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AMR parking reservation system returns for fourth year

ST. HUBERTS — HikeAMR, the Adirondack Mountain Reserve's reservation-based parking system, will return for a fourth year on May 1, operating through Oct. 31. A partnership between AMR and the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the three-year HikeAMR pilot program was created as ...

Tens of thousands saw eclipse here

How many people came to the Tri-Lakes for the April 8 total solar eclipse? The exact number is impossible to pinpoint, but state officials and local event planners are offering up their best informed guesses, which collectively point to tens of thousands of visitors to this area for the rare ...

Carnival theme vote is tonight

SARANAC LAKE — It’s time to decide the 2025 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival theme. Tonight, the public is invited to be part of the Carnival Committee and vote on one of five theme suggestions at a 5:30 p.m. meeting at the Elks Lodge on the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Church Street. As ...

Local officials: Keep Adirondack Correctional open

RAY BROOK — Elected officials in Harrietstown, North Elba and St. Armand are urging the state to keep Adirondack Correctional Facility off the chopping block as the governor aims to close five more state prisons this year. Local officials have heard no indication from the state that ...

Adirondack Sports Council takes over Lake Placid Village Cleanup

LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Sports Council is taking on another beloved local sport this spring: Picking up litter. The 61st annual Lake Placid Village Cleanup is set for May 4 at 9 a.m. with familiar prizes and a new coordinator. Managed in past years by the Lake Placid Garden Club, ...

Adirondack foreign language fund awards nearly $50K in grants

LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Foreign Language Enhancement Fund at Adirondack Foundation, or AFLEF, has awarded $48,242 in grants to 21 classrooms across the Adirondacks. AFLEF awards grants annually to support innovation in French and Spanish classrooms and elevate the status of language ...