LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Foundation has mobilized nearly $800,000 in philanthropic support to communities across the Adirondack region through its Generous Acts program, with additional grants to be awarded in the coming weeks. The open call application annually invests in nonprofit ...

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 ...

SARANAC LAKE — Seventy teen writers from around the Adirondacks will see their creative work published in the second “Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology” this spring. The book will launch at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main St, Saranac Lake. ...

JAY — Ward Lumber, a local lumber dealer for the North Country since 1890 and a worker-owned cooperative since 2021, started 2024 with Bryan Mellick as its new CEO. Jay Ward’s service as CEO allowed the board to do a comprehensive national search for his replacement. “Bryan really ...

KEENE VALLEY — Keene Central School officials Wednesday, April 24 announced the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for the third quarter of the school year. High Honor Roll Grade 12 Isabella Blacksmith Soren Jacobson Lily Jones Emily Juckett Madison Klotzko Avry ...

ALBANY — The state Legislature passed a $237 billion state budget 19 days late on Saturday, April 20, following five budget extensions and a cyberattack on April 17 that slowed the drafting process. The new financial plan includes packages aimed at addressing the statewide affordable housing ...