NORTH ELBA — Eleven of 12 cairns atop Wright Peak were deliberately knocked down on Monday. Cairns are rock structures that are used for navigational purposes above the treeline, where trail marker discs aren’t feasible. They are one of two primary navigational sources in the ...

LAKE PLACID — Rick Preston is running unopposed for North Elba town supervisor. In all likelihood, he’ll be elected in November and sworn in come January. But, if a new state law is upheld by the courts, Preston would have just a few weeks in office before he’d need to start running ...

Governor Kathy Hochul has improved her numbers in the latest Siena College Research Institute statewide poll, and has pulled back out into a growing lead against potential 2026 challenger Rep. Elise Stefanik. In their latest statewide poll released Tuesday, SCRI reports that Hochul has ...

TUPPER LAKE — Josy Delaney, a public health educator and Tai Chi teacher, will present “Steps to Better Balance and Falls Prevention” at the Tupper Lake Public Library community room on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 4 to 5 p.m. The presentation, free and open to the public, will cover ...

SARANAC LAKE — More than 160 people who have made significant contributions to North Country Community College athletics — coaches, contributors, athletes, and entire teams — were enshrined into the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame before a packed house of enthusiastic family, friends ...