Effective Monday, April 3, masks will no longer be required for healthy individuals at Adirondack Health campuses – with the exception of Mercy Living Center, where the masking requirement will remain in place. Also, as of Monday, drive-up testing at the COVID cabin (behind the Annex building at Adirondack Medical Center) will be discontinued, with … Read more
The Conference Center at Lake Placid is ready to welcome more than 2,700 attendees at upcoming conferences between now and October 2024. The Sun Community News reports spring and fall 2023 will bring a number of organizations to Lake Placid, including the New York Snowmobile Association, SUNY Technology, New York State Mayors, New York Rural … Read more
The Adirondack Artists Guild is closing out its 25th anniversary year with the annual juried competition, which opened March 24. The show includes 67 works by 50 artists from around the region, which were selected by juror Valerie Patterson from a field of 179 entries. Patterson is a watercolor artist who taught art in the … Read more
Lake Placid will host the International Skating Union World Synchronized Skating Championships at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1. Lake Placid News reports the event is expected to draw thousands of spectators, athletes and coaching staff, which includes more than 20 teams with over 500 athletes … Read more
The head of the state’s college system visited North Country Community College on Friday to speak with administration, professors and students about low enrollment numbers, the upcoming state budget and the future of the SUNY system. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports John King was appointed as chancellor of SUNY in December, and has been touring … Read more
Classrooms and educators across the Adirondack region have received over $57,000 in grants to enhance the teaching and learning of foreign languages. The grants were awarded by the Adirondack Foreign Language Enhancement Fund (AFLEF) at Adirondack Foundation. The fund supports innovation in French and Spanish classrooms and elevates the status of language teachers in the … Read more
A Level 3 Sex Offender was arrested March 23 after he allegedly broke into someone’s home for sexually motivated crimes. Sun Community News reports 54 year old David M. Rascoe of Lake Clear unlawfully entered the residence of a woman he knew and subjected her to unwanted sexual contact. Rascoe was arrested on charges of … Read more
41 year old Jill Lochner, from Greenfield in Saratoga County, said she’s long had her eye on the 21st Congressional District, has thought about running for years, and now believes she is in the right place to bring a fresh voice to Congress for the district. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, secured her fifth term in … Read more
In Saranac Lake, the village development board has finished looking over the village board’s draft short-term rental regulation law and is sending back recommendations, changes and additions — for the village board to consider. Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the board decided to fold the law into the existing development code, so now, the development board … Read more
Two Plattsburgh men have pled not guilty to murder charges lodged against them for the stabbing death of Keeseville resident Kenneth Darrah earlier this week. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 48 year old Michael J. Rougeau and 30 year old Michael A. Nastasia were charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday for allegedly stabbing Darrah, 37, … Read more