News Staff A Saranac Lake man and a woman from Vermontville were arrested after police say they found them in possession of multiple narcotics at a local hotel. Lake Placid Police were alerted to investigate a complaint of a disoriented woman seen in a hallway of the Courtyard by Marriott Lake Placid on March 14. Investigators found … Read more
Recently in Keene, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from the daughter of a 57-year-old overdue hiker. The hiker’s last known location was downhill from Grace Peak, with no contact for nearly 3.5 hours. Forest Rangers located the subject’s vehicle at the Round Pond trailhead. Rangers then hiked to the subject’s last known location and … Read more
A North Elba town justice has resigned from his seat after a state judicial watchdog lodged a formal ethics complaint against him. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the complaint accuses the former judge of retaliating against a Lake Placid attorney who had filed an ethics complaint against him five years prior. Former town justice Alec … Read more
DEC announced the agency is holding a virtual public information session on Thursday, March 28, to discuss the draft Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan currently under development. The plan, once adopted following public review and input, will guide the State’s actions for managing pond-dwelling Adirondack brook trout for the next 15 years. The virtual … Read more
The results of the Saranac Lake village election were too close to call on Election Night Tuesday, and with all four candidates on the ballot within the same 40-vote range, village election officials are sending the ballots to the Franklin County Board of Elections for a recount, according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. The results … Read more
The town of Harrietstown is asking the Franklin County Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by an aviation business. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the business, Go Aviation, is a former tenant of the town-owned Adirondack Regional Airport, and is accusing the town of retaliation, breaching lease agreements and is alleging a … Read more
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to increase the price of Main Street annual parking permits and equalize all parking lot and street parking meter rates to 50 cents per 15 minutes. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the village board voted unanimously to increase this price to $200, which is in … Read more
Franklin County Public Health will hold free rabies vaccination clinics at the following locations locally: Malone 3/28/2024 6-8pm Fire Department, Saranac Lake 5/21/2024 6-7:30pm Fire Department and Tupper Lake 9/17/2024 6-7:30pm Fire Department. Officials say appointments are required prior to arrival.
The Saranac Lake Civic Center will stay open until April 9 — later than usual this year — as part of the celebration surrounding the total solar eclipse that will occur on April 8. The Civic Center will host 10 total skating sessions the day of, the day after and just prior to the eclipse. … Read more
Local officials will gather public feedback Tuesday night as they consider applying for state grant funding for a potential development project in the Mill Hill section of this community. The public meeting, which will be attended by representatives from the town of North Elba and village of Lake Placid, is scheduled for 6 p.m. at … Read more