The Essex County Board of Supervisors/Board of Health and the Essex County Health Department are reporting four Essex County residents died over the weekend while ill with COVID-19. All four residents passed away in the hospital. “We mourn every loss of life due to this terrible pandemic,” said the Chairman of the Essex County Board … Read more
All spring semester classes at SUNY Plattsburgh will begin Monday, Feb. 1, with the first two weeks of all classes offered remotely. Classes that will meet face to face will shift to on-campus meeting times beginning Monday, Feb. 15. The schedule allows for a phased process to best ensure the safe return of students and … Read more
The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce for a question and answer webinar with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Deputy District Director Dan Rickman and Upstate New York Branch Manager Jeff Boyce. We will hear a recap on what you should expect when applying for … Read more
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos has announced that applications are now available for DEC’s cooperative Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program, which allows people to participate in raising and releasing pheasants to enhance the state’s fall hunting opportunities. The program is provided through DEC’s partnership with hunters, 4-H youth, and interested landowners. Applicants are required to provide daily … Read more
They’re a bit of a drive but, large-scale, New York State (NYS) run vaccination sites are anticipated in the very near future. They will be held at SUNY Potsdam’s Maxcy Hall and the Plattsburgh International Airport. The sites will be open by appointment only to those eligible in Phase 1A and 1B, as defined in … Read more
Essex County, NY Public Health advises you New York State has launched a new “Am I Eligible” app to help New Yorkers determine their eligibility, connect them with administration centers, and schedule appointments. Access the app and find the latest information concerning the vaccine and its administration.
“Doonesbury” cartoonist Garry Trudeau has released his poster design for the 2021 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. Using the Winter Carnival’s designated theme “Mask-erade,” Trudeau’s illustration shows multiple “Doonesbury” characters with different face masks representing various features of the Adirondacks. Trudeau, who was raised in Saranac Lake, has created the Winter Carnival poster design since 2012 … Read more
A 22-year-old college student from Pennsylvania died from a ski accident on Whiteface. Bernhard “Tanner” Kahlau of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, was skiing at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center when he lost control, veered off a trail and hit trees shortly after noon on Tuesday, according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Kahlau was a business management major … Read more
The Tupper Lake Central School District will remaint in virtual learning mode until Tuesday, January 19th according a post on the district’s Facebook page. The post reads, “It is our hope that all of the contact tracing and quarantine notifications that have been enacted over the last few days stemming from a few different sources … Read more
On January 11, 2021, at approximately 11:15 a.m., State Police responded to report of an altercation in the town of Tupper Lake. An investigation revealed that 21-year-old Chase J. Vaillancourt-Nadeau of Tupper Lake menaced the victim with a knife inside the victim’s car while they were driving, prohibiting the victim from exiting the car. The … Read more