The Dollar Tree on Lake Flower Avenue is currently closed after the village of Saranac Lake condemned the portion of the plaza the store is in because of a broken heating unit. The business will be able to reopen depending on the weather. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Code Enforcement deemed the building “unfit for … Read more
All current members of The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts are welcome to submit for the 2023 Members’ Art Show – accepting applications now through May 21st. This exhibit is accepting submissions of painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, and beyond to be showcased in gallery space from Saturday, May 27th through Sunday, June 25th.
North Country Community College is seeing an increase in enrollment as students return to classes this week for the spring semester, and applications for the fall semester are also trending positive. As of Jan. 31, incoming student enrollment for spring 2023 is up 29 students, an increase of nearly 28 percent over last year. The … Read more
In one of the largest outdoor events in the 2023 Empire State Winter Games, 104 cross country skiers competed in the U8 through U20 age divisions at Mount Van Hoevenberg Sunday. In the U16 girls race, Cora Hinsdill, 14, of Remsen won her second gold medal of the games Following her was Raquelle Landa, 15, … Read more
The 43rd Empire State Winter Games (ESWG) Torch Relay wrapped up its five-day epic journey in Lake Placid Thursday, Feb. 2. The games themselves commenced last night at 6 p.m. with an opening ceremony. The competitions begin Friday and run through Sunday. The ESWG is the largest multi-sport amateur winter sporting event in North America. … Read more
A Tupper Lake village court appearance awaits a Rainbow Lake woman after police here arrested her on drug counts. 31 year old Elisabeth A. Cass is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal use of drug paraphernalia Police said they responded to a complaint of a person refusing to leave a residence … Read more
At the start of a Monday work session in Saranac Lake, Mayor Jimmy Williams called the police chief to remove former village attorney and board member Paul Van Cott from the meeting, saying he was being “unruly.” The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Van Cott left the meeting before an SLPD officer arrived, saying he would … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul wants to carve out $92.5 million for the state Olympic Regional Development Authority in the state’s 2024 fiscal year budget. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the funding for ORDA was announced as part of Hochul’s second-ever Executive Budget. The proposed $227 billion budget also includes $1 billion for migrant resettlement services, … Read more
The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts announces that it has been awarded a grant of $295,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for ALCA’s Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program for fiscal year 2023. The award, which resulted from an application by ALCA staff members in NYSCA’s … Read more
Dr. Atsuo Kuki, who has led Saranac Lake’s Trudeau Institute for the past six years, has left his position. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the institute’s board of directors appointed Bill Chapin, the institute’s chief administrative officer and chief financial officer, as its interim director shortly after the new year. Kuki went on a … Read more