Saranac Lake is scheduling another public information session on its plans to build an emergency services building at 33 Petrova Ave. and is currently collecting questions and comments from locals to be addressed by engineers and village officials at that meeting, which will be scheduled sometime in January. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise reports the planned … Read more
A ranger rescue effort in the Town of Keene On Nov. 25 at 10:17 a.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a notification from a beacon on Sawteeth Mountain that CPR was in progress for a hiker near Rainbow Falls. The hiker’s guide had started CPR and a passing EMT continued, but after an hour, responders were … Read more
David Decker, who was convicted in March 2020 of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars of public money between 2012 and 2016 through his role as director/project manager of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was transported to state prison Nov. 17 to begin an 8-to-24 year sentence. Sun Community News reports Decker was convicted of … Read more
The search for missing Rochester Institute of Technology student Matthew Grant continues this week, a week after he was last seen. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Grant, 22, was last seen at 10 p.m. on Nov. 20. After that, he headed east out of Rochester, leaving his phone at home. His car — a 2014 … Read more
State Police arrested 33 year old Valerie N. Seifert of Tupper Lake and 40 year old Ray A. Putney of Lisbon for criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th, criminal use of drug paraphernalia and criminal substance not in original container. Troopers observed a 2005 red Ford Expedition traveling north on Bradley Street in the … Read more
North Country Community College raised $600 for Homeward Bound Adirondacks through a pair of raffles leading up to Veterans Day. President Joe Keegan recently handed off the funds to Homeward Bound board member Amy Tuthill, the college’s associate director of recruitment and VA officer. The raffles, which included tickets to Army football and hockey games, … Read more
State Police members arrested Shaqunna J. Latney, age 33, of Malone, NY for harassment 2nd, attempted assault 2nd, criminal possession of a weapon 3rd, criminal mischief 3rd, menacing 2nd and criminal contempt 1st. The incident leading to her arrest began as a domestic on Perrin Road during which she allegedly stabbed a victim in the … Read more
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and the International Luge Federation announced last week that they have selected Lake Placid as the host city for their 2024 Congresses. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the IBSF Congress will take place on June 18 and June 19, 2024, with a day of joint meetings with FIL … Read more
A new Pendragon Theatre and BluSeed Studios artist residency program is now underway. The first free performance through the program is scheduled next month. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, New York City-based artist Sam Balzac, a former resident of the Adirondacks, will present his adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Wrong Box” on Dec. … Read more
The Harrietstown Town Council unanimously passed its $6.7 million budget on Thursday without a proposed $20,000 stipend for Supervisor Jordanna Mallach to take on a temporary increase in duties at the town-owned airport. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports three of the four councilors chose to scrap it and address the airport assistance issue at a … Read more