The Tupper Lake Central School District is targeting old lead pipes and a busted cafeteria floor, both at the middle-high school, for its upcoming capital outlay project. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the district’s board of education approved a resolution at its Dec. 1 meeting to move forward with the set of projects, although … Read more
The Tupper Lake Christian Center Church will again present for the community’s enjoyment “The Bethlehem Experience – A Living Nativity” this Saturday. The Tupper Free Press reports the church on Main Street in the Junction will be turned into what it may have been like in the town of Bethlehem. The event will take place … Read more
It’s time to celebrate the spirit of the holidays with the annual Holiday Village Stroll that spans this Friday through Sunday. Sun Community News reports on Friday, there will be face painting from 3 to 6 p.m. at High Peaks Resort; holiday wine and spirits tasting at Terry Robards Wines & Spirits from 3 to … Read more
The Adirondack Park Agency’s top attorney, Damion K. L. Stodola, will be leaving the agency at the beginning of the new year. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the departure comes as the APA readies for an adjudicatory hearing concerning a proposed howitzer artillery cannon testing range in the town of Lewis. The hearing is … Read more
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging New Yorkers not to oversalt treatment surfaces this winter, given the negative health and environmental impacts that come from salt runoff. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton joined state Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez and other officials at the Warren County Department … Read more
The Adirondack Rail Trail Association announced on Monday that it received just over $99,000 in a federal grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission’s Catalyst Program Grant. With the Adirondack Rail Trail officially opening in full in October, this $99,001.92 award is slated to help pay for various measures aimed at better integrating the rail … Read more
A female Saranac Lake Police officer is suing the department, the village and the former police chief in federal court for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation from 2021 to 2023. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Officer Gabrielle “Gabby” Buckley, formerly Gabby Beebe claims the department leadership created a “hostile work environment” with a “boys club … Read more
A Lake Placid restaurant owner announced his bid for Congress at John Brown Farm in North Elba on Friday. Stuart Amoriell, owner of The Pickled Pig, is campaigning to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik. News 10 reports Amoriell is running as a Democrat focused on strengthening the local economy, protecting senior citizens, education, environmental conservation, healthcare, … Read more
A new report from the Adirondack Land Trust, “Ground Truthing Accessible Wildland Trails Across the Adirondacks,” fills gaps in knowledge about trails that allow people with mobility disabilities to experience wild nature. Sun Community News reports 21 trails across the Adirondack Park’s six million acres were found to be accessible for people with mobility disabilities. … Read more
In Tupper Lake, the town and the school district here appear likely to collaborate for one of the community’s largest annual events: the Tupper Lake BrewSki. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Town Recreation Department Director Laura LaBarge and Youth Activities Coordinator Christielee Geiger presented a request at the Dec. 1 Tupper Lake Central School District … Read more