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New York DOT sticks with Cape Air at Lake Clear airport

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SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Regional Airport is keeping Cape Air as its commercial airline. The U.S. Department of Transportation has decided to continue its federal contract with the airline. The Harrietstown town board had recommended that the DOT contract with SkyWest Airlines at SLK ...

Whiteface skier death from blunt force trauma to chest

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WILMINGTON — The authorities released the cause of death for the skier who died at Whiteface on Wednesday, Feb. 4. An autopsy conducted on Michael E. Vacek Jr. determined his death was caused by blunt force trauma to the chest, presumably from a tree, given where he was found. Vacek, 44, ...

State court delays lawsuit seeking to axe howitzer hearing

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Article 78 proceeding against the Adirondack Park Agency’s adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer testing range in the town of Lewis has been delayed two months. The proceeding, which seeks to nullify the APA board’s vote to hold the hearing, was initiated by ...

Lake Placid High School annual ice out benefit underway

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LAKE PLACID — Although spring may feel like it’s eons away, it’s coming, at some point. And in Lake Placid, one of the classic harbingers of its arrival is a chair falling through the ice. For decades, the community has had some fun guessing exactly when the ice will melt, or at least ...

DEC proposes changes to coolwater sportfish regulations

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ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton Feb. 13 announced the release of proposed changes to coolwater sportfish regulations that will help protect fish while spawning, increase the reproductive capacity of walleye in Lake Ontario’s ...

OurStoryBridge officials appreciate recent national, local support

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WASHINGTON, DC — Nonprofit OurStoryBridge Inc. is excited to announce support from three foundations and a state council that recognize the value of OurStoryBridge: Connecting the Past and Present (www.ourstorybridge.org) as a resource and tool kit for producing crowdsourced, community ...