News Staff The Pontiac parking lot on Broadway in Saranac Lake will reopen next week after a nearly three-month closure while new bathrooms were built there. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the lot will be open for public parking again by next Tuesday. The three temporary parking spots that were put in place along the stretch of … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of North Elba. A hiker suffering from a non-ambulatory leg injury approximately three-quarters of the way up the Mt. Van Hoevenberg East trail needed help. Rangers responded along with an ORDA medic. The medic reached the 49-year-old and packaged the subject in a litter and carried her out to … Read more
After roughly two weeks of intense technical search and recovery efforts involving multiple local agencies and dozens of volunteers, the body of a Georgia man was recovered from the AuSable River Wednesday. According to the Sun Community News, the State Police Underwater Recovery Team located George M. Thevis, 68, in the river Oct. 12. The … Read more
The Saranac Lake Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved an amendment to its local snowmobile law to allow snowmobiles to drive on a roughly 200-foot portion of Main Street. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports board members say the small change has raised community concerns about the village’s broader snowmobile law and led the board … Read more
The Saranac Lake Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved an amendment to its local snowmobile law to allow snowmobiles to drive on a roughly 200-foot portion of Main Street. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports board members say the small change has raised community concerns about the village’s broader snowmobile law and led the board … Read more
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand discussed the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in New York Tuesday. In September, Gillibrand called for additional emergency supplemental funding for LIHEAP to offset the rise in energy costs due, in part, to OPEC’s recent decision to cut daily production. She says in total, LIHEAP is getting an additional one … Read more
Downtown Tupper Lake will host a community celebration, dubbed the “Junction Function,” at the Tupper Lake Train Station. The Sun Community News reports the free community event will be held Sunday, Oct. 16 from 1-3 p.m. featuring local businesses, vendors, attractions, live music and artists. The event also coincides with the arrival of the first … Read more
On October 9, 2022, Troopers arrested 33 year old James F. Gaffney Jr., 33 of Wilmington, NY for Criminal Contempt. On October 9, 2022, around 6:05 p.m., Troopers responded to Golf Course Road in the town of AuSable for an order of protection violation. An investigation determined on September 6, 2022, around 7:37 p.m., the … Read more
In Saranac Lake, a ribbon cutting happens Wednesday for the downtown mural makeover project. It takes place at 4pm at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Broadway.
The emergency room in Lake Placid could soon be closing its doors. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Adirondack Health, which operates the ER at the Lake Placid Health and Medical Fitness Center, submitted a closure plan to the state Thursday. The move comes as the hospital faces inflation and pandemic-related staffing issues that have … Read more