More than $55 million has been awarded and an additional $20 million in procurement opportunities made available through New York State’s Opioid Settlement Fund to support a range of addiction services across New York State. Among the recipients SUNY Adirondack Community College, SUNY Clinton Community College, and SUNY North Country Community College, along with St. … Read more
A Vermont-based vocal chamber ensemble will perform at Saranac Lake’s Lake Flower Landing at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Ampersand, in a 65-minute a cappella program called “Midwinter,” will celebrating the stark beauty of midwinter with music and poetry. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation.
The Adirondack Center for Writing is set to host the 2024 Writers Festival, June 7-8 in Saranac Lake. The event l is held biennially and features writers, poets, comedians and other creatives. It takes place across various locations all over Saranac Lake and includes readings, workshops, talks, publishing programs, special performances, a book fair, a … Read more
At a recent work session, trustees and officials in the village of Malone discussed a serious matter regarding the crosswalk on East Main Street. (Route 11) at the intersection with Morton Street. Specifically, some drivers are not obeying the directions of the school crossing guard who assists children crossing to and from Flanders Elementary School. … Read more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released for public comment new proposed eligibility guidelines to improve, expand, and assess the state’s forestry efforts on public and private lands under the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The guidelines will help support implementation of Gov. … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education fielded letters and public comments recently about the district’s decision not to pursue an athletic merger with a local private school. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the district was approached by Northwood School, a Lake Placid-based private school, last month with a proposal for an … Read more
The Winter Carnival Committee is reminding residents and visitors that parking and/or stopping/standing alongside of River Street near the Ice Palace is not permitted. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the committee is also reminding residents and visitors that handicap parking spaces are available at the Lake Flower Boat Launch site by the Ice Palace. … Read more
The Hotel Saranac will be the Jamaican bobsled team’s home away from home. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, though Franklin County passed on putting $135,000 in occupancy tax revenue toward a partnership with the team, the council is putting up its own funds to make the downtown Saranac Lake hotel a “training haven” for … Read more
Lake Placid adventure park Experience Outdoors presented plans for a net park expansion to the Lake Placid-North Elba Joint Review Board on Wednesday. The review board agreed to proceed with notice to neighbors. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it will not hold a public hearing on the project, though the Adirondack Park Agency may choose … Read more
The International Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup season will conclude March 21-23 at Mt Van Hoevenberg. Sun Community News reports the three-day competition in Lake Placid is the final stop of the 2023-2024 World Cup season that began Nov. 17 in Yanqing, China, and includes two weeks of World Championships races in Winterberg, … Read more