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North Elba, ORDA launch Community Engagement Commission

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba announced on Tuesday, Jan. 20 that it’s seeking volunteers to join its newly formed Community Engagement Commission, which will serve as an interface between the community, town government and the state Olympic Regional Development Authority for the ...

Friendship Volunteer training set for Feb. 4 in Tupper Lake

TUPPER LAKE — Mercy Care for the Adirondacks, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, is recruiting new volunteers to help their elder neighbors enjoy happier and fuller lives. Mercy Care has scheduled a Friendship Volunteer training on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at The Holy Ghost Parish Center, 40 ...

Nominations sought for unsung community heroes

LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Community Foundation is pleased to accept nominations for the Kindling Awards, which celebrate the everyday neighbors who keep the spirit of community alive and well in our neck of the woods. Named after the essential ingredient that starts the warm fire we all ...

Lake Placid Rotary Club supports Ukrainian children

LAKE PLACID — The Rotary Club of Lake Placid recently directed funds from its international dinner fundraiser to support Ukrainian children impacted by the ongoing war. Working alongside the Rotary Club of West Ottawa and the Rotary Ukraine-Canada Intercountry Committee, the club helped ...

Dangerous Arctic outbreak expected this weekend

LAKE PLACID — While the week’s single-digit highs and sub-zero wind chills were nothing to scoff at, those were just the beginning. An even stronger Arctic air mass is slated to set up shop over the region this weekend, delivering what is forecasted to be the coldest temperatures of the ...

Reliving the Miracle

LAKE PLACID — The United States men’s hockey team pulled off a “Miracle,” on Jan. 15 at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena, defeating the mighty Soviet Union 4-3. Or so it looked ... in fact, nobody was even on the ice. Three of the 17 living 1980 Olympians — Mike ...