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Fire destroys home on Cedar Street in Tupper Lake

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TUPPER LAKE — A structure fire Sunday morning destroyed the single-family residence at 66 Cedar St. The homeowner was able to make it out on her own without injury. There were no injuries to firefighters, although two cats who lived there died. Firefighters attempted to revive the two ...

State seeks to buy majority of Whitney estate

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Gov. Kathy Hochul has expressed a desire to purchase the majority of acreage of Whitney Park, the 36,600-acre tract of vast forests and lakes in the Adirondacks. Hochul wrote to the trustees of the estate of John Hendrickson, who died in 2024, about the future of the property Hendrickson ...

Kids meet their heroes and helpers

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TUPPER LAKE — Usually, when you’re in a police station, standing in front of a blank backdrop and having a law enforcement officer take your photo, you’re in trouble. This was far from the case Wednesday evening at the Tupper Lake Emergency Services Building, as 30 kids of all ages ...

FCI Ray Brook union contract terminated

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RAY BROOK — Corrections officers and staff at the federal prison in Ray Brook are currently working without pay during the now-11-day government shutdown. Officers and staff there also had their union contract terminated two weeks ago, as the federal government seeks to outlaw labor ...

A geothermal utility in Saranac Lake?

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SARANAC LAKE — The village is considering a plan that would allow it to start up a geothermal heating and cooling utility, in theory, without paying a dollar for the massive project. A set of circumstances are lining up to make this a possibility — state grants, a contract with a ...

Tykes on Ice returns to civic center

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SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Civic Center recently announced the return of its free community skating series. This season, Hudson Headwaters Health Network will sponsor 30 public skating sessions, including 10 sessions dedicated to young children and caregivers through the Tykes on Ice ...