Saranac Lake’s day-long music festival, Northern Current, will be returning this year on Sept. 5 in Riverside Park. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the free event will be returning after it was missed this past year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The festival will be from 12:30 to 9:30 p.m. and is friendly for … Read more
A major gift from Adirondack Health Foundation board member Joan Grabe has created a new annual award to recognize nurse mentors within the Adirondack Health organization. The Adirondack Health Nursing Legacy Award will honor registered nurses with 15 or more years of experience and demonstrated histories of mentoring the next generation of nurses. The $1,000 … Read more
North Country Community College’s Saranac Lake campus library has reopened to use by the public. The library had been closed to the community since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Library patrons have book borrowing privileges to the library’s collection of more than 50,000 titles, said Brian O’Connor, the college’s director of … Read more
Athletes who aren’t vaccinated can participate in Lake Placid’s Ironman triathlon as long as they can provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the policy change comes after the village of Lake Placid and town of North Elba each rolled back vaccine requirements for large-scale events. Rather than require … Read more
The North Country Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing on a newly resurfaced and rebranded court when they return to the hardwood this fall for the first time in more than a year. The college recently completed a major renovation to the floor of the Sparks Athletic Complex gymnasium – the … Read more
In the Village of Saranac Lake, members of the Downtown Advisory Board(DAB) and a community volunteer identified a need for an updated downtown parking map. Thanks to this volunteer-led effort, a Downtown Saranac Lake Parking Map is now available, just in time for the busy summer months. Parking is enforced in the Village, so be … Read more
Children in the town of Jay will have some new playground equipment soon. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the town’s Park Committee raised enough money to update the children’s park on Randy’s Lane, off Stickney Bridge Road near the Jay Covered Bridge. Members are planning to build an open-air shelter area and purchase four new … Read more
Wilmington recently launched the Wonders of Wilmington (WOW) Challenge. This is no ordinary challenge: participants here are invited to complete the Hiking, Mountain Biking, or Family Fun challenges to receive their patch. Each WOW Challenge consists of six selected “trails,” with the optional experience of visiting the summit of Whiteface Mountain or Little Whiteface in … Read more
The village of Lake Placid and town of North Elba have announced both will no longer require all participants in local large-scale events to be vaccinated. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the municipalities’ joint announcement on Wednesday comes a few days before Lake Placid’s Fourth of July parade and fireworks display, and less than a … Read more
New York State Police will increase patrols and crack down on drunk and drugged driving and other traffic infractions this 4th of July weekend. State Troopers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and target reckless and aggressive driving statewide to keep New York highways safe during one of the busiest summer holidays for travel. The campaign will … Read more