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North Elba grants $22K in cannabis taxation funds

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba town council agreed to give four organizations grants from the town’s cannabis fund at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11. This was the latest round of grants, which are received and awarded on a rolling basis. The town’s cannabis grant program was ...

Screening of ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ kicks off series

LAKE PLACID — Ernest Cole was a legendary photographer whose work brought South African apartheid to light, yet much of his work has been lost to time. That is, until 60,000 negatives were found in a Swedish bank vault. In collaboration with community partner John Brown Lives!, Ernest Cole: ...

ACW presents third annual Fact or Fiction storytelling event

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will host its annual Fact or Fiction storytelling event on Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at The Waterhole, located at 48 Main St. Fact or Fiction is a live storytelling game where performers tell stories and the audience, using their best ...

Senior club plans Whiteface Mountain visit

The Will Rogers Senior Outing Club’s Tuesday event will be a visit to Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington for a gondola ride to the top of Little Whiteface and a luncheon in the cafe. The gondola will stop at the top of the mountain to allow riders to easily get on and off. Participants ...

Public hearing discusses ORDA, town agreement

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority and the town of North Elba planned to hold a public hearing Wednesday for a renewed agreement that allows the town to continue paying ORDA to operate the three town-owned Olympic venues. They include the Olympic Center, the ...

United Way completes annual campaign

United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. has completed its 2025 Fundraising Campaign, to help support high priority health and human service programs in Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties. The annual campaign is conducted primarily during the fall months and concludes in February of each ...