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Tupper Lake school budget woes aired at hearing

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TUPPER LAKE — Close to 100 people showed up to a public hearing on the Tupper Lake Central School District’s proposed $21.9 million budget for 2024-25 on Monday. Both district officials and the public described feeling financial pressure, with no apparent solutions to the school’s ...

North Elba backs three-year Ironman contract extension

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LAKE PLACID — The Ironman Lake Placid triathlon is one step closer to securing another three-year contract extension from local leadership. The North Elba Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize Supervisor Derek Doty to sign a three-year contract extension with Ironman. The ...

Stefanik’s bipartisan index rating falls to lowest so far

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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was the 165th most bipartisan member of Congress last year, according to an index report released Tuesday by the Lugar Center, a nonpartisan policy think tank in D.C. The center is a project within the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy, founded ...

ACW’s 2024 writers festival set for June 7-8

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SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing is set to host the 2024 Kicka** Writers Festival June 7-8 in Saranac Lake. The Kicka** Writers Festival, held biennially, features writers, poets, comedians and other creatives from across the country. The festival is a celebration of how ...

McDonald’s franchise owners fight wage theft crackdown

New York news

As New York state struggles to stamp out pervasive wage theft, workers have been left with little legal recourse against their bosses. In the state legislature, a far-reaching bill stands to change that — but it has faced intense corporate opposition, led by a group called New Yorkers for ...