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Editorials

What community looks like … in the Lake Placid News

You probably noticed an odd front page in the June 9 issue of the Lake Placid News. Underneath the headline, “What community looks like,” there is a gallery of headshots from Lake Placid Community Day on Sunday, June 4. There were even more photos from that event on other pages of the ...

With wildlife, if you care, leave it there

We’d like to echo the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s annual reminder to leave young wildlife undisturbed, even if they seem in distress. Should you find a fawn or other young wildlife, please consider the saying, “If You Care, Leave It There.” The DEC recently ...

You’re invited to Community Day

The annual Lake Placid Community Day and Picnic will be held on Sunday, June 4, and you are all invited. Rain or shine, it will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the North Elba Show Grounds. This annual event is designed for those who work, live and volunteer in the village of Lake Placid or town ...

Young writers: Show your community spirit; write an essay, win some cash

The bedrock of any community is its people — young, old and everyone in between — and the ideas they have for their community — to make it a better place to live and visit for current and future generations. As villages around the region plan their annual community days, now is an ...

Young writers: Show your community spirit; write an essay, win some cash

The bedrock of any community is its people — young, old and everyone in between — and the ideas they have for their community — to make it a better place to live and visit for current and future generations. As villages around the region plan their annual community days, now is an ideal ...

Memorial Day through time

Memorial Day 1942 - Memorial Day this year will mean more to us. Because on May 30, 1942, it brought home to us the fact that our men and boys are again dying in wars. Our memories might have become a bit hazy in the intervening years since the first world war and few remember much of the ...