Local Wildland Firefighters Were Deployed To California Recently

Three local forest rangers helped lead a crew of 20 wildland firefighters from New York to Smith River, California to aid in a forest fire fight late last month. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers Hannah O’Connor, from Saranac Lake; Neilson Snye, from Lake Pleasant; and Mark Brand, … Read more

First Area Recreational Cannabis Dispensary To Open Friday

Elevate ADK is set to become the Tri-Lakes’ first licensed recreational cannabis dispensary when it opens on Friday, after getting approval from state Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the general manager of the storefront in the Saranac Lake plaza on Lake Flower Avenue, said he’s excited to get the … Read more

Bobsled Athlete Files Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Bobsled athlete Aja Evans, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, filed a lawsuit alleging that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a doctor on Team USA’s staff over a period of nine years. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise reports, according to the lawsuit, several of the most notable occasions of abuse … Read more

Meet The Candidates Forum In Wilmington

A meet the candidates forum is happening in Wilmington later this month. The forum will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 17 at the Wilmington firehouse on Haselton Road. The supervisor candidates will go first, from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., and they will be followed by the town council candidates from 7:30 … Read more

Two Arrested For Drugs In Lake Placid

Two drug seizures lead to the arrests of two people in Lake Placid. Police charged 38 year old Justin T. Vassar of Lake Placid, with criminal possession of cannabis on Sept. 29. That same day, in a separate incident, Shauna M. Donnelly, 41, of Lake Placid, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance … Read more

Lake Placid Half Marathon And 1OK

Organizers of the 52nd annual Lake Placid Classic half marathon and 10K are hoping for a record number of participants on Saturday, Oct. 7 as they continue to rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, race director Rick Preston said Tuesday that 505 people had signed up for the races by … Read more

Harmful Algal Bloom Spottings

The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute announced on Wednesday that harmful algal blooms have been found on Upper Saranac Lake, Follensby Clear Pond, Whey Pond and Floodwood Pond. According to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, DEC’s HAB geographic information system also reported HAB spottings on Lake Clear on Monday and Lake Colby in late September.

Saranac Lake Rolls Out Round One Of STR Permits

The Saranac Lake Development Board approved the first three preexisting short-term vacation rental permits to be issued by Saranac Lake on Tuesday in a quick meeting, as the village begins implementing its new STR law. The process gave the board the opportunity to hash out the details of how this works, fine-tune their participation in … Read more

Ranger Rescue In Keene

A ranger rescue in the Town of Keene. They were called out to help a hiker experiencing a cardiac event on the Third Brother summit. New York State Police (NYSP) Aviation was called in to assist. A ranger was lowered to the 29 year old patient, who was put in a harness and hoisted into … Read more

Residents Voice Concerns Over New Condos On Lake Placid

Neighbors and concerned community members turned out at the North Elba Town Council meeting on Tuesday to voice their concerns about a rezoning request that would pave the way for the construction of a new set of condominiums on the shore of Lake Placid. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise reports neighbors and residents spoke during the … Read more