LAKE PLACID — Once the donations were tallied, the “dye” was cast for Lake Placid middle school teacher James Longrod. The sixth-grade math teacher had his beard dyed as part of a fundraiser for the school district’s backpack program, which discreetly sends food home with kids each ...

NORTH ELBA — One of the most popular backcountry Nordic skiing and snowshoeing routes in the Adirondacks is expected to remain closed this season. The Avalanche Pass Trail was rendered impassable on July 14 when a series of mudslides occurred on Mount Colden. These blocked the trail with ...

RAY BROOK -- The Adirondack Park Agency on Wednesday issued its formal public hearing notice concerning the upcoming adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer artillery cannon testing range in the town of Lewis. The project’s sponsor is Michael C. Hopmeier, of Unconventional Concepts, ...

RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency’s top attorney, Damion K. L. Stodola, will be leaving the agency at the beginning of the new year. The departure comes as the APA readies for an adjudicatory hearing concerning a proposed howitzer artillery cannon testing range in the town of Lewis. ...

LAKE PLACID -- From a podium on the bed of a pickup truck at John Brown Farm, Stuart Amoriell announced his candidacy for New York’s 21st Congressional District to a crowd of supporters on Wednesday. The owner of the Pickled Pig restaurant gave a passionate, wide-ranging speech covering ...