Champlain NewsLocal news for Champlain, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Sen. Schumer invites Queen Beatrix to 2009 celebration :- June 27, 2008 Senator Charles Schumer is inviting Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to the Hudson Valley's 2009 Quadricentennial celebration.http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/sen-schumer-invites-queen-beatrix-to-2009-c... Area beaches closed as precaution- June 25, 2008 The Plattsburgh City Beach was closed as a precaution Monday and Tuesday as officials tested the water.http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/area-beaches-closed-as-precaution?fromrss=1 Farmers, town officials opposed to rail-crossing closure- June 22, 2008 A proposal to close Hayford Road at its railroad crossing is opposed by nearby residents and town officials.http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/farmers-town-officials-opposed-to-rail-cros... New York Campground to Be Reinvented- June 20, 2008 Dan Heath, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. CHAMPLAIN, NY -- A campground at Kings Bay just south of Rouses Point is undergoing changes and renovations intended to make it as regal as the bay's name.http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/new-york-campground-to-be-reinvented?fromrs... Utilities Industry Getting The Green Treatment- June 18, 2008 CanU.S. Enviro-Energy, a logistics and engineering firm based in MontrA©al, Canada, with facilities in Champlain, NY, announces its use of RFID technology to manage the mandatory recycling process of ...http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/utilities-industry-getting-the-green-treatm... Local kids looking forward to spending a little extra time with their dads today.- June 16, 2008 Many kids are planning to do something special for Father's Day to show their dads how much they appreciate the everyday things they do.http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/local-kids-looking-forward-to-spending-a-li... Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario- June 14, 2008 A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario, ...http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/explorers-find-1780-british-warship-in-lake... - Missing Boater- June 11, 2008 PRESS RELEASE At approximately 1430 hours today a canoe carrying two passengers capsized in Lake Champlain in waters off Old Dock Road in Highgate Springs.http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/missing-boater?fromrss=1 Schools, groups get grants for Quadricentennial projects- June 7, 2008 Seventy-seven schools, grassroots organizations and local governments in the Hudson and Champlain valleys have won "mini grants" to help fund their plans for celebrating the 400th anniversary of the historic ...http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/schools-groups-get-grants-for-quadricentenn... Lake Champlain Celebration Budget Cut- June 4, 2008 When the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Lake Champlain rolls around next year, New Yorkers will have far less money to spend on their celebration than they had originally expected.http://www.topix.net/city/champlain-ny/2008/06/lake-champlain-celebration-budget-cut?fromr... |