Adirondack Medical Center has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural Health – the only hospital in New York state to earn the distinction. Thie annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals, based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital … Read more
The Dollar Tree on Lake Flower Avenue in Saranac Lake has the green light to reopen from the village, and a store representative says they plan to reopen for business on March 23. Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village code enforcement officer deemed the building “unfit for human occupancy” in February, after a rooftop propane … Read more
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) and its partners will host a film festival and a race in Saranac Lake on May 12-13. On Friday, May 12, the NFCT will team up with NRS and Adirondack Lakes & Trails Outfitters to present the 18th annual World Tour Paddling Film Festival in the auditorium of the … Read more
DEC is actively recruiting Directors, Assistant Directors, Waterfront Directors, Cooks, Nurses, EMTs, Counselors, and Camp Aides for the 2023 Summer Camps Program. All positions offer competitive salaries, plus room and board for the summer, including Camp Colby in Saranac Lake. If you’re interested, send a resume and other credentials to campemploy@dec.ny.gov.
Saranac Lake’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration will kick off at 6 pm. on Friday, March 17, with a cocktail reception in the Hotel Saranac’s Great Hall. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saturday, March 18, SLIGO’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will step off at 1 p.m. sharp. The parade route begins at the Saranac … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency as of 8:00 PM, Monday. Hochul says that she is anticipating wide spread power outages and is asking New Yorkers to stay off the roads. Locations with high terrain will pick up a foot or more with some areas approaching two feet of snow.
SP Malone conducted a traffic stop of a 2010 Ford F150, on State Route 3, town of Clifton, St. Lawrence County. The operator of the vehicle, Jason M. Benware, age 34 from Tupper Lake, NY was found in possession of narcotics consisting of approximately 3.1 ounces of Crystal Methamphetamine and approximately 250 baggies of heroin/fentanyl. … Read more
A Saranac Lake man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he allegedly stabbed a Lake Placid man numerous times on Lake Flower Avenue on Friday night. According to police, 49 year old Aaron Gillespie was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds and is currently listed in “stable condition.” Police have arrested Walter Finnegan … Read more
Three officers were injured by an inmate armed with a makeshift weapon inside Franklin Correctional Facility Wednesday. The violence unfolded after an inmate began taunting and yelling obscenities at an officer assigned inside one of the medium-security facility’s dorms. The inmate struck one officer, ran off and then was put in a body hold as … Read more
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Josh Harder (D-CA) have led a bipartisan letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack calling on him to oppose the Biden Administration’s proposed rule to reduce the amount of milk available to WIC families. They say the proposed reduction of dairy in the WIC food packages will … Read more