Travel Unity will host its 2021 Summit both online and in-person, with virtual sessions taking place October 27 – 29, 2021, and live sessions in Lake Placid, NY on November 5 – 6, 2021. This year’s theme is “How to Practice Applied DEI.” The Summit will focus on why diversity is key to a region’s … Read more
As October arrived with cooler temperatures, more than $373 million in home heating aid was made available for low- and middle-income New Yorkers who need assistance during the upcoming winter season. The Sun Community News reports applications opened Oct. 1 for the Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as HEAP, which is overseen by the … Read more
Historic Saranac Lake announced that they have been awarded National American Rescue Plan Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and from New York Humanities (NYH). A portion of the National Endowment for the Humanities grant of $50,000 will support the development of a new short film presenting the history of the Saranac … Read more
Adirondack Film will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year with the Lake Placid Film Festival as it returns to the fabled Olympic Village in Lake Placid, October 21-24. Events and films will fill the weekend as filmmakers and film lovers join together for the first time since 2019. Films will include cutting-edge features alongside 40 … Read more
The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has awarded the 2025 IBSF World Championships and the 2022 IBSF World Push Championships to Lake Placid. Both events will be held at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, which has been fully modernized with improvements including the new Mountain Pass Lodge, updated track refrigeration, indoor push facilities, and an expanded … Read more
A Lake George company has filed suit seeking to halt construction on the new ORDA headquarters in Lake Placid. Adirondack Explorer reports Cutting Edge Group LLC’s suit in state Supreme Court seeks to annul the contract, complaining that ORDA chose a more expensive contractor, Bast Hatfield, of Clifton Park. A state judge ordered a hearing … Read more
A ranger rescue in the town of Keene. Essex County 911 contacted DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a 32-year-old hiker from Texas with a head injury on Giant Mountain. Lt. Dubay requested New York State Police (NYSP) Aviation assistance to insert Rangers into the location. Two Forest Rangers were inserted by NYSP one-half mile from … Read more
Assemblyman Billy Jones is out with a statement regarding the continued border closure. It reads, in part, “The announcement today that the United States-Canada border closure has been extended until October 21 while air travel for vaccinated foreign travelers will be permitted starting in November is disappointing and infuriating. It makes absolutely no sense to … Read more
North Country Live will explore and celebrate the art and music scenes in our communities with a series of free, online programs set to begin Sept. 23. Hosted on Zoom by North Country Community College and its partners, North Country Live was launched in spring 2020, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide … Read more
In Saranac Lake, a Renter & Homeowner Public Forum is happening next week. It takes place Thursday, September 30, 2021 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Harrietstown Town Hall. The Village will host an open forum for renters and homeowners to discuss questions from the online Housing Plan Survey, get input on the draft housing … Read more