Study shows how outsiders perceive Placid
May 8, 2008LAKE PLACID — Travelers in the national market don’t associate Lake Placid with the Adirondacks. That was one of the bits of information discovered by an international research firm that presented the results of a Lake Placid image study to mem
» Full StoryIt’s prom time; LP students prepare for special night
May 8, 2008
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid high school students were preparing and primping this week for one of the traditional spring rites of passage — prom. The Saturday night event will be at Nicola’s on Main with a glitzy and glamorous theme — Hollywo
» Full StoryWinners of the 17th annual Ice Out benefit announced
May 8, 2008 LAKE PLACID — The winners of the 17th annual Ice Out benefit were recently announced.
The ice was declared out of Mirror Lake at 2:44 p.m. Monday, April 21 by ice meisters Jenn Holdereid and Bob Crowley.
Tied for first plac
Top volunteers of 2008 named
May 8, 2008
LAKE PLACID — Seven local volunteers — five adults and two students — were nominated for the 2008 Distinguished Volunteer of the Year. Vincent Forrest, who won the award for the adults, said he sees volunteering as a social responsibility. “Noth
» Full StoryThe old hotels of the town of Keene: Adirondack House
May 8, 2008
MARTHA ALLEN
News Correspondent
KEENE VALLEY — This year, 2008, is the bicentennial of the town of Keene, which comprises the hamlets of Keene and Keene Valley. St. Huberts, now part of Keene Valley, used to be a hamlet unto
Alternatives to demolishing old Essex Co. Jail being considered
May 8, 2008 ELIZABETHTOWN — Major Richard C. Cutting, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office Jail Administrator, filled the doorway of the old Essex County Jail as he entered for what he said seemed like “the first time in a long time.”
The exact




