News Staff A bill to name the Carpenter’s Flats Bridge across the Ausable River in the Towns of Ausable and Peru in honor of Capt. Christopher J. Garrow passed the state legislature recently. Sun Community News reports Capt. Garrow was a 23-year veteran of the New York State Police who died last year from illnesses stemming from … Read more
The Women’s College Scholarship Club’s Big Bake will be held June 8 at Coakley’s Hardware from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the opportunity to purchase whole pies, loaves of bread, large batches of cookies and brownies, and many other homemade goods. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports hot dogs courtesy of Coakley’s and WCSC raffle … Read more
A new trailhead for the Adirondack Rail Trail is set to go up on Station Street in Lake Placid, featuring a picnic pavilion, year-round restrooms, interpretive signage and a parking area. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees is working with the Open Space Institute, a New York-based conservation … Read more
Adult workshops and kids’ arts camp activities are returning to the Adirondacks Lakes Center For The Arts this summer. Participants of all skill levels are welcome to unleash their inner artists with a variety of crafting projects. Learn more at adirondackarts.org/workshops and adirondackarts.org/kidsartscamp.
CAN/AM Hockey tournaments held in Lake Placid between October and April attracted 19,753 multi-day visitors, averaging 750 adults and 750 youth each weekend during a 13-week time period. Additionally, over three weekends, CHE tournaments brought in 5,058 multi-day visitors.
Plans to turn the abandoned Oval Wood Dish factory on Demars Boulevard into an 80-unit affordable apartment complex with commercial business space may soon be advancing as developers go out to bid for subcontractors and are “pushing hard” to get shovels in the ground by late summer. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Lahinch Group said … Read more
Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute this past weekend began its 25th season managing the largest aquatic invasive species spread prevention program in New York state. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports AWI watercraft inspection stewards began offering free inspections and boat washing at more than 60 boat launches and road-side locations across the Adirondacks and … Read more
The search for Tupper Lake Central School District’s next superintendent is now down to three candidates. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the district is now selecting stakeholder members of the public — including teachers and administrators, parents, students and other residents — to assemble on June 6 for an interview with the candidates. Aditya … Read more
North Country Community College will host an event on the Saranac Lake campus Thursday at 1:30 to mark the success of the new Direct Support Professional Microcredential program. The program creates a career path and further professionalizes staff to help support people with developmental disabilities, part of an effort to expand the direct support professional … Read more
The first Motus Wildlife Tracking System in the Adirondack Park will be unveiled on June 1, 2024 at the Uihlein Farm, 281 Bear Cub Lane Lake Placid. Ribbon cutting is scheduled for noon. Motus Wildlife Tracking Systems is an international network of towers that track more than 200 species of tagged animals including songbirds, bats, … Read more