Essex County Board of Supervisors members gave themselves a 30% pay bump this year. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Supervisors voted unanimously — with the exception of Keene town Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson, Jr., St. Armand town Supervisor Davina Winemiller and Minerva town Supervisor Stephen McNally, who were absent — to give themselves a … Read more
The Charles B. Decker Memorial Scholarship Fund at Adirondack Foundation is currently accepting applications from aspiring and working journalists. The scholarship fund — founded in memory of Charles B. Decker — was established in 1991 to provide financial assistance to college and graduate students from Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake or Lake Placid who are attending … Read more
Musician and teaching artist Dave Ruch, along with Brant Lake NY singer Colleen Cleveland, will present a series of free and open-to-the-public workshops to introduce some “heritage” music from Colleen’s family to area musicians and interested others: Saturday May 6, 10:30am-Noon, BluSeed Studios, Saranac Lake. The “New Audiences for Old Songs” project aims to expand … Read more
The Tri-Lakes Humane Society in Saranac Lake is running an adoption special between March 30th-April 30th. Any of our animals that have been the shelter for 30 days or longer have a $30 adoption fee. The Humane Society is open Tuesday through Friday, 1pm to 5pm and Saturday, 11am to 4pm. The facility is closed … Read more
Effective Monday, April 3, masks will no longer be required for healthy individuals at Adirondack Health campuses – with the exception of Mercy Living Center, where the masking requirement will remain in place. Also, as of Monday, drive-up testing at the COVID cabin (behind the Annex building at Adirondack Medical Center) will be discontinued, with … Read more
The Conference Center at Lake Placid is ready to welcome more than 2,700 attendees at upcoming conferences between now and October 2024. The Sun Community News reports spring and fall 2023 will bring a number of organizations to Lake Placid, including the New York Snowmobile Association, SUNY Technology, New York State Mayors, New York Rural … Read more
The Adirondack Artists Guild is closing out its 25th anniversary year with the annual juried competition, which opened March 24. The show includes 67 works by 50 artists from around the region, which were selected by juror Valerie Patterson from a field of 179 entries. Patterson is a watercolor artist who taught art in the … Read more
Lake Placid will host the International Skating Union World Synchronized Skating Championships at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1. Lake Placid News reports the event is expected to draw thousands of spectators, athletes and coaching staff, which includes more than 20 teams with over 500 athletes … Read more
The head of the state’s college system visited North Country Community College on Friday to speak with administration, professors and students about low enrollment numbers, the upcoming state budget and the future of the SUNY system. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports John King was appointed as chancellor of SUNY in December, and has been touring … Read more
Classrooms and educators across the Adirondack region have received over $57,000 in grants to enhance the teaching and learning of foreign languages. The grants were awarded by the Adirondack Foreign Language Enhancement Fund (AFLEF) at Adirondack Foundation. The fund supports innovation in French and Spanish classrooms and elevates the status of language teachers in the … Read more