Saranac Lake Woman Facing Drug Counts

A lengthy investigation and execution of a search warrant resulted in the significant seizure of numerous narcotics and drug paraphernalia. Saranac Lake Village Police said the search at 189 Kiwassa Road in Saranac Lake uncovered magic mushrooms, methamphetamine, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine and crack cocaine, roughly $3,500 in cash. The search ended with the arrest of … Read more

Snowmobile Club Protests Paving Of Parts Of Rail Trail

In a letter to the DEC, the Lake Placid Snowmobile Club and its attorney, Matthew Norfolk, denounced the decision to pave sections of the Adirondack Rail Trail instead of continuing with what they said was the expected plan of using crushed stone. Adirondack Explorer reports pavement along 2.6 miles of the rail trail in Saranac … Read more

Saranac Lake Group Writing Letters Calling For Gaza Ceasefire

Members of the Saranac Lake community have been gathering every Monday at the Adirondack Center for Writing, to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Every week they mail 60 to 70 letters to representatives, from the mayor to the president. Sun Community News reports there have been 10 sessions since it started in January.

Update On North Elba CDBG Funding

North Elba received the $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding in December 2021. The program is federally funded through the state’s CDBG program. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the funds were allocated to create a housing repair assistance program that will grant loans to local homeowners for home repairs they normally wouldn’t be able … Read more

Crash Kills Tupper Lake Woman

A Tupper Lake woman has been pronounced dead after a one-car crash on state Route 3 on Wednesday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 65 year old Jean M. Crubaugh, 65, of Tupper Lake, was the sole occupant of a vehicle that left the roadway and landed in an area by the side of the … Read more

Ill Prepared Hikers Rescued By Rangers

On March 9, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiking party reporting an individual with an ankle injury near the summit of Whiteface Mountain. When Rangers reached the three hikers from Quebec, they found that although the injury was not serious, the hikers were ill-prepared for conditions. Rangers helped the trio back to … Read more

‘I BIRD NY’ Challenge

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the start of the 2024 ‘I BIRD NY’ Challenge for birders of all ages and abilities. The challenge provides opportunities to identify birds and learn about birdlife and awards program finishers with a commemorative I BIRD NY Challenge patch and the chance to win birding equipment.  New York has … Read more

$4.5 Million In Federal Funding For Saranac Lake Emergency Services Building

The project to build a new emergency services building for fire, ambulance and police responders in Saranac Lake got a $4.5 million boost from the federal government over the weekend, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. The funding surfaced after Congress passed a consolidated appropriations act with the funding request submitted by North Country Rep. Elise … Read more