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Auditors: Olympic authority loses record $50 million last year

By James Odato

Independent audit shows operating costs soared as ORDA pursued world-class events

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Lake Placid drops protest permit law after petition gains 500 signatures

By North Country Public Radio

The law would have exempted 'spontaneous' assemblies responding to breaking news events

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Lake Placid hidden gem: Hiking Seymour Mountain

By Tim Rowland

Why this 2,457-Foot Adirondack peak is the perfect alternative to busy High Peaks

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Big fish, bigger stakes: Lake Placid’s lake trout caught in derby crosshairs

By Brenne Sheehan

Local guides blame out-of-state contest for dwindling giants, but state officials see little threat

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Iconic building at Lake Placid’s Olympic Center to be torn down

By James Odato

Former bar, currently a gift shop to be razed to make room for expanded entrance to complex

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Inside New York state’s bid to host 2026 Olympic sliding events

By James Odato

Lake Placid still waiting for final answer from Italian committee about whether the village will be needed as backup site

Ice begins to form on Mirror Lake in November 2017. Photo by Brendan Wiltse

Salt success: How Lake Placid rallied to save Mirror Lake

By Zachary Matson

Community's efforts to reduce salt use, divert runoff has helped bring a key Adirondack lake back from the brink

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From Azerbaijan to the Adirondacks: Teacher gets global perspective on climate

By Chloe Bennett

Lake Placid educator Sam Baker discusses his experience at climate training ahead of November’s COP29

The exterior of the Lake Placid health center, in the community's former emergency room.

Lake Placid transforms former emergency room into primary care facility

By Lauren Yates

Community celebrates new health services, while still recovering from loss of ER

Affordable housing opportunity: 16 townhomes hit Lake Placid market

By Tim Rowland

Next phase of Homestead's Fawn Valley project moving forward after 10 month delay

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