Update On North Elba CDBG Funding

North Elba received the $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding in December 2021. The program is federally funded through the state’s CDBG program. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the funds were allocated to create a housing repair assistance program that will grant loans to local homeowners for home repairs they normally wouldn’t be able … Read more

Crash Kills Tupper Lake Woman

A Tupper Lake woman has been pronounced dead after a one-car crash on state Route 3 on Wednesday. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 65 year old Jean M. Crubaugh, 65, of Tupper Lake, was the sole occupant of a vehicle that left the roadway and landed in an area by the side of the … Read more

Ill Prepared Hikers Rescued By Rangers

On March 9, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiking party reporting an individual with an ankle injury near the summit of Whiteface Mountain. When Rangers reached the three hikers from Quebec, they found that although the injury was not serious, the hikers were ill-prepared for conditions. Rangers helped the trio back to … Read more

‘I BIRD NY’ Challenge

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the start of the 2024 ‘I BIRD NY’ Challenge for birders of all ages and abilities. The challenge provides opportunities to identify birds and learn about birdlife and awards program finishers with a commemorative I BIRD NY Challenge patch and the chance to win birding equipment.  New York has … Read more

$4.5 Million In Federal Funding For Saranac Lake Emergency Services Building

The project to build a new emergency services building for fire, ambulance and police responders in Saranac Lake got a $4.5 million boost from the federal government over the weekend, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. The funding surfaced after Congress passed a consolidated appropriations act with the funding request submitted by North Country Rep. Elise … Read more

Saranac Lake Civic Center Youth Skating Series

The Saranac Lake Civic Center announces it will host a youth skating series starting on Monday, March 18 provided free of charge. The children’s series, “March Madness”, begins Monday, March 18 at the newly remodeled facility and will be reserved for children ages 5-17 with consent from their caregiver. The program is funded by a … Read more

DEC Offers Eclipse Viewing Tips

DEC proving tips to help the public prepare to recreate safely and responsibly as New Yorkers count down the days to the highly anticipated total solar eclipse, which occurs exactly four weeks from today. Monday, April 8, 2024, the roughly 100-mile-wide path of totality across Upstate New York will begin near Jamestown, Chautauqua County, at … Read more

DEC Issues High Elevation Activities Advisory

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is urging outdoor recreationists to postpone high-elevation activities due to unstable spring conditions. With one of the warmest winters on record, current conditions are typically encountered in late March to mid-April. Recreationists are advised to prepare for thinner snowpack on trails, deteriorating and variable-depth snow alongside … Read more