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eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — Three people have been chosen as finalists in the search for Lake Placid’s new school superintendent. The new superintendent, who will be chosen and appointed by the school’s Board of Education, will replace Roger Catania, who is retiring at the end of this school year. Catania has been Lake Placid Central School District’s superintendent since 2013, though he worked at the high school as a counselor for several years before that, star...

Robert Rizzo ROYERSFORD — With little warning, and no mention on the agenda, the Spring-Ford School Board voted 8-1 Monday night to halt its search for a new superintendent and negotiate a contract with the man doing the job right now. The motion was made in the middle of the solicitors report by school board member Tom DiBello, who said Acting Superintendent Robert Rizzo has done an outstanding job in difficult circumstances. - Advertisement - Spring-Ford School Board President Colleen Za...

Chocolate Festival Autumn Bouchard (right) of the Relay for Life Pictures of Hope team assists Verna Espling (left) and Vera Langley of Caribou with choosing chocolate treats during Relays Chocolate Festival. (Melissa Lizotte | The Star Herald) Autumn Bouchard (right) of the Relay for Life Pictures of Hope team assists Verna Espling (left) and Vera Langley of Caribou with choosing chocolate treats during Relays Chocolate Festival. (Melissa Lizotte | The Star Herald) Chocolate festival proves su...

Andre Hayward at the Skylark Lounge with the late Margaret Wright’s piano (Photo by David Brendan Hall) Standing onstage with saxophonist Elias Haslangers local quintet, Andre Hayward preps for his moment. As the two men finish a harmonized riff on the bandleaders "Smileys Stairs," Hayward lifts his bell to the microphone to take the first solo. The trombonist sticks close to the melody at first, adding slight variations, before scattering flurries of notes that belie their ...

By Ryan Shepard This year, Kamala Harris made history as the first Black woman to be sworn-in as Vice President of the United States. As she was sworn in, Kamala Harris donned an all-purple outfit in a nod to Shirley Chisholm, one of the first Black women to run for President. In four to eight years, Harris may try to finish what Chisholm started in 1972. As Vice President, Harris is positioned to make a serious run to become the first Black woman to serve as President of the United States. ...

By Ryan Shepard This year, Kamala Harris made history as the first Black woman to be sworn-in as Vice President of the United States. As she was sworn in, Kamala Harris donned an all-purple outfit in a nod to Shirley Chisholm, one of the first Black women to run for President. In four to eight years, Harris may try to finish what Chisholm started in 1972. As Vice President, Harris is positioned to make a serious run to become the first Black woman to serve as President of the United States. ...

Published on February 1, 2021 At the tail end of the summer, Charleston, South Carolina–based photographer Margaret Wright found herself on Amazon ordering pool noodles. It’s easily one of the stranger items she’s ever added to her cart, given she doesn’t have a swimming pool to put them in. But she didn’t have floating in mind when she bought the foam tubes. They were for her guest bedroom headboard. “They sat in my house for five months before I completely figure...

ROYERSFORD — For the families who want it, Spring-Ford School Districts upper grades will return to in-person education four days a week starting Feb. 4.

‘American aspiration’: Vice President Kamala Harris addresses nation after making history By Stephanie Weaver Vice President Kamala Karris addressed the nation during the Celebrating America special WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris made history on Wednesday, becoming the United States’ first Black, first Asian and first female second-in-command, after being inaugurated alongside President Joe Biden. But this is just one of many firsts for the country and for Harris, the daughter of Jamaic...

And generally, if we leave them alone, they will leave us alone. But a discussion about the prevalence of brown snakes at one popular coastal spot will have us being extra careful next time were in the area. Posting to the Brunswick Heads Community Page, Rita Bremer asked: "Does anybody know if anybody has been bitten by a brown snake while walking along the Brunswick (Heads) wall?" She was inundated with scary stories about the large number of snakes in the vicinity. Liz Gillett: "There a...