News Staff New York State has received $48.7 million in combined federal highway grants that will help local, state, and not-for-profit projects improve highway safety. The types of efforts funded include occupant protection, traffic enforcement, motorcycle safety, traffic records, community programs, programs that impact younger or older drivers, pedestrian safety, roadway safety, and efforts to prevent impaired … Read more
Forest Rangers found a Tupper Lake man who had been missing since Oct. 1st dead in a wooded area half a mile from Coreys Road in the town of Harrietstown on Tuesday. At around 5 p.m. the body of 32 year old Jordan Beaulieu was found about a half mile from the road as they … Read more
Adirondack Health has reached a preliminary non-binding agreement to preserve access to long-term care in the Adirondacks by selling Mercy Living Center, a 60-bed long-term care facility in Tupper Lake, to an interested third party. A non-binding agreement regarding details of a potential sale is in place at this time, and the parties are subject … Read more
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