We told you recently that the Saranac Lake Police Department is installing a dozen Flock license plate reader cameras and security cameras around the village with a state grant, and to date, three of them have been installed. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the automatic license plate readers, referred to as ALPRs, are not … Read more
A report from members of the village and town boards here has found “potential paths” for the state to return the former Army National Guard armory property on state Route 3 to the town for public use. They see opportunity there for use again. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Saranac Lake Police Department … Read more
The Village Mercantile board will not vote to dissolve this week. But the board of the only community-owned department store in the state, and one of the few remaining in the country, says they’re looking for new people to take the helm and bring fresh ideas to keep the unique shop financially viable. According to … Read more
The Essex County Health Partners — which include the Essex County Health Department , University of Vermont Health Network — Elizabethtown Community Hospital, and Adirondack Health — recently announced the release of the Essex County Community Health Assessment 2025 (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan 2026-2030 (CHIP). The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports taken together, the … Read more
In Lake Placid, one of the classic harbingers of its arrival is a chair falling through the ice. For decades, the community has had some fun guessing exactly when the ice will melt, or at least become thin enough for a wooden chair to break through. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports on top of the … Read more
An avid New Jersey outdoor buff slipped off a trail and froze to death while hiking Mt. Marcy with her dog — after it took rescuers more than six hours to find her in bitter single-digit temperatures, officials said Wednesday. Brianna Mohr, 21— who posted breathtaking Instagram photos of herself on remote adventures — called … Read more
The Town of St. Armand will hold a meeting on February 19, 2026 to discuss the Lake Colby Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) planned for 199 Trudeau Road, Saranac Lake. The project by Roxford Solar A LLC includes four 5-megawatt battery units that store energy when demand is low and release it when demand is … Read more
The towns of Black Brook and Jay are wrapping up Phase 1 of the joint wastewater treatment plant upgrades; last week, both municipalities went out for an RFQ to kickstart Phase 2. Sun Community News reports after being issued an order to upgrade the plant by DEC, officials from both towns developed a plan of … Read more
Earlier this month, a portion of the hamlet in the Town of Jay was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places. Sun Community News reports the Au Sable Forks Historic District, which was added to the New York State Historic Register in December 2025, includes around 100 historic buildings, from the Graves Mansion … Read more
The 18th Annual Adirondack Plein Air Festival, hosted by Saranac Lake ArtWorks, has announced that registration is now open for the 2026 event, scheduled for Aug. 17-22. The festival invites plein air painters from across the nation to capture the Adirondack Mountains through their art. Sun Community News reports registration will close April 15. For … Read more