Adirondack Foundation is awarding six planning grants to support partnerships between essential safety net organizations. These grants are intended to help them develop creative ideas to better reach people who need their services. The six partnerships grew out of a series of Collaboration Labs the Foundation held in November. Approximately 100 participants in 20 partnerships … Read more
In Tupper Lake, school tax policy may be getting an update soon. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Tupper Lake Central School District’s Board of Education is scheduled to vote during its Monday, March 10 regular meeting on whether the district will raise the maximum income thresholds under which senior citizens residing in the … Read more
The Saranac Lake Village Board this week approved two new short-term vacation rental permits, after delaying these votes last month. The vote on the much-debated Prospect Avenue STR was split 3-2, though, with development board members Bill Domenico and Dan Reilly voting against it, citing neighbor concerns over the density of STRs in their area.
Due to an unforeseen technical issue, Lake Placid is currently unable to process any electricity email bills for March, according to a Facebook post. The village has printed printed the email bills, and you should expect them in the mail within a few days. Customers who receive both printed and email bills will receive a … Read more
The Adirondack Council’s Micro-Grants program will offer up to $25,000 this year to support sustainable and innovative projects on working lands within the Adirondack Park. Sun Community News reports this is the 10th consecutive year that the Council’s Essex Farm Institute has offered micro-grants to support local farms, local food production and processors utilizing local inputs.
Creative Healing Connections (CHC) will host the Mad Hatter’s Ball, an evening of music, munchies, and mad hats on Saturday, March 29. According to the Sun Community News, the event will be held at 5 p.m. at the Hotel Saranac Great Hall. The Mad Hatter’s Ball is Creative Healing Connections’ biggest annual fundraiser and a … Read more
Essex County has joined the growing number of municipalities, legislators and law enforcement calling for an end to the HALT Act. That’s short for the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement. Since the law took effect in 2022, there has been an alarming 169 percent increase in inmate-on-inmate violence, a 76 percent increase in inmate-on-staff … Read more
The Saranac Lake village board and development board are discussing the rollout of brand-new short-term vacation rental permits under Saranac Lake’s STR law. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, last week, the village board decided to hold a work session on implementing the law with the development board and community development department. The village board … Read more
The Adirondack Council recently received a $25,000 grant from the Airbnb Community Fund as a part of the vacation rental company’s effort to support nonprofits in the communities they operate in. The Adirondakc Daily Enterprise reports the Adirondack Council will use the money to continue its work in ecological protection and community development.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the March 1 start of the 2025 I BIRD NY Challenge for birders of all ages and abilities. The challenge provides opportunities to identify and learn about birds, and awards program finishers with a commemorative I BIRD NY Challenge patch and a chance to … Read more