Adirondack Community Foundation (ACF) today announces it is one of three recipients selected for The F. M. Kirby Foundation’s inaugural Innovation Engine Grant Program. ACF will receive an award of $300,000, distributed over three years, to advance its Safety Net initiative. The Safety Net initiative is a strategic effort designed to create vital links among … Read more
A Lake Placid woman is facing a number of charges after a confrontation involving several knives. Sun Community News reports New York State Police were called to Cascade Road after Gwenyth A. McCaffrey, 23, allegedly became violent and threatened her roommates with a knife. Police said McCaffrey was upset with her two roommates when she … Read more
All four environmental advocacy groups that filed petitions to join the Adirondack Park Agency’s adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer artillery gun testing range in the town of Lewis will be allowed to participate. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports in a ruling issued on Monday, Administrative Law Judge David N. Greenwood granted the four applications … Read more
Two candidates announced they are running for two open trustee seats on the village board Wednesday — retired project manager David Trudeau and incumbent Trustee Matt Scollin. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, both say they will be seeking the Democratic line at the party’s caucus on Jan. 21. The Democrats will caucus at 5:30 … Read more
The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee invites the public to the Grand Marshal Reception and Royalty Dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Hotel Saranac.The Carnival Committee has chosen Josh Dann as its 2026 Grand Marshall for the Gala Parade on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Dann is a Saranac Lake native … Read more
Harrietstown has received a grant to start work on a major and overdue plumbing upgrade to replace all the 50-year-old pipes in the nine-story Lake Flower Apartments building. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports currently, there are concerns of a “catastrophic” failure in the rusted, cracked and eroded plumbing at the Harrietstown Housing Authority-owned apartments.
Saranac Lake Village Trustee Kelly Brunette announced that she is running for mayor on Tuesday, setting the March 18 election up to be a potentially contested race for the village’s top spot. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Brunette said she made the decision to run for mayor recently and that she’s seeking to bring … Read more
The second annual Adirondack Winter Pride weekend will be held Feb. 27 through March 1 in Lake Placid and surrounding communities. The weekend serves as an opportunity for the LGBTQIa-plus community and their allies to celebrate and connect. Planning is still underway; a full schedule is coming soon. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, event … Read more
For the fourth year in a row, The Wild Center is honored to be nominated as “Best Science Museum” in USA TODAY’s 2026 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Friends and supporters of The Wild Center are encouraged to vote online now until Feb. 9. Selected by a panel of travel experts, the list of 20 nominees … Read more
The Adirondack Food System Network (AFSN) is pleased to announce that the 2026 Adirondack Food Justice Summit will take place on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York. Registration is now open. The Summit’s 2026 theme, “Community as Nourishment: Sowing the Seeds of Interdependence,” invites participants to explore how … Read more