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North Elba has new finance officer

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LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba has hired Amy Schuler, a Saranac Lake native, as its new finance officer. She will replace Catherine Edman, who is retiring this year after more than two decades in the role. Schuler has roots in the Tri-Lakes area that go back at least five ...

Regional road salt summit set for Sept. 24

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LAKE GEORGE — The Adirondack Champlain Regional Salt Summit is slated to return for its 10th year on Sept. 24 at the Fort William Henry Conference Center in Lake George. The summit focuses on road salt reduction and best practices for both public and private surface applicators. It’s ...

Almost golden

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LAKE PLACID — The 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. men’s hockey team is one step closer to another, even rarer, gold medal. “The Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act” passed the Senate on Tuesday. It will be sent back to the House of Representatives with a small amendment before ...

Reduced police, immigration resolution passes

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SARANAC LAKE — For months, the village board has debated a resolution which would keep local police from being used to enforce federal immigration law or to question or arrest someone based solely on their immigration status. On Monday, an altered version of that bill — one with fewer ...

Rangers help lost hikers, contain several fires

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Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to several wildfires throughout the Adirondacks this week, one of which was determined to have been caused by a lighting strike, another spread from a structure fire and another’s cause was not stated. All ...