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Students find their voice at North Country School

LAKE PLACID — North Country School will be showcasing two student-run productions tonight, including a performance of Stuart Little by students in grades four through six and performance by the IMPACT class, where seventh through ninth graders write their own play based on current events ...

SL board rejects resolution on police, immigration

SARANAC LAKE — On Monday, the village board voted on a resolution which would have kept local police from being used to enforce federal immigration law or to question or arrest someone based solely on their immigration status. Trustee Aurora White, who proposed the resolution, said she ...

Free skating supports heart disease

LAKE PLACID — When Dennis “Denny” Allen died suddenly of a heart attack, it was a complete surprise, even for his wife Karen Cooper, who is a doctor at the Adirondack Health Lake Placid Health Center. Allen and Cooper had two large dogs and would walk them a couple miles every day. ...

Land Bank plots next steps in Tupper Lake, Malone

TUPPER LAKE — The Franklin County Land Bank is making progress on its goal of returning its first two abandoned and foreclosed properties — one in Tupper Lake and one in Malone — to affordable workforce housing. At a Tupper Lake town board meeting on Monday, Franklin County Land ...

Body found in town of Franklin

PLATTSBURGH — It appears that the search for the body of Jahfari Joseph, missing since late last year, is over. State Police said that on Thursday during a search along Route 26 in the Town of Franklin in the eastern part of Franklin County, officers located a deceased male who has been ...

Call for nominations for Lake Placid’s volunteer of the year

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Community Day organizing committee is seeking nominations for its distinguished volunteer of the year award. Nominations are due by April 1, 2025. Community Day celebrates those who contribute to various community-based initiatives within the village of Lake ...