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Sunday | Press-Republican

Bus service expands after Ti Ferry closure

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. TICONDEROGA - Bus service to and from Vermont is being expanded to try to take up the slack after the Ticonderoga Ferry closes after today's runs.

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Fri Jan 01, 2010

Press-Republican

Ticonderoga ferry between NY-Vt. to close

State transportation officials in New York and Vermont say the Ticonderoga Ferry across Lake Champlain will suspend service after its last run on Sunday because the operator has been unable to get marine insurance after that.

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Denton Publications

Essex supervisors mull last-minute cuts

The explosives on the Champlain Bridge were not the only fireworks on display the morning of Dec.

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Wed Dec 30, 2009

Denton Publications

Bridge design public meeting in Vergennes Jan. 4

The Vermont Agency of Transportation and the New York State Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting in Vermont at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009

Press-Republican

Big blast sends bridge into Lake Champlain.

Sirens roared just before a series of simultaneous explosions blew the historic Champlain Bridge down into the icy lake this morning.

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Thu Dec 24, 2009

Empire State News

Local government capital plans need improvement, says comptroller

New York local governments, particularly towns and villages, need to strengthen their long-term capital needs planning, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

Denton Publications

Douglas, Politi to lead Essex supervisors

Two supervisors' bids for leadership positions on the Essex County Board of Supervisors will apparently become reality as their competitors have decided to drop out of the race.

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Thu Dec 17, 2009

Press-Republican

Operator hopes to reopen Ticonderoga Ferry Friday

Officials don't expect today's closure of the Fort Ticonderoga Ferry to mean a winter-long shutdown.

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Sat Dec 12, 2009

Denton Publications

Kiwanis Meeting and Special Presentation

The Willsboro/Essex chapter of Kiwanis International is extending an invitation to the community to attend its next meeting at the Sportsman's Dinette, 14 S. Main St., Tuesday, Dec.

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Thu Dec 10, 2009

Gouverneur Times

NNY Dairy Institute 2nd Course Jan. 12-14

" The second 7-week course offered by the Northern New York Dairy Institute will begin January 12, 13 and 14, 2010, and will focus on dairy herdsmanship and herd health.

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

Denton Publications

Essex Ferry may close for Winter

The Governor George D. Aiken, one of five LCT ferries equipped to handle ice conditions on Lake Champlain, currently shuttles passengers between Essex, N.Y., and Charlotte, Vt.

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Denton Publications

Chorale helps make holidays special

A talented group of singers made up of local residents is preparing to add their musical touch to the holiday season.

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Sun Dec 06, 2009

Denton Publications

CVFS celebrates 100th movie

When four friends started the Champlain Valley Film Society more than six years ago, screening 100 films to local audiences may have seemed difficult to fathom.

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Fri Dec 04, 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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Thu Dec 03, 2009

TheChamplainChannel.com

Rumors Fly Over Suspected Ferry Closure

Rebecca Palmer spent Thursday morning out talking to commuters on their way to the Essex ferry because she's concerned once the Crown Point ferry starts running in a month or so it might effect service at the Essex-Charlotte ferry.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Denton Publications

APA reassigns Van Cott

The Adirondack Park Agency has removed its enforcement program director from his position after he sent e-mails to Sandy Lewis calling him a "sociopath." Paul Van Cott, who since 2004 has headed the APA's enforcement division, has been reassigned as part of the agency's general counsel office.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Press-Republican

Champlain Bridge ferry begins trials

Operational trials are under way with a temporary ferry that will be used next to the closed-down Champlain Bridge.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Denton Publications

Ferry operator decides to cancel 10:30 p.m. run Nov. 17

The Lake Champlain Ferry Company, which runs the Essex/Charlotte Ferry, announced that due to extremely low ridership - sometimes no riders at all - it has cancelled its last run of Tuesday, Nov.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Times Union

Are roundabouts more necessary than repairing bridges?

Q: Why is it that there seems to be plenty of money for construction of the latest fad, non-essential roundabouts, but there is no money to repair bridges that are, without question, essential to the people who must use them every day? I haven't heard of anyone losing a job because of a lack of a roundabout, but it is my understanding some people ...

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Denton Publications

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