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Open house on Lake Placid comprehensive plan is April 24

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba and the village of Lake Placid will hold an open house regarding its Pathways project, an effort to update the town and village’s joint comprehensive plan, on April 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Lake Placid Elementary School cafeteria. The open house ...

‘This Flesh We Inhabit’ opens at Upper Jay Art Center Saturday

UPPER JAY — “This Flesh We Inhabit,” a multidisciplinary exhibition showing the work of Patricia Downs and Mollie Ward, opens at the Upper Jay Art Center this Saturday. An opening party to celebrate this new exhibit is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. The exhibit will be on display on ...

Lake Placid’s Cobble Hill trail closed for construction

LAKE PLACID — Professional trail work at Cobble Hill in Lake Placid resumed on Monday and is expected to continue for three weeks while Tahawus Trails focuses on making major improvements to the steepest section of trail, including the rock slab. The work will entail moving large ...

Hydrant flushing in Saranac Lake next week

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Department of Public Works will begin hydrant flushing next week. Flushing will happen Monday, April 22, in the Lake Street area, and next Tuesday, April 23, in the River street Helen Hill area, as well as on Wednesday, April 24 in the Park Avenue area. ...

Scholarships available for young boat stewards

RAQUETTE LAKE — The Raquette Lake Preservation Foundation, or RLPF, will offer three scholarships to support youth that want to study a conservation-related field in college and work as watercraft inspection stewards this summer. The scholarships will be offered to college students who ...

Mercy Care for the Adirondacks seeks new volunteers

LAKE PLACID — Mercy Care for the Adirondacks is recruiting new volunteers and has scheduled a Friendship Volunteer Training Program in Lake Placid on May 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no cost for the training but registration is required. Complementary lunch will be provided. To ...