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Sinfonietta plans Midsummer Gala for Aug. 1

LAKE PLACID — Tickets are still available for the Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s “Midsummer Gala” at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. Enjoy drinks, silent auction and a buffet dinner accompanied by live music to support the Orchestra of the Adirondacks. The summer gala is from 6 p.m. to 9:30 ...

Sharing cycling

SARANAC LAKE — Keith Freeman rang his bike bell and took off on the Adirondack Rail Trail, riding a trishaw with a wheelchair on the front. A trishaw is an e-assisted three-wheeled bike with a bench or wheelchair platform rickshaw on the front. They are used to bike with elderly people or ...

Upper Jay’s ‘scrappy heart’ of the arts

UPPER JAY — Scott Renderer had no intention of starting a performing arts center when he moved to the Adirondacks in 1996. He was retiring from a theater career, mainly in the New York City scene, and preferred to keep that part of his life under wraps. Then he and his brother Bryon ...

DEC launches citizen science wildlife monitoring program

ALBANY — On Monday, July 7, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton, in collaboration with the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University, today announced the launch of Snapshot NY, a citizen science program that allows the ...

North Elba board accepts sewer project bid, showgrounds plan

LAKE PLACID — The North Elba Town Board moved forward on several sizeable projects during Tuesday’s board meeting, including accepting a bid on a major sewer improvement project and formally accepting the Master Plan for the North Elba Showgrounds. The Ruisseaumont Sewer Project will ...