On July 15, 2023, State Police members responded to a UTV accident near Pitchfork Pond Road in the town of Tupper Lake. The preliminary investigation determined, operator, Rachel L. Laflair, age 38, and passenger Nikki Mondat, age 47, both of Tupper Lake, NY were traveling north on an unmarked RTV road in blue 2022 Polaris … Read more
The Village of Saranac Lake will be closing the municipal parking lot at the Rusty Nail, located at the intersection of Broadway and Bloomingdale Avenue. The closure will begin Monday, July 24, 2023 and will stay in effect until Friday, September 1, 2023.
Saranac Lake’s Church of the Ascension was awarded a $10,500 grant to help fund stained glass restoration. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, The New York Landmarks Conservancy announced the grant award, which was among 22 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $250,000 awarded to historic religious properties throughout the state, on Tuesday.
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved a request from Ironman to use Mid’s Park for the triathlon’s opening ceremony on Friday evening. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village’s chief of police and highway superintendent, as well as the village board and mayor, were made aware of Ironman’s desire to … Read more
North Country Community College is launching a pair of new pathways — Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, and Surgical Technology – in partnership with other SUNY colleges. Additionally, North Country recently received state approval to offer its Chemical Dependency Counseling program online, and the college is also providing Criminal Justice classes online at its Ticonderoga campus … Read more
A Lake Placid man is now facing a slew of charges in what began as a simple backing unsafely and damaging property incident. Sun Community News reports Lake Placid Police say that on July 11, at about 9:03 a.m., Thomas Sharlow, 42, was backing up unsafely and caused damage to some property. After a brief … Read more
Recently, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stood with local leaders in the Village of Lake Placid to announce her Rebuild Rural America Act, legislation that would invest $50 billion in rural economic development, infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and small businesses. Sun Community News reports the bill would address the challenges specific to rural America and make it … Read more
New York State Police in Troop B are cautioning stores and consumers about the recent circulation of counterfeit bills across the North Country area. Several stores have accepted counterfeit bills, varying in denomination, as their sale of purchase. Some of the bills will have “For motion picture purposes” printed on the top right corner.
On Labor Day weekend, residents and visitors alike would be wise to drive slowly past the North Elba Show Grounds in Lake Placid with their windows open. Following the scent and the sounds will be the best way to find the annual I Love BBQ and Music Festival, slated for Sept. 1-3. Sun Community News … Read more
Analysis of visitor parking, visitor summit counts, and recreation patterns in the High Peaks Wilderness Complex could help inform a plan to address hiking overuse in sections of the Adirondack Park. According to the Sun Community News, The Adirondack Council released findings from a research study conducted by Otak, a nationally known planning and design … Read more