News Staff Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado visited Lake Placid this week, his first public visit to the Tri-Lakes since being appointed in May — to tour the newly-renovated Olympic Center and speak to the state Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus. The Lake Placid News reports the state has invested hundreds of millions of dollars … Read more
The Harrietstown board has approved a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement with the developers of the 70-unit Saranac Lofts apartment complex proposed on Broadway. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Kearney Group would pay the town a base of $70,000 for 30 years, with a 2% increase every year, instead of paying full … Read more
The Heart Network, on behalf of the North Country Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition, has received a grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to support increased access to evidence-based chronic disease prevention and self-management services across the region, and will also support Coalition efforts to prepare for contracting with health care payers such … Read more
On Wednesday, September 28, at 7:30 pm, Lake Flower Landing, 421 Lake Flower Avenue, Saranac Lake, will present, as the latest edition of its “Intonations Concert Series,” the Resonant Rogues—with the support of an SCR award made possible via the fiscal sponsorship of John Brown Lives!, the Adirondacks-based, freedom-education and human rights project.
The fall lecture series will be held at the Paul Smith’s College Visitors Interpretive Center again this October. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the series, which was designed to initiate important discussions relevant to the Adirondacks, allows students at Paul Smith’s College and North Country Community College to interact with leaders in environmental science, … Read more
A motion to censure village Mayor Jimmy Wiliams was pulled off the board’s meeting agenda by Trustee Rich Shapiro on Monday. The resolution ultimately was not put up for a vote that night. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports last week, Shapiro had moved to censure Williams, citing “persistent unprofessional conduct” and creating a “hostile work … Read more
Harrietstown Supervisor Jordanna Mallach is requesting a $20,000 salary increase in the town’s preliminary budget, saying the hours she puts into the position each week have saved the town tens of thousands of dollars, improved its services and improved working conditions for its employees. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, council seems split on the … Read more
Creative Healing Connections (CHC), a nonprofit organization, will host the Mad Hatter’s Ball, an evening of music, munchies, and mad hats on Thursday Oct. 27 at 5:30pm at the Hotel Saranac Great Hall. This year the event will honor Minda Briaddy who was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in January 2020. After receiving 11 treatments … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a new, free shuttle service for visitors traveling to see the fall foliage in the Adirondacks starting this weekend in North Hudson. Shuttles will run the first two weekends in October from the Frontier Town Gateway to the Giant Mountain, Roaring Brook Falls, and Rooster Comb trailheads, as well as … Read more
Join in the fun at the Color Walk/Run in Tupper Lake this Saturday! This event will benefit the Tri-Lakes Community Alliance for Addiction Prevention as well as Mac’s Safe Ride, Tri-Lakes Humane Society, and the Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry. You can register through a link on the Franklin County Public Health Facebook page.