News Staff New York voters will decide in November whether to expand the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The change would allow new ski and biathlon trails on a portion of protected forest land near Lake Placid. FingerLakes 1 reports the proposal, listed as Proposal Number One on the 2025 statewide ballot, seeks permission to … Read more
Lakes are complex ecosystems, but taking action to protect them doesn’t have to be difficult. Sun Community News reports on Tuesday, Oct. 28, community members are invited to “Sips and Science: Love Your Lakes”, a new event celebrating Adirondack waters and sharing practical steps everyone can take to protect them. The event will take place … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul has expressed a desire to purchase the majority of acreage of Whitney Park, the 36,600-acre tract of vast forests and lakes in the Adirondacks. Hochul wrote to the trustees of the estate of John Hendrickson, who died in 2024, about the future of the property, saying her administration wants to work with … Read more
A structure fire Sunday morning destroyed the single-family residence at 66 Cedar St. The homeowner was able to make it out on her own without injury. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports there were no injuries to firefighters, although two cats who lived there died. Firefighters attempted to revive the two cats, using oxygen masks specially … Read more
The Harrietstown council, in a 3-2 vote on Thursday, decided to recommend the federal government contract with SkyWest Airlines at the town-owned Adirondack Regional Airport. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the U.S. Department of Transportation will make the final decision on which of four airlines it will subsidize flights for at SLK. In making … Read more
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will present its 21st annual High School Writing Retreat on Thursday, Oct. 30, and Friday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, at Paul Smith’s College. ACW’s High School Writing Retreat offers students from across the North Country an opportunity to spend two full days learning … Read more
Saranac Lake is considering a plan that would allow it to start up a geothermal heating and cooling utility, in theory, without paying a dollar for the massive project. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, a set of circumstances are lining up to make this a possibility — state grants, a contract with a multinational … Read more
Corrections officers and staff at the federal prison in Ray Brook are currently working without pay during the now-11-day government shutdown. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports officers and staff there also had their union contract terminated two weeks ago, as the federal government seeks to outlaw labor organizations for most federal employees. Regional and national … Read more
Adirondack Community Foundation (ACF) today announced the appointment of two new Trustees to its Board and the hiring of a new Administrative Officer, further strengthening the organization’s capacity to serve the greater Adirondack region. The new Trustees are Daniel P. Leff and Lynn Magnus, and Emily Sheft joins the staff as the new Administrative Officer.
The Adirondack Mountain Club is seeking $2.85 million for its Cascade Welcome Center, a popular informational stop and winter cross-country skiing destination on Route 73 between Keene and Lake Placid. The Adirondack Explorer reports ADK closed the center’s doors at the end of August, calling it a temporary shuttering at that time.