The Tupper Lake Central School District Board of Education’s first vote to adopt its proposed $21.9 budget failed Monday morning. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, just three of five board members attended, so all three members would have needed to vote in favor of adopting the budget for it to pass with a majority … Read more
Applause echoed off glistening pinewood in the newly renovated second floor of the St. Armand Town Hall on Friday as town Justice Francis Whitelaw officially cut the ribbon on the “Honorable Russell G. Slingerland Courtroom.” The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports he’s been holding court up there since October but said the last railings were installed … Read more
The village of Tupper Lake is developing a $3.3 million budget which is expected to be over the state-imposed tax cap and includes the town picking up at least a portion of the bill for the two police officers it provides to the school district. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Village Mayor Mary Fontana said … Read more
The Lake Placid-North Elba Joint Review Board on Wednesday unanimously approved conditional use for a new brewery taproom slated for Main Street in Lake Placid. According to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, Prison City Brewing, a brewery based in Auburn — also called “Prison City” because of the historic Auburn Correctional Facility — plans to open … Read more
The co-presidents of the Tupper Lake United Teachers union say the layoffs and position eliminations coming this year are “upsetting” and concerning, but that they don’t see how the cuts could have been avoided. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports a large portion of the 17 to 20 job cuts expected in the next school year … Read more
Adirondack Foundation has mobilized nearly $800,000 in philanthropic support to communities across the Adirondack region through its Generous Acts program, with additional grants to be awarded in the coming weeks. The open call application annually invests in nonprofit organizations, schools and municipalities. Generous Acts grants aim to strengthen communities by addressing three strategic focus areas: … Read more
There are two seats on the Tupper Lake Central School District Board of Education up for election this year, and the deadline to file a petition to run for one of these seats is this coming Monday, April 22. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the two board members who currently hold the seats have … Read more
Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee Chair Rob Russell stepped down from his role and chose to not seek reelection to the position at Tuesday’s theme selection meeting. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the committee then elected a familiar face to fill the role, Jeff Branch, who was the chair from 2016 through the 2023 theme … Read more
70 teen writers from around the Adirondacks will see their creative work published in the second Wild Words Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology this spring. The book will launch on Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. at Harrietstown Town Hall (39 Main St, Saranac Lake, NY). The event is free and open to the public, and … Read more
The Saranac Lake Department of Public Works will begin hydrant flushing next week. Flushing will happen Monday, April 22, in the Lake Street area, and next Tuesday, April 23, in the River street Helen Hill area, as well as on Wednesday, April 24 in the Park Avenue area. Thursday, April 25 will be an alternate … Read more