News Staff Construction crews with Pratt Excavating are well underway with demolition of the former Desperados Restaurant on Saranac Avenue in Lake Placid Wednesday. The leveled restaurant will be the site of a new Stewart’s Shops convenience store and district office. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports they hopt haul the rubble away from the site on Thursday. … Read more
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has introduced two bills highlighting the importance of workforce development practices and skills hiring practices in the workplace. The Employer-Directed Skills Act empowers job creators to provide workforce development opportunities that equip workers for in-demand jobs. The Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act will support employers seeking to adopt skills-based hiring practices through technical … Read more
After years of legal challenges, the Adirondack Park Agency approved adding a roof to about 100 boat slips at the Saranac Lake Marina at its board meeting on Thursday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports, ten years ago, the Saranac Lake Marina asked the APA if it could add roofing to its boat slips to protect … Read more
The Tupper Lake 8-Miler is set for Saturday, June 24. This annual paddling race starts at the Town of Tupper Lake Boat Launch on State Route 30. The course takes paddlers under the Route 30 bridge, up the Raquette River to the Oxbow and then back to the boat launch. Entry fee is $30. To … Read more
North Country Community College will host a pair of fun, educational day camps for high school students interested in careers in healthcare. The MASH (Medical Academy of Science and Health) Camps will take place this summer at the college’s Malone and Ticonderoga campuses. The application window is open now at www.nccc.edu/mash-camp. The Malone MASH Camp … Read more
The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Dinner and Celebration recently at the Hotel Saranac. The Business of the Year Award was awarded to Hotel Saranac. The 2023 Citizen of the Year was presented to Franny Preston. The Employee Excellence Award is a new award established to honor an employee of a … Read more
$20,000 bail set for a Saranac Lake man charged with harming a person during a robbery on Friday. 42 year old Raymond A. Tallman was charged with robbery, criminal contempt and aggravated family offense, all felonies, as well as assault, menacing, unlawful imprisonment, and other counts. Police said Tallman allegedly stole property from another person … Read more
New York’s Summit on Youth Mental Health convened leaders, experts, and youth themselves to discuss the findings in the Youth Listening Tour summary report Based on the findings from the Youth Listening Tour and the discussions held at the Summit on Youth Mental Health, several youth recommendations emerged, including: Investing in community-based resources for recreation … Read more
Representatives from North Country Community College addressed the Franklin County legislature prior to their regular meeting Thursday at the courthouse and presented a tentative budget of $14,956,472 in operating costs and $300,000 in capital spending for 2023-24. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Joe Keegan, president of the college, and Erik Harvey, interim CFO, appeared … Read more
Last week, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, along with Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced a bill to extend the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) for 10 years while making critical reforms to encourage economic development, enhance access to rural healthcare, and streamline bureaucratic processes within the NBRC. This legislation will … Read more