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Lewis County Humane Society: Stella

BOONVILLE — The opening reception of the Pieces of HeART exhibit will take place from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, at the Dodge Pratt Northam Art & Community Center, 106 Schuyler St. The reception is free. Pieces of HeART is a creative art expression program of...

Alex Haywood and Linda Goldsworthy talk about a scene as part of the Black Bear Players. Both will be part of the theater group’s inaugural performance, “Almost, Maine” on May 11-12. See the North Country’s newest community theatre group, the Black Bear Players at View take center...

73rd Annual Central Adirondack Art Show. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at View Arts Center in Old Forge. The Central Adirondack Art Show is a long-standing Old Forge tradition, showcasing some of the finest artists from throughout the Central Adirondack Region and beyond. The exhibition is open to all artists, age 16 and up within a 200-mile radius, working in any media. Admission to the galleries is $10 for non-members and free for members, active military (with id), and children under 18. For more info visit ViewArts.org or call 315-369-6411. View is located at 3273 Route 28, Old Forge.

LOWVILLE- A pair of Community Foundation grants totaling $150,000 have helped Double Play Community Center transform a former Lowville restaurant and banquet facility off Bardo Road into a full-service community hub that offers comprehensive wellness programs for patrons of all ages. The Foundation’s Board of Directors in 2023 approved a...

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Oswegatchie Educational Center at 9340 Long Pond Road in the town of Croghan will hold the 29th Annual AdironDUCK Race & Pancake Breakfast. Duck Master General Bill Waite and Beaver River FFA member Joe Waite appeared on 7 News at Noon on Monday to discuss the event. Watch their interview above.

OLD FORGE — View Arts Center has announced the 73rd annual Central Adirondack Art Show award winners, with their work on display through May 25. There were 23 winners selected this year selected by Juror of Awards and Kirkland Arts Center Executive Director Anita Welych in several categories. The...

OLD FORGE — The Old Forge Library, 220 Crosby Blvd., has partnered with other local libraries and civic groups for a regional read of “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Residents between Woodgate and Raquette Lake are welcome...

The Bethel Nazarene Church, located at 7476 State Route 12, Lowville, hosts a respite cafe from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday. The cafe is a program by AmeriCorps Seniors. Its purpose is to give family caregivers a break from their responsibilities by providing a place where they can bring their loved ones that offers activities and companionship. Lunch is provided at each cafe as well. There are paid positions open for anyone interested in becoming an AmeriCorps Senior member (55 or older) assigned to this program. In addition to this, there will be free caregiver training from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at the Lewis County Human Services Building on Outer Stowe Street. To learn more about any of the above, please contact Renee Williams at 585-645-8973 or rwilliams@lifespan-roch.org.

A local partnership and farm that breeds Welsh ponies between Barneveld and Boonville got to witness the rare birth of twin ponies on April 17.

The second coming of Christ has arrived on Abbott Elementary: Ava Fest is back. Now named “2 Ava 2 Fest,” this year’s celebration—which is just Abbott’s Open House rebranded as a celebration of Ava (Janelle James)—plans to feature Questlove as a headliner. But after Lauryn Hill didn’t show up at last year’s festival, can anyone trust Ava to actually pull it off now?No, of course not. But Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph), Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter), and Jacob (Chris Perfetti) are all aware of this and try to do damage control before too many parents get their hopes up. But Ava...

NORTH COUNTRY, N.Y. (WWTI) – Encompass Recreation and Indian River Lakes Conservancy have announced the grand opening of a joint venture, groundbreaking Sensory Trails. This project looks to revolutionize natural recreational spaces by offering a multisensory experience that caters to all individuals, including those with sensory sensitivities. “We believe that these Sensory Trails will not […]

CASTORLAND, New York (WWNY) - It’s hard to find a bullhead feed anymore, but we found one Friday at a fundraiser at the fire hall in Castorland. Watch our report by Kris Hudson above.

We are proud to name as this week’s Rick and Cutter show weenie of the week 41-year-old bicyclist Zach Walhovd from Rio. You see The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a passing motorist earlier this week saying that they found a cyclist lying in a ditch on County Hwy B in the town of Lowville and thought maybe the person had been hit by a car. Well, he wasn’t hit by a car but he probably felt like he was hit by a truck the next day, or maybe even a train because he went on to steamroll anyone around him. When authorities arrived on the scene they realized very quickly that Mr. Walhovd was extremely intoxicated. When they tried to take him into custody, surprisingly, after multiple attempts to apprehend him, he resisted arrest. Allegedly he made servery threats to the deputies en route to a local hospital, then at the hospital, he hit one of the officers and kicked a nurse in the head! And trust me those nurses, especially at the hospital do not get paid enough to be kicked in the head by a drunk idiot. After all this, a Taser had to be used to subdue him, but that didn’t work as he continued to have outbursts even trying to get his blood and yes urine on the deputies. To make matters even better the Sheriff’s office should have seen this coming as at the time of his arrest Mr. Walhovd was out on felony bond after similar actions happened durring an investigation in the town of Wyocena on Feb. 29th. That’s right he’s now done this twice. No deputies or hospital staff were seriously injured in the process.

The Old Forge Irish Setters Club once again proves all dogs can be Irish setters on St. Patrick’s Day as they march down Main Street in Old Forge. The Central Adirondack Association would like to give its biggest thanks to everyone who came out this year for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The number of people in our community and beyond who are willing to be in and support this parade, regardless of weather and temperature, is always a site to behold and something we always appreciate.

The Old Forge Library, located at 220 Crosby Blvd., invites our community members to stop by and take part in this Spring’s Seed Library starting in April. There will be a variety of seed packets and a few plants for people to take and use in their own home gardens. This spring the library hopes to have a generous donation of propogated houseplants on offer as well. If you have seeds, seedlings or plants you’d like to donate and share, please drop them off.