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Last week sadly, another wilderness traveler died of hypothermia in the High Peaks Wilderness. News of such calamities reminds me that winter isn’t an abstraction or a romantic postcard—it’s a force ...

The Village Mercantile board will not vote to dissolve next week. But the board of the only community-owned department store ...

Hypothermia is a serious health hazard that occurs when body temperature drops too low, according to the National Weather Service. Someone is hypothermic when their body temperature drops below 95 ...

This winter, Craig Wood, Mount Van Hoevenberg and Whiteface are not the only recreational venues where skiing and other snow sports are having a banner year; so too are such settings as the High Peaks ...

A 21-year-old woman from New Jersey died from hypothermia in New York's Adirondack Mountains. Here are some tips to stay safe ...

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Ana Williams-BergenNorth Country at Work: Teaching kindergarten from the forest in Essex It's a cold, sunny morning at Black ...

The Friends of Poke-O-Moonshine Board of Directors is seeking a program coordinator to succeed David Thomas-Train, who is retiring from this mountain and fire tower stewardship effort after over 25 ...

An avid skier in younger days, Marietta native Bill Dunaway, who served as mayor of the city from 2002-09, got a big scratch ...

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