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Big jump in new Smitties

PAUL SMITHS — Paul Smith’s College President Dan Kelting and Executive Vice President of Advancement and Enrollment Kathy Bonavist were “giddy” on Monday. The numbers for their student census had just come in and they showed that the private college started its fall semester with ...

Tupper school board confirms Godin as school safety officer

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Central School District Board of Education voted unanimously at its regular meeting Monday evening to appoint retired Sunmount safety chief Mike Godin as the district’s school safety officer, per Superintendent Jaycee Welsh’s recommendation. Welsh said ...

Devices down

TUPPER LAKE — It’s early, but things appear to be off to a good start for the state-mandated internet-enabled devices bell-to-bell ban at the Tupper Lake Central School District. Internet-enabled devices covered under the ban include cellphones, personal devices, smart watches, earbuds ...

Takeaways from NCPR, WAMC simulcast

LAKE PLACID — North Country Public Radio and Albany-based WAMC hosted an “Adirondack Roundtable” discussion about tourism and the economy in the North Country during a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the two public radio stations on Monday. Here are some key takeaways from the ...

Fish Creek Ponds bridge channel closed to boats next week

SANTA CLARA — The waterway below the state Route 30 bridge that runs over the Fish Creek Ponds area will be closed to all boat traffic from Sept. 16 to 25. The closure is due to a bridge painting project being performed by Amstar of Western New York, a contractor with the state Department ...