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Town gives approval to new 20-year agreement with ORDA

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LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba council approved a new agreement with the state Olympic Regional Development Authority following a 4-1 vote at their regular meeting Tuesday. The agreement allows ORDA to continue operating the three venues owned by the town — the Olympic Center, ...

Budgets show strong support for Adirondack Park Initiatives

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Protect the Adirondacks, Inc. (PROTECT) announced in a press release that it was grateful to the leadership in the Legislature, including Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger, Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair ...

Weather flux creates perilous backcountry conditions

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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 ...

SWEETNESS FROM NATURE: Tapping into Maple Weekends

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LAKE PLACID — Catch it if you can, it doesn’t last long. Finding itself at the mercy of Mother Nature, and reliant upon a narrow sliver of sufficient weather conditions that manifest themselves for a fleeting few weeks between winter and spring, maple syrup season offers rich, or ...

Picture of peace

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Photo provided — Aaron Miller More than 200 local and concerned citizens laid their bodies down last week at Marcy Field in Keene Valley to show their solidarity and support for Ukraine and to protest President Donald Trump’s administration.

Adirondack Foundation funds place priorities on safety net

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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 ...