LAKE PLACID — The people who miss Bryce Laughlin say he was the kind of guy who just wanted those around him to be happy. Laughlin moved to Lake Placid in March and died last month of pneumonia after contracting COVID-19. He was 22 years old. Laughlin is remembered as a kind-hearted ...

WASHINGTON — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. "Today is a great day ...

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid’s Northwood School sent students home in an effort to halt any further spread of the coronavirus, and in hopes that its seniors may be able to return at the end of the month for prom and commencement. Altogether, 24 people at the private boarding school ...

LAKE PLACID — A Lake Placid Elementary School student tested positive for COVID-19 last week, but the response has changed since the fall and winter. With many people in the school community now vaccinated, and with contact between students still limited, the school remained open. In ...

LAKE PLACID — Mercy Care for the Adirondacks is recruiting new volunteers and has scheduled a Friendship Volunteer Training Program in Saranac Lake on the mornings of May 18 and May 19. Both mornings are required to complete the training. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been more ...

LAKE PLACID — A group of Northwood School students and staff — including members of the school’s boys soccer, boys hockey and girls hockey teams — have been quarantined after a cluster of COVID-19 cases were discovered during routine testing. As of Monday, May 3, there were 22 ...