SARANAC LAKE — Jacquelyn Niederbuhl was like Johnny Appleseed for evergreens on Friday, driving from elementary school to elementary school around the Tri-Lakes delivering 850 saplings for students to plant in their yards. Friday was “National Love A Tree Day,” and Niederbuhl, who ...

SARANAC LAKE — A pillar of Saranac Lake’s arts community is closing its doors after 25 years of being a home for all things artistic, with a bend toward the unique. The BluSeed Studios arts center has been in a “dire” financial situation for a while now, Executive Director Marissa ...

LAKE PLACID — Julia Goren knows a thing or two about Adirondack trails. She spent nearly 20 years with the Adirondack Mountain Club, most recently serving as its interim executive director. On Monday, she will begin a new chapter — serving as the Adirondack Rail Trail Association’s ...

RAQUETTE LAKE — A former caretaker at the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Tioga Point campground in Raquette Lake was sentenced to seven years in prison last week for distribution of child sexual abuse material. Kaziah M. White, 33, pleaded guilty in December to the ...

PAUL SMITHS — On Saturday, 181 Smitties graduated from Paul Smith’s College on the Great Lawn along the shores of Lower St. Regis Lake. This was the largest PSC class since 2019. Graduates in the college’s 27 associate, bachelor’s and master’s programs hailed from 23 states, the ...

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba and the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism distributed $286,000 from the Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund to 15 local organizations and projects at an informal ceremony during Tuesday’s board meeting. The LEAF grants are funded by revenue ...