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Hockey boosters

LAKE PLACID — Edward and Kay McCasland were honored Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Olympic Center during the Lake Placid Youth Athletic Association International Hockey Tournament for their steadfast contributions to youth hockey here over the decades. This year’s tournament was dedicated to the ...

Some see Olympic blueprint for a 3rd Lake Placid games

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Imagine: A sprawling world-class city and a small mountain village with a rich Olympic history, separated by about five or six hours, collaborate and play host to a truly dual-host Winter Games. Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo pulled it off. And some wonder if ...

Cheers across US after men win first Olympic hockey gold since 1980

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — They chanted “U-S-A! U-S-A!” and a few openly wept Sunday, Feb. 22 at Lake Placid’s Olympic Center, the same building where the “Miracle on Ice” happened exactly 46 years earlier. In Ohio, some waved flags inside a packed bar. And in Florida, a man ...

‘I couldn’t breathe for a bit there’

SARANAC LAKE — The meeting room of St. Bernard’s School rang with the sound of dozens of students screaming “USA! USA! USA!” as the kids had a watch party for the USA women’s hockey team’s gold medal game against Canada on Thursday, Feb. 19. They also had a special Olympic ...

Village of Lake Placid braces for high energy bills

LAKE PLACID — The village of Lake Placid is warning residents that next month’s energy bills will be even higher than usual, due to a variety of factors including cold weather, increased demand and market prices of energy. “The cost is astronomical,” said village treasurer Mindy ...

Ad’k Life announces photography contest winners

JAY — Adirondack Life magazine recently named the winners of its annual photography contest, which will appear in the publication’s first issue entirely dedicated to regional wildlife. To honor the theme, this year’s contest spotlighted the Wildlife category—with the grand prize ...