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Stewart’s gets Mac’s
GRADING THE PARK
Convenience store chain to purchase former grocery By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
PORT HENRY | Stewart’s Shops has signed a contract to purchase the Mac’s Supermarket building, which became available last month when the independent grocer announced it would be closing its doors. “We are under contract at this point to purchase Mac’s Market in Port Henry,” said Stewart’s spokeswoman Erica Komoroske said in an emailed statement. “It is very early in the process and we are evaluating how we will develop the site while keeping the community needs in mind.” Stewart’s operates a convenience store next door to the Mac’s building, but its parking lot and gas pumps are cramped, and the store itself is small by modern Stewart’s standards. Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava said he’s been working with Stewart’s for a couple of weeks, and is confident Mac’s closure will have a quick resolution, at least as far as the property is concerned. “That’s a critical piece of property,” he said, “My biggest fear is that the building would sit empty for a year or two.” Mac’s is adjacent to another property that turned into a headache for the town, the site of a burned building that was abandoned by the owner and eventually had to be leveled because it was a safety risk. Scozzafava said Stewart’s has always been a good corporate citizen, contributing to numerous causes in the areas where their stores are located. See STEWARTS » pg. 5
The Adirondack mountains are highly popular with outdoor enthusiasts, but that popularity comes at a cost.
Adirondack Council says the mountains have their ups and downs By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
ELIZABETHTOWN | Hiking a trail or paddling a pond on a weekday in September, everything Adirondack seems well and good, joyful even, just as it has for generations of
outdoor enthusiasts. But in its annual State of the Park publication, the Adirondack Council, an Elizabethtown environmental advocacy group, warns that the underpinnings of the park are coming loose, risking permanent damage if the problems are not addressed. “The Park looks like a success,” wrote Willie Janeway, the council’s executive director. “The maps show lands as protected. Government says it supports protecting clean water, air and wildlands. Everyone says they support the Park. The science shows otherwise. The Adirondack Park is so popular that overuse is
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harming wilderness and communities.” The report states that overuse and underplanning continue to plague popular Keene Valley trailheads. The state seems fi xated on throwing money at community development, while the park and park personnel go begging. Leaders are insisting on a motorized trail through the heart of the forest, ATVs continue to shred sensitive ecology, the Adirondack Park Agency is in flux, salt and sewage are threatening the water, and without mandatory boat washing, invasive species remain a constant threat. See GRADING THE PARK » pg. 7
Restaurant has the juice Olive’s Ti Pi installs electric vehicle charging station By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
TICONDEROGA | By nature, restaurants aren’t always known as good environmental stewards, from food that’s thrown away to a surfeit of plastics that can end up in the environment. Olivia Harrison, owner of Olive’s Ti Pi in Ticonderoga wants to change that. And to give her restaurant a greener cast, it recently became the first location in Ticonderoga with an electric vehicle charging station. “The planet is growing faster than it should, and I was concerned about our carbon footprint,” Harrison said. “The restaurant business is known for waste and I want to minimize that.” Harrison’s father Mark owns the building, along with Gunnison’s Gym, where another charger has been installed. According to Alternative Fuels Data Center, a
Olivia Harrison stands with one of the new electric vehicle chargers. Photo by Tim Rowland government website that tracks electric vehicle charging stations, the region had been lacking in electric vehicle chargers. The Ticonderoga chargers would be the only ones between Westport and Lake George, and they are just as scarce to the west. See CHARGING STATION » pg. 7
Ticonderoga Alliance wins grant $95,000 grant will pay tuition for technical training By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
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TICNDEROGA | The Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance has received a $95,000 grant from the federal government that will pay tuition for
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