News Staff In an effort to help disperse crowds beyond the High Peaks Wilderness Area to lesser used and known trails and hikes across the Adirondacks, Protect the Adirondacks has published online trail guides to 100 terrific destinations throughout the Adirondack Park. These online trail guides provide maps and information for 100 trails in all corners of … Read more
Vaccinated kids aged 12 to 17 will have a chance to win a full ride to public universities and colleges in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. The governor said the state will raffle off 50 scholarships, which would cover four years of tuition, room and board, books and supplies. New York will hold … Read more
North Country Community College will offer a combination of in-person, hybrid and fully online classes when students begin the Fall 2021 semester. Some classes will be provided on-campus at the college’s three locations – Malone, Saranac Lake and Ticonderoga — others will be taught partially on-campus and partially online, and some will be fully remote … Read more
Ranger rescue in the Town of North Elba. Forest Rangers recently responded just north of Indian Falls in the Eastern High Peaks for a 20-year-old woman from Troy who temporarily lost consciousness on the trail. The subject had regained consciousness and was being hydrated with assistance from her hiking group. Rangers met the group near … Read more
Authorities say it appears the drowning of a man in Mirror Lake late last week was accidental. Eduardo Agundis, 32, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, had apparently been swimming in the lake, people at the scene told the Lake Placid Police Department. Village police first arrived at the municipal beach off of Parkside Drive after they … Read more
The 2021 Great Adirondack Garage Sale will be held this weekend May 28 – 30, 2021. After health and safety concerns moved the event to August last summer, the event is now returning to its traditional Memorial Day weekend date. This annual event consists of residents selling their items along a 100+ mile trail stretching … Read more
A finalist has been named in the search for a new superintendent for the Lake Placid Central School District. The Lake Placid school board is working to finalize an agreement with Malone resident Timothy Seymour to replace Roger Catania, who is retiring from the role of superintendent after eight years of leading the district. Seymour … Read more
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has received a combined grant award of $1.268 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and Mastercard to develop and implement small business assistance programs in the aftermath of the COVID-19 economic crisis. ANCA will leverage the $1 million EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant … Read more
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced $250 million is available to transform and modernize airports in Upstate New York and foster regional economic development. This includes $230 million through a new Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition for projects that promote and accelerate improvements at upstate commercial passenger service airports. Another $20 million will … Read more
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos has announced the start of the 2021 “I BIRD NY” challenges for beginning and experienced birders. Two levels of challenges provide the opportunity to identify birds and learn about birdlife and offer a chance to win birding equipment. New York State’s wide-ranging habitat types SUPPORT more than 450 different bird species … Read more