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Salmon River school admits to using wooden boxes as ‘timeouts’

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is calling for a vote of “no confidence” in the superintendent of the Salmon River school district after the school admitted children were confined in windowless boxes as punishment. Photos of padded, wooden crates the size of an elementary schooler ...

Firefighter dies helping rangers search in Catskills

Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to two calls in the Adirondacks over the past two weeks, one rescue after a moored sailboat became stuck in ice and another search that resulted in the recovery of a person found dead in the woods near the ranger ...

Winter Carnival parade entries now accepted

SARANAC LAKE — The entry link for the 2026 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Parade is now active. Participants interested in marching, riding, performing or rolling down Main Street can submit entry forms at saranaclakewintercarnival.com/activity-sign-up. The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival will ...

Lake Placid Sinfonietta announces winter concert, fundraiser

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Sinfonietta invites the community to gather for an afternoon of music and celebration by musician Jillian Honn and others at its Winter Soiree Concert and Fundraiser on Jan. 11 at the Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid. This special event offers audiences an ...

Adirondack Roots launches Keene affordable housing complex

KEENE — The first three homebuyers in the affordable-forever Both Meadow Trail project in Keene closed on their homes last week, marking an important step in easing that community’s housing shortage. Adirondack Roots, a non-profit housing organization based in Elizabethtown, spearheaded ...