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Weekend roller coaster as mid-March warm-up looms

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SARANAC LAKE — You might want to keep a few different coat options handy this weekend. A hallmark of the season’s beginning to transition, the mercury is forecast to whipsaw over the next few days. Temperatures are slated to make a charge toward 40 degrees Fahrenheit before a strong ...

How a state grant derailed plans for Cascade Welcome Center

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LAKE PLACID — For about two years, a sign outside the Cascade Welcome Center near Lake Placid highlighted a success: a state grant helped the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) purchase the property, to be a public-facing visitor center and winter ski destination. In reality, that grant may ...

A ‘profound and painful’ decision

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BLOOMINGDALE — It’s official. Bloomingdale Elementary School is set to close at the end of the school year. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday night, the Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education made the decision, one they all said was painful to make. It was an emotional ...

Lake Placid braces for high energy bills

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LAKE PLACID — The village of Lake Placid is warning residents that next month’s energy bills will be even higher than usual, due to a variety of factors including cold weather, increased demand and market prices of energy. “The cost is astronomical,” said village treasurer Mindy ...

Hiker found alive after extensive two-day search in Dix Range

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NORTH HUDSON — An overdue hiker was found alive Thursday afternoon following an approximately 18-hour wilderness search in the remote and rugged Dix Range. The rescue effort began at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday when the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Ray Brook dispatch center ...