RAY BROOK — All four environmental advocacy groups that filed petitions to join the Adirondack Park Agency’s adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer artillery gun testing range in the town of Lewis will be allowed to participate. In a ruling issued on Monday, Administrative Law ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Many Verizon customers encountered a widespread outage on Wednesday, disrupting calling and other cellular services across the U.S. The carrier acknowledged that there was an “issue impacting wireless voice and data services.” Verizon didn’t specify what was causing ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing is now accepting submissions from anyone living in the North Country for PoemVillage 2026. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 6. Poem Village is an annual, village-wide beautification project that gives writers of all ages and ...

LAKE PLACID — The Bookstore Plus is hosting Singles Night with romance author Jordyn Taylor on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are for ages 21 and older and include Taylor’s book “See you at the Summit,” a heartfelt and sexy romance novel following one bi woman’s ...

CANTON — Now in its ninth year, the HOWL Grand Slam has become a North Country tradition, bringing some of the region’s best storytellers together to compete for the title of “Storyteller of the Year.” This month, the annual storytelling competition returns for a one-night-only event ...

POTSDAM — The North Country Children’s Museum’s second-floor expansion, partially funded by the village’s 2019 Downtown Revitalization Initiative award, is now open. This $3.8 million project is a brand-new space and features six interactive exhibits designed for children ages 12 ...