News Staff New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton has announced the April 1 start of the spring trout fishing season, which provides excellent angling opportunities thanks to DEC’s annual stocking program and wild trout fisheries. DEC’s extensive spring stocking includes nearly 1.9 million trout in waters statewide, enhancing the diversity of … Read more
Adirondack Health’s ambulatory pharmacy program provides personalized medication management, ensuring proper medication use and minimizing the risk of adverse effects. For those who aren’t familiar with ambulatory pharmacy, patients can get help with medication counseling, ensuring they understand how and when to take their medications, and receive help identifying and preventing potential side effects.
In Saranac Lake, a long-vacant home on Canaras Avenue is set to get new life as the village is talking possession of the foreclosed property and selling it to the Franklin County Land Bank to be sold as an affordable home to someone in the local workforce. It’s being made possible through a $1.25 million … Read more
Registration is open for the 2025 Adirondack Paddling Symposium, June 13-16 in Saranac Lake, NY. Presented by NRS and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), the Symposium is a comprehensive weekend of paddling instruction for beginners and intermediates, and includes course tracks for kayaks, pack boats and canoes. The Harrietstown Town Hall in downtown Saranac … Read more
Mayor Art Devlin, along with three other village leaders, were reelected following uncontested races in Tuesday’s election. Devlin, Deputy Mayor and Trustee Jackie Kelly and Trustee Marc Galvin will all be serving second terms in their positions. Village Justice May Chow, who was appointed in the spring of 2023 to finish the term of former … Read more
There are five potential themes for next year’s Saranac Lake Winter Carnival — “America’s Birthday,” “Cartoonival,” “Game Night,” “Winter Sports” and “Wizards and Dragons” — and a public vote next month will decide what carnival-goers will be dressed up as come next February. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports The Carnival Committee, which is open to … Read more
Students from Paul Smith’s College, guided by professor Deb Naybor, recently collaborated on building and delivering a pet pantry to the front porch of Tri-Lakes Humane Society in Saranac Lake. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the newly-installed bin provides a convenient, anonymous way for community members to both donate and receive essential pet supplies … Read more
North Country Community College will use a $50,000 state grant to help more adult learners earn a college degree and advance their careers. The funding, announced recently by Gov. Kathy Hochul, builds on the college’s recent success in attracting more adult learners by providing short-term offerings and hybrid programs that include flexible evening/weekend options and … Read more
The tarp is coming down from the front of the Trudeau Building on the corner of Church and Main. Sun Community News reports Historic Saranac Lake purchased the former home and medical office of Dr. E. L. Trudeau in 2019 to preserve the historic building and utilize the additional space for expansion of their museum. … Read more
After a hearty winter, shoulder season is once again in full swing, or perhaps more accurately, taking the arc of a pendulum swing, in the Adirondacks. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports local experts caution that it is one of the most precarious times of the year to take to the trails, especially higher elevation routes … Read more