News Staff Word comes that The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation (ACLC) rescued three loons July 8 to 11, including one with a fish hook embedded in its mouth and two that were grounded. Sun Community News reports later that week, the Center received two additional calls about grounded loons. The first loon was found on July … Read more
FCI Ray Brook was on modified lockdown last week after an inmate assaulted a staff member. According to the union representing FCI Ray Brook’s corrections officers, the officer was not injured in what union Vice President Jason Brannen described as an emotion-driven attack on July 17. The lockdown ended on Monday. No weapons were involved … Read more
Tupper Lake Democrats chose Barbara Denis and Susan Fitzpatrick to represent their party in the Nov. 5 race for two open Tupper Lake trustee seats at a caucus on Thursday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports incumbent Deputy Mayor Eric Shaheen and political newcomer Rick Pickering were selected by local Republicans on July 10 to represent … Read more
Adirondack Roots is now accepting applications for the Both Meadow Trail development, a four-unit, single-family housing development for moderate-income families being built in Keene. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the two bedroom, one bathroom homes will cost about $160,000 each, and have income qualifications for potential buyers based on family size and the area … Read more
An independent investigation into a workplace violence complaint filed last summer by former village Manager Erik Stender against Mayor Jimmy Williams found that the mayor did not violate the village’s workplace violence policy and recommended that no action be taken. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Stender maintains that he was attacked by Williams, though the … Read more
The Saranac Lake village board has agreed to release a summary of an independent workplace violence investigation into an altercation between Mayor Jimmy Williams and former village Manager Erik Stender last summer, which led to Stender’s resignation. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports more than a year after the altercation, and two months after the full … Read more
A Saranac Lake-based organization continues to work with school districts across Franklin County to bring more inclusive bike programming to physical education programs. The Heart Network’s Creating Healthy Schools & Communities (CHSC) program in Franklin County has been working with the Malone Central School District to bring the nationally renowned All Kids Bike program to … Read more
The Adirondack Health Foundation celebrated record attendance at its 2024 summer gala on Saturday, July 6 with nearly 490 attendees. The Foundation’s signature event of the season raised $250,000 for the Cornerstone Campaign. The Cornerstone project will relocate and expand the Renal Dialysis Center and completely renovate Adirondack Medical Center’s two patient care floors and … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education set a public hearing for August on changes to the student code of conduct, including a proposed cellphone ban for high school students and tweaks to dress code language. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the board also named Colleen Locke its new president, Ron Briggs … Read more
Troy author Daniel Killion will be at Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) on Wednesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. along with co-author Michael Klane to read from his book, Portrait of a Bank Robber. Portrait of a Bank Robber is a work of creative nonfiction that follows Killion’s life from his adoption into an evangelical … Read more