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What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated

New York news

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eiisrght consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah ...

North Country New Year celebration returns on NYE

Local News

SARANAC LAKE — The community of Saranac Lake will be hosting its North Country New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 beginning at 5 p.m. Residents and visitors from across the North Country and the Adirondacks are encouraged to take part in the festivities. The event offers a ...

ACF accepting grant applications, support for Generous Acts

Local News

LAKE PLACID — Community organizations are encouraged to submit grant applications to Adirondack Community Foundation’s Generous Acts program, which will distribute close to $1 million in 2026 to address basic needs, educational and career pathways and economic vitality in the Adirondack ...

‘The best spot we’ve ever been in’

Local News

WILMINGTON — There are many who detest the snow, and if not that, certainly the cold. Aaron Kellett is not one of them. The Whiteface Mountain general manager was brimming with excitement on Thursday as he detailed the ski area’s operational plans going into the holidays, one of the ...

Neighbors of cannabis growery air concerns about smell, emissions

Local News

SARANAC LAKE — The village of Saranac Lake is planning to do an air quality study around the Alpine Agronomy cannabis cultivation facility on the corner of Broadway and Ampersand Avenue after neighbors of the plant reported smelling cannabis throughout the neighborhood and have concerns ...