The Opening Ceremony of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games took place on the “Miracle on Ice” rink made famous during the 1980 winter Olympics. Governor Kathy Hochul officially opened the Games welcoming 1,443 collegiate-athletes from more than 540 universities and 46 nations. They’re competing in 12 winter sports and 85 events in … Read more
Pedro Ponce, a creative writing instructor at St. Lawrence University and author of three books of fiction, will read from his new book “The Devil and the Dairy Princess” at the Adirondack Center for Writing next week as part of the ongoing Barkreaders series. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Ponce’s reading will start at 7 … Read more
The Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games Torch Relay Celebration arrives in Wilmington, Saranac Lake and its final destination Lake Placid on Thursday, Jan. 12, concluding its two-month, 15-stop tour that culminates in Games’ first carbon-free cauldron lighting in Brewster Park. The cauldron lighting will open the 31st FISU World University Games Winter Edition … Read more
Local health officials are optimistic about the currently low level of COVID-19 cases in Essex County — as well as a downward trend in flu and RSV cases after an early onset of the respiratory illnesses — ahead the FISU Winter World University Games, which will come to Lake Placid on Thursday. The Adirondack Daily … Read more
There will be no parking on Main Street and Parkside Drive in Lake Placid — as well as the lower NBT lot and the clock lot on Main Street Wednesday in preparation for the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games. Main Street will still be open to traffic Wednesday. Main Street will close to thru … Read more
Ticket sales for the FISU Winter World University Games are reportedly not where organizers hoped they would be. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports around 18,000 tickets for the games had been sold as of Monday; 27%, or 49,000 shy, of organizers’ goal of 67,000 tickets sold, as stated by games organizers this past November.
A request for $2 million from the Ausable River Association (AsRA) was included in the 2023 Federal Omnibus Bill recently signed by President Biden. The Sun Community News reports AsRA’s request was shepherded through the appropriations process, through subcommittee review and approval, by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. These funds will help build flood resilience, protect water … Read more
Russell Banks died of cancer on January 8 at his home in Saratoga Springs, NY. Banks was the author of 21 books, including Continental Drift (1985) and Cloudsplitter (1998), which were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. He rooted such novels as “The Sweet Hereafter” and “Affliction” in the wintry, rural communities of his native Northeast … Read more
The family of a Black student enrolled in the Saranac Lake Central School District said they are moving away from Saranac Lake after he faced “bias and outright racist comments from students,” reports of which they felt fell on “deaf ears” within the school. Cindy Shortell’s grandson is Black and she tells the Adirondack Daily … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul Thursday announced the completion of the nearly $7 million upgrade project at Saranac Lake Civic Center in Franklin County. The year-round, not-for-profit recreation and events facility underwent significant interior and exterior improvements, and the completion coincides with the upcoming Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games beginning January 12, and the Center … Read more