DEC and Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) Monday announced the launch of a pilot reservation system that was developed in partnership to provide reliable access and address public safety at a particularly crowded corner on Route 73 in the town of Keene in the Adirondack High Peaks region. The reservation system, operated by AMR, will facilitate … Read more
State Police arrested 56-year-old Jon H. Manney of Tupper Lake, following an investigation where Manney was found to have cashed Medicaid checks, totaling over $4,000, and belonging to another person without their permission. The investigation was initiated on May 28, 2020. Manney was charged with Grand Larceny 3rd degree. Subsequent to his arrest, Manney was … Read more
The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) in cooperation with the Towns of Wilmington, Jay, Upper Jay, and Ausable Forks, is undergoing a branding study and is looking for stakeholders, residents, and visitors to complete an online survey. The survey is designed to help better understand what motivates people to visit the Whiteface Region in … Read more
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of a competition seeking design concepts for an official mascot for the Lake Placid 2023 World University Games. The mascot will serve as a highly visible symbol of the Games, which attract a global audience, and will appear in various forms including a live, costumed character; merchandise … Read more
The Essex County Health Department will host a vaccine clinic at Boquet Valley Central School District in Elizabethtown on Wednesday, March 24 for Phase 1B essential workers, individuals with qualifying medical conditions and those age 60 or older.
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced the American Workforce Recovery Act with Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06). The legislation would provide states with funding from the public workforce system under the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act to help displaced workers obtain necessary skills for sustained employment. Specifically, the bill: Gives states funding to expand vocational training options for … Read more
Two more Franklin County residents have died this week after contracting COVID-19. Franklin County Public Health says one person between the ages of 45 and 60, and another person over 60 years old have died from the virus. No other details are being released. The two deaths this week bring the county’s total COVID-19 death … Read more
All visitation at the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) of University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center’s long-term care facility, The Alice Center, has been temporarily suspended following a positive COVID-19 test. The positive test was returned Wednesday by an SNF employee, said Susan Biondolillo, Alice Hyde’s Assistant Vice President of Long Term … Read more
Lake Placid’s new mayor is Art Devlin. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Devlin, who ran as a Republican, defeated former Mayor Jamie Rogers to succeed longtime Mayor Craig Randall, who is term-limited and retiring this year. Devlin won with 342 votes to Rogers’ 222 votes. Also, political newcomers Marc Galvin and Jacquelyn “Jackie” Kelly were … Read more
A ranger rescue in the Town of North Elba. DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a 27-year-old subject from Rochester suffering from a sore knee while hiking to Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness. The hiker did not have a head lamp or flashlight and reported that his four friends hiked out … Read more