DEC has announced $1 million in grant funding is now available through the second round of the State’s Community Forest Conservation Grant Program. Municipalities can use this funding to purchase land or conservation easements to create new or expand existing community forests and protect land from development.
The New York State Department of Health is launching a publicly funded two-year pilot program to provide free health care to sex workers. Under the new Sex Worker Health Pilot Program, the $1 million two-year program will provide sex workers in New York City and Western New York with primary health care, therapy and dental … Read more
There appears to be some dissent concerning the plan by the Adirondack Park Agency ’s proposed move to Saranac Lake. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the APA is looking at leasing and renovating the historic structure at 1-3 Main Street , which also houses several Franklin County offices. The APA plans to construct a new … Read more
Lake Placid village officials are planning for the launch of a new system next week that will allow locals to park for free between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. each day. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports people must be registered to vote within the village of Lake Placid or town of North … Read more
The Francis L. Carpenter Foundation announced Monday that grant applications are now being accepted. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, grants are available for those who reside in Franklin, Essex or Clinton counties and who are elderly or otherwise in need of aid because of sickness or distress. Grant application forms are available from the … Read more
A leaked police report obtained by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise sheds new light on an altercation between the Saranac Lake village mayor and manager that led to village board calls for an investigation and the resignation of the manager. Mayor Jimmy Williams allegedly grabbed village Manager Erik Stender by the throat and “slammed” him against … Read more
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have succeeded in garnering $27,348,437 in federal funding for 13 airports across New York State, four of them in the North Country. Sun Community News reports the recipients are : Lake Placid Airport: $488,106 to install weather-reporting equipment Malone-Dufort Airport: $64,521 to install perimeter … Read more
Federal money can now begin flowing into local towns that sustained damage during severe rain and flooding earlier this month. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports President Joe Biden on Saturday approved a “Major Disaster Declaration” for eight New York counties — including Clinton and Essex — making public assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency … Read more
Authorities in Saranac Lake say 16 year old Jonah River Whiting, one of three teens involved in a crash on June 30th, died of his injuries late last week. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 17 year old Lucas Tendler died two weeks prior.16 year old Ryan Bonet, also in the car that day, left the … Read more
There’s now a Democrat in the race for New York’s 21st Congressional District, one who may be familiar to voters in Watertown and the 24th Congressional District — Steven W. Holden Sr. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Holden, who ran for Congress last year against Rep. Claudia Tenney, recently restarted his campaign with his … Read more