July 4th Fireworks Launch Site Up In The Air

The Lake's high water level -- responsible for numerous floods, delayed dock installations, a missing paddleboat and an overall late start to the summer season -- may impact the location of where this year's July 4th fireworks will be launched.

There may not be a large enough area, behind the Boathouse, the traditional launch site, to set off the fireworks, Town Supervisor Cathy Moses told Schroon Laker.

"Our back up plan is the boat launch area at Word Of Life, " Moses said. "We used that area a few years ago and it worked really well." A final decision will be made Friday.

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Northway Crash Update

Last week we reported on a rollover crash on the Northway on the eve of the Memorial Day Holiday where miraculously no one was hurt. In our report we mentioned one of the survivors of the crash was distraught over a missing cat, “Larry” who jumped from the wreck and ran into the woods. Since then we have been in contact with the daughter of the couple who shares with us an update on her parents and Larry:

They are both feeling better each day - no major injuries Thank God! We still haven't found Larry, but we've been up that way hiking a few days for a few hours at a time trying to find him. Thank you for helping them look for Larry - she's lost without him! If we find him or get any news I will definitely let you know.

There is a reward offered for Larry’s safe return in this Craigslist posting.

Northway Crash Snarls Traffic For Hours

In a split second last night, we watched as a tragedy was miraculously avoided, how life changed for two people and how folks came together to help others. It was also a valuable reminder  -- if we ever need one -- about how safety belts save lives.

At about 6.55 p.m last night just north of exit 23 on the 87 Northway, on a dry stretch of blacktop, I watched from the passenger seat of a friend’s SUV as a  large camper trailer pulled by a Toyota pickup truck began to swing violently from left to right. In the blur of a few seconds, the pickup truck and trailer  -- traveling in the right lane about 100 yards ahead of us -- flipped over several times over both lanes of traffic. We saw a small orange cat jump out of the shattered passenger side window.

The pickup came to rest upright on top the metal barrier with the flattened camper trailer taking up all of the right lane. Several motorists pulled over. In the moments that followed, time goes into an eerie slow motion state.  Two women and my son rushed over to the pickup truck to check on the occupants. They learned a female passenger had already exited the vehicle and went looking for that cat we had seen earlier, either being ejected or jumping from the window. We leaned another cat was trapped in the back of the cab. 

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