Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) opens its season of managing the largest aquatic invasive species spread prevention program in New York State on Friday, May 23. Sun Community News reports the season begins with an energized team of watercraft inspection stewards, who recently gathered on campus for their intensive in-person training.
Voters in the AuSable Valley Central School District approved a $39.2 million budget for the coming school year on Tuesday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports they also elected three incumbents and two newcomers to fill five vacant board of education seats, ousting the board president and allowing an appointed board member to fill out the … Read more
Long Lake Central School District voters overwhelmingly approved the district’s roughly $5.2 million budget for the coming year. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, unofficial results posted on the district’s Facebook page show the budget passed with 86 “yes” votes to 16 “no” votes — along with 10 blank ballots. Of the ballots where voters … Read more
Tupper Lake Central School District voters approved the 2025-26 budget, along with the district’s propositions for the purchase of a new 30-seat gasoline-operated bus and creation of a capital reserve fund. Board of Education Member Josh Trembley, who ran unopposed, was reelected. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, according to unofficial results, the budget passed … Read more
Voters in the Lake Placid Central School District passed a $23.1 million budget for the coming school year by a wide margin on Tuesday, and elected two new board members — Christopher Fadden, who was on the ballot, and Stephanie Murphy, who was a write-in candidate. The Adirdonack Daily Enterprise rpeorts according to unofficial results, … Read more
Voters in the Keene Central School District rejected a $9.3 million proposed budget at the polls on Tuesday, and elected two newcomers to fill two vacant school board seats. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise reports the proposed budget carried a 4.65% tax levy increase that would have been above the state-imposed 3.03% levy increase cap, so … Read more
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will host a Retro Dance Party fundraiser on Friday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Pisgah Recreation Center, located at 92 Mt Pisgah Lane, Saranac Lake. Partygoers are invited to dress up in their favorite outfits from the 60s, 70s, 80s or even the 90s — the … Read more
It’s time to run, walk, roll or stroll at the 2025 Black Fly 5K at the Dewey Mountain Recreation Center on Saturday, June 7. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the event is a 5K race — or walk — that starts at 1 p.m. This year, the event offers a 1K Student Fun … Read more
School districts around the region are holding budget votes and school board elections tomorrow, with contested board elections in Lake Placid and AuSable Valley. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports most budgets are at the state-imposed tax levy increase cap, requiring simple majorities to pass — with the exception of Keene Central School District’s budget, which … Read more
This summer, The Wild Center invites visitors to explore new immersive outdoor installations, hands-on indoor exhibits, and engaging seasonal programming. New this year: a fresh composition by students from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam makes its home within Forest Music, an immersive trail that harmonizes music and nature in a one-of-a-kind woodland … Read more