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Work on new Au Sable Forks firehouse about to begin

Skyrocketing cost of materials was challenging but not insurmountable Click here for the Sun Community News story

CHAMPLAIN AREA TRAIL VOLUNTEERS PREPARE TRAILS FOR THE GRAND HIKE ON MAY 6TH 

WESTPORT, NY: Champlain Area Trails (CATS) is preparing its trails for the annual Grand Hike on Saturday, May 6, which this year is an almost 14-mile walk through forests and fields from Willsboro to Westport. CATS will have three “oases” along the way, where hikers will find snacks, water, and porta potties. Hikers can also […]

Essay Contest: “My Dreams for My Community”

The Adirondack Center for Writing and Adirondack Voters for Change are proud to announce a new regional essay writing contest: My Dreams for My Community. The contest offers winners cash prizes totaling $1,400 for a five-page essay on community and change. Submissions are open now until June 15, 2023 and will be judged by a […]

Former Glens Falls Post-Star Editor Talks About State of the Newspaper Industry

Click here for the Mountain Lake Journal story 

Tracking down plane wreckage

The Adirondacks are littered with plane crash sites. Here’s a recent trek out to one of them. Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Micro-grants boost Essex County sustainable farm projects

The Klipper Family, joined by other donors, funded the micro-grants Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Track wrap: Peru ends Red Storm win streak

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Lake Placid restaurant Lisa G’s reopens following monthslong closure

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Here are this year’s Peru Town Market Dates

AHMC, CVPH Update Masking, COVID-19 Testing Guidelines

Changes reflect data, shifting status of pandemic  MALONE/PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/18/2023) – The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center (AHMC) and The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) are rolling back COVID-era masking requirements for patients, visitors and employees in most settings. Beginning tomorrow, April 19, the […]

A new regional Essay Writing Contest offers young adults and teenagers the chance to speak their mind (and cash prizes!)

Adirondack Center for Writing and Adirondack Voters for Change are proud to announce a new regional essay writing contest: My Dreams for My Community. The contest offers winners cash prizes totaling $1,400 for a five-page essay on the topics of community and change. Submissions are open now until June 15, 2023. This contest aims to […]

Learn about the work the Ausable River Association is doing to restore and maintain local rivers and streams

Volunteers Needed for Third Annual River Cleanup

WILMINGTON, NY — The Ausable River Association (AsRA) is hosting a river cleanup on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. Cleanup efforts will focus on roadways and riverbanks in the Lake Placid, Wilmington, Jay, Upper Jay, and Keene communities. AsRA invites the community to join them in restoring and protecting the beauty of the Ausable River. […]

Janet Duprey honored for public service

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

New AAU team takes the North Country basketball courts this spring

“We have a chance here to really do something special,” Epstein said. “Really excited to add this to the North Country … excited to see the growth of these kids.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

What’s New, Westport? Spring in Westport is seeing new businesses flourish and old friends find rejuvenation.

Click here for the Lake Champlain Region story 

Fledging Crow in Keeseville stops public sales

After 15 years of farming, Fledging Crow Vegetables has filed for bankruptcy Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

A Writing Workshop for Everyone at ACW

A Writing Workshop for Everyone at ACWApril 12—Saranac Lake, NY—The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will offer a free, drop-in writing workshop for attendees of any experience level (age 16+) on Wednesday, April 19 at 7PM at 15 Broadway, Saranac Lake. As April is National Poetry Month, the theme for the workshop is Blackout Poetry. […]

CVPH Adds Convenient Lab Self Scheduling Option

MyChart subscribers can schedule blood draws at time, location of their choosing  PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/11/2023) – The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) has added another new feature, Lab Self Schedule, to its MyChart patient portal.  This easy and convenient feature allows patients to self-schedule their blood draws at the […]

You’ve probably seen these Adirondack maps. Meet the artist who draws them

Click here for the NCPR story 

Lake Champlain’s lake trout are making a comeback. That means stocking levels can go down

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Adirondack Park Agency eyes Saranac Lake building as future headquarters

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2022 US Census estimates: 89% of NYS counties lost population

Click here for the Protect The Adirondacks story 

Stranded hikers rescued from swollen High Peaks stream

DEC issues warnings about rapid snow melt Click here for the Sun Community News story 

CVPH Family Medicine Residency Welcomes Class of 2026

Majority of graduates practice medicine in the region, helping to improve primary care access PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/04/2023) – Six new physicians will begin a 3-year Family Medicine training program here in July.  The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Family Medicine Residency introduced its Class of 2026 during Match Day […]