aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com A map of the Holiday Light Extravaganza participants in Lake Placid is available on the Google Earth app. It was created by Diana Friedlander. (News photo Andy Flynn) The process of making ice on the Olympic Speedskating Oval in front of the Lake Placid Middle-High School begins on Monday, Dec. 7 as state Olympic Regional Development Authority crews use a truck to lay down water, which freezes into layers of ice. This process usually takes several days, and ORDA hopes to have a soft opening this weekend, weather permitting, to kick off the new season of skating at the Oval. As with all venues, COVID-19 precautions will be taken. (News photo Andy Flynn)
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New York State Senator Betty Little has been serving in the legislature for 25 years. In 1995, the Republican won a special election to the state Assembly and in 2002 she won the state Senate seat that opened with the retirement of Senator Ronald Stafford. A year ago, she announced that she would retire at the end of this term December 31st. As she approaches the end of her public service, the 80-year-old Little tells WAMC North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley she has no regrets about her decision to retire.
“You know, I ve been in the Senate and the Assembly now for 25 years. And I said that I would not be there when I turned 80 and I had my 80th birthday in September. So you know you never know what s ahead of you when you re 80. But I ve seen too many people dozing off during session in Chamber because they were older and it was not going to be me. And you know there are things I d like to do mostly travel and I m hopeful that this will end so we can travel and d