Transfer Station Accepting Yard Debris For Free For Awhile

The North Elba Transfer Station is accepting brush or tree branches after the recent storm. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the transfer station will be accepting the material for free –from North Elba and village of Lake Placid residents — until May 1st at 74 Recycle Circle Lane. It’s open everyday except Thursdays, Sundays and … Read more

Mental Health Awareness Events

North Country Community College is partnering with the Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition to host a pair of Mental Health Awareness events for the community – one in Malone, one in Saranac Lake – and is seeking submissions of art to showcase at each event. Each Mental Health Awareness community event will feature mental health … Read more

Village Board Considers Creating Housing Task Force

The Saranac Lake village board is voting Monday on whether or not to create a new Housing Task Force, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. That panel would be a successor to the village housing work group, which completed its housing recommendations earlier this year. This task force would have the goal of suggesting which of … Read more

Saranac Lake Board Considering Eliminating Code Administrator Position

The Saranac Lake village board is voting Monday on resolutions that would shift the power of development code enforcement in the village from a code enforcement officer to the community development director. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, one resolution on the agenda would eliminate Development Code Administrator Paul Blaine’s position, which the village created … Read more

Schools Can Apply For Clean Green Funding

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $59 million in funding is now available for the Clean Green Schools initiative, which will advance clean energy and energy efficiency solutions to improve indoor air quality and reduce emissions for more than 600 under-resourced public Pre-K-12 schools across the state. All public school buildings across New York State that … Read more

Saranac Lake Solicits Waterfront Revitalization Feedback

Saranac Lake wants residents to come by the Harrietstown Town Hall Auditorium on Tuesday evening to talk about its plans for redesigning Baldwin Park and its updates to the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports from 5 to 6:30 p.m. people can speak with village staff, project advisory committee members and consultant … Read more

Ballot Petitions Questioned In 21st Congressional District Race

A North Country Democrat is alleging fraud in the ballot petitions filed by one of the candidates seeking his party’s nomination in New York’s 21st Congressional District race. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Jason C. Clark is calling into question all of the signatures filed by Matthew Putorti, the Whitehall-area lawyer who is running … Read more

Paul Smith’s President Resigns

Paul Smith’s College’s president Scott Dalrymple has resigned to spend more time with his family. Since being hired less than a year ago, he has been working under a remote work arrangement hashed out with the the college’s board of trustees, that board members now say hasn’t been working out. PSC Provost Nicholas Hunt-Bull has … Read more

Supervisors Grant Incentive For Housing Project

An Essex County supervisors’ economic development committee has approved an incentive valued at $2.8 million for an affordable housing project in Lake Placid, by exempting it from construction-related sales tax. According to the Sun Community News, the exemption is a common incentive for local development and in this case, the project will generate an estimated … Read more

Parking Fine Boost In Lake Placid

If you park illegally on Main Street in Lake Placid, you’ll dig deeper to pay the fine. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village board of trustees voted to increase general parking infraction fines in the village from $25 to $35 in 2018, but Lake Placid Police Chief Chuck Dobson said the new fines just … Read more