A second Harm Reduction Health Kiosk is up in Franklin County. The temperature-controlled kiosk (also known as a harm reduction vending machine) is located outdoors on the side deck of Community Connections Outreach and Recovery Center at 64 Demars Boulevard in Tupper Lake. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and … Read more
There are now five candidates running for two seats on the Saranac Lake Village Board of Trustees. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, two days before the Democratic caucus, incumbent Rich Shapiro announced Sunday that he is no longer running and instead endorsing two new candidates, Paul Van Cott and Aurora White. Another candidate, Fred … Read more
State troopers responded to Titus Mountain Thursday afternoon after an incident on a chairlift that killed a ski patrol member at the ski resort. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 68 year old Richard P. Finch of Malone, an employee at Titus Mountain Ski Resort, was on ski patrol when an accident occurred on the … Read more
The Lake Placid-North Elba Joint Review Board reviewed a sketch plan this week for five duplex townhomes proposed for Marina Way. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports they were first proposed in 2008 and at that juncture, the townhomes were supposed to be built on Whiteface Inn Road, and an additional single-family home was included alongside … Read more
Two Plattsburgh men pled guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the stabbing of Kenneth Darrah at AuSable Chasm last year, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office. Michael J. Rougeau, 49, and Michael A. Nastasia, 31, both entered pleas of guilty to manslaughter. The men said under oath that the killing was … Read more
Construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace is scheduled to begin on Monday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, construction involves harvesting ice from Lake Flower, transporting it to the shore and assembling it according to a blueprint. Construction on the palace will likely continue until the start of Carnival on Feb. 2.
A report of a threat made by an Adirondack Educational Center student prompted a K-9 sweep of the building on Wednesday, but Tupper Lake Village Police Chief Eric Proulx said the department’s investigation found that there was no threat made. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports police say a Tupper Lake student talking with other students … Read more
After a New York Democratic congressman introduced a resolution on Wednesday to censure North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik for her support of Jan. 6 insurrectionists, a Stefanik spokesman is going on the offensive, calling the motion “baseless” and dredging up allegations against the downstate Dem who made the resolution. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the … Read more
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts invites artists and nonprofit organizations in the Adirondack Quad-County Region to apply for Arts Education, Community Arts, and Individual Artist funding for projects in 2024. This funding is made possible by the support of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The application deadline is Wednesday, February … Read more
Lake Placid firefighters battled a structure fire on Main Street Tuesday morning that started in the fireplace of a rented room. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department responded to the structure fire at 2565 Main St. at 1:03 a.m. The fire started in the fireplace of a rented room on … Read more