The Village of Saranac Lake Department of Public Works will be closing the municipal parking lot for snow removal on Wednesday, Feb. 4 from midnight to 7 a.m., as well as the parking lot at 1-3 Main St. and the Midtown lot on Thursday, Feb. 5 from midnight to 7 a.m. According to the Adirondack … Read more
U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested a U.S. citizen and two Canadian citizens on human smuggling charges in two traffic stops on Lake Simond Road in Tupper Lake on Jan. 12. Agents also detained 10 Vietnamese citizens who had passports but allegedly no legal status to live or stay in the U.S. The Adirondack Daily … Read more
Tupper Lake’s water crisis was at the top of state Sen. Dan Stec’s mind at a Wednesday state environmental conservation budget hearing. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Stec, R-Queensbury, said he could have gone on for hours about the litany of environmental and infrastructure issues throughout the state’s 45th Senate district, which encompasses 84 … Read more
Recently, the Keeseville 250 Committee met in the Town of Chesterfield office on Vine Street for the first time this year to not only gather and discuss new ideas, but also begin to solidify them for this week-long celebration, from July 19 (the last day of the Keeseville Plein Air Festival) through July 26. The … Read more
Two candidates joined the contested race for the two open village board seats in Saranac Lake at the Republican caucus on Tuesday — realtor Katie Stiles and hotel sales director Joshua King. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, both candidates are registered independents. King sought the Democratic party line at that party’s caucus last week, … Read more
Saranac Lake Village Republicans selected incumbent Mayor Jimmy Williams to run for election at a caucus on Tuesday, setting up a contested March 18 election after Democrats selected Trustee Kelly Brunette as their candidate recently. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports no vote was needed, as Williams was the only candidate nominated. Williams is a registered … Read more
The Village Mercantile in Saranac Lake — the only community-owned department store in the state and one of the few remaining in the country — is at risk of closing, as it’s been struggling financially since it opened in 2011. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the store’s board of directors is holding a meeting that … Read more
Tupper Arts recently announced it has officially launched the rehabilitation of the Adirondack State Theater, a long-awaited project that will preserve one of the community’s most beloved landmarks and transform it into a year-round destination for movies, live performances and cultural programming. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the theater, located at 100 Park St., … Read more
Saranac Lake village is eyeing a potential housing development at the 10-acre sand pit it owns off of Will Rogers Drive. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village is exploring the possibility of turning the land into apartments or single-family homes. The property — a long strip of land behind Aldi, McDonald’s and Carcuzzi running … Read more
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announces $2.25 million in grants to 27 nonprofit organizations to support the stewardship of state parks, trails, historic sites and public lands. The North Country recipients include Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Adirondack Mountain Club, Cranberry Lake Mountaineers Snowmobile Club, Inc., John Brown Lives, Friends of … Read more