NORTH ELBA — The Democratic Party members in the town of North Elba nominated three candidates, two of which are Republicans, during a caucus Wednesday, July 16. Current Town Councilman Rick Preston was nominated for town supervisor. With two open seats available for town council members, ...

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba is seeking a new budget officer as Catherine Edman wraps up a little over two decades in the role. Town Supervisor Derek Doty, who has been in leadership roles throughout Edman’s tenure, said she has been a “cornerstone” of the town. He credited ...

LAKE PLACID — Community members packed the third floor meeting room of the North Elba Town Hall Wednesday evening, July 16, to express their concerns and opinions about the proposal to open an adult-use cannabis dispensary at 2192 Saranac Ave., formerly the CrossFit Lake Placid ...

LAKE PLACID — The Garden Club of Lake Placid, in partnership with local designers and boutiques, will be hosting a fashion show at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts to raise money for a memorial for beloved Lake Placid resident, Ruth Hart. Hart died in May 2024, a few days shy of her 105th ...

ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. In 2024, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 362 search and rescue missions, extinguished 122 wildfires covering nearly 6,500 acres, participated in 60 prescribed ...

SARANAC LAKE — A rescissions bill taking back more than $1 billion in previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been passed by Congress. It will leave a $650,000 hole in North Country Public Radio’s budget and a $1.9 million hole in Mountain Lake PBS’ ...