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Gary Henry (Photo provided) WILMINGTON — After a nationwide search, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) announces the hire of Peru, New York, resident Gary Henry for the position of stream restoration associate. Working closely with Executive Director Kelley Tucker, Henry will transition to lead the survey, assessment, design, construction and long-term monitoring of stream restoration projects, including climate-ready culvert replacements. A licensed geoscientist, Henry started working on geomorphic river surveys nearly 20 years ago while a graduate student at Baylor University in cent...

Over the last several months, artist Susan Hoffer says she found painting as a way to learn more about her neighbors and friends in the Adirondacks. A new exhibit of her work opens in the Courthouse Gallery at the Lake George Arts Project on...

Dec 31, 2020 Eugene Roland Wood, 82, passed away at home surrounded by love, just before dawn on Dec. 23, 2020. Born in Upper Jay on March 5, 1938, he was the son of Roland Wood and Helen LaBombard. Eugene spent most of his early days on Heaven Hill Farm where he aided his father in farming. Gene worked at Last Chance Ranch and caddied at various golf clubs while attending Lake Placid High School, from which he graduated in 1956. Gene married Donna Mayotte in St. Alphonsus Church on Nov. 23, 1957, and they had five children: Russell, David, Daniel, Scott, and Noelle. As a young husband ...

Dec 29, 2020 Eugene Roland Wood, 82, passed away at home surrounded by love, just before dawn on Dec. 23, 2020. Born in Upper Jay on March 5, 1938, he was the son of Roland Wood and Helen LaBombard. Eugene spent most of his early days on Heaven Hill Farm where he aided his father in farming. Gene worked at Last Chance Ranch and caddied at various golf clubs while attending Lake Placid High School, from which he graduated in 1956. Gene married Donna Mayotte in St. Alphonsus Church on Nov. 23, 1957, and they had five children: Russell, David, Daniel, Scott, and Noelle. As a young husband ...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — A home on Victor Herbert Road was heavily damaged after a fire broke out there late Monday night. The house — which was built in 1953, according to Essex County property records — was unoccupied when the fire broke out. No one was hurt, according to Lake Placid Fire Chief Torry Hoffman. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Essex County fire investigators. After the Lake Placid Police Department investigated a call about smoke in the area and confirmed there was smoke billowing from the eaves of the home, the Lake Placid V...