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New fund helps food pantries scale up

LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Community Foundation announced last Friday the establishment of the Small Grants for Small Food Pantries Fund. This opportunity supports Adirondack region food pantries by investing in infrastructure upgrades to increase access to healthy foods while supporting ...

‘She was the best dog’

SARANAC LAKE — Ava was just a puppy when Saranac Laker Kris Cotton found her in a box on the side of the road in Arizona in 2014. Someone had left a litter of puppies in the box and she was the only one left. Cotton tucked Ava in his backpack and rode off on his motorcycle. They became ...

Maple research: DIY project keeps sap cool

LAKE PLACID — The potential for warmer spring temperatures during maple season creates concerns about how to keep sap cool. With a grant from the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, Uihlein Maple Research Forest Director Adam Wild successfully built do-it-yourself (DIY) ...

State funds regional water quality, climate resiliency projects

ALBANY — The state recently announced over $29.4 million in grants to support water quality and climate resiliency projects in the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Region 5, which includes Essex and Franklin counties. The awards are part of more than $265 million in ...

1980 ‘Miracle’ reimagined in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — The United States men’s hockey team pulled off a “Miracle,” Thursday evening at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena, defeating the mighty Soviet Union 4-3. Or so it looked ... in fact, nobody was even on the ice. Three of the 17 living 1980 Olympians — ...