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  • How tariffs are squeezing a Ticonderoga toy maker’s future plans

Also on today's calendar: Tai Chi Classes for Arthritis at Ticonderoga Senior Center.

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  • Thursday: Breezy this afternoon, with a high of 41 and low of 38 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• Trump tariffs: Small businesses take on high-interest rate loans to cover new costs (cnbc.com) — A Ticonderoga-based toy maker, Queen’s Treasures, is struggling under high-interest loans it took out to cover new Trump-era tariffs, forcing the owners to delay retirement and cut back growth plans. The story also highlights other small businesses nationwide facing similar predatory lending and cash-flow crises as they try to manage unexpected tariff costs.
   

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