Eleven New Friendship Volunteers completed training and were commissioned to become Mercy Care for the Adirondacks Friendship Volunteers to assist their elder neighbors on May 19, 2021. The next Mercy Care Friendship Volunteer Training Program is scheduled for October 13th and 14th in Lake Placid. If you are interested in becoming a Mercy Care Friendship … Read more
New York will lift more COVID-19 rules once 70% of adults have at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, a target that Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he hoped the state could reach in days. About 68.7% of New York adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the … Read more
The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and U.S. Biathlon announce that Lake Placid, NY will host the US Biathlon National Championships at Mt. Van Hoevenberg on March 23-27, 2022. The facility has recently undergone an exciting revitalization that will provide an all-new venue for these Championships, which were last held in Lake Placid in 1996. … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District now has a new superintendent. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Timothy Seymour to the job this week. Current superintendent, Roger Catania, will retire at the end of the school year. Seymour, 37, has been the superintendent of the St. Regis … Read more
Assemblyman Billy Jones says expanding broadband to ‘last mile’ areas is critical for North Country communities. Jones stresses, “The COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear that access to high-speed is not a luxury in 2021. Residents rely on these services for telework, remote learning, searching for jobs and so much more, and it’s critical … Read more
North Country Community College is pleased to announce the new members of its Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the Spring 2021 semester and among those on the list are some area residents including Christine G. Conover, Saranac Lake Ashley N. Dushane, Lake Placid Jon-Michael Glick, Saranac Lake and Jessica A. Kemp, Saranac Lake.
Paul Smith’s College has appointed its 12th president, Scott Dalrymple, after months of searching by the college’s board of trustees. Interim President Jon Strauss has led the college during a school year marked by the coronavirus pandemic, and he will step down soon. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Dalrymple’s first day on the job will … Read more
A ranger rescue in the town of North Elba. On May 29 at 2:45 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from the Saranac Lake Fire Department reporting a 28-year-old woman from Saranac Lake with a lower leg injury on the trails near Turtle Pond in the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest. Forest Ranger O’Connor … Read more
Franklin County COVID Clinics through June 2021: June 4 th , Friday, Malone, Second Dose Clinic from 10am-12:30pm. First Dose Walk-ins Welcome St. Andre’s Outreach Center, 12 Homestead Park (formerly Holy Family) June 12 th , Saturday, Malone, Second Dose Clinic from 9am-2pm. First Dose Walk-ins Welcome St. Andre’s Outreach Center, 12 Homestead Park (formerly … Read more
Assemblyman Billy Jones says the state should have picked another weekend besides this upcoming weekend to memorialize New Yorkers who died from COVID-19. Governor Cuomo announced that flags will be flown at half-staff and the State landmarks will be illuminated in red, white, and blue to pay tribute to the essential workers who have died … Read more