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Katie Strack, Franklin County Public Health director, updated lawmakers on her department’s current priorities prior to the regular meeting of the legislature recently. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise says discussed harm-reduction measures her agency is eyeing as overdose deaths continue to mount and asked legislators to pass a resolution that would allow the county to enter … Read more

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the availability of $3.2 million to expand outreach and engagement services in high-need areas of New York State. Providers can apply for up to $400,000 to support both the expanded services and to purchase vehicles for outreach efforts, according to the request for applications. Franklin, Essex and Clinton Counties are … Read more

Grant applications are being sought for the 2023 Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program from arts organizations, other nonprofits, governmental and quasi-governmental entities, tribal organizations, artist collectives, individual artists requesting support for the creation of new work and teaching artists interested in presenting projects in schools, after school or at community-based learning centers such as a … Read more

The state Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a permit issued by the state Adirondack Park Agency for a controversial marina expansion on Lower Saranac Lake, ruling that the agency’s interpretation of its own wetlands regulations “lacked a rational basis.” The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the appellate court sided with a neighbor of the Saranac Lake … Read more

Longtime Saranac Laker Dennis Dwyer has been named grand marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Saranac Lake. The parade’s grand marshal is selected each year by a vote of its former grand marshals. The 2021 St. Patrick’s Day parade was a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Pat Finn retained … Read more

DEC has issued guidance to help prevent conflicts between people and coyotes. Coyote sightings are likely to increase in the coming months Coyotes inhabit a variety of habitats throughout the state, from rural farmland and forests to populated suburban and urban areas. Do not leave food outside. Pet food and garbage attract coyotes and other … Read more

A short film produced by Saranac Lake native Kirk Sullivan is helping high school students expand their horizons when it comes to planning their futures. “Success!” first debuted at Saranac Lake High School (SLHS). It features local actors singing and dancing through the school’s classrooms and hallways, with teenagers highlighting their own career interests and … Read more

The window for the Adirondack Garden Club’s 2023 grant applications is now open. The Adirondack Garden Club offers three grants: The Ellen Lea Paine Memorial Nature Fund , The 1928 AGC Founders Fund and The Francesca Paine Irwin Conservation Fund. All three grants utilize the same grant application form. For an application, visit adirondackgardenclub.com.The deadline … Read more

Ranger rescue in the Town of North Elba. On Feb. 25, Forest Rangers responded to a call for a hiker with an unstable lower leg injury on Wright Peak. Rangers eventually reached the 60-year-old from Canada, stabilized her leg, and began packaging her in a toboggan for a carry out consisting of the tobaggan and … Read more

Sen. Rachel May has announced her new “Bigger, Better Bottle Bill” which would include increasing the deposit for cans and bottles to 10 cents from five. The increase in revenue would be worth an estimated $170 to $350 million for the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, which Sen. May said will be reinvested into … Read more