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Education

Northwood School continues effort that cut campus road salt use 75%

LAKE PLACID — The Northwood School is taking a hands-on approach to reducing salt use — literally. The school is entering its second year of using a coordinated “rapid response” system for shoveling and plowing snowfall as close as possible to when it stops falling. Students work in ...

LPCSD to considers field improvements at upcoming public hearing

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District is slated to hold a public hearing at its district office at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, regarding two proposed uses of its repair reserve fund. The district is looking to replace four speakers and the underlying audio system in the high ...

Keene Central School holds annual Halloween parade

KEENE VALLEY — It was touch and go at Keene Central School on Friday, Oct. 31. Would students in grade K-6 follow tradition and parade to the Keene Valley Neighborhood House, an assisted living facility, in their costumes as planned, or travel by bus? Chilly rain was falling ...

KCS names Mark Bennett new superintendent

KEENE VALLEY — The Keene Central School District Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Bennett as the district’s new superintendent of schools. Bennett succeeds Dan Mayberry, who transitioned after 13 years of dedicated service. Bennett brings with him more ...

‘Night Night, Roger Roger’

LAKE PLACID — What do vampires with rhyming dictionaries and roller-skating grandmas have in common? You’ll have to come to this week’s production by the Lake Placid Drama Club to find out. The fall play is called “Night Night, Roger Roger,” and it was written by Roni Ragone in ...