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Weather flux creates perilous backcountry conditions

LAKE PLACID — Thaw, freeze, thaw. Rain, snow, rain — possibly with a dabble of sunshine sprinkled in between, if luck allows. After a hearty winter, shoulder season is once again in full swing, or perhaps more accurately, taking the arc of a pendulum swing, in the Adirondacks. As winter ...

Schumer continues push to remember ‘great moments’

LAKE PLACID — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer in early March met with members of the “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, including former captain Michael Anthony “Rizzo” Eruzione, that won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, as they advocated on Capitol ...

North Country Clean Energy Hub offers building grants

SARANAC LAKE — The North Country Clean Energy Hub is offering grants for North Country building contractors to provide or expand energy efficiency or building auditing services for residents and businesses. In coordination with the New York state Energy Research and Development Authority ...

Adirondack Park Agency touts Eurasian watermilfoil mitigation

RAY BROOK — Early Adirondack data appears to show effectiveness from a new tool used to fight Eurasian watermilfoil, one of the most aggressively-spreading invasive aquatic plants in the park. At its February board meeting, the Adirondack Park Agency heard a report presented by Aaron ...

Asbury Short Film Concert is March 21

LAKE PLACID— Asbury Shorts USA, New York City’s longest running, non-competitive short film exhibition and touring show, will present its nationally recognized “44th Asbury Short Film Concert” on Friday, March 21 at The Lake Placid Center for the Arts. The first film hits the screen ...

Adirondack Foundation funds place priorities on safety net

LAKE PLACID — As part of a multi-year effort to improve the Adirondack region’s basic needs infrastructure, Adirondack Foundation is awarding six planning grants to support partnerships between essential safety net organizations. These grants are intended to help them develop creative ideas ...