The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) and its partners will host a film festival and a race in Saranac Lake on May 12-13. On Friday, May 12, the NFCT will team up with NRS and Adirondack Lakes & Trails Outfitters to present the 18th annual World Tour Paddling Film Festival in the auditorium of the … Read more
DEC is actively recruiting Directors, Assistant Directors, Waterfront Directors, Cooks, Nurses, EMTs, Counselors, and Camp Aides for the 2023 Summer Camps Program. All positions offer competitive salaries, plus room and board for the summer, including Camp Colby in Saranac Lake. If you’re interested, send a resume and other credentials to [email protected].
Saranac Lake’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration will kick off at 6 pm. on Friday, March 17, with a cocktail reception in the Hotel Saranac’s Great Hall. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saturday, March 18, SLIGO’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will step off at 1 p.m. sharp. The parade route begins at the Saranac … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency as of 8:00 PM, Monday. Hochul says that she is anticipating wide spread power outages and is asking New Yorkers to stay off the roads. Locations with high terrain will pick up a foot or more with some areas approaching two feet of snow.
SP Malone conducted a traffic stop of a 2010 Ford F150, on State Route 3, town of Clifton, St. Lawrence County. The operator of the vehicle, Jason M. Benware, age 34 from Tupper Lake, NY was found in possession of narcotics consisting of approximately 3.1 ounces of Crystal Methamphetamine and approximately 250 baggies of heroin/fentanyl. … Read more
A Saranac Lake man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he allegedly stabbed a Lake Placid man numerous times on Lake Flower Avenue on Friday night. According to police, 49 year old Aaron Gillespie was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds and is currently listed in “stable condition.” Police have arrested Walter Finnegan … Read more
Three officers were injured by an inmate armed with a makeshift weapon inside Franklin Correctional Facility Wednesday. The violence unfolded after an inmate began taunting and yelling obscenities at an officer assigned inside one of the medium-security facility’s dorms. The inmate struck one officer, ran off and then was put in a body hold as … Read more
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Josh Harder (D-CA) have led a bipartisan letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack calling on him to oppose the Biden Administration’s proposed rule to reduce the amount of milk available to WIC families. They say the proposed reduction of dairy in the WIC food packages will … Read more
Twenty local organizations in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake were awarded more than $734,000 in grants this week from the North Elba Local Advancement and Enhancement Fund. According to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, the North Elba Town Council approved its fifth round of LEAF grants at its regular board meeting on Tuesday after four members … Read more
They need volunteers at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake, the Lake Placid Health and Medical Fitness Center, and their health centers. To become an adult volunteer, you must be at least 18 years old and able to commit to at least four hours a week for at least … Read more