Death notice: Roberta Otranto
Roberta Otranto, 84, of American Way, Lake Placid, passed away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at the University of Vermont Health Center after a brief illness. She was ...
Death notice: Kathleen Adele Purdy
Kathleen Adele Purdy, 84, of Church Street, Keene, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 in Keene. She was born in Keene Valley on April 14, ...
A daring scene on Broadway this season has audiences talking
NEW YORK — On any given evening as the lights come up on Act 2 of “Liberation,” Bess Wohl’s intergenerational Broadway play about a women’s ...
Hochul signs bills banning kratom sales to under-21s
ALBANY — Kratom; it’s sold at gas stations, convenience stores and the ever-growing number of smoke shops across New York state, often ...
Riding the waves
While I’ve never thought of myself anything special. but I think one thing distinguishes me from most people. It is I’ve lived my whole life through radio. Of ...
Stretch the truth
5W Wednesdays
A winter that started early — and the people who keep Lake Placid moving
To the editor: Winter arrived early in Lake Placid this year, settling in by early November and showing little sign of letting up. For skiers and outdoor ...
A seasonal message
Overwhelmed by community support
What they don’t want you to see
To the editor: Here is a link to a Canadian version of the television drama “60 Minutes” that features the segment pulled from the Dec. 21 show at the last ...
Twice the price
A community of generosity and bikes
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
(Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun newspaper, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned ...
