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Thank You Lake Placid Ed Op Fund

To the editor: The first-grade teachers and students at Lake Placid Elementary School would like to extend a very special thank you to the Lake Placid Ed Op Fund. Our students had an amazing experience at Banker’s Orchard thanks to their generosity and support. Students had a great time ...

Talking turkey

Holidays are tricky to navigate. It is almost as hard as finding your way when the grocery store rearranges its aisles. And while the latter inspired a helpful neighbor to draw a map for distressed community members, navigating family relationships isn’t always so easy. Open any social ...

DMV overhauls point system — penalties increased

Drivers in New York state should be familiar with how points are assigned against their driver’s license for traffic violations. The number of points for many violations has either increased or is about to in 2026. Key updates include extending the point accumulation period from 18 to 24 ...

An American Holiday

On Thanksgiving Day, turkey, squash, potatoes, pie gobble, gobble, gulp. For food, fun, friends, family, give thanks today, and always. Thanksgiving — a time to be grateful and give thanks — is an American tradition. We give thanks for the blessings we’ve received: blessings of food and ...

Where are the 46’ers when you need them?

Considering the trove of favorable e-mails I have received (hey, there was at least three) concerning the columns from my 1921 Enterprise ... and to appease me and my happy readers, the following is the last of those great stories, large and small, about everyday life more than 100 years ...

Practicing gratitude

With Thanksgiving around the corner, parents have been grateful for any tips I can give them to help their children learn about gratitude and its importance. Thankfully I can provide some information on this topic. Gratitude is about being thankful for the things we have. It is about ...