Champlain News

Steve LaValley, Champlain Telephone Company employee, attempts to reach Pudgemis in a 60-foot tree in Mooers.

You can now view Calendars of Events for today and upcoming weeks? A complete and up-to-date list of local events is now available on every section of PressRepublican.com. CROWN POINT - The Crown Point Ferry couldn't start soon enough for many of the businesses located in the Champlain Bridge's former travel corridor.

Audio Plus Services in Champlain, N.Y., the distributor behind Focal Professional in North America, today announced that it has begun distributing the Vovox line of Swiss-made, premium-quality cables for two distinct market segments in the U.S. and Canada.

Anthony "Tony" Pavone is about 5 foot, 10 inches tall, weighs around 180 pounds and has black hair, brown eyes and a mustache.

Work to replace the nearly century-old Hoffman Street Bridge in the City of Poughkeepsie, recently identified as one of the worst spans in New York, could begin in April and be completed by 2012.

New York State Governor David A. Paterson and Vermont Governor Jim Douglas today announced that the new, temporary Lake Champlain ferry will be operational by the end of the month.

The remnants of the Vermont side of the Champlain Bridge from Crown Point, NY. Work on ferry docks being built on Lake Champlain to provide ferry transport between New York and Vermont as the Champlain Bridge is rebult in Crown Point, NY.

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Efforts to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Champlain have not been tremendously successful, but researchers continue to stress the need for ongoing reduction efforts.

A Champlain man will be sentenced Wednesday for beating a 1-year-old child. Shaun Foster, 25, was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the incident.

Federal authorities say the arrests of several local residents have helped dismantle an international marijuana-smuggling ring.

Felix Antonio Ortiz-Abreu, 55, of Philadelphia, pled guilty in United States District Court to the felony offenses of passport fraud and identity theft.

Authorities say they nabbed two Canadian women trying to enter the country with a large amount of marijuana.

People line the road along Rts 9N and 22 in Crown Point, NY to try and watch as decrepit Champlain Bridge is brought down into the lake in a controlled explosion to make more... People line the road along Rts 9N and 22 in Crown Point, NY to try and watch as decrepit Champlain Bridge is brought down into the lake in a controlled explosion to make ...

The state Department of Transportation did not address 33.8 percent of serious bridge defects found by its inspectors within the required time frame, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Advocates for bicyclists and pedestrians are urging planners to accommodate their needs when designing the new bridge that will cross Lake Champlain between Addison, Vt., and Crown Point, N.Y. Nancy Schulz of the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition says the bridge that was demolished last month after it was found to be structurally deficient ...

As directed by Governor David A. Paterson, the New York State Department of Transportation continues to fast-track construction of the new temporary ferry, in order to reestablish a consistent transportation connection between New York and Vermont across Lake Champlain at Crown Point.

The Adirondack Mountain Club will host a program entitled "Winter Visitors: an Introduction to Birding in Winter" on Monday, Jan.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation and the New York State Department of Transportation have been informed that the Ticonderoga Ferry suspended service Jan.

The Spuyten Duyvil Library, located at 650 W. 235th St., will host a multimedia lecture-presentation, at 2 p.m. Dr.