Despite concerns about the economic cost of a dip in Canadian visitors, Lake Placid businesses are reporting a successful tourism season on-par with the average. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, at last week’s village board meeting, Trustee Marc Galvin, who is also the president of the Lake Placid Business Association, said the general consensus … Read more
The Saranac Lake Civic Center is set to reopen for the 2025-26 ice season on Sunday, September 28, with a safety and infrastructure upgrade in place: a replacement of its nearly 25-year-old dasher board facing. Dasher boards—also known as hockey boards—form the lower perimeter of an ice rink and play a crucial role in both … Read more
State Police arrested Paul J. Larose, 36, at 7:46 p.m. Sunday after responding to a menacing complaint on state Route 9N in the town of Keene. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Larose was charged with one count each of first-degree burglary, criminal possession of a firearm and a third-degree criminal possession of a firearm resulting … Read more
The Tupper Lake Village Board voted unanimously at its Sept. 15 regular meeting to sign a letter of intent to switch healthcare plans for its 29 municipal retirees who are currently eligible for Medicare. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the change won’t have an impact on the actual coverage network. Rather than a direct … Read more
Adirondack Health’s joint replacement program is among the first in the region to be approved for a trial using a newly Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved non-opioid medication to treat acute post-operative pain in surgical patients. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Bartlomiej Szczech said Adirondack Health will be part of a trial for 100 hip and … Read more
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) has announced the hiring of Nick Hall as its new assistant trail director. Hall has been with the NFCT’s stewardship program since 2024, when he worked as an intern. In 2025, Hall led the Allagash work crew, executing and completing a series of projects along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway … Read more
OkTupperfest will return to Flanders Park this Saturday, with hay rides, live music, food and craft vendors and, for those 21 and up who wish to partake, bier tastings from six local and regional craft breweries. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the town of Tupper Lake Recreation Department has organized and hosted the event … Read more
The state Olympic Regional Development Authority board of directors approved funding for three projects at two of its venues during a meeting on Friday, with the total cost estimated at $1.8 million. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, that includes repairs to the observation deck at the Olympic Ski Jumping Complex and new LED displays … Read more
A manhunt for a homicide suspect in the Brighton-Paul Smiths area has lasted for more than a week, with the Cohoes man suspected in the death of his girlfriend still on the run. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports multiple local, state and federal agencies are still “actively searching” daily in the woods around where 53-year-old … Read more
The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced that Saturday will mark the next statewide Free Fishing Day. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports on free fishing days, New York residents and non-residents alike may fish for free without a fishing license. Free Fishing Day participants are reminded that, although the requirement for a fishing license is … Read more