News Staff The Hub on the Hill is combatting the lack of cold food storage in the North Country by raising money to expand its facilities. One challenge is the lack of USDA-inspected slaughter facilities nearby and readily available to local producers. According to the Sun Community News, The Hub on the Hill’s goal is to raise … Read more
Members of the Keene town board held a special meeting recently at Keene Town Hall to appoint a replacement for Councilor Jennifer Gregory Whitney, who resigned on Sept. 13. They chose retired lawyer Chris Daly. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Daly’s letter of interest to succeed Whitney after she resigned was not his first attempt … Read more
Tupper Lake village police are asking hikers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts around the Stoney Creek Assembly Area/Raquette Falls trailhead to keep an eye out for a missing man. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 32 year old Jordan Beaulieu, 32, was last seen on Oct. 1 and last heard from on Oct. 3, according to … Read more
Still no word on suspects or arrests as authorities continue to investigate an abandoned vehicle fire in Tupper Lake just over a week ago where the body of a missing man was discovered inside. State Police said Ross L. Goodenough, 72, of Dexter was last spoken with at his residence at about 5:30 p.m. Oct. … Read more
The Lake Placid Film Festival continues for three more days of film screenings, special events and seminars through Sunday afternoon. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports various venues around the village will play host, including the High Peaks Resort, Palace Theatre and Lake Placid Center for the Arts.
State Police arrested Marc E. Counter, 40, of Tupper Lake, after he was found to unlawfully possess a pistol. A subsequent investigation resulted in the seizure of two additional pistols, 31 unlawfully possessed long guns, two illegal assault weapons, a silencer, and several high-capacity magazines. Counter was ultimately charged with 51 counts of various misdemeanors … Read more
The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute recently announced that Lija Treibergs, research associate for the AWI, will be deployed to Antarctica for 3 months starting in late November to support the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research project. During her deployment, which will be her second on Antarctica, Treibergs will be conducting field-based … Read more
Applications are being accepted for the Energize Lake Flower Business District grant program. The goal of this program is to make improvements and enhance the overall streetscape of the Lake Flower Avenue and River Street commercial corridor. The grant program is open to commercial property owners and business owners that fall within the target area, … Read more
The Essex County Department of Motor Vehicles satellite office in Lake Placid is closed until May 2023 because the DMV is struggling to find staff to keep the office open. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports both the Lake Placid and Ticonderoga DMV satellite offices are closed — both due to staffing issues, according to the … Read more
State Police are now investigating a death in connection with the Tupper Lake vehicle fire we told you about earlier. The vehicle involved was registered to Ross L. Goodenough, 72 of Dexter, NY, who was located deceased in the vehicle. On October 16, 2022, around 1:00 p.m., New York State Police and Tupper Lake Police … Read more