News Staff In Lake Placid, all parking meters throughout the village are now hardwired with fiber-optic networking. This upgrade to the 34 meters came about because the new steeple at St. Agnes Catholic Church on Hillcrest Avenue, which was added back in June 2024, started interfering with cell service — more specifically, the north end of Main … Read more
Hikers hoping to make their way through Avalanche Pass in the High Peaks Wilderness will have to wait. How much longer, exactly? That’s still unknown, although it likely will not reopen anytime soon. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports a portion of the Avalanche Pass Trail has been closed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation … Read more
The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that State Route 73 in towns of Keene and North Elba, Essex County, will be reduced to one lane of alternating travel controlled by flaggers between Gilmore Hill Road and Lower Cascade Lake (in Keene), and between Bobsled Run Lane and Recycle Circle Lane (in … Read more
BETA’s Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival is returning for its eighth year, promising an exciting three-day celebration of biking, community, and outdoor adventure. Taking place from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31 at the Wilmington Recreation Park, the festival is set to be a highlight of the season for mountain biking enthusiasts of all ages and skill … Read more
Busy times for Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, who responded to several calls throughout the Adirondacks the past week, two of which resulted in a rescue by helicopter. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports, for one of the helicopter rescues, rangers had to spend the night caring for the subject at the … Read more
The Harrietstown-owned Adirondack Regional Airport received a $377,100 state grant for new electric ground service equipment on Monday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Airport Manager Corey Hurwitch said the three pieces of equipment he’ll buy — an electric aircraft push-back tractor, an electric luggage belt loader and a set of towable air stairs — … Read more
Nearly 440 community leaders, friends, and supporters gathered on Saturday, July 12, at the McKenzie Wilderness Estates for the Adirondack Health Foundation’s annual Summer Gala. The evening honored two enduring legacies of healthcare in the Adirondacks—Hannah Hanford and Dr. Claude Roland—while raising more than $450,000 to strengthen patient care across the region.
Assemblyman D. Billy Jones has announced he will be stepping down from his seat at the end of August. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Jones, the region’s only state representative in the Democratic party, made his announcement at a press conference in Plattsburgh on Tuesday. He said he is doing so to spend more time … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District will be holding a hearing on the updated Code of Conduct and Safety Plan. The hearing will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 in the Board of Education Room at 50 Cummings Road. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Code of Conduct up for adoption … Read more
As wildfire threats intensify across the Northeast, The Wild Center is hosting a one-day conference to explore this timely and essential question. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, from 1 to 6 p.m., join leading voices in ecology, Indigenous knowledge, land management, journalism, and public policy for Fire in the Adirondacks, a collaborative event presented by … Read more