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Firefighters contain blaze at Whiteface Lodge

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department successfully contained a fire at Whiteface Lodge Wednesday night, with mutual aid from Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Paul Smiths-Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department. LPVFD responded to a call about a structure fire at the ...

Shipman Youth Center to purchase Lake Placid school district land

LAKE PLACID — The Shipman Youth Center board passed a resolution Wednesday to accept Lake Placid Central School District’s $50,000 bid to purchase the land that the youth center is built on. Board members say this move will secure the future of the youth center and expand possibilities ...

Weather roller coaster expected over next several days

SARANAC LAKE — Moderate snow will make a return to the Tri-Lakes region tonight, followed by much colder weather later Saturday and Sunday before the tables turn for next week. A clipper system — a fast-moving area of low pressure originating in western Canada and forecasted to track ...

SLP boys take down NCCS in playoffs

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team had been in a bit of an offensive slump, but that might be over. Just 35 seconds into Tuesday’s Section VII quarterfinal game, SLP’s Will Landriault connected on a goal, sparking a dominating offensive performance for his ...

Mill owner still unable to reach detained workers

TUPPER LAKE — More than a week after a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement raid resulted in nine employees being detained at the Tupper Lake Pine Mill, the parent company says it has yet to reach them. The mill is owned by the Matra Group, which is headquartered in Quebec. The ...

Second town-ORDA hearing scheduled

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba will hold a second public hearing for the draft of a new agreement between the town and the state Olympic Regional Development Authority on Thursday, March 6. The hearing will be at 5:30 p.m. at the North Elba Town Hall at 2693 Main St. It will be open ...