News Staff Lake Placid firefighters knocked down a fire at a home on Grandview Avenue Sunday afternoon. Firefighters say no one was injured in the fire, but the house has significant damage. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the call came in at 60 Grandview Ave. with three trucks and 23 members at 12:47 p.m. Sunday. The residents … Read more
The March 19 Saranac Lake Village trustee ballot is set. Democrat Fred Balzac is not on the ballot, but he is running as a write-in. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports each of the other four candidates have secured major party nominations — Aurora White and Paul Van Cott for the Democrats and Katie Stiles and … Read more
The village of Saranac Lake will accept questions from the public for another week-and-a-half on an emergency services complex it is planning to build at the former St. Pius X High School building. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports after Feb. 26, it will schedule another public forum on the project — which has been controversial … Read more
In Saranac Lake, Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES Building Trades Program students work around the large structure taking up most of their workshop. They are split into small groups, some brush black paint onto lumber, and some cut planks with a table saw. All of these components will be added to their class project: a tiny house. The … Read more
The North Elba Town Council unanimously adopted 23 amendments to the joint land use code on Tuesday, including new guidelines for cannabis dispensaries and tobacco shops. The vote follows a unanimous Jan. 16 decision by the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees to adopt the amendments. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports before adopting the amendments … Read more
Area schools are slated to collectively lose more than $2.9 million in foundation aid for the next school year if the state Legislature approves policy changes proposed in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget plan. Saranac Lake Central School District and Lake Placid Central School District will see the largest foundation aid losses at $1,469,668 and … Read more
The Saranac Lake Police Department sent Sgt. Luke Cromp and Chief Darin Perrotte to Law Enforcement Snowmobile School in Old Forge last week. When they return they will be able to patrol on their new fleet of snowmobiles. Sun Community News reports this new mode of transportation stems from the construction of the Adirondack Rail … Read more
More than 14,600 acres of land near Tupper Lake are set to be permanently protected by the state in a $9.3 million sale, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the agreement between the state government and the Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit that focuses on land protection, permanently protects Follensby Pond and … Read more
In 2024, Adirondack Health welcomes three new members to its board of trustees and says goodbye to several valued board members whose terms have expired. The board of trustees is comprised of community volunteers who are directly responsible for the oversight of Adirondack Health. Trustees are nominated by the board’s Governance Committee. Joining the board … Read more
More than $55 million has been awarded and an additional $20 million in procurement opportunities made available through New York State’s Opioid Settlement Fund to support a range of addiction services across New York State. Among the recipients SUNY Adirondack Community College, SUNY Clinton Community College, and SUNY North Country Community College, along with St. … Read more