News Staff Two Plattsburgh men pled guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the stabbing of Kenneth Darrah at AuSable Chasm last year, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office. Michael J. Rougeau, 49, and Michael A. Nastasia, 31, both entered pleas of guilty to manslaughter. The men said under oath that the killing was … Read more
Construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace is scheduled to begin on Monday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, construction involves harvesting ice from Lake Flower, transporting it to the shore and assembling it according to a blueprint. Construction on the palace will likely continue until the start of Carnival on Feb. 2.
A report of a threat made by an Adirondack Educational Center student prompted a K-9 sweep of the building on Wednesday, but Tupper Lake Village Police Chief Eric Proulx said the department’s investigation found that there was no threat made. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports police say a Tupper Lake student talking with other students … Read more
After a New York Democratic congressman introduced a resolution on Wednesday to censure North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik for her support of Jan. 6 insurrectionists, a Stefanik spokesman is going on the offensive, calling the motion “baseless” and dredging up allegations against the downstate Dem who made the resolution. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the … Read more
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts invites artists and nonprofit organizations in the Adirondack Quad-County Region to apply for Arts Education, Community Arts, and Individual Artist funding for projects in 2024. This funding is made possible by the support of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The application deadline is Wednesday, February … Read more
Lake Placid firefighters battled a structure fire on Main Street Tuesday morning that started in the fireplace of a rented room. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department responded to the structure fire at 2565 Main St. at 1:03 a.m. The fire started in the fireplace of a rented room on … Read more
Climate warming and lake browning – when dissolved organic matter from forests turns the water tea-brown – are making the bottom of most lakes in the Adirondacks unlivable for cold water species such as trout, salmon and whitefish during the summer. A new study, “Concurrent warming and browning eliminate cold-water fish habitat in many temperate … Read more
The Adirondack Death Care Community (ADKDCC) is offering an Advance Care Planning (ACP) workshop at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. This session will help explain the importance of Advanced Directives and address questions about the process of completing a Living Will and Health Care Proxy. Sun Community News … Read more
For the second year in a row, The Wild Center has been nominated for “Best Science Museum” in USA TODAY’s 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Friends and fans of the museum are encouraged to support The Wild Center by voting online, now until Feb. 12. Sun Community News reports the list of 20 nominees highlights … Read more
Authorities are investigating an inmate death at Franklin County Jail. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Franklin County Sheriff Jay D. Cook confirmed a death had occurred at the county facility and said there is an ongoing investigation into the inmate’s death. Cook said a 32-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her bed during the … Read more