The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) is encouraging local residents to be prepared ahead of the eclipse by running errands, ensuring that eclipse glasses are on hand, determining a designated viewing location, and attending local community celebrations throughout the weekend. The region is expected to welcome thousands of visitors throughout the weekend leading up … Read more
The village of Saranac Lake is holding a second public informational meeting on its plans to embark on a significant construction project to upgrade Main Street’s infrastructure this spring. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at the village board room on the second floor of … Read more
Asbury Shorts USA, New York City’s longest running, non-competitive short film exhibition and touring show, will present their nationally recognized “43rd Asbury Short Film Concert” on Friday evening, April 19 at The Lake Placid Center for the Arts in Lake Placid, New York with the first film blasting on to the screen at 7:00pm. The … Read more
The Harrietstown Town Council is drafting a housing action plan, proposed by Councilman Jeremy Evans last Thursday, and is looking for public input on things the town can do to address this urgent issue. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Harrietstown council will resume its housing discussions on April 18 at 6 p.m. in the … Read more
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is hosting its 25th Anniversary Gala on Friday, May 3, from 6-9 p.m. in the Great Hall at Hotel Saranac. The event will include an open beer and wine bar, hors d’oeuvres, games (including ACW’s famous book on your head obstacle course), a tarot card reader, a caricaturist and … Read more
The Dr. U.R. Plante Medical Scholarship program at Adirondack Foundation is accepting applications now through May 15. The Plante Scholarship at Adirondack Foundation is awarded annually to medical students who have resided in the Adirondack Park — or in St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex or Hamilton counties — for a minimum of two years. Successful … Read more
A 30-year-old Lake Placid man was arrested March 28 and charged with first-degree criminal contempt, aggravated family offense, and second-degree aggravated harassment. Police went to a home on Cottonwood Way in North Elba to investigate the report of a man violating an order of protection. That’s where they found Jonathan M. Sears, who allegedly continued … Read more
The presidential primary for Republican and Democratic candidates is Tuesday. Few people voted early in Franklin and Essex, according to county board of elections officials. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports there are 268 Democratic delegates and 91 Republican delegates at stake in the New York primary, but Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden both … Read more
Students from Lake Placid Central School art classes are among the more than 300 elementary, middle, and high school artists participating in a five-country international art-in-sport contest hosted by the Al Oerter Foundation (AOF) with the support of the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority). Sun Community News reports the art event, … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education unanimously voted to add a proposition to purchase three gas-powered buses to May’s budget vote at its meeting on March 19. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the discussion surrounding the proposition continued a months-long debate about the pros and cons of gas-powered and electric school … Read more