At a recent work session, trustees and officials in the village of Malone discussed a serious matter regarding the crosswalk on East Main Street. (Route 11) at the intersection with Morton Street. Specifically, some drivers are not obeying the directions of the school crossing guard who assists children crossing to and from Flanders Elementary School. … Read more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released for public comment new proposed eligibility guidelines to improve, expand, and assess the state’s forestry efforts on public and private lands under the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The guidelines will help support implementation of Gov. … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education fielded letters and public comments recently about the district’s decision not to pursue an athletic merger with a local private school. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the district was approached by Northwood School, a Lake Placid-based private school, last month with a proposal for an … Read more
The Winter Carnival Committee is reminding residents and visitors that parking and/or stopping/standing alongside of River Street near the Ice Palace is not permitted. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the committee is also reminding residents and visitors that handicap parking spaces are available at the Lake Flower Boat Launch site by the Ice Palace. … Read more
The Hotel Saranac will be the Jamaican bobsled team’s home away from home. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, though Franklin County passed on putting $135,000 in occupancy tax revenue toward a partnership with the team, the council is putting up its own funds to make the downtown Saranac Lake hotel a “training haven” for … Read more
Lake Placid adventure park Experience Outdoors presented plans for a net park expansion to the Lake Placid-North Elba Joint Review Board on Wednesday. The review board agreed to proceed with notice to neighbors. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it will not hold a public hearing on the project, though the Adirondack Park Agency may choose … Read more
The International Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup season will conclude March 21-23 at Mt Van Hoevenberg. Sun Community News reports the three-day competition in Lake Placid is the final stop of the 2023-2024 World Cup season that began Nov. 17 in Yanqing, China, and includes two weeks of World Championships races in Winterberg, … Read more
Wilmington residents questioned the enforceability and reach of Wilmington’s draft short-term vacation rental law at a special town council meeting this week, prompting the council to consider revising several sections of the draft before sending it to the town attorney for review. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the draft was written by Wilmington’s STR … Read more
A Saranac Lake man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the non-fatal stabbing of a Lake Placid man on Lake Flower Avenue last March. He has been sentenced to seven years in state prison. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 73 year old Walter Finnegan, Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder. Finnegan stabbed … Read more
Enrollment is up for the third consecutive semester at North Country Community College, which started Spring 2024 classes on Jan. 22. The growth in enrollment this semester is fueled in part by the expansion of the college’s nursing program, the awarding of thousands of dollars in new scholarship funding, and successful student retention initiatives. North … Read more