The village development board is considering the first slate of new short-term vacation rental permits applications tonight. The Adiriondack Daily Enterprise reports there are five applicants for STR permits requested on Fox Run Road, Petrova Avenue, Park Avenue, Prospect Avenue and Virginia Street. The meeting tonight is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the village board … Read more
The Franklin County Land Bank is making progress on its goal of returning its first two abandoned and foreclosed properties — one in Tupper Lake and one in Malone — to affordable workforce housing. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports, at a Tupper Lake town board meeting on Monday, Franklin County Land Bank Chair … Read more
In Saranac Lake recently, the village board voted on a resolution which would have kept local police from being used to enforce federal immigration law or to question or arrest someone based solely on their immigration status. Trustee Aurora White, who proposed the resolution, said she doesn’t want the federal government spending local time and … Read more
The state Olympic Regional Development Authority and the town of North Elba will be holding a public hearing Wednesday for a renewed agreement that allows the town to continue paying ORDA to operate the three town-owned Olympic venues. The hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at the Olympic Conference Center … Read more
Paul Smith’s College, in partnership with The Wild Center, Adirondack Research Consortium, and community partners, is continuing efforts to hold community listening sessions addressing the growing impacts of climate change in the Adirondack-North Country region. Sun Community News reports as the region experiences warmer temperatures, heavier rainfall, and unpredictable weather patterns, these changes increasingly affect … Read more
The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) has been closely monitoring the Canadian response to tariff implementation, along with continued political tension between Washington and Ottawa. The Adirondack region welcomes thousands of travelers from Canada each year; disruptions to travel across the border will affect the area in a multitude of ways. According to ROOST … Read more
A structure fire Wednesday morning resulted in the total loss of a building located at 60 Demars Blvd.According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the property is owned by J.D. Dattola Construction, L.L.C., a locally-owned general contracting business in Tupper Lake. The structure was formerly used as a garage and shop for the business. In addition … Read more
In the five years since COVID rocked colleges and universities globally, North Country Community College (NCCC) has had to adapt to a changed world. Not only did NCCC successfully meet the academic adversity the pandemic wielded head-on, it has found its footing and is flourishing. School officials say this spring is the fifth semester in … Read more
A mixed bag of wintry precipitation is forecast to coincide with the Thursday morning commute throughout the Tri-Lakes region as a storm system barrels up the St. Lawrence Valley. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise reports while the storm has been on meteorologist’s radars for several days now, the forecast has evolved. Earlier in the week, it … Read more
A large structure fire destroyed a building at 41 Main St. early Tuesday morning. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, here were no injuries or deaths from the fire. The building, which Cole said had been previously condemned, was reduced to a pile of rubble. The cause of the fire remains unknown and is currently … Read more