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Monday | Post-Standard

Watch today's demolition of the Champlain Bridge live online

The day of reckoning - and wrecking - has arrived for the Champlain Bridge. The 80-year-old bridge between Crown Point, N.Y., and Addison, Vt., is to be brought down about 10 a.m. today with controlled explosions.

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Monday | Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

A look back at a landmark: Champlain Bridge's opening was memorable event for Vermont, New York

Since 1609, when Samuel de Champlain became the first European to see the body of water now bearing his name, there had been the dream of bridging the waterway.

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Sun Dec 27, 2009

Denton Publications

Vikings down Ti; Panthers victorious

Moriah toppled Ticonderoga, 63-49, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys basketball play Dec.

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Sat Dec 26, 2009

Press-Republican

Ti ferry struggles with ice as bridge demolition nears

The Ticonderoga Ferry resumed running Sunday but ran into problems Monday as its channel began to ice over.

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Thu Dec 24, 2009

The Dispatch

Bridge Closing Has Isolated Area Feeling More So

Lorraine Franklin sat in her empty store Monday evening, remembering what a typical night here used to look like: frenzied parents grabbing a pizza, frazzled workers picking up six-packs, night shift employees loading up on coffee.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

WSLU-FM Canton

Crown Point Bridge: Two live video feeds of Wednesday demo; public viewing area established

So far I've found two sources on-line where you can watch live video on Wednesday of the demolition of the Crown Point bridge.

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Mon Dec 21, 2009

The Brattleboro Reformer

Viewing areas in New York, but not Vermont, for Lake Champlain...

Public viewing areas will be set up on the New York side of Lake Champlain - but not in Vermont - when a bridge connecting the states is destroyed with controlled explosions this week.

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Press-Republican

EDITORIAL: Openness on bridge crucial

For the last several months, New York state and Vermont have been hosting public information sessions on the fate of the Champlain Bridge.

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Sat Dec 19, 2009

Denton Publications

Crown Point, Schroon score hardwood wins

Crown Point topped Johnsburg, 42-34, in Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference girls basketball action Dec.

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Fri Dec 18, 2009

WSLU-FM Canton

Press-Republican: Ticonderoga ferry closed by ice jam

The transportation crisis in the Champlain valley just got a little worse. The Plattsburgh Press-Republican is reporting this afternoon that the car ferry at Ticonderoga has been shut down by ice jams.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Proposed designs for replacement Crown Point bridge unveiled

An advisory committee has recommended a last-minute design as the replacement for the closed Lake Champlain Bridge, set to be demolished in the coming weeks.

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Tue Dec 15, 2009

Press-Republican

Speakout: Dec. 10, 2009

Speakout entries that are more than 100 words long will be rejected. Also, don't type all in capital letters and don't insult a specific person or use hateful language because those will be rejected also.

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Sun Dec 13, 2009

WSLU-FM Canton

Will the Crown Point bridge end in fire or ice?

"Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice." Robert Frost's meditation seems pretty spot-on as we contemplate the demise of the historic Crown Point bridge.

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Sat Dec 12, 2009

Newsday.com

Designs considered for new NY-VT bridge

CHRIS CAROLA TICONDEROGA, N.Y. a ' New Yorkers and Vermonters affected by the closure of the Lake Champlain Bridge linking the two states got the opportunity Saturday to see and weigh in on six possible designs for a new span.

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Rutland Herald

Idaho company to blow up bridge

An Idaho company will blow up the Champlain Bridge. The Vermont Agency of Transportation announced Friday that Advanced Explosives Dynamics Inc.

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Fri Dec 11, 2009

NCPR Daily RSS

Plans to demolish the Crown Point bridge over Lake Champlain are proceeding

Comment on this story FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009 State officials in New York and Vermont have issued a contract to two companies to demolish the bridge across Lake Champlain between Crown Point, NY and Addison, VT.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

Denton Publications

Demolition-related activity reported around closed bridge

ADDISON, Vt. - Employees of an Idaho demolition company have been reported in the Town of Addison in preparation for disassembling the Lake Champlain Bridge between Addison and Crown Point.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Charlotte-Essex Ferry Service Expands

Lake Champlain Transportation says it is ramping up ferry service between Charlotte, Vt., and Essex, N.Y., to meet an increase in ridership resulting from the closed Champlain Bridge.

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Sat Dec 05, 2009

Gouverneur Times

Champlain Bridge Assistance Program

The New York State Department of Transportation and Empire State Development announced today that those business owners and industries affected by the Champlain Bridge closure can now apply online for Governor Paterson's $2.94 million economic assistance program.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

Press-Republican

Whether the Essex Ferry will close when the new Crown Point Ferry opens hasna t been determined.

Lake Champlain Transportation officials said Thursday that a decision hasn't been made on whether to close the Essex Ferry when the new Crown Point Ferry opens.

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