News Staff After Hertz pulled all of its rental cars from its franchise at the Adirondack Regional Airport last month, Airport Manager Corey Hurwitch is scrambling to fill the hole with another company. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the car rental company removed its cars from its franchises to fill a vehicle shortage in its corporate locations. … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of North Elba. Dispatch received a radio transmission reporting a hiker with an ankle injury on the Long Trail to Mount Jo. Rangers responded to the location and found the 49-year-old hiker from Apopka, Florida, with a lower leg injury. Additional personnel arrived to carry the subject to the … Read more
The Essex County Health Department will be at the Willsboro Farmers Market this Thursday from 11am – 2pm offering COVID-19 vaccines. Register for a clinic appointment ahead of time at https://tinyurl.com/buhbn8hs or stop by our vaccination station on the day of the market. The first 25 clinic attendees will receive a voucher, worth $20, redeemable … Read more
Beware of a phishing scheme targeting New Yorkers. WNYT reports scammers are using fake texts to try and get their hands on your personal information. The illegitimate text messages reference the “Secretary of State New York Driver’s License Facility” and tell you to update your data for your driver’s license. Authorities say do not believe … Read more
The Northern New York Library Network has selected Brian O’Connor as the recipient of the Network’s Excellence in Library Service award for 2021. O’Connor sits on the Board of Trustees for the Ticonderoga Historical Society and is the director of library services for North Country Community College, managing three campus locations in Saranac Lake, Malone … Read more
Stewart’s Shops and the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) are partnering this summer and fall to educate visitors on backcountry preparedness. As part of the Love Your ADK campaign, there will be messages aired at Stewart’s Shops locations about using the restroom before heading out to the trailhead and making sure adequate supplies are … Read more
Due to a significant decrease in demand for COVID-19 testing, Adirondack Health has modified the hours of operation at Adirondack Medical Center’s COVID Clinic in Saranac Lake. Drive-up testing is now available between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. seven days per week. On Fridays, testing is also available between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Appointments … Read more
Saranac Lake’s day-long music festival, Northern Current, will be returning this year on Sept. 5 in Riverside Park. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the free event will be returning after it was missed this past year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The festival will be from 12:30 to 9:30 p.m. and is friendly for … Read more
A major gift from Adirondack Health Foundation board member Joan Grabe has created a new annual award to recognize nurse mentors within the Adirondack Health organization. The Adirondack Health Nursing Legacy Award will honor registered nurses with 15 or more years of experience and demonstrated histories of mentoring the next generation of nurses. The $1,000 … Read more
North Country Community College’s Saranac Lake campus library has reopened to use by the public. The library had been closed to the community since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Library patrons have book borrowing privileges to the library’s collection of more than 50,000 titles, said Brian O’Connor, the college’s director of … Read more