The ACT platform handily swept the Saranac Lake village election on Wednesday – with Kelly Brunette winning the mayoral seat and Jeremy Evans and David Trudeau winning seats on the board. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Brunette, a village trustee, won the seat over incumbent Mayor Jimmy Williams 775 to 476. Evans took the most … Read more
Department of Environmental Conservation’s Adirondack Park Community Smart Growth Grant program will enable a number of area projects to move forward. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports projects include an outdoor hockey rink next to the Saranac Lake Civic Center; redevelopment of five properties on River Street in Saranac Lake; expansion of the mountain biking trails … Read more
A group of Saranac Lakers are preparing to pitch a new future for The Village Mercantile on Sunday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, two months ago, the board of the only community-owned department store in New York publicly stated that it’s been struggling financially since it opened in 2011 and revealed that they were … Read more
The highest weather station in New York lived up to its moniker. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, as a fierce wind storm ripped through upstate New York Monday and Tuesday — downing trees, causing isolated property damage and leaving tens of thousands across the state without power — a 112 mph wind gust was … Read more
The Saranac Lake village election for mayor and two trustee seats is today. Polls at the Harrietstown Town Hall auditorium at 39 Main St. will be open from noon to 9 p.m. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports that while election days usually happen on a Tuesday, a 1998 state law bans elections on St. Patrick’s Day. … Read more
The town of Harrietstown has signed a Climate Smart Communities pledge with a goal of being more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, and it is looking for residents to join a task force to oversee the completion of those goals. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports newly appointed town Councilman David Lynch brought the idea to the … Read more
In what is becoming an increasingly routine occurrence, the Adirondack Park Agency’s start date for the adjudicatory hearing on a proposed howitzer testing range in the town of Lewis has been pushed back yet again. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it is now tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on June 24 at the APA’s … Read more
A Saranac Lake man is expected to spend 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty on Friday to predatory sexual assault of a child. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, William J. Strack II, 37, who lived at the Algonquin Apartments at 240 George Lapan Highway, was arrested in October on a dozen … Read more
This week, the Saranac Lake Village Board authorized the signing of a lease agreement for the future Adirondack Park Agency headquarters at 1-3 Main Street in Saranac Lake. The vote marks an important milestone in a collaborative effort between New York State and the Village to advance a project that officials say supports downtown revitalization, … Read more
Cathy McBride Romano has been named grand marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Saranac Lake. The parade’s grand marshal is selected each year by a vote of its former grand marshals. Sun Community News rpeorts Romano will lead the parade from the Saranac Lake Post Office to the Harrietstown Town Hall at … Read more