New Yorkers looking to get help with their heating bills through the HEAP program are still waiting for the program to open — and the deadline has been pushed again. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the federal Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP, hasn’t been restarted as the federal government lurches back … Read more
The Tupper Lake Central School District recently released its state test results from last year. The district’s passing rates lagged behind all state averages for grades three through eight in English language arts (ELA), math and science assessments, though TLCSD improved its rates from last year on most tests. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports students … Read more
The Adirondack region may face a colder and more wintry pattern during the Thanksgiving travel window, as new long-range federal outlooks show a 33–40% chance of above-normal precipitation from November 23 through November 29. With temperatures turning sharply colder across northern New York, the area holds one of the strongest early-season snow signals in the … Read more
The sale of the 36,600-acre Whitney Park estate in the Adirondacks to Texas developer Todd Interests has failed after six months. The $125 million deal collapsed due to restrictions preventing state ownership of any of the land. The Adirondack Explorer reports a final compromise—a 200-year lease of 32,000 acres to the state—was proposed to bypass … Read more
A portion of the Adirondack Rail Trail from its intersection with Old Military Road in Lake Placid to its intersection with Ray Brook Road in Ray Brook is slated to be closed all day on Wednesday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the rail trail is being shut down for the day so crews can … Read more
The Adirondack Park Agency Board appears slated to send the proposed howitzer artillery weapons testing range in the town of Lewis to an adjudicatory hearing. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the APA board’s four-person regulatory committee voted unanimously to recommend doing so on Thursday. The motion will now come before the full 11-member board today, … Read more
The Saranac Lake village board is considering a proposal to give volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers a 10% property tax exemption in an attempt to attract more volunteers to the lifesaving organizations. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports some trustees supported the sentiment but were concerned about giving a tax exemption to the Saranac Lake … Read more
The Tupper Lake town board unanimously voted to adopt its 2026 budget, as well as a five-year fire protection agreement with the village of Tupper Lake — which oversees the Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department — at its regular meeting on Monday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the approximately $3.56 million town budget carried … Read more
A new year-round infant and toddler childcare program has opened at St. Agnes School in Lake Placid. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, earlier this year, First Steps, an organization dedicated to expanding access to affordable childcare in North Elba, partnered with St. Agnes, a local pre-and primary school, to launch a high-quality program designed … Read more
The Whiteface Mountain ski area is slated to open on Saturday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it’s the earliest announced opening of any ski center in New York state for the 2025-26 ski season. Whiteface will open again on Sunday before closing again for most of next week. The mountain will reopen Friday, Nov. 21, … Read more