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Splashing into spring

WILMINGTON — Between the light drizzle, thick clouds and temperatures hovering in the mid-30s, it wasn’t quite the iconic spring day for the Whiteface Mountain ski resort’s International Pond Skimming Competition — yet there were those who loved it. Over 90 jubilant competitors ...

And then there was one …

WILMINGTON — Whiteface Mountain General Manager Aaron Kellett was all smiles over the weekend. Between the International Pond Skimming Competition and the Apple Butter Open, which he and members of his family took part in, it was a busy weekend of festivities for the ski center — and it ...

A bumpy and jumpy Sunday at Whiteface

WILMINGTON — The Whiteface Mountain ski resort rounded out the weekend on a sweet note. On the heels of Saturday’s International Pond Skimming Competition, Sunday featured the Apple Butter Open, a no-pressure all-for-fun moguls and jump competition that featured a field of around 40, ...

Trade war causing decrease in Ogdensburg International Bridge traffic

OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority officials say they’re seeing “real-world consequences” of the Trump administration’s trade war as traffic across the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge is dropping to pandemic levels. “It’s quite concerning,” OBPA ...

‘The most critical skills’

SARANAC LAKE — Eighteen law enforcement officers and mental health professionals from around the North Country graduated from a Crisis Intervention Team training held by the Saranac Lake Police Department this week. The 40-hour course, taught by law enforcement and mental health ...

SLCSD adopts $38.1M budget

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education unanimously adopted a $38.1 million budget on Wednesday. Now, the budget will go to the public for a final vote on May 20. The district is expecting to make three layoffs with this budget, and eliminate eight more ...