Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of a competition seeking design concepts for an official mascot for the Lake Placid 2023 World University Games. The mascot will serve as a highly visible symbol of the Games, which attract a global audience, and will appear in various forms including a live, costumed character; merchandise … Read more
The Essex County Health Department will host a vaccine clinic at Boquet Valley Central School District in Elizabethtown on Wednesday, March 24 for Phase 1B essential workers, individuals with qualifying medical conditions and those age 60 or older.
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced the American Workforce Recovery Act with Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06). The legislation would provide states with funding from the public workforce system under the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act to help displaced workers obtain necessary skills for sustained employment. Specifically, the bill: Gives states funding to expand vocational training options for … Read more
Two more Franklin County residents have died this week after contracting COVID-19. Franklin County Public Health says one person between the ages of 45 and 60, and another person over 60 years old have died from the virus. No other details are being released. The two deaths this week bring the county’s total COVID-19 death … Read more
All visitation at the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) of University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center’s long-term care facility, The Alice Center, has been temporarily suspended following a positive COVID-19 test. The positive test was returned Wednesday by an SNF employee, said Susan Biondolillo, Alice Hyde’s Assistant Vice President of Long Term … Read more
Lake Placid’s new mayor is Art Devlin. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Devlin, who ran as a Republican, defeated former Mayor Jamie Rogers to succeed longtime Mayor Craig Randall, who is term-limited and retiring this year. Devlin won with 342 votes to Rogers’ 222 votes. Also, political newcomers Marc Galvin and Jacquelyn “Jackie” Kelly were … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of North Elba. DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a 27-year-old subject from Rochester suffering from a sore knee while hiking to Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness. The hiker did not have a head lamp or flashlight and reported that his four friends hiked out … Read more
A proposed agreement between the town of North Elba and state Department of Environmental Conservation could pave the way for more hiker parking on two local roads, including Adirondack Loj Road. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the 20-year accord would give the town the responsibility of paving the 2-mile unpaved section of Adirondack Loj Road … Read more
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik issued the following statement calling on President Biden to demand the resignation and removal of Governor Cuomo: “President Joe Biden has failed the American people and New Yorkers who demand transparency, accountability, and good government. President Biden has prioritized partisan politics over the overwhelming and unified bipartisan calls for Governor Cuomo’s immediate … Read more
The New York State Police will increase patrols to combat drunk, impaired and reckless driving as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations get underway starting this weekend. This special traffic enforcement detail, which is funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC), begins on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, and runs through Sunday, March 21, 2021. Drivers can … Read more