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Opinion

Thanks for the Elementary World Language Program support

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank our community, parents, teachers, students and administration for 18 years of support and interest in the Elementary World Language Program at Lake Placid Elementary School. Thank you also to the Adirondack Teachers Center, the ...

Thanks for making Lake Placid more tourist friendly

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Re: Thank you to the town of North Elba and village of Lake Placid Mirror Lake Inn is pleased with your efforts to make the aesthetics of the community more tourist friendly. In particular, you went over the top this winter with decorations and a festive environment for ...

ON THE SCENE: First 2023 LPI roundtable event was a hit

Columns

Ever wondered what it’s like to repair cities and villages in the aftermath of war? Or how have people who were once sworn enemies come together as trusted allies? Or imagined how the arts might be a key element in bridging those divides and helping to foster healing? Author Stephen ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘Barbie does have some thought-provoking moments’

Columns

According to “The Guardian,” filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” pulled in $377 million, while Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” brought $174 million, making “Barbenheimer” the biggest box office weekend of 2023. I went by myself to see “Barbie” at the Regal Champlain ...

ROTARY CLUB NEWS: Rotary goes local, internationally

Columns

The Rotary Club of Lake Placid is financially supporting several international humanitarian projects, and we thought you would like to know about two of them. - Vocational trade school in Ghana - We are partnering with the Rotary Club of Cornwall Ontario Sunrise Foundation Inc. to ...

AUSABLE WATER WISE: Mirror Lake has a new dock, cleaner water

Columns

Spring 2023 was an exciting time for both the village of Lake Placid and Mirror Lake. May marked an improvement in Mirror Lake’s water quality that was years in the making — the installation of a new, unencapsulated polystyrene-free dock at the public beach. Polystyrene, like Styrofoam, ...