As the total solar eclipse on April 8th approaches, Franklin County Public Health Services urges all Franklin County residents to make preparations over the next week to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. With the county falling in the path of totality, it is expected that many visitors – approximately 170,000 are expected between Watertown … Read more
A Saranac Lake man was arrested on a number of charges after he allegedly threatened someone, broke property and refused to comply with responding police. New York State Police were called to a Route 3 home at about 8:40 p.m. March 26 after Nathaniel R. Miller, 27, grew irate during an argument. MIller left the … Read more
A cabin on Saranac Avenue in Lake Placid burned down in the early morning Thursday, displacing its residents. Firefighters say the building is a total loss. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the call came in at about 3:18am for a structure fire at 1970 Saranac Ave. When firefighters arrived, they found the small cabin … Read more
An excavator tangled in power lines at the Saranac Lake village Department of Public Works garage at the end of Van Buren Street on Thursday, breaking a power line pole and causing a minor outage in that neighborhood. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the driver of the excavator tangled in the charged lines was able … Read more
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced two loans that were recently awarded through the regional nonprofit’s SOIL Loan Fund. Tangleroot Farm in Essex and Tucker’s Black Angus Ranch in Brushton received zero-interest loans to use toward projects that build long-term growth and stability for their operations. One is a $10,000 loan to partially … Read more
On April 6, more than 30 fifth through 12th grade students from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence counties and Akwesasne will compete at Paul Smith’s College in the Terra Northeast Regional STEM Fair. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the fair asks students to “try on” different STEM careers ranging from environmental science to behavioral … Read more
The village of Saranac Lake is considering a $7.3 million tentative budget for the coming year. The budget would meet the tax cap and include no changes to water and sewer rates. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the village has called for a public hearing on the tentative budget on April 15 at 5:30 … Read more
The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation ended its season with the BMW IBSF World Cup, March 22-24. After all the races, the organization inducted four individuals into the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Hall of Fame at Mount Van Hoevenberg. They are Gilbert Colgate, Jr., Dick Lawrence, David Kurtz and Kay Jones.
In Saranac Lake, Village Administrative Assistant Cassandra Van Cott will be leaving her position in the Community Development Department at the end of the week. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Village Clerk Amanda Hopf said the village is offering the job to people on the Franklin County civil service list first, and if no one … Read more
Jeff Erenstone resigned as chairman of the Lake Placid Sports Council this month, less than one year after the council was reinstated. His resignation comes as the town of North Elba and state Olympic Regional Development Authority work on creating a new version of a long-expired operational agreement, which authorizes ORDA to operate the town-owned … Read more