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GIVING BACK: High Peaks Education Foundation celebrates 25 years

KEENE VALLEY — Nearing its 25th anniversary, High Peaks Education Foundation is still finding new ways to help Keene Central School students aspire to greater heights. HPEF’s latest effort, a series of KCS alumni profiles, is meant to show current students the variety of futures that ...

New communication board installed at Teddy Bear Park

LAKE PLACID — A new communication board was put up in Teddy Bear Park on Friday, April 19. Trish Friedlander, a Lake Placid native and speech language pathologist, spearheaded the first communication board project in Lake Placid’s Peacock Park in 2022 alongside her sister, Diana. ...

Wilmington honors two residents at community dinner

WILMINGTON — The town of Wilmington welcomed several new families to the community on Wednesday, April 17, at its 38th annual Wilmington Community Dinner presented by the Whiteface Visitors Bureau. Visitors Bureau Director Michelle Preston said the dinner is a chance to introduce new ...

Adirondack Garden Club honors Keene Valley woman

KEENE — Jeanne Warner, of Keene Valley and New York City, was recently awarded the Adirondack Garden Club’s Gretta Prince Memorial GCA Cachepot, a distinction given annually to a member in recognition significant contributions to the club. The special award was established in 1993 by ...

North Country School to host free pancake event May 11

LAKE PLACID — North Country School & Camp Treetops invites local residents and neighbors to the annual “Flapjacks on the Farm” community pancake breakfast, from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11. A large percentage of the morning’s meal will be sourced directly from the school and ...