The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) is anticipating increased interest in stargazing, planet viewing, and celestial phenomena travel among visitors to the Adirondack region of Upstate New York. Sun Community News reports the park’s six million acres are largely free from light pollution, making its villages and wilderness areas prime locations for stargazing.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is reportedly considering a run for New York governor. Stefanik had been nominated to represent the U.S. at the United Nations. But her nomination was pulled last month amid concerns about leaving a Republican House seat … Read more
On April 3, Ausable Freshwater Center Water Quality Research Manager Phil Snyder put the final screws in on the new Mirror Lake weather station. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Snyder said that having local meteorological data fully back up at the site not only provides more complete insights on how the local climate is changing … Read more
A resident of Upper Jay was arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly drove intoxicated, crashed into another vehicle, fled and crashed again. 48 year old Philip A. Renderer was arrested April 12 for assault, reckless endangerment, and driving while intoxicated. The charges stem from a 6 p.m. crash that day at the intersection of … Read more
A Lake Placid woman is facing a felony assault charge following a domestic argument that allegedly took place April 3. Lake Placid Police were sent to an area residence after receiving a report of a domestic incident involving assault. Their investigation concluded that Luisa E. Sabala Infante, 25, had allegedly used a “dangerous weapon” n … Read more
A statewide program aimed at assisting homeowners in building accessory dwelling units will be coming to the North Country for the first time this spring. Residents of Essex, Warren and Washington counties will be able to apply for grants up to $125,000 to help build ADUs, or bring existing ones into compliance.
The second Art and Science speaker series event will be held at the Hotel Saranac April 17. Topics will range from clay to wetlands to photography and poetry, and the evening will include a musical performance from Alan Simon, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at twolined.com/art.
Saranac Lake Village police are investigating a series of vandalism incidents around the village which occurred late last week. A side plate-glass window of the restaurant Casa del Sol on Lake Flower Avenue was smashed in, a laminated glass door was cracked and damaged at dispensary Elevate ADK down the road and two vehicles had … Read more
Local school boards of education are preparing to vote on Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES’s proposed $4.6 million administrative budget later this month. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports on April 29, school boards around the region will vote on the administrative budget, and on several people nominated to fill vacant BOCES board seats.
Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is now accepting submissions for its 12th annual Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency – a fully funded, two-week residency at the Lodge on Twitchell Lake near Big Moose, NY. Submissions are due by May 19. Each fall, ACW welcomes six poets, fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers to the Anne … Read more