News Staff New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton has announced $22.7 million in Climate Smart Communities Grant awards for 43 projects to help municipalities take action to address climate change. The village of Saranac Lake received $72,000 to create a climate vulnerability assessment and climate adaptation plan. The town of Jay gets $30,000 … Read more
The Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory’s Astronomy Hub has won an Emmy award. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Adirondack Sky Center was one of around a dozen locations in the path of totality that brought home the hardware for their collective roles in NASA’s coverage of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse. … Read more
Town resident David Lynch has been appointed to a one-year term to the Harrietstown council, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Councilwoman Ashley Milne in October. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, council solicited letters of interest and although they got several inquiries about the process, Lynch was the only one who submitted … Read more
Adirondack groups are teaming up to warn about damage caused by wakeboats and urge towns to limit their use on sensitive lakes. The coalition has spent months examining wakeboat research in other regions and developing a model town ordinance that would restrict where wakeboats could be used. A virtual information session on the topic is … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul is already laying out parts of her agenda for the new year, and one of her first announced priorities of the year is a push to exempt up to $25,000 in tipped wages from state income tax. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, it’s a move she says stays in line with … Read more
Discussion of the future of Bloomingdale Elementary School is scheduled for later this month, with two public hearings and a slate of board and committee discussions. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports a tentative timeline is still being hashed out, but a recommendation on whether or not to close the school amid declining enrollment could come … Read more
Essex County welcomes millions of overnight guests a year, but has only 36,000 full-time residents to pay for the public services these visitors may require while they’re here. So to help balance the equation, county supervisors passed a measure at their December meeting that will use a new revenue stream from short-term rentals to pay … Read more
The first three homebuyers in the affordable-forever Both Meadow Trail project in Keene closed on their homes recently, marking an important step in easing that community’s housing shortage. LakePlacidNews.com reports Adirondack Roots, a nonprofit housing organization based in Elizabethtown, spearheaded development of the four-home development off state Route 73. One home remains for sale. Homeowners … Read more
The Jay Entertainment & Music Society (JEMS) is making headway on the renovations to the Amos & Julia Ward Theatre on Parkside Drive. Sun Community News reports JEMS closed the theater to the public on Oct. 1 after several leaks were found in the lobby flooring. The not-for-profit organization that strives to connect the local … Read more
Camp Santanoni’s free Winter Weekends are back, offering skiers and snowshoers a rare opportunity to enjoy a classic Adirondack winter wonderland unspoiled by the noise of traffic or snowmobiles. Sun Community News reports for three weekends – Jan. 18-20, Feb. 15-17, March 14, 15 – the public can get a look inside the Camp’s buildings … Read more