The number of active COVID-19 cases in Franklin County dwindled to zero on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks. In the last month, fewer than 10 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Franklin County, according to the state Department of Health. This county’s active case count ...

LAKE PLACID — Athletes who aren’t vaccinated are now allowed to participate in Lake Placid’s Ironman triathlon as long as they can provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result. The policy change was announced late last week, one day after the village of Lake Placid and town of ...

PLATTSBURGH — Requiring unvaccinated employees to wear masks is 100% within employers’ authority, local attorney Jacqueline “Jaci” Kelleher said Wednesday. Pointing to the more contagious nature of the newer delta variant of the coronavirus, she posited that the question of whether ...

LAKE PLACID — One day after the start of the Lake Placid Horse Shows, the village of Lake Placid and town of North Elba announced both would no longer require all participants in local large-scale events to be vaccinated. The municipalities’ joint announcement on Wednesday comes a few ...

TUPPER LAKE — The graduation ceremony here Thursday was a sunny, funny affair with plenty of tears, both happy and melancholy, and important messages for the 42 Tupper Lake graduates. Commencement was held at the Frank Tice Memorial Football Field beside L.P. Quinn Elementary School. It ...

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid’s senior class graduated high school on Friday, but the students have already started to make their mark on the world. Lake Placid Class of 2021 Salutatorian Rylee Preston, delivering her salutatory address from a stage festooned with yellow flowers at the ...