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North Country voters decide on school budget issues
It’s school budget day in New York and voters in every district have the chance to weigh in on their local school budgets. In the North Country, voters in some districts got to the polls as early as 7 a.m. Covid funding running out is playing a big factor in a lot of district’s budget decisions.
What can individuals do to help Adirondack pollinators?
The good news? In some cases, one of the best things you can do as an individual to help Adirondack pollinators is not very much — well, at least when it comes to your yard work. Bailey calls it the “power of inaction.”. Vast expanses of neat, tidy,...
Schlitt Breaks Sectional Record, Peru & Saranac Win Sectional Titles
LAKE PLACID, NY – The 2024 Outdoor Section 7 Track & Field Championships were in Lake Placid on Wednesday. The day would see Peru’s Sawyer Schlitt set a new section 7 record in the 100 meter dash semifinal, in a time of 10.83 seconds. That performance would see him into the finals, and would help […]
Softball Recap: Elizabeth Recore leads a balanced attack to beat Saranac Lake
With a playoff game on the line, Saranac rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They never let the Saranac Lake Red Storm onto the board and left with a 23-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Saranac, who have now won 12 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
5/22/24: An Adirondack guideboat craftsman
The Adirondack guideboat has become an icon of the North Country. But there are fewer and fewer craftspeople who still make them. We meet one of them in Blue Mountain Lake. Also: North Country motorsports fans have lost a legend in racing. "Barefoot" Bob McCreedie was a fan favorite during his 35-year career competing in LaFargeville, Brockville and Evans Mills.
Update: 3-year-old and man badly burned after explosion at Adirondacks Lake home
A 3-year-old child and a man are in stable conditions after an explosion occurred in a home on Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks, troopers say. The 3-year-old sustained second-degree burns while the man has first-second-and third-degree burns, Brent M. Davison, a spokesperson for the State Police, said on Friday. If...
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