SARANAC LAKE — Women’s College Scholarship Club raffle tickets sold briskly at the North Country Community College Craft Fair on Nov. 24 and the Sparkle Village craft show held Dec. 6 and 7, 2019, raising funds for scholarships for local high school and continuing education students. ...
MALONE — Citizen Advocates recently donated a total of $10,000 to four organizations in Franklin County committed to providing temporary or transitional housing to individuals in need. Barnabas House and Ruth House in Malone each received $2,500 for the services they provide to the ...
JAY — Linda D’Arco, owner of Little Farmhouse Flowers in Jay, is one of just four U.S. florists to serve as founding ambassadors to the newly established international Sustainable Floristry Network. The network aims to promote the growth of sustainable practices in the floral ...
LAKE PLACID — Digital currencies like Bitcoin are widely considered the new frontier of global finance, and Northwood School students were recently treated to a class visit by two of the leaders of the world’s cryptocurrency industry. Students in Dr. Laura Finnerty Paul’s ...
Adirondack Health birth announcements for November 2019 are as follows: Smith: A daughter, Aubrynn Elizabeth, born Nov. 1 at 1:50 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces to Marrissa Dufrane and Cody Smith of Saranac. Lawrence: A daughter, Sharlotte Mae, born Nov. 1 at 1:05 p.m., weighing 7 ...
LAKE PLACID — On Dec. 5, Laura Finnerty Paul, Northwood School’s dean of academic affairs, announced the honor rolls for the first trimester of the 2019-20 school year, which concluded on Friday, Nov. 15. - Dean’s List - Upperclassmen (grades 11 and 12): minimum weighted GPA of ...
CANTON — The winners of the 2019 Adirondack Mountain Club Laurentian Chapter Photo Contest were announced at the chapter’s annual meeting. Photographer Amanda Oldacre of Potsdam took the grand prize with the photo “New Secret Spot,” which also received the first prize in the ...
SARANAC LAKE — St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers’ consulting psychologist with its adolescent and veterans programs is the recipient of the National Association for Children of Addiction’s Ackerman/Black Award. Patricia O’Gorman’s research and advocacy in the ...
GLENS FALLS — In recognition of National Rural Health Day Nov. 21, Adirondack Health Institute announced that seven individuals have been recognized as 2019 Rural Health Champions. The annual recognition is a collaborative effort of four of the North Country’s rural health networks, ...
TUPPER LAKE — The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program has been recognized by the state Department of Environmental Conservation as a winner of the 2019 New York Environmental Excellence Awards. The Wild Center was named one of four innovation and sustainability leaders across the ...
LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Land Conservancy is pleased to announce the hiring of its newest staff member, Carolyn Koestner. She joins the organization as the strategic conservation planner and will use her expertise in geographic information system (GIS) analysis and mapping to ...