I hardly need to remind you of our current position in the calendar year. I’m not even going to mention Christmas. But as the present year comes to an end, we are trying — whether consciously or unconsciously—to decide what we want to bring with us into the new year. It’s like the ...

Silicon Valley is not the only place where a good idea has changed people’s lives and, in doing so, created job and income opportunities for others. The challenge and opportunity is, as Steve Jobs said to us, “Think different.” I think of my grandmother, then Climena Preston Alford, who ...

With the signing of a contract on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Keene Central School officially has a new superintendent, Mark Bennett, who will take up his duties in January. Bennett succeeds Dan Mayberry, who, after 13 years of leading the school, accepted a new position as Guilderland’s ...

“A certain man once lost a diamond cuff-link in the wide blue sea, and 20 years later, on the exact day, a Friday apparently, he was eating a large fish —but there was no diamond inside. That’s what I like about coincidence.” — Vladimir Nabokov, “Laughter in the ...

Erika Fabian is no stranger to the readers of the Lake Placid News and the Virginia Gazette. She has been featured several times on the pages of both papers. She is also well known at the campus of the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia. She lectured in the class of ...

People come to the Adirondacks for many reasons, and a big one is participating in recreational activities, as do many who live here. A challenge has always been the weather, which can disrupt even the best-laid plans. Over the past several years, the state Olympic Regional Development ...