Adirondack Health is again requiring COVID-19 tests for all inpatient admissions and elective surgical procedures, regardless of vaccination status. Officials say the requirement was reinstated because the North Country regional COVID-19 positivity rate has increased to 2.4%. percent, necessitating the change in testing policy. Appointments and pre-registration are still required. To schedule a COVID-19 test … Read more
If you’re planning to take in the Franklin County Fair you can get your COVID-19 vaccine at the same time. According to Franklin County Public Health the clinic for those 12 and older will run from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. starting on Saturday on the infield of the fairgrounds.
A motorcyclist is killed in an accident Wednesday in Long Lake. State Police say the rider identified as Steven Lacrosse of Canandaigua lost control on Route 30 near South Pond while going around a curve and went off the road hitting guide wires. Lacrosse died at the scene. The accident is under investigation.
UVM Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center announced Wednesday that its Drive-Thru COVID Test Site on Park Street will shut down effective Friday, August 6, at 3 p.m., and the hospital will transition its testing program to Primary Care offices, Alice Hyde Walk-In Clinic, and the hospital’s Laboratory Services department beginning Monday, August 9.
Eagle Island will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, August 21st and 22nd, 11 am to 4 pm. Reservations are required. Visitors will be transported from the camp’s mainland dock at 442 Gilpin Bay, Saranac Lake, NY. All visitors must register at eagleisland.org/events. Questions may be directed to info@eagleisland.org.
A ranger rescue in the town of Keene. Dispatch received a report from a hiker in Avalanche Pass that a 22-year-old hiker from Johnson City was yelling for help in the Trap Dike on Mount Colden in the High Peaks Wilderness Area with a leg injury. A forest ranger was lowered down to the hiker’s … Read more
DEC announced that hunting and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits (DMPs) for the 2021-2022 seasons are on sale now. In addition, DEC announced new opportunities for hunters this year, including expanded hunting seasons and allowing youth ages 12 and 13 to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow in upstate counties that have passed … Read more
Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) released its Annual Stewardship Program for the 2020 boating season. The report, which can be found on adkwatershed.org/publications, states that six species of aquatic invasive species were found on boats in the Adirondacks in 2020, none of which were new to the region. In 2020 AWI boat … Read more
State Police responded to a report of a burglary at a residence on Penny Lane in the town of Malone. An investigation revealed that 35-year-old Christopher J. Waldron, 37-year-old Jasmine L. Vermette, and 29-year-old Shala B. Skyner, all of Malone, broke into the victim’s home, stole various property and assaulted her. As they fled the … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of North Elba. DEC dispatch received a call from a pair of hikers reporting that a member of their party was overdue from hiking Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. Forest Rangers responded to the Adirondak Loj parking lot to interview the reporting party. They located the … Read more