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Forest ranger recalls saving hiker lost for two days in Dix Range

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NORTH HUDSON — When Forest Ranger Matthew Adams got the 5:30 a.m. call to join the search for a missing hiker in the Dix Range, it didn’t take him long to realize that the straits were dire. A 58-year-old male from Mechanicville had been in the wilderness for two nights in a row. It ...

Back-to-back champions

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PLATTSBURGH – By now, you’d think the Saranac Lake boys basketball team would get used to making program history. But yet, the Red Storm seems to keep outdoing itself. Competing in the Section VII, Class B title game, the state-ranked Saranac Lake squad used a “championship-level ...

Saranac Lake halts controversial police cam installation

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SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake is hitting pause on the controversial installation of Flock license plate reader cameras and surveillance cameras for the police department, after more than 20 locals turned out to a village board meeting on Monday to protest the surprise addition. On ...

LPHS to host concussion seminar Wednesday

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LAKE PLACID — The public is invited to attend a concussion prevention seminar at the Lake Placid Middle-High School this upcoming week. It’s slated to begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the school’s auditorium, 50 Cummings Road, and will feature three presenters: Eugene ...

Weekend roller coaster as mid-March warm-up looms

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SARANAC LAKE — You might want to keep a few different coat options handy this weekend. A hallmark of the season’s beginning to transition, the mercury is forecast to whipsaw over the next few days. Temperatures are slated to make a charge toward 40 degrees Fahrenheit before a strong ...

How a state grant derailed plans for Cascade Welcome Center

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LAKE PLACID — For about two years, a sign outside the Cascade Welcome Center near Lake Placid highlighted a success: a state grant helped the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) purchase the property, to be a public-facing visitor center and winter ski destination. In reality, that grant may ...