News Staff Student athletes from the Saranac Central School District have long competed as the Chiefs. That may be changing. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports, Superintendent Javier Perez said the district could lose approximately $14 million in state aid it’s expecting to receive in the next fiscal year if the Chiefs name isn’t changed. The district’s total … Read more
Franklin County Public Health Services is holding a Saranac Lake Rabies Vaccination Clinic. It’s happening at the Saranac Lake Fire Department on Monday, May 8th, from 6-7:30pm. Please share far and wide. Appointments are required this year. They can be made online at https://apps2.health.ny.gov or by phone, (518) 481-1710.
North Country Community College will offer a course this summer that is designed to prepare students for jobs and careers in childcare and early childhood education. The Child Development Associate program is a non-credit course that covers all the fundamentals of child growth and development. The course will run from 6 to 8 p.m. every … Read more
Governor Hochul announces $3 Million in grants are now available for Urban and Community Forestry Projects. This new grant funding will increase the health of community forests and strengthen local community forestry programs. A free web-based information session about this grant will be held on Thursday, May 4, at 10 a.m at https://meetny.webex.com. The first … Read more
Adam W. Smith pleaded not guilty in St. Lawrence County Court April 21 to a 14-count indictment for the alleged murders of Gouverneur and Rossie men. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Smith, 46, is charged in an indictment with stabbing and killing Ronald E. “Huck” Durham on Feb. 11 in East Riverside Cemetery in Gouverneur, … Read more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the temporary closure of the upper locks in Saranac Lake the week of May 1 for routine maintenance. The upper locks will be closed to all boat traffic from May 2 to 4. Canoes and kayaks can be carried around the locks. The upper … Read more
In celebration of Earth Day, the Adirondack Park’s largest environmental organization awarded 12 micro-grants totaling $26,000 to local farmers and value-added food/beverage/fiber producers. The initiative is an effort to support climate-friendly economic activity in the Adirondack Park. Among the recipients, Mark Twain Maple Works and Blue Line Compost, both in Saranac Lake, are each receiving … Read more
Saranac Lake will hold a meeting on Monday to vote on its proposed $63 million budget and resume discussions of a pending short-term vacation rental law. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the budget was expected to be voted on at a meeting last Monday, but village resident David Lynch pointed out that 29 pages … Read more
A proposed closure plan for Adirondack Health Dental Care — Adirondack Health’s dental facility in Lake Placid — is still under review by the state Department of Health, but according to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, the facility’s five staff members are preparing to have their last day of operations this Friday, April 28. The faciliity … Read more
A 52-year-old Tupper Lake man was arrested April 21 after a day-long altercation suddenly turned more threatening. At about 5:20 p.m., Friday, April 21, Tupper Lake Village Police summoned New York State Police to the Larkin Gas Station on Main Street for assistance with an altercation in process. Michael F. Jones had been involved in … Read more