TICONDEROGA - A year after a nine-year-old girl from Montreal was found dead near a swamp in Upstate New York, local resident Bridgette Cruz says new road signs are keeping her memory alive.
The reflective signs with yellow lettering are dedicated to “Friends of Melina Frattolin.” They are posted along a short stretch of Route 74 in the small lake town of Ticonderoga, N.Y. The road connects to the I-87 highway and is used by residents to get in and out of town.








