Lake Placid Film Festival Continues

The Lake Placid Film Festival continues for three more days of film screenings, special events and seminars through Sunday afternoon. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports various venues around the village will play host, including the High Peaks Resort, Palace Theatre and Lake Placid Center for the Arts.

Tupper Lake Man Arrested On Weapons Counts

State Police arrested Marc E. Counter, 40, of Tupper Lake, after he was found to unlawfully possess a pistol. A subsequent investigation resulted in the seizure of two additional pistols, 31 unlawfully possessed long guns, two illegal assault weapons, a silencer, and several high-capacity magazines. Counter was ultimately charged with 51 counts of various misdemeanors … Read more

AWI Research Associated Headed To Antarctica

The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute recently announced that Lija Treibergs, research associate for the AWI, will be deployed to Antarctica for 3 months starting in late November to support the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research project. During her deployment, which will be her second on Antarctica, Treibergs will be conducting field-based … Read more

Applications For Energize Lake Flower Business District Grant Program

Applications are being accepted for the Energize Lake Flower Business District grant program. The goal of this program is to make improvements and enhance the overall streetscape of the Lake Flower Avenue and River Street commercial corridor. The grant program is open to commercial property owners and business owners that fall within the target area, … Read more

DMV Satellite Office In Lake Placid Closed Until May

The Essex County Department of Motor Vehicles satellite office in Lake Placid is closed until May 2023 because the DMV is struggling to find staff to keep the office open. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports both the Lake Placid and Ticonderoga DMV satellite offices are closed — both due to staffing issues, according to the … Read more

Places To Drop Off Halloween Pumpkins

Lots of places to drop off your used pumpkins once you’re done with them. Lake Placid: Placid Earth Composting at Shipman Youth Center, Nov 1-4. Saranac Lake: Blue Line Compost at the Common Ground Community Garden Nov 5th between 10am and 3pm. And, Tupper Lake: The Hub, 320 Park Street – any day, any time, … Read more

Places To Drop Off Your Halloween Pumpkin Once You

Lots of places to drop off your used pumpkins once you’re done with them. Lake Placid: Placid Earth Composting at Shipman Youth Center, Nov 1-4. Saranac Lake: Blue Line Compost at the Common Ground Community Garden Nov 5th between 10am and 3pm. And, Tupper Lake: The Hub, 320 Park Street – any day, any time, … Read more

Authorities Seek Suspects In Tupper Lake Vehicle Fire

On October 16, 2022, around 1:00 p.m., New York State Police and Tupper Lake Police Department responded to a vehicle fire in a field off of McCarthy Street in the Village of Tupper Lake. Investigation revealed the vehicle to be a black 2009 GMC Sierra pick-up truck. Tupper Lake PD and State Police are requesting … Read more