LAKE PLACID — There have been books, a movie, and documentaries on the subject. And now there will be a Monument to a Miracle. It pays homage to the stunning Olympic title captured by the 1980 U.S.

To the editor: Downstate Democrats wouldn’t — and shouldn’t — pick a Texas Republican to serve on the MTA. Why should an eight-term ex-congressman from New Jersey who leads an organization that ...

Adragna earned 49 out of 91 votes, with challenger Cameron Grady earning 35 votes. The third candidate in the Republican primary was Darren Lawrence, who earned seven votes. Adragna has worked with ...

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced several proposed regulation changes to streamline use and reporting of hunting tags and provide new deer hunting ...

At 10:39 p.m. Friday, June 27, the department received a report of a shed on fire at Camp 521 on Buck Island, one of the three islands on Lake Placid lake. It was a breezy evening, and being on the ...

Alberto Michan rides Joint De Canabis Van De Doornhoeve over a jump during the Lake Placid Horse Show Grand Prix on Sunday, June 29 at the North Elba Show Grounds. The I Love New York Horse Show ...

Unlike some other column destinations, Lower Cascade Lake is far from remote. Sure, it’s not downtown Lake Placid, but those looking for a strictly serene wilderness experience will have to contend ...

Gary Lawrence, right, trades stories with Sergeant Chad Blinn of the Lake Placid Police Department on Friday, June 27 before departing for this weekend’s honor flight. (News photo — Grace McIntyre) ...

Scott Renderer, the founding artistic director of the Upper Jay Art Center and Recovery Lounge, is pictured outside the building on Tuesday, June 24. (News photo — Grace McIntyre) “It’s never going to ...

Cynthia Ford-Johnston, the new Keene Central School interim superintendent, is seen at her Westport home in June 2019. (News photo — Andy Flynn) KEENE VALLEY — Voters approved a second, bare-bones ...

Richard “Rik” Cassidy, 77, of Lake Placid, passed away on June 23, 2025, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Rik was born on Jan. 14, 1948, to Gerald and Frances Cassidy in Lake Placid, where he ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid track and field team will send Leila Fey, a seventh grader, to the NYSPHSAA state championships this weekend. Fey qualified after winning two events at the Section VII ...