In the Adirondacks, nonprofits are not merely organizations — they are the bridges that span the gaps between our public institutions (municipalities, counties, state agencies, and schools) and our region’s families. As leaders of the region’s two largest grantmakers, the Cloudsplitter ...

The majestic trees guarding the North Elba Cemetery in Lake Placid have to come down. They are old and diseased. Some of the trees have already fallen on their own damaging graves. According to the article in The Lake Placid News of April 28, 1916, the trees were planted by the Lake Placid ...

It was exactly 45 years ago this month when the Miracle on Ice occurred. I was there, and this morning I took out the sizable file of memories I’ve saved for all these years, something I do pretty much every Feb. 22. Old newspapers, copies of Sports Illustrated, an official 1980 Lake ...

“I smoked cigarettes only for two years in my 20s. It felt much harder to quit nine months of e-cigarette use at age 35. The NY Quitline was instrumental in providing support; I wouldn’t have been able to become tobacco-free on my own.” The Heart Network was — forgive the pun — ...

Some will claim that the town of Wilmington’s budget process was careful and deliberative — and that statement has a basis in reality. It is true that the town board engaged in substantive discussions about various budget line items and was able to shave tens of thousands of dollars from ...

As I prepare to retire as the founding executive director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS), I think back on the amazing journey we've had since CATS started in 2007. One part of our mission has always been simple: to connect folks and towns through trails in the Champlain Valley. Embracing this ...