News Staff All students in the Lake Placid Central School District will start their school day at 8:05 a.m. this fall. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports that’s the time buses should be arriving at school, with instruction to start around 8:25 a.m. The middle-high school will be transitioning away from a 7:20 a.m. start time under this … Read more
Saranac Lake now has a set of short-term rental regulation recommendations, which it will seek public comment on in the near future. The village board is expected to vote on the regulations in the fall. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the now-retired village Housing Work Group’s short-term rental subcommittee submitted its recommendations to the … Read more
Following vandalism at the municipal park, Tupper Lake Police will be stationing a plainclothes officer to intermittently walk the park in the evenings. The Mayor tells the Adirondack Daily Enterprise that he wants parents to know, if their children are caught doing similar vandalism now, they will face serious charges. Recently there was also spray … Read more
The Ironman Lake Placid triathlon is set return to Lake Placid through at least 2024. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously voted to support a three-year contract extension between the Ironman Group, the village board, the North Elba Town Council and the Regional Office of Sustainable … Read more
Staff shortages may force the Aldi in Saranac Lake to close indefinitely starting in September unless some hires can be made in short order. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Store Manager Melanie Fullum said several employees are moving away or going back to school in the fall, leaving the store with a staff so … Read more
A local family and the Adirondack Land Trust have conserved 107 acres and a third of a mile of shoreline on the East Branch of the Ausable River upstream of the Keene town beach. The Sun Community News reports Chris and Audrey Hyson donated the land to the Adirondack Land Trust, which will pass the … Read more
The North Elba Town Council and the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees are holding a special meeting tonight focused on the local housing crisis. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports town and village boards will hear two presentations; one on an updated housing plan from the Lake Placid-North Elba Community Development Commission’s Joint Community Housing … Read more
The Adirondack Mountain Club has finalized the sale of its Member Services Center building in Lake George. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, FISH307, a Lake George-based company, bought ADK’s Member Services Center building on Goggins Road for $800,000. A portion of the Goggins Road sale will help ADK pay for its new Welcome Center … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of Harrietstown recently. On Saturday, a group of hikers on Ampersand Mountain called 911 after one of their members suffered an ankle injury. Rangers reached the 32-year-old from Syracuse at 12 p.m., and splinted the patient’s left ankle. The hiker was unable to put any weight on the injured … Read more
The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is gearing up for its big summer fundraiser, “Summer in the Adirondacks: The Sights, Sounds, Smells and Tastes” at the Hotel Saranac. The event will begin at 6:00 PM on Thursday, Aug. 11 with appetizers, sweet treats, a cash bar, and a raffle and silent auction. “Sounds of Summer” is the … Read more