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Gore evacuates 67 from gondola

NORTH CREEK — A mechanical issue forced the Gore Mountain ski area to evacuate its Northwoods Gondola on Wednesday. The ordeal began around 9 a.m. when the gondola came to a halt. In total, 67 people from 20 cabins on the lift were safely evacuated by mountain staff and about a dozen ...

Saranac Laker Frank Del Duca picked as US flagbearer for Winter Olympics

Speedskater Erin Jackson already has made history, as the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Saranac Lake resident and bobsledder Frank Del Duca is a sergeant in the Army, hailing from a family with deep Italian roots. They might be the perfect pair ...

NCCC enrollment up 10% over last spring semester

SARANAC LAKE — North Country Community College marked its seventh consecutive semester of enrollment growth when the spring semester started on Jan. 27 — this time seeing a 10% year-to-year increase in student numbers since the start of the 2025 spring semester. Marketing and Enrollment ...

Tax credits available for eligible New Yorkers

ALBANY — The New York state Department of Taxation and Finance Monday urged taxpayers to review their eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Empire State Child Credit. Both credits provide financial boosts to hardworking families. “The Earned Income Tax Credit and expanded ...

A ‘life-changing gift’ for St. Bernard’s

SARANAC LAKE — St. Bernard’s School is turning a large financial gift from an alum into an investment in the K-5 private Catholic school’s future, with plans to add playground equipment, start an endowment to support higher staff pay and make needed building upgrades. Daniel Kilpeck ...

Lewis residents sound off at howitzer info session

LEWIS — Around 40 town residents and area stakeholders packed into the Lewis firehouse Monday evening for an information session on the upcoming Adirondack Park Agency adjudicatory hearing to decide the fate of a howitzer testing range proposed in the town. The standing room only meeting ...