Three US biathletes qualify for Olympics
LAKE PLACID — Margie Freed, Maxime Germain and Deedra Irwin have officially been named to the U.S. Biathlon Olympic Team for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter ...
USA’s Kaillie Humphries Armbruster gets 1st World Cup bobsled win since becoming a mom
Kaillie Humphries Armbruster has won dozens of races in her bobsled career. The victory she got Sunday was like none of the others. It was her ...
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, ...
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 marketed as a natural ...
Hochul signs more bills into law as year ends
ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul has moved to approve some of the year’s most impactful pieces of legislation in the last few days, clearing ...
Stretch the truth
“Santa’s Watching” was a dead-stop phrase thrown down year-round with the power to stop nefarious marshmallow-hoarding of Lucky Charms. The Naughty List was ...
5W Wednesdays
Bookending the holiday
Lake Placid Lions Club seasonal update
To the editor: It has been a busy season for members of the Lake Placid Lions Club featuring the Annual Radio Auction and Children’s Christmas Movie. The ...
Overwhelmed by community support
Stefanik’s record speaks volumes
A community of generosity and bikes
Tanzania today: Defiance and bloodshed
Steering into a perfect storm
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 ...
