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McCormick nets 100th point to lift SLP to 5-4 victory

ROUSES POINT — Saranac Lake Placid’s Ayden McCormick has always had a knack for finding the back of the net. So, when the SLP boys hockey team needed a goal late in Thursday’s road game against the Northeastern Clinton Cougars, the team knew exactly who to look toward. And the ...

Comprehensive plan vote, land use code change hearing set

LAKE PLACID — It looks to be a busy week at the North Elba Town Hall. The town of North Elba and village of Lake Placid will hold a vote on a series of proposed updates on the joint Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Then on Thursday, Jan. 15, the joint Land Use Code Committee is ...

Cascade Acres makes history

LAKE PLACID — For the first time in New York, the residents of a mobile home park have stopped the sale of their rented land to a private equity firm, by forming and assigning a homeowners association to purchase the park themselves and assigned the purchase to a local housing developer and ...

Reassessing the town

SARANAC LAKE — The town of Harrietstown is preparing to reassess the value of all of its properties. On Thursday, the first of four public information sessions brought a standing-room-only crowd to the town hall as town Assessor Marten Tichenor explained how a reassessment works and ...

Hochul wants universal child care for New Yorkers

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make broad investments in child care and early childhood education, and this year will push to make sure that pre-k programs for 4-year-olds are available in every school district in the state. Announcing the push in New York City alongside new mayor Zohran ...

Ice Palace construction slated to begin Jan. 21

SARANAC LAKE — Construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Scores of volunteers have been kept busy removing snow from the ice field on a daily basis for the last couple of weeks. Snow removal is necessary to encourage ice growth. ...