News Staff The Adirondak Loj and High Peaks Information Center are closed until further notice after at least one person connected to the facility tested positive for COVID-19. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports a spokesman for the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), which operates the Loj and HPIC, said on Monday that scant details were available because the … Read more
Historic Saranac Lake (HSL) announced that it has been awarded two new grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The two grants represent a significant endorsement from New York State for the Historic Saranac Lake’s museum and public programs. A grant of $25,000 per year for 2021 and 2022 will support … Read more
A winter storm is supposed to dump 8 to 12 inches of snow on the Adirondacks as it heads northeast from the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters say. Driving to work and school Tuesday morning is not expected to be easy. The High Peaks are expected to get the most snow — closer to the one-foot … Read more
The state Adirondack Park Agency board unanimously approved a project for a supposedly affordable housing complex on Wesvalley Road at its monthly meeting Thursday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, MacKenzie Outlook is a proposed apartment building to be constructed by Ardsley-based Regan Development, with monthly rental rates expected to be in the range of … Read more
The Alice Center’s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) will begin hosting limited visitation for residents on Monday, February 22, as part of New York State’s limited nursing home visitation program. Starting Feb. 22, the SNF will host pre-scheduled visitation from 9am – 11am, five days per week (Monday – Friday). In accordance with Department of Health … Read more
The Essex County Health Department (ECHD) is ready to scale up its vaccine distribution operations to include those with comorbidities and underlying health conditions. New Yorkers with these conditions are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning February 15, according to an announcement made by Governor Cuomo last week. Anyone 18 years of age and … Read more
ROOST is conducting a short survey to help refine the destination marketing message for the Lake Champlain Region. The Lake Champlain Region comprises the towns of Keeseville, Willsboro, Essex, Lewis, Elizabethtown, Westport, Moriah/Port Henry, Crown Point, and Ticonderoga in Essex County. The survey is designed to better understand what motivates people to live, work, and … Read more
Backcountry downhill skiers, snowboarders, and others who may traverse slides or steep, open terrain in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks should be aware of and prepared for avalanche conditions, according to DEC. Avalanche danger increases during and immediately after major snowfalls and during thaws. The High Peaks have received approximately five to six … Read more
Lake Placid schools are getting a deep cleaning Friday and going remote after an elementary school student, a middle-high school student and a support staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the superintendent said he plans to have students return to in-person learning when classes resume after the break, … Read more
Members of the North Elba Town Council unanimously approved the hiring of Haley Breen as the town’s first-ever community development director on Tuesday evening. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports she is a soon to be graduate of Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) with a Master of Public Affairs and a concentration in environmental policy. … Read more