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Lake Placid passes property tax exemption for residents with disabilities

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees passed a local law providing a property tax exemption for low-income residents with disabilities at a meeting Monday. This followed a public hearing which no one from the public showed up for. This type of exemption is not new for ...

Winter wallop dumps 5 feet on Tug Hill

SARANAC LAKE — Bursts of snow over the weekend dropped a fluffy few inches of snow, creating a Currier and Ives scene around the village while posing minimal travel disruptions. A drastically different picture was unfolding to the west during this time, courtesy of Lake Ontario. The ...

FCI Ray Brook on lockdown

RAY BROOK — FCI Ray Brook has been on lockdown since before Thanksgiving after staff discovered an internal security device had been deliberately damaged. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson Randilee Giamusso said the medium security prison started its modified operations and suspended ...

Northern Lights Choir winter concert is Dec. 13

SARANAC LAKE — The Northern Lights Choir’s 10th annual winter concert will be held on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake. Helen Demong, the choir’s founder and Artistic Director, has once again selected the musical repertoire, which spans multiple styles and ...

John Brown Farm offers full moon hike series

LAKE PLACID — John Brown Farm will host a series of four “Moonwalks” starting the evening of Dec. 14. The guided walks will meet at the small parking lot next to the north field at the park. Depending on the ground conditions, trekking poles and microspikes or snowshoes may be advised. ...