitors in wheelchairs, parents with children in strollers, and anyone who has difficulty walking or climbing stairs will be able to enter the library with much greater ease than before. To pay for the $9,000 share of costs not covered by grants, the library is starting a fund drive. Last year, the library was awarded a State Aid for Library Construction grant. The grant will furnish 75 percent of the $36,000 needed to complete the new construction and refurbishment project, but 25 percent, or about $9,000, is still needed to meet the library’s portion of the financial obligation. “This is a very sizable outlay of cash, and will tap deep into the library’s operating reserves,” Nephew said. She said that while the 2017 annual appeal was the library’s most successful to date, it did not approach the $9,000 mark, and donations are still being sought to help cover the gap in funding. » Library Cont. on pg. 7
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Local sports and square dancing icon fondly remembered across region By Keith Lobdell STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | The North Country is remembering a local icon this week with the passing of former Keeseville Mayor Gary Boyd Finney. » Finney Cont. on pg. 16
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