News Staff A large portion of the corrections officers at the Adirondack Correctional state prison in Ray Brook went on strike Tuesday morning outside the prison in the frigid weather, demanding better work hours, higher pay and increased safety for staff. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports they are joining COs from around two dozen prisons across the … Read more
The town of North Elba town council agreed to give four organizations grants from the town’s cannabis fund at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11. This was the latest round of grants, which are received and awarded on a rolling basis.According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the town’s cannabis grant program was established in July, … Read more
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will host its annual Fact or Fiction storytelling event on Friday, February 28, at 7 p.m. at The Waterhole, located at 48 Main St, Saranac Lake. Fact or Fiction is a live storytelling game where performers tell stories and the audience, using their best detective skills, asks questions to … Read more
Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer will return to the Olympic Oval in Lake Placid from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. The event will be hosted by Olympic Gold Medal figure skater Scott Hamilton and raises funds for raise funds for the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation’s innovative cancer research As of Tuesday, Lake Placid’s Sk8 … Read more
A series of snow storms combined with no thaws have led to a massive snowpack throughout the Tri-Lakes area. With that, comes the heightened risk of avalanches, according to a local avalanche expert. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Josh Worth, a local avalanche expert, has taught avalanche safety and educational courses since 2006, and spent … Read more
On Monday, the Saranac Lake village board voted on a resolution which would have kept local police from being used to enforce federal immigration law or to question or arrest someone based solely on their immigration status. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the resolution was voted down, with a majority of trustees saying they … Read more
The village development board is considering the first slate of new short-term vacation rental permits applications tonight. The Adiriondack Daily Enterprise reports there are five applicants for STR permits requested on Fox Run Road, Petrova Avenue, Park Avenue, Prospect Avenue and Virginia Street. The meeting tonight is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the village board … Read more
The Franklin County Land Bank is making progress on its goal of returning its first two abandoned and foreclosed properties — one in Tupper Lake and one in Malone — to affordable workforce housing. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports, at a Tupper Lake town board meeting on Monday, Franklin County Land Bank Chair … Read more
In Saranac Lake recently, the village board voted on a resolution which would have kept local police from being used to enforce federal immigration law or to question or arrest someone based solely on their immigration status. Trustee Aurora White, who proposed the resolution, said she doesn’t want the federal government spending local time and … Read more
The state Olympic Regional Development Authority and the town of North Elba will be holding a public hearing Wednesday for a renewed agreement that allows the town to continue paying ORDA to operate the three town-owned Olympic venues. The hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at the Olympic Conference Center … Read more