News Staff The North Country Clean Energy Hub is offering grants for North Country building contractors to provide or expand energy efficiency or building auditing services for residents and businesses. In coordination with the New York state Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) EmPower program, the Hub anticipates awarding a minimum of two contractors individual awards of … Read more
There’s a new fund for groups of village homeowners to make exterior improvements to their houses with a 50% match from the Saranac Lake Local Development Corporation. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the “Fixer-Upper Fund” is a reimbursement-based grant program where groups of neighbors can band together to get half of their construction costs covered.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that hunters in New York harvested an estimated 1,685 bears during the 2024 hunting seasons. The 2024 bear harvest was 24 percent higher than 2023 and approximately 13 percent higher than the five- and 10-year averages.
Adirondack Foundation is awarding six planning grants to support partnerships between essential safety net organizations. These grants are intended to help them develop creative ideas to better reach people who need their services. The six partnerships grew out of a series of Collaboration Labs the Foundation held in November. Approximately 100 participants in 20 partnerships … Read more
In Tupper Lake, school tax policy may be getting an update soon. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Tupper Lake Central School District’s Board of Education is scheduled to vote during its Monday, March 10 regular meeting on whether the district will raise the maximum income thresholds under which senior citizens residing in the … Read more
The Saranac Lake Village Board this week approved two new short-term vacation rental permits, after delaying these votes last month. The vote on the much-debated Prospect Avenue STR was split 3-2, though, with development board members Bill Domenico and Dan Reilly voting against it, citing neighbor concerns over the density of STRs in their area.
Due to an unforeseen technical issue, Lake Placid is currently unable to process any electricity email bills for March, according to a Facebook post. The village has printed printed the email bills, and you should expect them in the mail within a few days. Customers who receive both printed and email bills will receive a … Read more
The Adirondack Council’s Micro-Grants program will offer up to $25,000 this year to support sustainable and innovative projects on working lands within the Adirondack Park. Sun Community News reports this is the 10th consecutive year that the Council’s Essex Farm Institute has offered micro-grants to support local farms, local food production and processors utilizing local inputs.
Creative Healing Connections (CHC) will host the Mad Hatter’s Ball, an evening of music, munchies, and mad hats on Saturday, March 29. According to the Sun Community News, the event will be held at 5 p.m. at the Hotel Saranac Great Hall. The Mad Hatter’s Ball is Creative Healing Connections’ biggest annual fundraiser and a … Read more
Essex County has joined the growing number of municipalities, legislators and law enforcement calling for an end to the HALT Act. That’s short for the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement. Since the law took effect in 2022, there has been an alarming 169 percent increase in inmate-on-inmate violence, a 76 percent increase in inmate-on-staff … Read more