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North Elba Town Council hands out LEAF grants

LAKE PLACID — The North Elba Town Council hosted an informal ceremony for the acceptance of the latest round of Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund (LEAF) grants at a board meeting this month. The town hall meeting room was filled with an unusual number of chairs to seat a crowd of ...

Good sports at Saranac

Student athletes from the Saranac Central School modified through varsity Boys and Girls Soccer Program raised $13,408.22 for the ALICE Project at United Way of the Adirondack Region Inc. The ALICE Project provides a "hand up" to working families facing hardship, crisis and mishap throughout ...

Historic house set for holiday of yesteryear

The Historic John Brown House will be decorated as a rural Adirondack farmhouse might have been in the mid-1800s. The house will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and free, informal tours will be offered, covering holiday traditions during the 1850s. Some Brown family ...

Champlain National Bank gives back to communities this Christmas

Project We Care, Champlain National Bank’s annual initiative to make the holidays brighter for local families in need is back for the 2024 Christmas season. The program partners with local agencies and schools to help collect toys, food, warm clothing, and other items. The Bank provides ...

Grants now available to support participation in Winter Carnival

SARANAC LAKE — The Madden family is offering grants to support participation in the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival through its fund at Adirondack Foundation. These grants range from $250 to $500 and can be used for floats, costumes and other expenses associated with formal participation. To ...

‘Murder on Skis’ author coming to Lake Placid Saturday

Phil Bayly’s newest Murder on Skis Mystery is titled “A Small Mountain Murder.” A celebrity meets with a fiery death. Police apply the heat, but can they stop a cold-blooded killer? Bayly is the author of six Murder on Skis Mysteries, including “Back Dirt,” which was set in the ...