News Staff Ashley Walden has been named the new president and CEO of the state Olympic Regional Development Authority and will take over from current ORDA CEO Michael Pratt starting Sept. 11. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the 41 year old is a former Olympic luge athlete and a current resident of Lake Placid, and will … Read more
Paul Smith’s College’s fall semester starts today, as the school tries to rebound from a plan to affiliate withe the . As classes gear up, the college is still developing its plan for moving forward without the non profit educational group Fedcap affiliation it was working on for more than a year. The school has … Read more
In Saranac Lake, the Main Street and Broadway Urban Forestry plantings and the Berkeley Green Public Restrooms are just a few items away from completion of those projects. William Morris Park has been back, fully open for over a month now, and progress continues to be made along the eastern section of Woodruff St. and … Read more
A week from this Friday, September 1st, is the deadline to apply for the town of North Elba’s Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund — LEAF, which has distributed more than $3 million for more than 80 local projects since April 2021. This fund — created by redistributing 2% of the county’s 5% occupancy tax — … Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the New York State Farm Service Agency’s (NYS FSA) request for a federal Agricultural Disaster Designation following this past May’s deep freeze that destroyed thousands of acres of crops for 31 counties across Upstate New York. Upstate New York suffered major crop damage from the extreme cold weather … Read more
DEC will host a public meeting on Aug. 23, to provide updates on project progress and future planning, address community concerns, and answer questions. Public and stakeholder participation is vital to the success of the rail trail project and will help inform future public communication needs. The public meeting will be held Wednesday, Aug. 23, … Read more
A Saranac Lake woman has been arrested for murder in Lake Pleasant, New York. 57 year old Ann Favro is being held with no bail, charged with killing a man named David Chenier, who was 32 years old and from Indian Lake. New York State Police say Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies had responded to the … Read more
Wilmington’s short-term vacation rental committee presented its recommendations for new STR regulations, including a suggested cap on the number of permits the town should issue, at a public meeting. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports currently, STR owners in Wilmington are required to obtain a STR license from the Town Clerk’s office.
The Saranac Lake Youth Baseball and Softball Association is underway with a fundraising campaign to repair and improve a pair of local youth recreation fields. Sun Community News rpeorts the goal of the Grand Slam Campaign is to raise $40,000 for a series of upgrades to Rotary Field, located next to the Saranac Lake Civic … Read more
Artists & Revolutionaries (A&R), an eco-conscious fashion label based in Elizabethtown, has announced its collaboration with painter Georgeanne Gaffney’s 8 Academy, a boutique and art studio in Saranac Lake. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the partnership brings together minimalist clothing by A&R’s John-Michael Schlotter with Gaffney’s fine art paintings, as well as curated vintage goods … Read more