Saturday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, it’s Spring Clean Up in Saranac Lake. Cleaning efforts will focus on trash pick up on municipal properties and public parks surrounding the Village. Interested volunteers can visit the Saranac Lake Welcome Center at the Harrietstown Town Hall to pick up trash bags, rubber gloves, location assignments, and … Read more
Lake Placid has received its first two applications for an exemption from the village’s moratorium on issuing new short-term vacation rental permits. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, a public hearing for the two variance applications is scheduled for Monday, May 16 at 4:30 p.m. in the North Elba Town Hall. The village board in … Read more
On Tuesday, May 24, the Common Ground Alliance will host a virtual ten-year update on the ADK Futures project, a pro bono effort to develop a vision, strategy, and implementation plan for the Adirondack Park. The project imagines six different, divergent outcomes for the Adirondacks 25 years in the future. Free registration is open at … Read more
The Malone YMCA, in cooperation with the the generous support from the Saranac Lake School District, Harrietstown and the Town of St. Armand, announces students living in the Saranac Lake Central School District can attend Camp Ampersand during summer 2022 for just $77.00 per week. Camp runs from 8:00a-4:00p from June 27- August 19 for … Read more
The Saranac Lake Central School District was awarded a federal grant to start offering before and after school, summer and weekend programming to students and families starting on July 1. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the grant allows the district to partner with the YMCA from Malone and community businesses to offer art classes, opportunities … Read more
The Lake Placid-North Elba Land Use Code Committee presented its ideas on Thursday for how short-term vacation rentals could be regulated in the town and village, including prohibiting unhosted STRs in densely-packed residential areas. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports there is an active moratorium in the town and village pausing the issuance of new STR … Read more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, saying she will isolate and work remotely this week. A day earlier, the Democratic governor had tweeted a photo from the Olana State Historic Site outside Hudson, New York, which she visited to thank park volunteers. Hochul is at least the 18th U.S. governor … Read more
DMV is looking to crack down on what they say is a recent surge in catalytic converter thefts across the state. Some areas have seen increases up to 200% per year. The DMV says it will distribute etching kits to car dealers, allowing them to etch a traceable serial number onto the catalytic converter that … Read more
Hikers are advised to avoid hiking on high elevation trails above 2,500 feet until further notice. Despite recent warm weather, high elevation trails are still covered in slowly melting ice and snow. These steep trails feature thin soils that become a mix of ice and mud as winter conditions melt and frost leaves the ground. … Read more
Keene Central School District’s proposed 2022-2023 budget would increase spending and raise school taxes, largely because of debt payments for the district’s capital project. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports district officials estimate taxpayers would have a tax rate of $11.26 per $100,000 in assessed value with the proposed budget. These rates could change after Essex … Read more