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The Franklin County legislature is considering a $142 million budget for the coming year which is projected under the tax cap, keeps the tax rate mostly flat due to an increase in taxable property value and adjusts for cuts to federal funding to social services and public health. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports on Nov. … Read more

The Harrietstown council is waiting to make a decision on how it will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Councilwoman Ashley Milne until after the Nov. 4 election. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, next Tuesday there’s an election to fill two seats on the board. Incumbents Johnny Williams and Tracey Schrader are … Read more

The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently released its necropsy results from a moose that was euthanized on Aug. 6. The moose had appeared sick and was acting abnormally, lingering around the Goodman Mountain summit area for about three months. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the results confirmed that the moose was in severe … Read more

The Village of Saranac Lake Advisory Committee has conspired to bring little ghouls, goblins and superheroes to the heart of Saranac Lake on Oct. 31 for a fun but safe Halloween adventure. Sun Community News reports on Friday, Oct. 31, from 2 to 5 p.m., streets will be closed to traffic from Town Hall on … Read more

Franklin County Legislator Lindy Ellis is not running for reelection this year, after seven years in District 7 representing the towns of Harrietstown and Franklin. Saranac Laker Joe Shoemaker is running unopposed for the seat on the Democratic line. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Ellis said she knows she’s passing the position on to a … Read more

Pendragon Theatre’s new location on the corner of Church and Woodruff streets is 80% complete with its construction, two months ahead of schedule and on-budget, according to organizers, though they still need to raise more money before it opens this spring. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the theater is preparing to move from its … Read more

Adirondack Architectural Heritage has announced the recipients of a second round of available Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program funds. The Stevenson Cottage Museum in Saranac Lake is receiving $50,000. This 1855 cottage was home to author Robert Lewis Stevenson from 1887 to 1888. Since 1916, the Stevenson Cottage Museum has been open to the public, with … Read more

The ice is in at the Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center — right on schedule this year. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports crews put the finishing touches on the ice earlier this week, with the first Tupper Lake Youth Hockey activity taking place on Wednesday evening. The milestone marks a successful completion of an ambitious … Read more

As Saranac Lake Central School District Superintendent Diane Fox prepares to retire in August, the SLCSD board of education is asking the community what it wants to see from the next district head. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, SLCSD Board Chair Mark Farmer said this is “step one” in the superintendent search. The search … Read more

The Saranac Lake village development board unanimously approved a site plan from Bloomingdale-based Hex and Hop Brewing to open a new brewing and tavern location in the soon-to-be-vacated Pendragon Theatre building on Brandy Brook Avenue. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the site plan application was approved with several contingencies relating to parking, hours of operation … Read more