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Brooks statue, Netflix doc honor ‘Miracle’

LAKE PLACID — As the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy approach, this village is paying homage to its 1980 ice hockey “Miracle on Ice,’ both on the small screen and at the iconic venue where it all took place 46 years ago. On Friday, Jan. 30, Netflix is set to premiere “Miracle: ...

Summer Britcher readies for fourth Olympics

LAKE PLACID — USA Luge’s Summer Britcher has spent more than decade breaking women’s singles record deemed impossible by an American slider. This season has been no different for the 31-year-old. She’s a serious medal contender for the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics, while ...

Sean Hollander slides into Olympics with more experience

LAKE PLACID — USA Luge’s Sean Hollander is expecting the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics to be a completely different experience than the first time he competed in 2022. Back then, the Lake Placid native and his doubles luge partner Zack DiGregorio were the youngest American lugers at ...

VISITING LAKE PLACID: Rolling out the red carpet to Dix Mountain

KEENE — Though it sounds hard to believe, if not insane, I kid you not when I say that I find winter hiking in the Adirondacks easier than summer hiking, if — and it’s a big if — conditions are ideal. A well-packed winter trail avoids stepping around ankle-twisting boulders, ...

DMV offices to close Feb. 13-18 for software upgrades

SARANAC LAKE — The state Department of Motor Vehicles is preparing to update its archaic software to end the random, widespread and unexplained system outages that have become more common at DMV offices across the state, including locally in Saranac Lake and Elizabethtown. The rollout will ...

Lake Placid structure fire destroys Station Street shop

LAKE PLACID — A commercial building shop appears to be a complete loss after a structure fire on Friday evening, Jan. 23. Firefighters said there were no deaths or injuries, and only minimal heat damage to the siding of one of the nearby residences. Though the cause of the fire remains ...