For the first time in years, Saranac Lake Central School District’s student enrollment has dipped below 1,000 on opening day. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the district reported 984 students enrolled on opening day — 60 fewer than reported on opening day last year and a drop into the triple digits. SLCSD Superintendent Diane … Read more
The Lake Placid Public Library has extended the length of its book loans from 14 to 28 days. Not sure how to use the extra reading time? Lake Placid librarians have a few book recommendations. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Assistant Librarian Madonna Barney said the extended loans will save staff time since they won’t … Read more
Join John Brown Lives! (JBL!) for the tenth annual Blues at Timbuctoo at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 12 to 5 p.m. Blues at Timbuctoo is a day-long festival of music, history and community, staged at the entrance of the “Dreaming of Timbuctoo” Exhibition, underscoring the connection between … Read more
Classes at public and private schools around the region kicked off on Thursday with class sizes mostly staying the same, some dropping to the lowest they’ve been in years and others rising slightly. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Tupper Lake Central School District’s enrollment dropped to the lowest it’s been in decades, while enrollment … Read more
The Tupper Lake Central School District is expected to announce its school safety officer selection Monday evening at its regular school board meeting. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Superintendent Jaycee Welsh will make a candidate recommendation to the board then, which will formally vote on accepting it. Welsh said it was an extremely difficult … Read more
A last-minute attempt by the residents of the Cascade Acres mobile home park to stop the sale of the park to a private equity firm appears to be successful. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, on Tuesday, Brandon Montag — the executor for the park’s new homeowners association — said all parties have signed the … Read more
The Adirondack Canoe Classic — more commonly known as the 90-Miler — is set to kick off its three-day paddling stage race on Friday with 275 boats and more than 600 paddlers signed up. The Adirondack Daily Engterprise reports the race starts Friday morning at the Old Forge Public Beach and ends that day in … Read more
In Lake Placid, where average home costs continue to escalate quickly, even steady jobs in teaching, healthcare, and local government often aren’t enough to make homeownership possible. Sun Community News reports for many essential workers, the 22 new homes sold at below-market prices in the Fawn Valley neighborhood made the difference between leaving the region … Read more
Recently, the village was awarded a $50,000 Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant from the state to evaluate the sewers along the lower section of Main Street. Sun Community News reports This preliminary study will examine the sewer line between the Post Office and the intersection of Routes 86 and 73 for any cracks, crevices, or … Read more
Visitors spent nearly $2.5 billion in the Adirondack Region last year, up slightly from $2.3 billion the year prior, with Warren County representing 37 percent of the region’s tourism sales ($928 million), slightly trailing only Essex County at 39 percent ($964 million). The latest statewide tourism impact study was compiled by travel data firm Tourism … Read more