FRANKLIN FALLS POND — With several days of warm temperatures last week, the ice became dangerously thin on many area lakes and ponds. For two local volunteer fire departments it was perfect for training. Approximately 20 members of the Paul Smiths-Gabriels and Bloomingdale volunteer ...
LAKE PLACID — Cornell men’s hockey coach Mike Schafer was ready to retire last spring. But when one his assistants, who he hoped would take over the helm, left to coach Princeton’s hockey team, he felt he couldn’t leave just yet. “I knew I had a year left in me,” Schafer ...
TUPPER LAKE — Extensive smoke damage from a Friday afternoon structure fire displaced two residents, two cats and two dogs — all of whom made it out safely, according to Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief Royce Cole. Firefighters responded to 11 Third Street at 2:37 p.m. ...
ALBANY — Budget negotiations continued at the state Capitol this week, and Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul now wants to use the deal to pass a statewide mask ban. This week, Hochul told reporters that she is concerned about face coverings and their connections to crime, particularly in New ...
NORTHVILLE (AP) — A coach who was fired within hours of pulling a player’s ponytail after a loss in a New York girls basketball state championship game issued an apology Sunday, saying his actions were unacceptable. Jim Zullo, formerly the coach of the girls team at Northville Central, ...
TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad is seeking volunteers to serve under a new “manpower” classification in the department as membership is low and the department needs more hands tackling a heightened time of serious calls. TLVRS Supervisor Josh Clement said he got ...
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