Area dogs and cats seeking to escape their oppressive human captors will soon have better digs to run to. The Tri-Lakes Humane Society in Saranac Lake has netted a $500,000 state grant for infrastructure improvements to comply with new government regulations. Construction will provide better space for potential adoptees to hopefully connect with other animals … Read more
DEC is reminding New Yorkers that turtles are nesting in May and June and encourages motorists to ‘give turtles a brake.’ In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year by unsuspecting drivers when turtles cross roads to find nesting areas. Drivers who see a turtle on the road are encouraged to slow down … Read more
A fire at the North Elba Recycling Center and Transfer Station on Friday took two hours and 6,000 gallons of water to extinguish. North Elba town Supervisor Derek Doty said Monday that the fire did not cause any damage. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire, which … Read more
Women’s College Scholarship Club members will be outside Coakley’s this Saturday between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with homemade snacks, hotdogs and a raffle worth over $800, with gift certificates from 18 local merchants. All of the raffle proceeds will go to scholarships for area students. This spring, the club will be awarding $20,000 in … Read more
The Long Lake Central School District’s proposed $4.9 million budget passed by 103-19 on Tuesday evening, an 84.4% approval. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports LLCSD’s budget proposal comes in $5 under the state-imposed tax cap for the district, with a tax levy of $3,492,035, a 4.85% increase from this year. The proposed 2024-25 budget is … Read more
The Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education on Thursday released a statement nearly two weeks after a local parent directed anti-transgender epithets at a student athlete during a flag football game at AuSable Valley High School. It reads, in part, “Discriminatory language and behavior in our schools and on our sports fields are … Read more
Lake Placid Central School District’s proposed $22.4 million 2024-25 budget passed 334-83, a 79.5% approval. The budget carries a $17,757,146 tax levy, a 3.38% increase over the current year’s levy but still under the state-imposed tax cap of 3.45%. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports a total of 420 votes were cast in this year’s election.
Tupper Lake Central School District’s controversial $21.9 million budget proposal passed Tuesday night with 622 “yes” votes and 506 “no” votes, a slim 55% majority. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the spending plan was controversial because although it decreases spending by $464,944, it increases the tax levy by $10.3 million, or 8.75%.
Voters in the Saranac Lake Central School District on Tuesday voted to approve the school’s $37.3 million budget proposal and to approve a controversial proposition to convert a grass field inside the high school track to an artificial turf field. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, voters also reelected incumbents Nancy Bernstein, Justin Garwood and … Read more
The Town of Wilmington is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss a long-debated amendment to limit the number of short-term rental permits to 150, about 10 more than there are now. Sun Community News reports Wilmington has 697 single-family and seasonal dwellings, so 150 permits would … Read more