News Staff At the start of a Monday work session in Saranac Lake, Mayor Jimmy Williams called the police chief to remove former village attorney and board member Paul Van Cott from the meeting, saying he was being “unruly.” The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Van Cott left the meeting before an SLPD officer arrived, saying he would … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul wants to carve out $92.5 million for the state Olympic Regional Development Authority in the state’s 2024 fiscal year budget. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the funding for ORDA was announced as part of Hochul’s second-ever Executive Budget. The proposed $227 billion budget also includes $1 billion for migrant resettlement services, … Read more
The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts announces that it has been awarded a grant of $295,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for ALCA’s Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program for fiscal year 2023. The award, which resulted from an application by ALCA staff members in NYSCA’s … Read more
Dr. Atsuo Kuki, who has led Saranac Lake’s Trudeau Institute for the past six years, has left his position. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the institute’s board of directors appointed Bill Chapin, the institute’s chief administrative officer and chief financial officer, as its interim director shortly after the new year. Kuki went on a … Read more
Ward Lumber customers at the Jay location donated 1,383.96 from rounded-up transactions. After the match from Ward Lumber, $2383.96 was split between the Town of Jay Food Shelf and the Jay Wilmington Ecumenical Food Shelf. At Ward Lumber in Malone, a total of $1,262.92 was donated to Homeward Bound, a charity focused on helping veterans … Read more
Tiffany Rea-Fisher has been hired by the Adirondack North Country Association as the new director for its Adirondack Diversity Initiative. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Rea-Fisher is ADI’s second director after it’s first, Nicole Hylton-Patterson, left ANCA in October 2022. After three years in the position, Hylton-Patterson left to take a job with a human … Read more
Water/Sewer bills are due in Saranac Lake by next Tuesday before a penalty kicks in. Bills unpaid after each due date are charged 1.5% per month interest on unpaid balance. Water and sewer payments can be made by coming to the Village main office, 2nd floor of the Harrietstown Town Hall building (use the single … Read more
“Doonesbury” cartoonist Garry Trudeau has released his poster design for the 2023 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reportsuUsing the Winter Carnival’s designated theme, “Roman around Carnival,” Trudeau’s illustration shows Doonesbury character “BD” combining a Centurion’s full battle armor with a bear’s head hoodie. Trudeau signed 100 posters which cost $75 each including … Read more
Adirondack Health has named registered nurse Gwenyth McNamara as the 2022 recipient of the Meghan E. Handler “Excellence in Nursing” memorial award. The award is given annually to a registered nurse employed by Adirondack Health with one to three years professional experience, a commitment to improving and expanding their knowledge base, excellent technical skills and … Read more
An arrest was made after a lengthy standoff in Tupper Lake Wednesday. WTEN reports New York State troopers were called to a Stewart’s Shops after a man in the store apparently said he had explosives. The incident began just before 3 p.m., according to state police. David Payrot, 39, was arrested around 8:30 p.m. Troopers … Read more