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• EDITION •
Fort announces $70 million campaign Plans include a world class military museum
Voters head to the polls for the midterm elections on Nov. 6.
By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | Geographically speaking, Ticonderoga was once among the most important places in North America. Historically speaking, it may soon be again. Standing on the ground where Samuel de Champlain is thought to have announced his presence to the Iroquois with a blast from an early adaptation of a shotgun, a clutch of dignitaries listened Friday to Fort Ticonderoga CEO Beth Hill outline an ambitious plan that would turn the fort into a global powerhouse for scholarship, research and tourism. » Fort Ti Cont. on pg. 2
INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION: Interviews with state Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) and her Democratic opponent, Emily Martz. IN ADDITION: We speak with Democratic candidate Tedra Cobb, which closes out our in-depth interviews with candidates for New York’s 21st Congressional District.
Rep. Elise Stefanik and Fort Ticonderoga President and CEO Beth Hill talk about future plans at the fort. Photo by Tim Rowland
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Be kind or be quiet Ticonderoga Middle School Students get a lesson in bullying By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | When asked by student council leaders how many liked pizza, about half in the assembled audience of Ticonderoga middle school students stood. When asked how many had at one time or another been the victim of bullying, virtually everyone rose from their seats. The circumstance that bullying outballoted
Kathy Marshall tells Ticonderoga Middle School students to be careful not to hurt others.
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pizza was the well-made point behind Unity Day, when students were asked to consider the feelings of others in the course of their daily lives. “Being bullied can physically hurt, even without physical contact,” said Kathy Marshall, student council advisor and home and careers teacher at Ticonderoga Middle School. Statistically, one in five students nationwide are habitually bullied, and the issue has become tougher for schools with the advent of social media. Principal Herb Tedford, in unveiling the school’s new slogan, “Be Kind or Be Quiet,” said bullying can be particularly hurtful and isolating in small, insular communities like Ticonderoga, where everyone knows each other and have grown up together. » Bullying Cont. on pg. 5
Essex County weighs SRO funding Armed guards may push budget over cap
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County budget planners might add six new school resource officers, or SROs, to the county sheriff office’s 2019 budget. County Manager Dan Palmer relayed ongoing discussion with Sheriff ’s Deputy Major David Reynolds, who has spoken with superintendents at all Essex County public schools.
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Palmer said the new jobs, training and related costs would add $600,000 to the county budget, likely pushing it over the tax levy cap allowance. “There has got to be other skin in the game,” Palmer said. “Namely, schools.”