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Hochul press secretary resigns amid harassment accusations

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ALBANY — Avi Small, Gov. Kathy. Hochul’s press secretary, has resigned from his position after allegations of sexual harassment were made against him. Confirmed by an official in her office, Small stepped down from his post on July 4. He’d been suspended from Hochul’s office since ...

Tupper Lake school district adopts cellphone ban

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TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Central School District Board of Education formally adopted the district’s new cellphone policy in a unanimous vote at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening. The new policy comes on the heels of a state law that was signed by Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul ...

Youth lacrosse tournament returns

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LAKE PLACID — The annual Lake Placid Summit Youth Classic kicked off on Monday at the North Elba Show Grounds and will wrap up today. The event, which originally began in 2016, featured boys lacrosse teams, aged 8 and under up to 16 and under, competing in five different divisions. ...

Village proposes repealing clothing display ordinance

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LAKE PLACID — In response to feedback from local shop owners, the village of Lake Placid Board of Trustees is proposing repealing an ordinance that bans businesses from displaying clothing outside their shop. This change, along with two other proposed local laws, will be open for public ...

Teens rescued from island after capsizing in storm

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SARANAC LAKE — Two teenagers were rescued from Chapel Island in Upper Saranac Lake Monday afternoon after their kayaks overturned during a storm. SLVFD Dive Captain Brendan Keough said the teens, both males, were not wearing their life vests. They had vests in the boat, behind the ...

Saranac Lake Police Department debuts marine patrol

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SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Police Department is now on patrol — by water. On Sunday, the department took its first patrol assignment on two personal watercraft, sometimes known colloquially as “jet skis.” The two watercraft were made possible by a state Parks, Recreation and ...