The Saranac Lake village election for mayor and two trustee seats is today. Polls at the Harrietstown Town Hall auditorium at 39 Main St. will be open from noon to 9 p.m. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports that while election days usually happen on a Tuesday, a 1998 state law bans elections on St. Patrick’s Day. … Read more
The town of Harrietstown has signed a Climate Smart Communities pledge with a goal of being more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, and it is looking for residents to join a task force to oversee the completion of those goals. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports newly appointed town Councilman David Lynch brought the idea to the … Read more
In what is becoming an increasingly routine occurrence, the Adirondack Park Agency’s start date for the adjudicatory hearing on a proposed howitzer testing range in the town of Lewis has been pushed back yet again. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it is now tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on June 24 at the APA’s … Read more
A Saranac Lake man is expected to spend 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty on Friday to predatory sexual assault of a child. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, William J. Strack II, 37, who lived at the Algonquin Apartments at 240 George Lapan Highway, was arrested in October on a dozen … Read more
This week, the Saranac Lake Village Board authorized the signing of a lease agreement for the future Adirondack Park Agency headquarters at 1-3 Main Street in Saranac Lake. The vote marks an important milestone in a collaborative effort between New York State and the Village to advance a project that officials say supports downtown revitalization, … Read more
Cathy McBride Romano has been named grand marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Saranac Lake. The parade’s grand marshal is selected each year by a vote of its former grand marshals. Sun Community News rpeorts Romano will lead the parade from the Saranac Lake Post Office to the Harrietstown Town Hall at … Read more
St. Bernard’s School has announced the launch of a new sixth-grade program designed to support students during the important transition from elementary school to junior high school. According to the Sun Community News, the program, beginning in the coming school year, will offer students a “bridge year” that maintains the supportive environment of the school … Read more
The Wilmington town board voted at its Tuesday meeting 4-1 to adopt Local Law No. 1 of 2026, which contains a set of proposed zoning ordinance amendments. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the law’s intent is to give the town Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals more regulatory authority compared to the current … Read more
The risk of projectiles ricocheting into state Route 9 and I-87 led the U.S. Army branch contracting with a private security consulting firm to pull its support for a project to test-fire military cannons in the northeastern Adirondacks, records show. The communications from 2023 obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and shared with the … Read more
The village of Saranac Lake has approved a resolution limiting how its police department can cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The Adirondack Explorer reports the measure bars village police from enforcing federal civil immigration laws and prohibits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using local officers to conduct investigations or arrests. Trustees approved the … Read more