6th Annual Native Plant Sale With A Pollinator Festival

AdkAction’s Adirondack Pollinator Project is celebrating its 6th annual Native Plant Sale with a Pollinator Festival next Saturday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Uihlein Farm Greenhouse in Lake Placid, at 281 Bear Cub Road, there will be a plant sale, which serves as the main fundraiser for … Read more

Construction Halted On State Roadways For Holiday Weekend

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that temporary lane closures for road and bridge construction projects on New York State highways will be suspended from 6 a.m. on Friday, May 26, to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30, to ease travel throughout the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Motorists should be aware that some work may continue … Read more

State Police Take To The Roads For Memorial Day Weekend

The New York State Police will increase patrols to combat drunk, impaired, and reckless driving throughout this Memorial Day weekend. The special enforcement period starts on Friday,May 26, 2023, and runs through Tuesday, May 30, 2023.Memorial Day is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year and police will be out in force to … Read more

Adirondack Health Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

Adirondack Health Foundation Board Chair Dan Kelleher has announced the Board of Trustees’ newest members, Dr. Thomas Green and Heidi Holderied. Green is a radiologist practicing with Millennium Medical Imaging at Adirondack Medical Center. Holderied is a practicing physical therapist working for Essex County, providing services to children in their homes.

Lake Placid Community Day

The fifth annual Lake Placid Community Day celebration will take place on Sunday, June 4, from 1-4 p.m. at the North Elba Horse Show Grounds. Sun Community News reports the event features live entertainment, exhibits, activities and refreshments. Residents, seasonal homeowners, those who work in the town and those who volunteer their time and effort … Read more

Man Charged With Trying To Sell Fake Oxycodone

52 year old Conrad Phillips of Hogansburg was arrested by State Police for one count of Possession of an Imitation Controlled Substances with Intent to Sell and other counts after he was found to be in possession of imitation Oxycodone tablets at the Tractor Supply in the town of Malone. Phillipes was also charged with … Read more

Lake Placid Memorial Day Parade Returns

Lake Placid’s annual Memorial Day parade will return on Monday, May 29 after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Main Street reconstruction project. The last time the Memorial Day parade was held was in 2019; the pandemic forced its cancellation a year later and Main Street was being reconstructed in 2021 … Read more

Environmental Listening Tour COming To The Area This Summer

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the details for the next five locations in the statewide educational listening tour to advance the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. Overwhelmingly approved by voters last fall, the Bond Act prioritizes investments in environmental justice, climate change mitigation, shoreline restoration, flood resilience, water quality, … Read more

Saranac Lake To Host New Paddling Challenge

A new paddling challenge is coming to Saranac Lake on June 1. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, organizers brought together prominent figures in the local paddling community to establish the Saranac Lake Paddling Challenge. In all, the challenge will consist of five paddling routes in the area.

STR Regulations Moving Forward In Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake is getting closer to having a short-term rental regulation law on the books. After the village board held a public comment session on the final draft of the proposed law to relatively little public input on Monday, it set June 12 as a tentative date to take a vote on the law. Adirondack … Read more