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Education

School board approves tax relief for vets, firefighters, ambulance workers

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education voted to adopt two resolutions that grant qualifying veterans, volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers school tax relief Tuesday, Sept. 19. The veterans’ exemption passed unanimously; the volunteer ...

Lake Placid enrollment up for first time in 7 years

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Central School District’s enrollment numbers have increased for the first time in seven years, bucking a nearly decade-long trend of declining enrollment at districts around the region. For the 2023-24 school year, 550 K-12 students are enrolled at LPCSD. ...

Lake Placid Central officials explain 5-year plan

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District unveiled a five-year strategic plan during the board of education’s meeting on Aug. 15. “I think we can say with confidence our strategic plan is ready to rumble, which is great,” district Superintendent Timothy Seymour said at ...

NCCC opens fall semester with enrollment growth, full dorms

SARANAC LAKE — North Country Community College launched the fall 2023 semester on Monday, Aug. 28 with an increase in enrollment, full residence halls, growth in online class offerings, and a series of late-starting courses designed to prepare students for in-demand career ...

Middle school Banking Club to begin Sept. 20 at Shipman Youth Center

LAKE PLACID — Middle schoolers in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake are getting into banking. That is, the Banking Club, a new project hosted by Shipman Youth Center and the Saranac Lake Youth Center. This free 12-week educational program aims to teach middle schoolers financial literacy skills ...

School board mulls tax relief for vets, first responders

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, Aug. 15 held public hearings on two resolutions that, if approved, would grant qualifying veterans, volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers school tax relief. The state Department of Taxation and ...