Lake Placid
Keene plans its future
KEENE VALLEY | Keene took its first steps last week toward drawing up a resident-driven master plan that will guide the town board as it tackles five front-burner issues that will affect the community for years and decades to come. Read more
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Hospital offers free screenings
ELIZABETHTOWN | The University of Vermont Health Network-Elizabethtown Community Hospital and the Cancer Services Program of Northeastern New York will host Women’s Health Night on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the hospital’s Elizabethtown campus. Read more
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Classy compendium opens its doors
TICONDEROGA | Looking for a special gift for that special someone—or perhaps just yourself? Now locals no longer have to drive to Lake Placid or Middlebury to find it. Read more
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Gun laws need to evolve
Mr. Cooper expressed some practical points and obvious common sense ones also. Certainly competitive shooting is fun, but somehow an assault weapon’s only purpose is to obliviate anything in it’s path. Read more
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Tank fills meeting
LAKE PLACID | Although not permitted to speak for the record, residents of Old Military Road got their point across last week as they stated their objections to a 36,000 propane tank proposed to be located in their midst. Read more
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Become bewitched with beautiful Samantha!
Say hello to Samantha, an absolutely gorgeous, mostly black long-haired cat. Samantha has big, light green eyes and a white spot on her chest. Read more
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Ironman Road closures to affect travel
LAKE PLACID | The third IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Placid triathlon will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept 8. Read more
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Short-term rentals, long-term problems
LAKE PLACID | Long-time Lake Placid residents turned out at a public hearing last week in defense of traditional neighborhoods and a small-town way of life that they said are being swallowed up and destroyed by short-term rental properties... Read more
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Road less traveled to be paved
KEENE | Alstead Hill Lane is an antique, the original wagon trail between Keene and Lake Placid, a route that would have been familiar to many an Adirondack legend, including abolitionist John Brown. Read more
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Adirondack Health Fitness Center opens
ELIZABETHTOWN | Torrential downpours forecasted for the afternoon of the grand opening of Adirondack Health’s new Lake Placid Health and Medical Fitness center held off for the facility’s dedication Aug. 7. Read more
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Coroners’ last hearing
ELIZABETHTOWN | A third, and final, hearing on the local Essex County Coroner Law reform was held recently after a Board of Supervisors Ways and Means meeting. The law that was voted in Aug. 5, is the fourth to pass this year by the current board. Read more
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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
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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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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.
