Saranac Lake is getting closer to having a short-term rental regulation law on the books. After the village board held a public comment session on the final draft of the proposed law to relatively little public input on Monday, it set June 12 as a tentative date to take a vote on the law. Adirondack … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of Keene. An emergency beacon was activated by a hiking party of three on the Phelps Trail recently. Rangers located the subjects on the trail hours later and treated them for mild hypothermia. Three to four feet of snow combined with rainy conditions overnight significantly slowed the rescue. The … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $112.9 million has been awarded to 70 projects through the Restore New York Communities Initiative. Village of Tupper Lake will receive more than $1.6 million for Phase I of the Oval Wood Dish Factory redevelopment project which will include the redevelopment of 126,000 square feet of vacant space in … Read more
Adirondack Foundation has awarded over $950,000 in grants to meet critical needs and drive positive change in communities across the Adirondack region. According to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, the Foundation’s Generous Acts program awards grants annually to organizations, schools and communities working to address basic needs, improve educational pathways, or strengthen community vitality and civic … Read more
Paul Smith’s College’s Class of 2023 may have graduated, but the college isn’t going anywhere, PSC Interim President Dan Kelting reiterated Sunday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports said inaccurate reports described a financial aid contingency plan as a “closure plan” for the college, causing confusion on campus and within the community last week.
Paul Smith’s College students have completed construction of the Akwesasne Mobile Cultural Center. The Sun Community News reports the project is a partnership between Paul Smith’s College and the Nia’s Little Library, a nonprofit that promotes literacy and preserve the Mohawk language. In 2020, Nia’s Little Library director, Akat Ransom, contacted Professor Deb Naybor at … Read more
On Sunday, May 21, Paul Smith’s College held their commencement ceremony celebrating more than 100 students who completed their academic degrees. Together, faculty, staff, students and their families celebrated the immense accomplishments of the class of 2023. The Keynote speaker was Aaron Mair, director of the Adirondack Council’s “Forever Adirondacks” initiative.
Hundreds of people filled North Country Community College’s Sparks Athletic Complex with cheers, spring flowers and joyful tears on Saturday as the college recognized 210 graduates from its Class of 2023. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise reports, in a speech to her fellow graduates, Sydney VanNest — a Radiologic Technology graduate who received the SUNY Chancellor’s … Read more
The state Olympic Regional Development Authority Board of Directors on Tuesday approved $38.3 million in new capital projects at ORDA’s winter sports facilities in Lake Placid, Wilmington, North Creek and in the Catskills. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports among the newly-approved projects are renovations to the Castle at Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway; sliding track improvements … Read more
On Wednesday, May 17, Adirondack Health held a ribbon cutting for its new state-of-the-art digital fetal heart monitoring system at the Stafford New Life Center at Adirondack Medical Center. The Countess Alicia Spaulding Paolozzi Foundation provided a $100,000 matching grant to help cover the cost of the new system, which replaces the current paper system. … Read more