The first confirmed case of rabies in a bat was reported earlier this month. The bat was brought to public health officials from a home in the Town of Malone and was found positive for rabies after being submitted for testing. The Public Health Department reminds county residents of the importance of regular rabies vaccination … Continue Reading Rabid Bat In Malone

Have you ever wondered why the brain is so vulnerable, addicted even, to social media? Save the date and join SUNY Plattsburgh Queensbury Campus and SUNY Adirondack on October 21 as they answer these questions and more at their conference, The Digital Age of Vulnerability: Better Social Media & Mental Health. This full-day, virtual conference … Continue Reading A Look At The Brain And Social Media

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming Rabies Clinic in Lake Placid next week! All pet cats, dogs, and ferrets must be vaccinated against the rabies virus by 4 months of age. Go to www.co.essex.ny.us/Health to register. It happens August 11th, 6pm to 8pm at the Lake Placid Horse Show Fairgrounds.

Adirondack Water Week kicks off this Friday and runs through Sunday, Aug. 14. The third annual event celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic Clean Water Act. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it’s a collaboration between several groups and businesses and features more than two dozen programs across the Adirondack region, coordinated by the Paul … Continue Reading Adirondack Water Week Upcoming

The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees has denied another application for an exception from the village’s current moratorium on the issuance of new short-term vacation rental permits. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the village board on Monday denied its fourth moratorium exception application from New Jersey resident Justina Deitz, who owns a condominium … Continue Reading Board Denies STR Application

Adirondack Health’s Comprehensive Joint Replacement Center has been granted a three-year re-certification as a certified joint replacement program by HFAP. This HFAP (Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program) certification confirms that our joint replacement program provides high quality care as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation.

DEC and Essex County are launching a new shuttle route to help manage safe, sustainable visitation to backcountry destinations in the Adirondack High Peaks. The new route builds on the existing Route 73 shuttle and will run on select summer and fall weekends from Frontier Town Gateway in North Hudson to provide convenient and safe … Continue Reading Shuttle Launch In Essex County

26 year old Alexa Gallagher remains behind bars in the Franklin County Jail, no bail, charged in last week’s murder of 51 year old Melissa Guisewhite in Tupper Lake. Details are limited about what led up to the alleged homicide but Gallagher is charged with second degree murder in the case.

The Franklin County Fair runs from Aug. 7 to 14th. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the festivities kick off Sunday but there will be two “free gate admissions” on Friday and Saturday, when vendors will open and rides will be offered by Amusements of America. When the fair officially gets underway Sunday, admission will cost … Continue Reading Franklin County Fair Starts August 7th

The Department of Motor Vehicles in the Harrietstown Town Hall will be open on Tuesdays, starting this week, as Franklin County staff say new hires in the department have allowed them to expand their hours recently. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the DMV in the town hall will now be open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from … Continue Reading DMV Expanding Hours In Harrietstown Town Hall