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DEC proposes deer hunting changes

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced several proposed regulation changes to streamline use and reporting of hunting tags and provide new deer hunting opportunities. Hunting is important in New York state for wildlife population management and ...

Wilmington Mountain Music Fest will return on July 26

WILMINGTON — The fourth annual Wilmington Mountain Music Fest returns Saturday, July 26 at the Wilmington Ball Park, with music starting at 3 p.m. This high-energy, family-friendly event includes live performances, local food and drink vendors, and a strong sense of community spirit. ...

Woodchuck tests positive for rabies in Essex County

ELIZABETHTOWN — In June, a resident of Ticonderoga notified the Essex County Health Department about a woodchuck that was acting extremely aggressively, trying to attack family members and lingering around the property. The woodchuck had porcupine quills embedded in its face, which can ...

Book & Blanket Players to present ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ on July 12-13

KEENE VALLEY — The Book & Blanket Players, sponsored by East Branch Friends of the Arts, has been producing youth musicals-in-a-week summer theater for 15 years in Keene Valley. This year, the theatrical adventure continues with a rousing family musical that takes audiences back to the ...

Horse Shows return

LAKE PLACID — While the 56th annual Lake Placid Horse Show kicked off on Tuesday at the North Elba Show Grounds, the show’s Communications Manager, Marty Bauman, said things look different this year. The grounds underwent massive renovations over the past year that Bauman said are ...