LAKE CLEAR — In a private ceremony held at Girl Scout Lake Clear Camp in Saranac Lake, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York recently honored longtime volunteer Marilyn Gillespie of Saranac Lake for her 70 years of service to the organization and the girls it serves. In addition to ...

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — The Hedges on Blue Mountain Lake is commemorating its 100th season, and in recognition of this milestone, Hamilton County and the town of Indian Lake have designated this Friday as Hedges Centennial Day. Richard and Margaret Collins welcomed the first lodging guests ...

POTSDAM — Last year’s Clarkson University graduates didn’t get a commencement ceremony — until this past weekend. The private college’s Class of 2020 commencement took place Saturday, May 22 on campus, and several students from the Tri-Lakes area were awarded bachelor’s ...

DURHAM, N.H. — Grace McGrew of Lake Placid graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Hampshire over the weekend of May 22 and May 23. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience and behavior. UNH students who received the honor summa cum laude graduated with a ...

MALONE — The New York State School Board Association honored Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES on May 18 for implementing a creative new program to help one of its programs function better in the pandemic. FEH BOCES started using a virtual carpentry program last year at North Franklin ...

ALBANY — This June, the American Red Cross and Stewart’s Shops will offer a refreshing treat to people who step up to give blood. For a sixth year, Stewart’s Shops is treating Red Cross blood donors to free pints of ice cream as part of the “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” program. From ...