The sale of the 36,600-acre Whitney Park estate in the Adirondacks to Texas developer Todd Interests has failed after six months. The $125 million deal collapsed due to restrictions preventing state ownership of any of the land. The Adirondack Explorer reports a final compromise—a 200-year lease of 32,000 acres to the state—was proposed to bypass … Read more
A portion of the Adirondack Rail Trail from its intersection with Old Military Road in Lake Placid to its intersection with Ray Brook Road in Ray Brook is slated to be closed all day on Wednesday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the rail trail is being shut down for the day so crews can … Read more
The Adirondack Park Agency Board appears slated to send the proposed howitzer artillery weapons testing range in the town of Lewis to an adjudicatory hearing. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the APA board’s four-person regulatory committee voted unanimously to recommend doing so on Thursday. The motion will now come before the full 11-member board today, … Read more
The Saranac Lake village board is considering a proposal to give volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers a 10% property tax exemption in an attempt to attract more volunteers to the lifesaving organizations. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports some trustees supported the sentiment but were concerned about giving a tax exemption to the Saranac Lake … Read more
The Tupper Lake town board unanimously voted to adopt its 2026 budget, as well as a five-year fire protection agreement with the village of Tupper Lake — which oversees the Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department — at its regular meeting on Monday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the approximately $3.56 million town budget carried … Read more
A new year-round infant and toddler childcare program has opened at St. Agnes School in Lake Placid. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, earlier this year, First Steps, an organization dedicated to expanding access to affordable childcare in North Elba, partnered with St. Agnes, a local pre-and primary school, to launch a high-quality program designed … Read more
The Whiteface Mountain ski area is slated to open on Saturday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it’s the earliest announced opening of any ski center in New York state for the 2025-26 ski season. Whiteface will open again on Sunday before closing again for most of next week. The mountain will reopen Friday, Nov. 21, … Read more
New York State Police arrested a Tupper Lake man after they found a homemade bomb at his home on Tuesday. Troopers arrested Matthew Latour, 27, at his Ivy Terrace home after they learned that he had constructed an improvised explosive device, or IED. Latour was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the … Read more
A Jay woman was arrested on several charges Sunday, including fourth-degree grand larceny, related to allegations that she understated her income on an application for SNAP benefits. On Aug. 18, State Police first received information from Essex County Department of Social Services, which suspected Bonnie J. Crevier, 53, of welfare fraud. They claimed that by … Read more
Tupper Lake commemorated Veterans Day with community, wreaths and patriotic music from the high school band. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports lifelong Tupper Laker and Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kim Kopp gave the ceremony speech. She joined the Air Force in 1999 and retired earlier this year, having been mobilized or deployed in Operation … Read more