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Leave No Trace ‘Hot Spot’ in High Peaks
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics and Subaru Traveling Trainer teams are partnering with ADK (Adirondack Mountain Club), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and other regional organizations... Read more
Photo by Laura Achouatte
Power of Produce
ELIZABETHTOWN | Scattered on the riverside green of Jewtraw Park, near the old railroad museum, the local farmers market convenes every Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. in Lake Placid. Read more
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Summit stewards protect fragile alpine environments
LAKE PLACID | The year 2019 is a big year for the Summit Stewardship Program. Headquartered from the Adirondack Loj in Lake Placid, the Heart Lake information and education center is an extension of the ADK Mountain Club, and hosts the... Read more
Temporary road closures for Ironman Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID | The 20th-annual Ironman Lake Placid triathlon will take place from 6:25 a.m. to midnight Sunday, July 28. The triathlon route includes a 2.4-mile swim in Mirror Lake... Read more
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Ride the River Gains Speed
WILMINGTON | The Ausable River Association partnering with Cycle Adirondacks held the eighth-annual Ride for the River bicycling event July 21 in support of the Ausable River and local communities, and the event is gaining momentum and support... Read more
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Beyond plastic
LAKE PLACID | Having given up on the federal government’s ability to accomplish much of anything these days, Judith Enck, a former regional EPA administrator, is counting on local boards and civic groups to apply bottom-up pressure to decouple... Read more
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ROOST unveils new Lake Placid website
LAKE PLACID | The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) has launched LakePlacid.com, a revamped, mobile-friendly website designed to promote tourism to the region. Read more
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ROOST unveils new Lake Placid website
LAKE PLACID | The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) has launched LakePlacid.com, a revamped, mobile-friendly website designed to promote tourism to the region. Read more
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Amazing Adirondack Race ready with books, cabbages, picnic finish line
LAKE PLACID | Clues in books? A head of cabbage? A picnic for a finish line? These curious hints are somehow central to The Amazing Adirondack Race, a Sunday fun-day, non-strenuous challenge that is part hilarity, part puzzle. Read more
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NCCC employees receive SUNY Chancellor Awards
LAKE PLACID | A trio of North Country Community College (NCCC) employees have been recognized as among the best in their institution and within the State University of New York system. Read more
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Parking nixed on Route 73
KEENE | This past Father’s Day weekend, the Department of Environmental Conservation began a no-parking policy on Route 73 stretching from Keene to Lake Placid, at highly popular and overrun trail heads to several locations. Read more
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Caligiore wins Hartford Open
HARTFORD, CONN. | Lake Placid native Aimee Caligiore scored a win at the fourth-annual Hartford Women’s Open at wind-swept Keney Park Golf Course in Connecticut June 9, her first win as a professional golfer. Read more
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Fire in Wilmington claims life of local woman
WILMINGTON | Fire that apparently started in a ground-floor apartment at 1158 Springfield Road claimed the life of Brittany Barney. Read more
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Arnold records historic win in golf sectionals
LAKE PLACID | Regan Arnold became the first player in MVAC history to win the Section VII individual golf title May 24 at Craig Wood Golf Course. Read more
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CYC receives Stewart’s Holiday Match donation
LAKE PLACID | Lake Placid/Wilmington Connecting Youth and Communities, Inc. (CYC) is the recipient of the Stewart’s Holiday Match donation of $300. Read more
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Four hikes in Moriah
PORT HENRY | Hikers will descend on Port Henry June 1 for the Moriah Challenge, in which they have one day to complete four trails. Read more
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Renovation work progresses at Northwood School
LAKE PLACID | Work inside the shuttered storefront at 2495 Main Street here is progressing. Read more
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Lake Placid offers budget plan at tax levy cap
LAKE PLACID | Voters will be asked to approve a proposed $19,388,637 budget for Lake Placid Central School (LPCS), up 0.5 percent. Read more
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A day after first loss, Sentinels rebound against Blue Bombers
LAKE PLACID | Terrance Benedict allowed two runs in the first inning before pitching no-hit ball the rest of the way, helping to secure a 7-2 win for the No. 3 Ticonderoga Sentinels over Lake Placid Thursday. Read more
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Room tax troubles
PORT HENRY | A proposed hike in the Essex County room tax from 3 percent to 5 percent has Moriah inn owners concerned that their businesses will be hurt, a point that’s contested by town officials. Read more
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Kai Frantz, of Lake Placid, finished as the second best Nordic skiier at the NYSPHSAA championships held Monday and Tuesday at Gore Mountain in North Creek.
