Staff shortages may force the Aldi in Saranac Lake to close indefinitely starting in September unless some hires can be made in short order. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Store Manager Melanie Fullum said several employees are moving away or going back to school in the fall, leaving the store with a staff so … Read more
A local family and the Adirondack Land Trust have conserved 107 acres and a third of a mile of shoreline on the East Branch of the Ausable River upstream of the Keene town beach. The Sun Community News reports Chris and Audrey Hyson donated the land to the Adirondack Land Trust, which will pass the … Read more
The North Elba Town Council and the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees are holding a special meeting tonight focused on the local housing crisis. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports town and village boards will hear two presentations; one on an updated housing plan from the Lake Placid-North Elba Community Development Commission’s Joint Community Housing … Read more
The Adirondack Mountain Club has finalized the sale of its Member Services Center building in Lake George. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, FISH307, a Lake George-based company, bought ADK’s Member Services Center building on Goggins Road for $800,000. A portion of the Goggins Road sale will help ADK pay for its new Welcome Center … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of Harrietstown recently. On Saturday, a group of hikers on Ampersand Mountain called 911 after one of their members suffered an ankle injury. Rangers reached the 32-year-old from Syracuse at 12 p.m., and splinted the patient’s left ankle. The hiker was unable to put any weight on the injured … Read more
The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is gearing up for its big summer fundraiser, “Summer in the Adirondacks: The Sights, Sounds, Smells and Tastes” at the Hotel Saranac. The event will begin at 6:00 PM on Thursday, Aug. 11 with appetizers, sweet treats, a cash bar, and a raffle and silent auction. “Sounds of Summer” is the … Read more
A two bathroom building being constructed in the Pontiac parking lot on Broadway in Saranac Lake will come at a price tag just shy of half a million dollars. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports workers with MJ Raymond Construction were breaking ground on Monday. The bathrooms are one piece of the village’s broader Berkeley Green … Read more
Renovations are getting underwa at the former Bowlwinkles bowling alley in Lake Placid, and new owners Rob Kane and Tom Anderson hope to open the alley by the end of this year as Big Z’s Hangout at Lake Placid Lanes. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, their hope is that the bowling alley would be … Read more
Lake Placid will be conducting a hydrant flow test tomorrow, Tuesday. There will be a flow test starting at 9 a.m. on Saranac Avenue, where a hotel is being built, according to the village. The immediately surrounding area may experience cloudy water that day.
A Lake Placid estate, owned by Saratoga Springs philanthropists Michele and Ronald Riggi, hit the real estate market Thursday with an asking price of more than $31 million. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the more than 46-acre property is called “Casa Del Paradiso, ” and is located off of Bear Cub Road near the John … Read more