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Watts & Wheels: Clean energy celebration set for Sept. 27

TUPPER LAKE — Electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy enthusiasts are invited to the Watts & Wheels, a free community event set for Saturday, Sept. 27 at The Wild Center. Third Act Upstate NY, The Wild Center and the North Country Clean Energy Hub will co-host the second annual EV ...

Pendragon kicks off next chapter of theatre campaign

SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre, the Adirondacks’ longest-running year-round professional theatre, officially opened the next chapter of its capital campaign — The Last Act for The Next Stage for Downtown — at its Annual Gala on Aug. 15. The sold-out celebration had community members, ...

NCCC hosts five pottery session classes

SARANAC LAKE — North Country Community College is offering five sessions of non-credit pottery classes during the 2025-26 academic year. Open to the public, these classes will take place in the college’s Pottery Studio on the Saranac Lake campus. Each session costs $240, which includes ...

School enrollment stable for some, scant for others

Classes at public and private schools around the region kicked off on Thursday with class sizes mostly staying the same, some dropping to the lowest they’ve been in years and others rising slightly. Tupper Lake Central School District’s enrollment dropped to the lowest it’s been in ...

TLCSD safety officer starts Tuesday

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Central School District is expected to announce its school safety officer selection Monday evening at its regular school board meeting. TLCSD Superintendent Jaycee Welsh will make a candidate recommendation to the board then, which will formally vote on ...

Stefanik, Hochul spar over rehiring COs who participated in strike

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of illegally excluding certain people from rehiring as her administration looks to rebuild staffing numbers in the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. In a letter sent to Hochul this week, Stefanik accuses ...