A ranger rescue recently in the Town of North Elba. They received a call about a hiker with an unstable ankle injury on the Van Hovenberg trail just below the junction with Phelps Mountain. Rangers reached the 60-year-old from Auburn, stabilized her ankle, and packaged her into a backpack carrier. Rangers carried the subject approximately … Read more
AdkAction’s Clean Water, Safe Roads Network for road salt reduction is expanding, and a related public outreach campaign will be launched this fall, thanks to $123,000 in recently awarded funding. The Clean Water Safe Roads Network was started in 2022 to equip municipal and county highway departments with skills, resources, and support in order to … Read more
The Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act listening session in Saranac Lake is rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 11, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., at Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street in Saranac Lake. The event, originally scheduled for mid-July, was postponed following extensive flood damage to North Country communities. The … Read more
The mayor of Saranac Lake Jimmy Williams has appointed a new treasurer and village manager following an altercation between him and former village manager Erik Stende who subsequently resigned. Williams has appointed village treasurer Bachana Tsiklauri to serve as village manager and deputy treasurer Patrick Murphy as treasurer.
The Adirondack Land Trust is holding its 2023 annual meeting at Uihlein Farm, Lake Placid, on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. This land conservation celebration is free and open to the public. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports pre-registration is requested for the meeting and required for field trips. Visit https://adirondacklandtrust.org/event/annual-meeting/ for more.
Adirondack Health’s part-time emergency department in Lake Placid will permanently close at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, following state approval of the closure plan submitted by Adirondack Health last October. Adirondack Health also received approval from the state to close its Lake Placid dental clinic, where operations have been suspended since June, due to … Read more
The Town of North Elba is accepting applications for the upcoming round of grant funding through its Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund (LEAF). Sun Community News reports it’s an ongoing fund available to nonprofits, local governments and public sector organizations within the Town of North Elba. The deadline for submission is Sept. 1.
A major road connecting Long Lake and Newcomb has now reopened after severe flooding earlier this month washed out a bridge between the two towns. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports state Route 28N has reopened after a state Department of Transportation crew finished installing a temporary bridge over Fishing Brook. The original bridge over Fishing … Read more
DEC has announced $1 million in grant funding is now available through the second round of the State’s Community Forest Conservation Grant Program. Municipalities can use this funding to purchase land or conservation easements to create new or expand existing community forests and protect land from development.
The New York State Department of Health is launching a publicly funded two-year pilot program to provide free health care to sex workers. Under the new Sex Worker Health Pilot Program, the $1 million two-year program will provide sex workers in New York City and Western New York with primary health care, therapy and dental … Read more