News Staff Middle and high school students will now be required to leave their cellphones in their lockers for the duration of the school day this year. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the ban also includes smart watches, personal computers, tablets, and smart glasses. Elementary school students are also not allowed to use any personal technology … Read more
The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA) presents the world premiere play The Cure: An Adirondack Story by Canton, NY, playwright Frederic Glover, featuring a cast and crew from across the North Country. The show will run Sept. 21-28, opening at the Arts Center and touring to venues across the Adirondacks as the final … Read more
The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism is debuting its newly developed weekly foliage report, in mid-September. Lake Placid News reports the report, emailed weekly to those who request it, will provide information about fall foliage in the Adirondacks. The report will indicate which areas are beginning to experience color change, which are in transition, and … Read more
The nation’s top luge athletes will gather at the USA Luge refrigerated indoor start training complex on Friday, Sept. 13. At stake will be the annual start championship title. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the competitions will take place at the USA Luge headquarters at 57 Church St. in Lake Placid at 6 p.m.
A defamation lawsuit brought by the owner of the Upper Saranac Lake Marina against the environmental nonprofit Adirondack Wild and environmental nonprofit news outlet Adirondack Explorer has been dismissed . The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the lawsuit centered on a full-page ad Adirondack Wild ran on the inside cover of the November-December edition of the … Read more
The sixth annual Tupper Lake Triad Challenge will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at 8 a.m. The event is organized by the Tupper Lake Rotary Club; proceeds benefit the community through the club’s various projects and activities. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the triad challenge is a one-day, cumulatively timed race. Participants … Read more
Bike the Barns, a half-day bicycle tour centered around farms and the region’s local food movement, is set for Saturday, Sept. 21. According to the Adiorndack Daily Enterprise, the tour features a 22-mile road cycling route that will take riders to farms and other agricultural points of interest in the AuSable and Champlain valleys. The … Read more
DEC and the Adirondack Rail Trail Association are seeking volunteers to apply clear coat stain to the Adirondack Rail Trail fences as part of Adirondack and Catskill Park Day on Saturday, September 7, 2024. They’re recruiting anyone over 18 to take part from 8am unitl noon that day. Participants will meet at NYS DEC in … Read more
The Tri-Lakes Humane Society will host one of its largest annual fundraisers in Tupper Lake on Sunday, Sept. 15. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the event, ADK Bark in the Park, will take place from noon to 4 p.m. rain or shine at the Tupper Lake Municipal Park, located at 17-19 Demars Blvd.
On Tuesday, a section of Broadway between Dorsey Street and Bloomingdale Avenue will be closed for road work from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports crews will be milling the street, replacing manhole covers and frames and patching bumpy portions of the road. The sidewalks will still be open in this … Read more