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Girl donates hair to Locks of Love

The seven year old nearly always had long hair but wanted to help other children

Angie Goodspeed tried off and on for years to get her daughter to cut her hair to avoid the brushing and snarls.

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New business features treasure of items

ABC and R’s Showcase has low prices and often hard to find items

A train set rests in the corner waiting to be played with.

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Ticonderoga students raise money for field trips

Class also works on nature trail

A group of Ticonderoga Middle School students have been hard at work outside the classroom. The eighth grade Living Biology class has been raising money for a pair of field trip and a school project.

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Porous pavement may boost village’s fame

To reduce stormwater pollution now flowing into Lake George, porous pavement will be installed on one of the most famous roads in the state — and this innovation expected to bring national attention to Lake George.

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Proposed Ticonderoga zoning changes go to planning board

Adoption expected in March

The Ticonderoga planning board is reviewing proposed revisions to the town’s zoning law. The new zoning law, which town officials hope to adopt in March, has also been sent to neighboring towns and counties for review as a courtesy, Ti Supervisor Deb Malaney said.

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Income surveys key to Ticonderoga water project

Information needed for grant funding

Many income surveys, the key to grant funding for a $13.8 million water project in Ticonderoga, still have not been returned.

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Gore Mt. Restaurant Week kicks off Sunday

Restaurant Week around Gore returns for its second year Jan. 29, with the headline event, a downhill ski competition with restaurant-centric teams Jan. 30.

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ACT announces flood grant recipients

The Adirondack Community Trust (ACT) has made grants from its Special and Urgent Needs Fund to aid each of the nonprofits that applied for support.

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Fort Ticonderoga to host weapons program

Feb. 12 event

Fort Ticonderoga’s new winter series of programs will continue on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. with “The Roar of Musketry and Cracking of Rifles: An Introduction to Weapons of the 18th Century” presented by Curator of Collections Chris Fox.

Ways and Means Committee meets, passes resolutions

The Ways and Means Committee, usually scheduled to meet the last Monday of the month, met on Thursday, Jan. 26 due to the upcoming New York State Association of Counties conference in Albany, which several board members will be attending.