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Improv, irony and accents

Local News

SARANAC LAKE — The small crowd watching the rehearsal of Pendragon Theatre’s “The Gift of the Magi” on Wednesday could not contain their laughter. As middle school actors dragged the adult actors around the stage, cooing like pigeons or putting on thick New York City-style ...

Letting it all out

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SARANAC LAKE — AI music videos; personal attacks; allegations of propaganda, misinformation and secrecy; concerns of a lack of transparency and hurt feelings. Emotions ran high in a discussion around the proposed public safety complex at 33 Petrova on Monday, as several long-standing ...

Lake Placid native’s jersey retired at SUNY Oswego

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LAKE PLACID — The SUNY Oswego men’s hockey program has had hundreds of men’s hockey players in its more than 60 years of existence. But there’s only one player whose jersey hangs from the rafters. During an Oswego State men’s hockey game on Nov. 15 against Skidmore College, ...

What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated

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Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eiisrght consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah ...

North Country New Year celebration returns on NYE

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SARANAC LAKE — The community of Saranac Lake will be hosting its North Country New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 beginning at 5 p.m. Residents and visitors from across the North Country and the Adirondacks are encouraged to take part in the festivities. The event offers a ...

ACF accepting grant applications, support for Generous Acts

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LAKE PLACID — Community organizations are encouraged to submit grant applications to Adirondack Community Foundation’s Generous Acts program, which will distribute close to $1 million in 2026 to address basic needs, educational and career pathways and economic vitality in the Adirondack ...