News Staff In the lead up to the world collegiate curling athletes competing in Saranac Lake, Olympic curling gold medalist Tyler George and Adirondack Mac, the official mascot for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, will present the sport to Saranac Lake Central School District students on Dec. 5-6. The two schools, Petrova Elementary and … Read more
Ben Bradford, Winn Rea and Lisa Crandall, all ADK 46ers and Leave No Trace Master Educators, taught a leave no trace course to juniors and seniors enrolled in a natural resource science at Adirondack Educational Center. Sun Community News reports the mission is “to protect and foster the natural resources within the forest preserve located … Read more
The Clinton County Legislature recognizes the struggle North Country residents are dealing with due to higher energy prices resulting in higher utility bills and wants residents to know there are programs available to offer assistance to help reduce energy use and control energy bills as the colder months set in. The Sun Community News reports … Read more
Some friendly competition unfolding in Saranac Lake for the 3rd Annual Light Up The Town event. Trim your home or business in your best decorations to show off your seasonal spirit. Get listed on a map that the community will use to tour the area and select the most jolly displays. Judging will be done … Read more
More harmful algal blooms have been reported at more water bodies around the Tri-Lakes and the Adirondacks this fall than ever before. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports blooms have been confirmed on Lake Colby, Lower Saranac Lake and Moose Pond for the first time ever. Mirror Lake had a nearly lake-wide bloom earlier this month, … Read more
The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 37th Annual Sparkle Village Craft Show & Sale on Friday, Dec. 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harrietstown Town Hall at 39 Main St. Saranac Lake. This year’s show features handmade items from … Read more
AdkAction has a community-scale drum composter to distribute at no cost for a North Country site host. The location will be selected by mid-December and delivered as part of AdkAction’s Compost for Good project. Sun Community News reports the large drum composter is capable of processing up to 50,000 pounds (25 tons) of food scraps … Read more
Franklin County officially adopted the budget for fiscal year 2023 during the regular meeting of the legislative board Thursday at the courthouse in Malone. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the spending plan includes no increase in the tax levy. Total appropriations rose slightly between the tentative and adopted budget, going from $118,284,501 to $119,936,717 … Read more
Amtrak’s Adirondack Line is presumed to return to service in the spring. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the rail line, which would travel from New York City to Montreal and make local stops in Plattsburgh and Rouses Point, was initially suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, when severe restrictions … Read more
A Tupper Lake woman was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury last month and has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 26 year old Alexa J. Gallagher was charged with second-degree murder, a felony, for allegedly killing her mother, 51 year old Melissa A. Guiswhite of Tupper Lake … Read more