Lake Placid Central School District’s enrollment numbers have increased for the first time in seven years, bucking a nearly decade-long trend of declining enrollment at districts around the region. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports for the 2023-24 school year, 550 K-12 students are enrolled at LPCSD. That’s still down from enrollment numbers five years ago, … Read more
Saranac Lake police are seeking the public’s help in their search for one of Saranac Lake’s welcome signs, which went missing this past weekend. The sign was located on state Route 3 between Bloomingdale and Saranac Lake. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, police say that the missing sign was last seen at 5 p.m. … Read more
Franklin County Public Health is hosting a Rabies Vaccination Clinic for cats, dogs and ferrets at Tupper Lake Municipal Park Sunday, September 17, from 1-2:30pm. An appointment is required, now walk-ins. You can register at https://apps2.health.ny.gov or call (518) 481-1710 – Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm.
The nonprofit Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve recently announced that its annual meeting will be held on Oct. 6. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the meeting will begin at 11 a.m. at Newcomb’s Visitor Interpretive Center, which is operated by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Newcomb campus, located at … Read more
More than 600 paddlers competing in the Adirondack Canoe Classic — commonly known as the 90-Miler race — wrapped up their three-day journey in Saranac Lake on Sunday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the race featured around 250 canoes, kayaks, guideboats and stand-up paddleboards on a segment of the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The … Read more
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees voted to increase sewer rates on Tuesday. This is the second sewer rate hike in two years for the village. Not all rates were increased. The rates for residential sewer customers inside the village, as well as eligible senior citizens both inside and outside of the village, will … Read more
While a lawsuit holds up the state cannabis dispensary licensing process, Elevate ADK’s new storefront in the Saranac Lake plaza on Lake Flower Avenue still can’t open as Saranac Lake’s first recreational cannabis dispensary. Emery, the general manager, got a permit approved by the village development board in June and got an inspection from the … Read more
DEC has announced a pilot River Creel survey is being conducted on the Saranac and Boquet rivers to complement the Lake Champlain Angler Creel survey. The survey began Sept. 1 and is focused on the Atlantic salmon spawning runs in the Saranac and Boquet rivers. Survey results will provide DEC fisheries biologists with a better … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education heard a presentation about proposed tax exemptions this week. Officials say there are 165 veterans who could file for an exemption in North Elba and the village of Lake Placid. Calculations based on the maximum limits of the different classes of veteran’s exemptions — wartime, combat … Read more
DEC announced the $1.6 million rehabilitation project for the Upper Locks on the Saranac Chain of Lakes in the Adirondacks. Rehabilitation work will include: Refurbishing the upstream and downstream miter gate lock doors and wicket (filling/emptying) gates, including replacing all seals and bearings; Replacing deck boards on the push decks and lever arms; Replacing downstream … Read more