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Thousands visited region for April 8 solar eclipse

SARANAC LAKE — How many people came to the Tri-Lakes for the April 8 total solar eclipse? The exact number is impossible to pinpoint, but state officials and local event planners are offering up their best informed guesses, which collectively point to tens of thousands of visitors to this ...

EYE ON EDUCATION: Social studies, dinner and a show

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Central School District students are now guaranteed two completely free, life-changing trips in fifth grade, thanks to a $125,000 endowment through the Educational Opportunity Fund, a local nonprofit dedicated to enriching LPCSD students’ lives. “We set ...

Olympic Authority board OKs $26M for venue updates

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved more than $26 million in venue improvements on Friday, April 12. Most of the planned upgrades are to snowmaking infrastructure. Other venues will see new ski lift systems and upgraded ...

Lake Placid comprehensive plan open house is April 24

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba and village of Lake Placid will hold an open house regarding their Pathways project, an effort to update the joint comprehensive plan, from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in the Lake Placid Elementary School cafeteria. The open house will be drop-in ...

Hudson Headwaters to open clinic in former Lake Placid ER

LAKE PLACID — A primary care health center operated by Hudson Headwaters Health Network is set to open this summer in Lake Placid’s former emergency room on Old Military Road. The practice will include family medicine, care management, family planning, preventative women’s health ...

Nationwide coverage of eclipse was filmed in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — Most visitors to the Tri-Lakes for the April 8 solar eclipse planned their trips well in advance, with some waiting seven years to experience totality. Others, like CBS2 News chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn and his crew, set their sights on the Adirondack Park with less than 24 ...