Ticonderoga News

Working in concert with other state agencies, the Adirondack Park Agency approved temporary ferry service beside the closed Champlain Bridge.

APA spokesman Keith McKeever said in a statement Friday that the temporary DOT project involves building an access road and ferry dock to "establish a vital temporary transportation route across Lake Champlain" while a new bridge is designed and built.

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 - The State Court of Appeals has affirmed a Chilson woman's right to be reimbursed for legal costs fighting an eminent-domain proceeding.

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

Second Blessings Thrift Shop will be closed on Thanksgiving as well as the Saturday following the holiday to allow volunteers to share time with their families.

The Champlain Valley Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association will meet on Sunday Dec.

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Kristy L. Sprague has prevailed in the race for Essex County district attorney. With only 16 votes left to count Monday afternoon, Sprague had a 123-vote lead over incumbent District Attorney Julie Garcia.

The rallying cry of "no new plates" has apparently reached the ears of New York's top elected officials.

The following comes from a spokesman for the Vermont Agency of Transportation : VTrans and the New York State Department of Transportation today announced that an agreement has been reached with the owners of the Ticonderoga Ferry to keep the ferry in service until the end of December, weather permitting.

Ticonderoga Ferry across Lake Champlain will provide service through December, weather permitting, under an agreement reached with Vermont and New York transportation officials.

>>ahem, the ferry's web page not updated yet (http://www.middlebury.net/tiferry/...and they are not taking phone calls but may have a recorded message), please try to verify before making plans!--ed.<<

A just-released engineering report says the Champlain Bridge could be replaced in 22 months at a cost of $67 million.

International Paper has announced its launch of the newly-developed website - http://internationalpaper.com IP operates a mill in Ticonderoga.

Inter-Lakes Health is temporarily restricting visitors to the facility in an effort to keep patients, residents and staff healthy.

TICONDEROGA — The Tiny Tim Christmas Wish Program is preparing for its 29th season in Ticonderoga. Tiny Tim applications are now available and can be obtained at 17 Mount Hope Avenue, Ticonderoga. For more information contact Helen Gibbs at 585-7429. Gibbs is the long-time head of the Tiny Tim Christmas Wish program, which provides gifts to needy children in the Ti-Putnam-Hague area.

The Lake Champlain Bridge in Crown Point, closed more than a month because of safety concerns, will be demolished.

WASINGTON -- Hours after President Barack Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to "answer the call of history," the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving a trillion-dollar package late Saturday that seeks to overhaul private insurance practices and guarantee comprehensive and affordable coverage to almost every American.

After months of acrimonious partisanship, Democrats closed ranks on a 220-215 vote despite 39 defections, mostly from the party's conservative ranks.

**editors note: only 1 Republicain voted,Yea. **

The annual Christmas Fair at the Ticonderoga First United Methodist Church will be held on Saturday, Nov.

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Taxpayers in Ticonderoga will see a tax-levy increase of just 2.5 percent if the town's tentative 2010 budget is approved.

An underwater inspection has revealed numerous horizontal and vertical cracks in the Champlain Bridge.