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‘A kind and good place’

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LAKE PLACID — The fourth annual Adirondack Family Book Festival gave local kids the opportunity to meet some of their favorite authors, and maybe find some new ones. Four-year-old Violet King was returning for her third year and received a book signed by Tracey Baptiste. Her father, TJ ...

Olga footrace draws large crowd

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SARANAC LAKE — More than 100 people took part in the 27th annual Olga Memorial Footrace on Saturday in this village. The participants ranged from runners and walkers of all ages. The footrace featured three divisions — a 5-kilometer walk, a 5K run and a 10K run. There were 70 people ...

Wayne Taylor becomes new Essex County GOP chair

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The Essex County Republican Committee has seen a shift in leadership this summer. Wayne Taylor, who became vice chair of the committee in November, is now the chair. The first and second vice chair spots are currently vacant. The shift in leadership came when the former chair, John ...

State commission OKs National Grid rate hikes

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ALBANY — The state Public Service Commission has approved a rate hike pitched by National Grid that will initially add about $22 per month to the average upstate resident’s power and gas bill. Meeting in the state capital on Thursday morning, the PSC approved the request from ...

Mennonite Heritage Farm has had a busy summer, with more to come

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CROGHAN — The Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association kicked off its summer season with the 33rd Zwanzigstein — 20 stones Fest of “... strangers and pilgrims on the Earth,” Hebrews 11:13b — in July at the Mennonite Heritage Farm. “We had a beautiful day and made use of our ...