LAKE PLACID — More than 1,000 lacrosse balls will cruise down the Mount Van Hoevenberg sliding track to support USA Luge athletes and programs. The organization’s 11th annual Running of the Balls fundraiser will take place on Dec. 20, following the conclusion of the FIL Luge World Cup in ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that New Yorkers can now begin applying for heating assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program to help defray the high cost of heating their homes during the winter. The program, known as HEAP, can provide up to $996 to eligible ...

LAKE PLACID — Once the donations were tallied, the “dye” was cast for Lake Placid middle school teacher James Longrod. The sixth-grade math teacher had his beard dyed as part of a fundraiser for the school district’s backpack program, which discreetly sends food home with kids each ...

SARANAC LAKE — What is “winter light?” It’s when the snow-covered mountains turn magenta with the last rays of the setting sun. It’s when the dark forest is suddenly bright as beams of light cut through the bare trees and reflect off the snow. It’s when the pink and gold of a ...

KEENE VALLEY — Nova Scotia born and raised Cassie and Maggie are bringing their deep love and understanding of Celtic music to the Olympic Region for a special Christmas program, A Very, Very Cassie and Maggie Christmas, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the Keene Valley Congregational ...

Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a pair of rescues in the southeastern Adirondacks, both of which involved trips to the hospital. In one instance, a hiker suffered from chest pains, and the other was the result of a fall on ice. It did not ...