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A sense of belonging
TICONDEROGA | Hundreds of Star Trek fans traveled hundreds of miles to listen to William Shatner during an appearance at James Cawley’s Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga over the weekend. Read more
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Ti school board tries again
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Central School Board will go back to the voters with a $22.5 million budget that stays within the tax cap by combining further spending cuts with a greater reliance on the system’s fund balance. Read more
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Ti school budget defeated
TICONDEROGA | Voters in Ticonderoga and Hague soundly rejected a school tax-cap override, falling well short of the 60 percent supermajority needed to pass a $23 million budget that would have raised the levy by nearly 10 percent. Read more
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Vote yes on Ti budget
We are at a pivotal time for the children of the Ticonderoga Central School District. Read more
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Event benefits reunion
TICONDEROGA | As a fundraiser for its 2020 reunion extravaganza, the Ticonderoga Alumni Association will host a chicken barbecue and an evening of entertainment Saturday, May 18. , Read more
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Insurance questioned
HAGUE | Residents of Hague questioned the richness of Ticonderoga Central School system’s health-care plan last week, at a public hearing where administrators explained how its 2019-20 budget fell so far out of balance. Read more
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Staying safe on the water
TICONDEROGA | The great majority of boating accidents are preventable, and this Saturday, May 18, residents can help prevent them by attending a boating safety course at the Ticonderoga First United Methodist Church located at 1045 Wicker St. Read more
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Aviation Day shows students potential careers
AUSABLE | A little more than half of the 2,000-plus students who participated in Aviation Day recently had never flown in an airplane before. Read more
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Proposed Ti levy reduced
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Central School Board has reduced the amount of its proposed tax levy increase to 9.57 percent, still over the tax cap, but short of the 12.57 percent increase administrators had projected a week ago. Read more
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Ti board breaks cap
TICONDEROGA | To repair a broken budget brought about by both long- and short-term factors, the Ticonderoga Central School Board voted unanimously last Thursday to present the public with a $23 million spending plan that raises the tax levy by... Read more
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Beauty sweep
TICONDEROGA | With a number of special events, in addition to the general summer population expansion of vacationers and snowbirds, Ticonderoga wants to put on its best face. Read more
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Budget dilemma
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Central School District could ask taxpayers to approve a levy increase of nearly 19 percent to close a budget gap largely attributable to escalating health-insurance costs. Read more
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Sentinels start off hot
TICONDEROGA | A pair of lopsided victories and a walk-off winner have propelled the Ticonderoga Sentinels to a 3-0 start this varsity baseball season, as the team starts its quest to return to Binghamton. Read more
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Putnam, Ti should partner to ease budget woes
I read March 9 “No good option” and hoped other Putnam School District parents and taxpayers shared my concerns about the Ticonderoga School District’s budget because it’s our problem, too. Read more
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No good option
TICONDEROGA | The Ticonderoga School Board will either need to override the tax cap or find more than $400,000 to cut out of an already depleted budget, Superintendent John McDonald Jr. told board members at their February meeting last week. Read more
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Treading water with teachers
TICONDEROGA | For too many teaching prospects, Ticonderoga might be a nice place to visit, but they don’t want to work here. Read more
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NCCS readies tech upgrades
CHAMPLAIN | Northeastern Clinton Central School (NCCS) has received approval from the state Education Department to move forward with $428,198 in planned upgrades to its wi-fi network. Read more
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TACC expands team
TICONDEROGA | New members have joined the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) 2019 team, and changes and additions have been made to the board of directors and ambassadors. Read more
Students get taste of ‘Mentoring Madness’
ESSEX | “Mentoring Madness” swept across the North Country last Monday as mentors from area colleges, hospitals, businesses and non-profits talked with thousands of students at 13 schools about the importance of civic engagement, college and... Read more
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Westport cruises past Crown Point
The 11th-ranked NYSSWA Class D Westport girls varsity basketball team avenged their only loss of the season in a big way Thursday, scoring the first 36 points of the game in a 62-6 win over the Crown Point Panthers. Read more
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