News Staff The Village of Saranac Lake Advisory Committee has conspired to bring little ghouls, goblins and superheroes to the heart of Saranac Lake on Oct. 31 for a fun but safe Halloween adventure. Sun Community News reports on Friday, Oct. 31, from 2 to 5 p.m., streets will be closed to traffic from Town Hall on … Read more
Franklin County Legislator Lindy Ellis is not running for reelection this year, after seven years in District 7 representing the towns of Harrietstown and Franklin. Saranac Laker Joe Shoemaker is running unopposed for the seat on the Democratic line. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Ellis said she knows she’s passing the position on to a … Read more
Pendragon Theatre’s new location on the corner of Church and Woodruff streets is 80% complete with its construction, two months ahead of schedule and on-budget, according to organizers, though they still need to raise more money before it opens this spring. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the theater is preparing to move from its … Read more
Adirondack Architectural Heritage has announced the recipients of a second round of available Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program funds. The Stevenson Cottage Museum in Saranac Lake is receiving $50,000. This 1855 cottage was home to author Robert Lewis Stevenson from 1887 to 1888. Since 1916, the Stevenson Cottage Museum has been open to the public, with … Read more
The ice is in at the Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center — right on schedule this year. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports crews put the finishing touches on the ice earlier this week, with the first Tupper Lake Youth Hockey activity taking place on Wednesday evening. The milestone marks a successful completion of an ambitious … Read more
As Saranac Lake Central School District Superintendent Diane Fox prepares to retire in August, the SLCSD board of education is asking the community what it wants to see from the next district head. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, SLCSD Board Chair Mark Farmer said this is “step one” in the superintendent search. The search … Read more
The Saranac Lake village development board unanimously approved a site plan from Bloomingdale-based Hex and Hop Brewing to open a new brewing and tavern location in the soon-to-be-vacated Pendragon Theatre building on Brandy Brook Avenue. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the site plan application was approved with several contingencies relating to parking, hours of operation … Read more
A Troy man was arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly stealing a truck at the Saranac Lake Stewart’s Shops and fleeing to Lake Placid, causing a police pursuit before crashing into a building. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 46 year old Brian C. Genthner was charged with third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor … Read more
The Family Matters Resource Center and the Tupper Lake Public Library have teamed up again for the third year in a row to put on a winter coat drive. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, n ew, gently-used and like-new children’s winter gear is being accepted now through Oct. 31 at three drop-off locations in … Read more
The Town of Jay Climate Smart Communities Taskforce recently completed a solar array installation at the town’s highway garage. Sun Community News reports the new 64-kilowatt (kW) system is expected to generate about 70,000 kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity per year, which will not only completely offset electricity used at the garage, roughly 40,000 kWh per … Read more