DEC has announced the acquisition from the Adirondack Land Trust of five acres of forest lands along the southeastern shore of Upper Saranac Lake. The parcel includes 570 feet of undeveloped shoreline, ensuring that a mile-long stretch of shoreline between Indian Carry and Indian Point remains forever wild. The new addition features rugged lakeshore edged … Read more
Darin Forbes resigned from the deputy supervisor role for the town of Wilmington last week, citing, as reported in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, changes to his personal life, conflicts on the board and the town supervisor’s “inability to separate personal feelings from town politics.” Forbes will remain on the town board as a regular member. … Read more
The mayor of Saranac Lake on Monday accused village trustees of holding an “illegal meeting” without him over the weekend. According to the Adirondack Daily Enteprise, board members, in turn, denied the allegation and called for an independent investigation into a dispute between MayorJimmy Williams and Village Manager Erik Stender that led to Stender’s resignation … Read more
On July 15, 2023, State Police members responded to a UTV accident near Pitchfork Pond Road in the town of Tupper Lake. The preliminary investigation determined, operator, Rachel L. Laflair, age 38, and passenger Nikki Mondat, age 47, both of Tupper Lake, NY were traveling north on an unmarked RTV road in blue 2022 Polaris … Read more
The Village of Saranac Lake will be closing the municipal parking lot at the Rusty Nail, located at the intersection of Broadway and Bloomingdale Avenue. The closure will begin Monday, July 24, 2023 and will stay in effect until Friday, September 1, 2023.
Saranac Lake’s Church of the Ascension was awarded a $10,500 grant to help fund stained glass restoration. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, The New York Landmarks Conservancy announced the grant award, which was among 22 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $250,000 awarded to historic religious properties throughout the state, on Tuesday.
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved a request from Ironman to use Mid’s Park for the triathlon’s opening ceremony on Friday evening. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village’s chief of police and highway superintendent, as well as the village board and mayor, were made aware of Ironman’s desire to … Read more
North Country Community College is launching a pair of new pathways — Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, and Surgical Technology – in partnership with other SUNY colleges. Additionally, North Country recently received state approval to offer its Chemical Dependency Counseling program online, and the college is also providing Criminal Justice classes online at its Ticonderoga campus … Read more
A Lake Placid man is now facing a slew of charges in what began as a simple backing unsafely and damaging property incident. Sun Community News reports Lake Placid Police say that on July 11, at about 9:03 a.m., Thomas Sharlow, 42, was backing up unsafely and caused damage to some property. After a brief … Read more
Recently, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stood with local leaders in the Village of Lake Placid to announce her Rebuild Rural America Act, legislation that would invest $50 billion in rural economic development, infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and small businesses. Sun Community News reports the bill would address the challenges specific to rural America and make it … Read more