News Staff The Tupper Lake village board is set to interview engineering firms at a meeting tonight as it looks to get new advisors in its long and ongoing project to source clean drinking water for its 2,200 water customers.According to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, Village Mayor Mary Fontana said the village is looking for a firm … Read more
North Country Community College is proposing a nearly $16 million budget for the coming academic year. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports as costs continue to rise for the college, which has more than 1,000 students enrolled, it is ending a coronavirus pandemic-era tuition freeze and raising its rates slightly for the first time in four … Read more
New York State Police charged employees at three establishments in Lake Placid and Keene with selling alcohol to someone under the age of 21 during an underage drinking sting on Friday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports police charged Kristy D. Farrell, 50, of Keene at Cedar Run Bakery and Market; Thomas A. Davis, 38, of … Read more
The state has approved an expansion to the Berkeley Square Historic District, doubling the number of downtown Saranac Lake buildings on the New York historic registry and opening up the owners of these buildings to grants, tax credits and other assistance to preserve the condition of their buildings. the expanded district is recognized by the … Read more
Applications to Adirondack Foundation’s Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund are now being accepted. The fund was established by the Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation, Ironman North America and Adirondack Foundation. These organizations teamed up to help athletes from Lake Placid and the Olympic region achieve their sports dreams and to help nonprofit organizations that … Read more
A popular canoe carry and several campsites were the beneficiaries of stewardship work performed by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s crew of professional staff and volunteers. Work was completed on the Lower Locks portage trail. A nearby campsite on the channel from Second Pond to the Lower Locks was also upgraded, and a second site … Read more
Four newly constructed 900 square feet, two-bedroom cape-style homes will soon be available in Keene for people with moderate incomes in relation to others in the area. Sun Community News reports construction will be completed for two in October or later and two more possibly in December. They will have one floor with an unfinished … Read more
The town of North Elba proudly presents two brand-new pickleball courts. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the town recently finished two pickleball courts at the North Elba Athletic Fields off Recycle Circle Lane. Originally, four beach volleyball courts sat at the back of the athletic fields. Two of the volleyball courts remain, and two … Read more
Word comes that The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation (ACLC) rescued three loons July 8 to 11, including one with a fish hook embedded in its mouth and two that were grounded. Sun Community News reports later that week, the Center received two additional calls about grounded loons. The first loon was found on July … Read more
FCI Ray Brook was on modified lockdown last week after an inmate assaulted a staff member. According to the union representing FCI Ray Brook’s corrections officers, the officer was not injured in what union Vice President Jason Brannen described as an emotion-driven attack on July 17. The lockdown ended on Monday. No weapons were involved … Read more