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US slides to four World Cup luge medals

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LAKE PLACID — With the Olympics looming, the United States Luge Team put together another great performance in the FIL World Cup racing on its home ice, this time at Mount Van Hoevenberg. In four races held here on Friday and Saturday, the U.S. sliders earned four medals — a gold, ...

Whiteface Mountain cuts the ribbon on its newest lift

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WILMINGTON — There was an added buzz of excitement in the air at the Whiteface Mountain ski area on Sunday, as the new Little Whiteface Chair opened to the public for the first time. As is often the case at the tallest ski center in the Northeast, Mother Nature made herself known ...

Tri-Lakes slated for a white Christmas

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SARANAC LAKE — Following a wild roller coaster week of weather, sub-freezing temperatures look to lock in across the Tri-Lakes between now and Thursday, all but guaranteeing a white Christmas for the region. On top of that, a modest storm is expected to drop between 2 and 4 inches of ...

Firefighting in his blood

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PAUL SMITHS — The new chief of the Paul Smiths-Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department is young for a chief — 27 years old — but he’s been a firefighter for more than a decade already, and comes from a family deeply involved in the volunteer trade. Ben Tucker ran unopposed and was ...

Sun sets on Casa del Sol … for now

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SARANAC LAKE — The operators of the historic Casa del Sol restaurant will be leaving at the end of the year. Shannon and Rick Bromley, who have operated the Tex-Mex restaurant for the past six years on a lease, are leaving due to an ongoing lease dispute and lawsuit between themselves and ...

Crane Candlelight Concert to be broadcast on NCPR and PBS

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POTSDAM — For more than 100 years, the Crane Candlelight Concert has ushered in the holiday season at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music. Once again, audiences can relive the magic with upcoming broadcasts on regional public television and radio. North Country Public Radio will air ...