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A spunky loon

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SARANAC LAKE — A juvenile loon named “Spunky Snow-Wing” hooted from the back of a van parked in a Main Street lot in downtown Saranac Lake Friday morning as a quartet of Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation staff held, measured and banded the bird. The young loon was rescued from ...

Next Move NY aims to help soldiers fill workforce gap

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LAKE PLACID — The North Country Regional Economic Development Council is on track to launch a workforce development program aimed at keeping former Fort Drum soldiers and spouses living and working in the area. Ben Cruz, a former serviceman and program administrator for Next Move NY, ...

Hearts full, full house

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SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Civic Center was a bit more lively than usual for the middle of a Tuesday afternoon. Echoing throughout the building were ‘USA! USA!’ chants from more than 50 spectators, which included veterans from St. Joseph’s and students from St. Bernard’s ...

Friends give birth to AMC’s first two babies of 2025

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SARANAC LAKE — It took eight days for the first baby of 2025 to be born at Adirondack Medical Center, but the wait was worth it, because it was two babies. Not twins, but two babies born 30 minutes apart from mothers who have been friends since they were 10 years old. Juliette ...

APA OKs Van Ho amendments

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LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Park Agency board voted unanymously to authorize an amendment to the Mount Van Hoevenberg Intensive Use Area Unit Management Plan (UMP) at a meeting Thursday, following a month-long public comment period. The APA determined that the amendment, or UMPA, is in ...