Adirondack Health’s Board of Trustees has welcomed two new members, Rich Kroes and Dr. John “Chip” Esper. Kroes has a background in technology and sustainability, having spent 22 years as a global leader with Oracle Corporation, before retiring in 2022. Dr. Esper brings more than 40 years of medical expertise to Adirondack Health, having served … Read more
Last week, the Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education spoke about the potential closure of Bloomingdale Elementary School three different times. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, at one of those meetings, they set Feb. 25 as the day they’ll vote on what they’ve called the most important decision the board will make … Read more
The legend of the late hockey coach Herb Brooks continues to reverberate some four-and-a-half decades after his young, upstart United States squad shocked the world by defeating the Soviet Union in the Lake Placid Olympic Winter Games. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports now, almost 46 years later, a life-size bronze statue will be unveiled of … Read more
Adirondack Community Foundation announces the establishment of the Small Grants for Small Food Pantries Fund. This opportunity, with seed funding from the Cloudsplitter Foundation, the Trust for Civic Life (a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors) and generous local donors, supports Adirondack region food pantries by investing in infrastructure upgrades to increase access to healthy … Read more
The race to fill two open trustee seats on the village board is now a contested one, with town Councilman Jeremy Evans being the third candidate to announce he will be seeking the Democratic line on the ballot for the March 18 election. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Evans’ announcement on Thursday came after David … Read more
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is now accepting submissions from anyone living in the North Country for PoemVillage 2026. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 6, 2026. Poem Village is an annual, village-wide beautification project that gives writers of all ages and experience levels the chance to publish their work and reach audiences … Read more
Adirondack Community Foundation (ACF) today announces it is one of three recipients selected for The F. M. Kirby Foundation’s inaugural Innovation Engine Grant Program. ACF will receive an award of $300,000, distributed over three years, to advance its Safety Net initiative. The Safety Net initiative is a strategic effort designed to create vital links among … Read more
A Lake Placid woman is facing a number of charges after a confrontation involving several knives. Sun Community News reports New York State Police were called to Cascade Road after Gwenyth A. McCaffrey, 23, allegedly became violent and threatened her roommates with a knife. Police said McCaffrey was upset with her two roommates when she … Read more
All four environmental advocacy groups that filed petitions to join the Adirondack Park Agency’s adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer artillery gun testing range in the town of Lewis will be allowed to participate. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports in a ruling issued on Monday, Administrative Law Judge David N. Greenwood granted the four applications … Read more
Two candidates announced they are running for two open trustee seats on the village board Wednesday — retired project manager David Trudeau and incumbent Trustee Matt Scollin. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, both say they will be seeking the Democratic line at the party’s caucus on Jan. 21. The Democrats will caucus at 5:30 … Read more