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Politics

Court: ORDA must release Van Ho sliding safety records

(Editor’s note: This Adirondack Explorer story was first published on AdirondackExplorer.org.) A state appeals court has sided with the Adirondack Explorer’s attempt to review safety records related to the sliding sports at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The Supreme Court Appellate Division ...

Brennan, Quinn elected to village board

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid residents Katie Brennan and Andrew Quinn both earned a spot on the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees in Tuesday's village election. Brennan and Quinn ran uncontested. There were no other village positions or propositions on the ballot.       Brennan ...

Lake Placid village vote is March 21

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid voters will cast ballots in an election to fill two village board vacancies on Tuesday, March 21. Two candidates are running for two open seats on the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees. There are no other village positions or propositions on the ...

APA meeting set for March 16

RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency was scheduled to hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 16 at APA headquarters. At 10 a.m., the Full Agency was to convene for Executive Director Barbara Rice’s monthly report, public comment, and other procedural actions. At 10:30 a.m., the ...

North Elba OKs $734K for 20 projects

LAKE PLACID — Twenty local organizations in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake were recently awarded more than $734,000 in grants from the North Elba Local Advancement and Enhancement Fund (LEAF). Members of the North Elba Town Council approved the fifth round of LEAF grants at their regular ...

Amtrak’s Adirondack Line to resume in April

LAKE PLACID -- State and federal officials are celebrating the recent news that Amtrak will be reopening its Adirondack Line from New York City to Montreal as early as April 3, making stops along the western shore of Lake Champlain as it did before the service was closed in 2020 during the ...