The legend of the late hockey coach Herb Brooks continues to reverberate some four-and-a-half decades after his young, upstart United States squad shocked the world by defeating the Soviet Union in the Lake Placid Olympic Winter Games. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports now, almost 46 years later, a life-size bronze statue will be unveiled of … Read more
Adirondack Community Foundation announces the establishment of the Small Grants for Small Food Pantries Fund. This opportunity, with seed funding from the Cloudsplitter Foundation, the Trust for Civic Life (a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors) and generous local donors, supports Adirondack region food pantries by investing in infrastructure upgrades to increase access to healthy … Read more
The race to fill two open trustee seats on the village board is now a contested one, with town Councilman Jeremy Evans being the third candidate to announce he will be seeking the Democratic line on the ballot for the March 18 election. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Evans’ announcement on Thursday came after David … Read more
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is now accepting submissions from anyone living in the North Country for PoemVillage 2026. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 6, 2026. Poem Village is an annual, village-wide beautification project that gives writers of all ages and experience levels the chance to publish their work and reach audiences … Read more
Adirondack Community Foundation (ACF) today announces it is one of three recipients selected for The F. M. Kirby Foundation’s inaugural Innovation Engine Grant Program. ACF will receive an award of $300,000, distributed over three years, to advance its Safety Net initiative. The Safety Net initiative is a strategic effort designed to create vital links among … Read more
A Lake Placid woman is facing a number of charges after a confrontation involving several knives. Sun Community News reports New York State Police were called to Cascade Road after Gwenyth A. McCaffrey, 23, allegedly became violent and threatened her roommates with a knife. Police said McCaffrey was upset with her two roommates when she … Read more
All four environmental advocacy groups that filed petitions to join the Adirondack Park Agency’s adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer artillery gun testing range in the town of Lewis will be allowed to participate. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports in a ruling issued on Monday, Administrative Law Judge David N. Greenwood granted the four applications … Read more
Two candidates announced they are running for two open trustee seats on the village board Wednesday — retired project manager David Trudeau and incumbent Trustee Matt Scollin. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, both say they will be seeking the Democratic line at the party’s caucus on Jan. 21. The Democrats will caucus at 5:30 … Read more
The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee invites the public to the Grand Marshal Reception and Royalty Dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Hotel Saranac.The Carnival Committee has chosen Josh Dann as its 2026 Grand Marshall for the Gala Parade on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Dann is a Saranac Lake native … Read more
Harrietstown has received a grant to start work on a major and overdue plumbing upgrade to replace all the 50-year-old pipes in the nine-story Lake Flower Apartments building. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports currently, there are concerns of a “catastrophic” failure in the rusted, cracked and eroded plumbing at the Harrietstown Housing Authority-owned apartments.