Beware of a phishing scheme targeting New Yorkers. WNYT reports scammers are using fake texts to try and get their hands on your personal information. The illegitimate text messages reference the “Secretary of State New York Driver’s License Facility” and tell you to update your data for your driver’s license. Authorities say do not believe … Read more
The Northern New York Library Network has selected Brian O’Connor as the recipient of the Network’s Excellence in Library Service award for 2021. O’Connor sits on the Board of Trustees for the Ticonderoga Historical Society and is the director of library services for North Country Community College, managing three campus locations in Saranac Lake, Malone … Read more
Stewart’s Shops and the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) are partnering this summer and fall to educate visitors on backcountry preparedness. As part of the Love Your ADK campaign, there will be messages aired at Stewart’s Shops locations about using the restroom before heading out to the trailhead and making sure adequate supplies are … Read more
Due to a significant decrease in demand for COVID-19 testing, Adirondack Health has modified the hours of operation at Adirondack Medical Center’s COVID Clinic in Saranac Lake. Drive-up testing is now available between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. seven days per week. On Fridays, testing is also available between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Appointments … Read more
Saranac Lake’s day-long music festival, Northern Current, will be returning this year on Sept. 5 in Riverside Park. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the free event will be returning after it was missed this past year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The festival will be from 12:30 to 9:30 p.m. and is friendly for … Read more
A major gift from Adirondack Health Foundation board member Joan Grabe has created a new annual award to recognize nurse mentors within the Adirondack Health organization. The Adirondack Health Nursing Legacy Award will honor registered nurses with 15 or more years of experience and demonstrated histories of mentoring the next generation of nurses. The $1,000 … Read more
North Country Community College’s Saranac Lake campus library has reopened to use by the public. The library had been closed to the community since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Library patrons have book borrowing privileges to the library’s collection of more than 50,000 titles, said Brian O’Connor, the college’s director of … Read more
Athletes who aren’t vaccinated can participate in Lake Placid’s Ironman triathlon as long as they can provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the policy change comes after the village of Lake Placid and town of North Elba each rolled back vaccine requirements for large-scale events. Rather than require … Read more
The North Country Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing on a newly resurfaced and rebranded court when they return to the hardwood this fall for the first time in more than a year. The college recently completed a major renovation to the floor of the Sparks Athletic Complex gymnasium – the … Read more
In the Village of Saranac Lake, members of the Downtown Advisory Board(DAB) and a community volunteer identified a need for an updated downtown parking map. Thanks to this volunteer-led effort, a Downtown Saranac Lake Parking Map is now available, just in time for the busy summer months. Parking is enforced in the Village, so be … Read more