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Columnist Students at North Country School in Lake Placid show off the eggs they had just harvested on the school farm. (Photo provided) North Country School students with clipboards in the snow participate in a “snowpack lab” for their Earth science course. (Photo provided) Alicia Keefer, a preschool teacher at St. Agnes School, readies a student to go outside. (Photo provided) From left are St. Agens School Principal Catherine Bemis. School and Family Support Coordinator a...

The pool grant is on the agenda for a virtual meeting of the Quality of Life Committee from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today. Specifically, the city is preparing an application for a Statewide Park Program (SPP) grant, with the intention of using it for a new community pool project.Up for discussion will be safety features to be included in the project and the estimated operation/expense budget, if received.Grant applications are evaluated on a competitive basis. One factor that weighs

Dec 22, 2020 Photo: Getty Images More information coming from the office of Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan when it comes to the traditional Capital Holiday Lights in the Park Program. Several days ago, Sheehan was calling for a change saying that there was just too much traffic in the Washington Park area of Albany, when people in cars come to view the colorful holiday displays. There have been suggestions that the State Office campus might be an alternative location. Sheehans office has released...