SARANAC LAKE — School districts in the Tri-Lakes approved new tax rates for property owners this week. Voters OKed the school budgets in May, setting how much in taxes each district would collect. But the tax rate — the rate at which each dollar of assessed home value is taxed at — ...

SARANAC LAKE — North Country Community College is proposing a nearly $16 million budget for the coming academic year. As costs continue to rise for the college, which has more than 1,000 students enrolled, it is ending a coronavirus pandemic-era tuition freeze and raising its rates slightly ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education set a public hearing for August on changes to the student code of conduct, including a proposed cellphone ban for high school students and tweaks to dress code language. The board also named Colleen Locke its new ...

LAKE PLACID — It was Thursday, June 6. The school year was wrapping up for Lake Placid Elementary School’s fourth-grade students, and it was time to take part in the annual History Fair — a chance to learn about local history and public speaking. The assignment was simple. Choose an ...