Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute this past weekend began its 25th season managing the largest aquatic invasive species spread prevention program in New York state. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports AWI watercraft inspection stewards began offering free inspections and boat washing at more than 60 boat launches and road-side locations across the Adirondacks and … Read more
The search for Tupper Lake Central School District’s next superintendent is now down to three candidates. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the district is now selecting stakeholder members of the public — including teachers and administrators, parents, students and other residents — to assemble on June 6 for an interview with the candidates. Aditya … Read more
North Country Community College will host an event on the Saranac Lake campus Thursday at 1:30 to mark the success of the new Direct Support Professional Microcredential program. The program creates a career path and further professionalizes staff to help support people with developmental disabilities, part of an effort to expand the direct support professional … Read more
The first Motus Wildlife Tracking System in the Adirondack Park will be unveiled on June 1, 2024 at the Uihlein Farm, 281 Bear Cub Lane Lake Placid. Ribbon cutting is scheduled for noon. Motus Wildlife Tracking Systems is an international network of towers that track more than 200 species of tagged animals including songbirds, bats, … Read more
Two motorcycle riders are in the hospital with severe and non-life-threatening injuries after crashing near Marcy Field on Sunday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, State Police said William M. Sullivan, 71, who was driving the motorcycle, and passenger Karen E. Sullivan, 60, both of Saratoga, were traveling on state Route 73 at approximately 10:35 … Read more
The Lake Placid Sinfonietta announces its 2024 in-school Education Program featuring the Finger Lakes Guitar Quartet. The day will also include a public performance at 5:00 PM at St. Eustace Church in Lake Placid. This year’s in-school music education program is sponsored by a grant from the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation. The residency … Read more
Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000. This grant will support ACW’s 2024 Kickass Writers Festival. In total, the NEA will award 1,135 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $37 million as part of its … Read more
Area dogs and cats seeking to escape their oppressive human captors will soon have better digs to run to. The Tri-Lakes Humane Society in Saranac Lake has netted a $500,000 state grant for infrastructure improvements to comply with new government regulations. Construction will provide better space for potential adoptees to hopefully connect with other animals … Read more
DEC is reminding New Yorkers that turtles are nesting in May and June and encourages motorists to ‘give turtles a brake.’ In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year by unsuspecting drivers when turtles cross roads to find nesting areas. Drivers who see a turtle on the road are encouraged to slow down … Read more
A fire at the North Elba Recycling Center and Transfer Station on Friday took two hours and 6,000 gallons of water to extinguish. North Elba town Supervisor Derek Doty said Monday that the fire did not cause any damage. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire, which … Read more