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Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival showing tonight

TUPPER LAKE — The 5th annual Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival culminates tonight with a reception that celebrates outdoor painting around Tupper Lake. After plein air painting all week, 27 artists — including 10 who are painting in the festival for the first time — will showcase ...

Aubuchon rebuild expected to start in November

SARANAC LAKE — Construction on the Aubuchon Hardware plaza on Broadway is expected to start some time in November, and construction crews are currently preparing the site to lay the foundation for a new building after the former one was destroyed in a fire in early 2023. Michael Sambuceti, ...

For the show grounds, a much needed facelift

LAKE PLACID — In a community defined by investment in Olympic-level venues, the North Elba Show Grounds, its facilities outdated and in need of repair, present a stark contrast. This year, the Lake Placid Horse Show Association intends to change that. “The amount of work there — I ...

Pulling out all the stops

SARANAC LAKE — The rich and dulcet tones of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church organ reverberated off the wood and stained glass inside the sanctuary on Wednesday as visiting organist David Jackson played the final sustained notes of the hymn “Be Thou My Vision” while rehearsing with ...

Fatal crash in the Notch remains under investigation

LAKE PLACID — State Police continue to investigate a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred on Friday, Sept. 27. The crash was reported at 11:50 a.m., according to a press release from State Police. The crash occurred along state Route 86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington, a ...

The book of ax

GABRIELS — What do the gospel and ax-throwing have in common? More than people might realize, according to the Rev. Ryan Schneider. That’s why the Saranac Lake Baptist Church is throwing a free ax-throwing competition at the Brighton Memorial Park on Sunday. After Schneider goes over ...