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Councilor calls for compromise, consensus on short-term rentals in Wilmington

At a recent special Wilmington town board meeting there was much talk about working together and repairing the tension and division that have surfaced in town. If the town board is serious about this desire, we can take a step toward the many Wilmington voters who believe the town needs an ...

Supporters for growth in Wilmington

A letter to the editor was published in the Lake Placid News on July 1 titled “Wilmington must modernize short-term rental policies now” (the same letter in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise on July 2 was titled “Wilmington deserves better”), which indicated that STRs (short-term rentals) ...

History behind the Freedom of Information Act

On July 4, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the federal Freedom of Information Act into law. According to Bill Moyers, Johnson’s press secretary, “LBJ had to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to the signing ceremony. He hated the very idea of open government, hated the thought of ...

Thank you from Dmitry Feld and people of Ukraine

On behalf of myself and people of Ukraine, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the people of Lake Placid, Tri-Lakes area and friends from all over USA for the support that everybody provided to have successful fundraising events for Ukraine. Because of everybody’s unselfish ...

Happy Pride Month!

June is LGBT Pride Month, a time when LGBTQI-plus community members, family, friends and advocates acknowledge and celebrate the gift of diversity that is unique to each of us. Many municipalities host “Pride parades,” and events where LGBTQI-plus community members outwardly profess ...

If anything happens I love you

if anything happens i love you last texts are sent forgotten words are muttered under breaths footsteps creep along the door you grasp onto one another, please protect us. you’ve never been one to pray but God’s scriptures start to recite from your lips eyes bulge as tears ...