DEC remining New Yorkers today about the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning that lasts through May 14. With warmer temperatures and lower humidity, the risk of fire increased across the state this week. The Fire Danger Map for the 2023 fire season on DEC’s website is updated with the latest fire conditions. Each … Read more
The village of Tupper Lake is holding a public hearing on its tentative budget for the upcoming year tonight, but the tentative budget currently available is far from complete. According to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, Village Mayor Paul Maroun said while the current tentative budget exceeds the state tax levy cap by a significant amount, … Read more
Seventy teen writers from around the Adirondacks will see their creative work published in the first “Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology” this spring. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the book will launch on Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. at Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook, Saranac Lake. The event is free and open … Read more
North Country Community College is partnering with UpNCoding, based in Tupper Lake, to prepare students for careers in the growing software engineering industry. UpNCoding is both a company and a course that focuses on preparing the next generation of software engineers through education and training. Together, NCCC and UpNCoding will offer a 12-week course, beginning … Read more
An indictment was handed up recently against 46 year old Adam W. Smith of Lake Placid, charged in a single indictment with 13 felony counts stemming from both killings, including two counts of first-degree murder. For the Feb. 11 murder of Durham, the indictment charges Smith with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, first-degree robbery … Read more
The Lake Placid Middle-High School auditorium and weight room looks to be getting an upgrade. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Lake Placid Central School District’s Board of Education is proposing to use the district’s repair reserve fund for around $1 million in upgrades to the auditorium and weight room. Also, the auditorium’s lighting system, … Read more
An Au Sable Forks man is now facing two new felony charges related to his status as a convicted sex offender. Following an investigation, Clinton County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Anthony Deyoe, 42, and charged him with felony counts of allegedly failing to update his address and complete a 90-day verification period as required by the … Read more
DEC is urging hikers to postpone hikes on Adirondack trails above 2,500 feet until high elevation trails have dried and hardened. DEC resources provide information for hikers on how to reduce negative impacts on all trails and protect the natural resources throughout the Adirondacks during this time. Despite recent warm weather, high elevation trails above … Read more
The continue continues to rally around those affected by an early Tuesday morning structure fire in Tupper Lake at 15 Broad Street. A family with two small children, ages 8 months and 3 years, escaped the blaze as did a married couple. Community is currently setting up places for people to donate clothing and household … Read more
Lake Placid resident and former Secret Service agent May Chow Is the new village justice. She was was appointed during the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees’ organizational board meeting. Chow will finish the remaining term of former Justice David Coursen, who resigned earlier this year amid an investigation into a complaint that he’d allegedly … Read more