Several local organizations and villages received Christmas presents in the form of state grants this week as the state Regional Economic Development Councils rolled out a slate of funding for a local theater renovation in Lake Placid, rail trail signage, a regional marketing campaign, a ...

GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make little sense when it could be imported inexpensively from other nations, especially China. That ...

SARANAC LAKE — Six Adirondack Park-based environmental organizations welcome all to attend a webinar titled “Wake Sports in the Adirondacks: The Hidden Impacts and Dangers to Our Ecosystems” that will take place on Jan. 14. This educational presentation is free to the public and will ...

SYRACUSE — The American Heart Association has issued a sobering reminder: Research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year. “No one wants to think of tragedy during this joyous time of year as we gather with ...

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake High School Principal Josh Dann has been selected as the “New York State High School Principal of the Year” by the School Administrators Association of New York State for demonstrating “outstanding leadership, innovation and commitment to student ...