The Senate’s version of the Farm Bill Slashes $4.1 Billion in Food Stamps For Veterans, Seniors, and Food Insecure Families.. Gillibrand is speaking out....
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No Border Fees Amendment Gets Unanimous Approval in Committee
The House Appropriations Committee today unanimously passed an amendment introduced by Congressman Bill Owens that would halt the proposed study of a “border fee.” Owens introduced the amendment as part of the mark-up for the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
History Matters – Quilting in the Adirondacks
Historic Saranac Lake announced that the last of its four “History Matters” discussions in May will feature the topic of quilting in the Adirondacks. The talk is hosted in conjunction with the Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society. Hallie E.
Tupper Residents Reject Proposed School Budget
685 voted against the budget, 512 voted in favor of the budget which means the school board will have to go back to the drawing board.
Tufano Misses Lake Placid Board by 13 votes
Rick Preston received 333 votes total, And interestingly He’ll be taking over immediately for John Hopkinson who received the second highest total with 295 votes.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
No… Not the Bridge – We meant the retaining Wall!
DOT TEARS DOWN PETROVA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER ROUTE 3 IN SARANAC LAKE. A Pedestrian Bridge, originally designed to ferry Petrova Elementary and Middle School students in Saranac Lake over Route 3 was hit for the second time yesterday evening, The bridge had already been closed to foot traffic as a result of structural damage...
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Schumer Visits The North Country Today
Schumer to Tour New Wound Care Center at Adirondack Medical & Push Legislation to Extend Program to Support Rural Hospitals That Treat High Number of Medicare Patients & That Are Critical to Rural Communities U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer will tour the hospital’s new Wound Care Center and push legislation that would extend a...
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Tim Conley takes lead after 2 rounds of Adirondack Senior Open
Danny Edwards is 10 strokes ahead of the Super Senior field Tim Conley shot the low score of the tournament on Thursday – 5 under-par 66 – and holds a two stroke advantage over defending champion Javier Sanchez heading into the final round of the Adirondack Senior Open golf tournament. The 54-hole event is the...
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A new Guide to Adirondack Mountains
Definitive Guide to Adirondack High Peaks Released The Adirondack Mountain Club’s guidebook now in 14th edition — A year after Tropical Storm Irene washed out bridges, closed hiking trails and created new slides in theAdirondackHighPeaks, the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) has released an expanded and completely revised guidebook to the region. “Adirondack Mountain Club...
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A Sustainable Food Movement – Comes to the Town Hall
From Perdue to Pasture: Humanely raising Chickens for Market Carole Morison, the former Perdue contract chicken farmer featured in the Academy Award nominated film “Food, Inc” will speak Friday, August 31 at 7:00 pm at the Harrietstown Town Hall. Her talk, “Industrial Farming to Pasture-Raised: Progressing the Sustainable Food Movement” will highlight her prior...
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Water plus Color at Adirondack Artists Guild
Adirondack Artists Guild – New feature Begins August 31st with reception 5p-7p “Water+Color,” a collection of paintings by Jacqueline Altman, will be the featured exhibit at the Adirondack Artists Guild from August 31 through October 3. Water+Color is a constant theme for the artist. Ms. Altman is intrigued by both in her art and...
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A Full Weekend of events – The K&J Show looks at Labor Day Weekend Activities
AUDIO – 083012 – K&J SHOW – Barb Rice Gail Brill Peter Seward On Thursday’s K&J Show we’re joined by Saranac Lake Village Trustee Barbara Rice, Farm 2 Fork Festival Producer Gail Brill, and HoboFest Promoter Peter Seward. We’re talking about the Last Outdoor Movie – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at the...
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Mr Mayor, Tear Down This Wall !
Have you ever paddled under a bridge, or how about just walking under a bridge? It’s an interesting transition, kind of like going into a tunnel, where the sounds change, and the light changes… and when you come out the other side, back to normal right? In one case, there’s a walkway that’s been...
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Sunbelt Senior Open Leaderboard
- Mark Bucek fired 3-under-par 68 on a chilly Wednesday morning as the Adirondack Senior Open, part of the Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour, got underway at the Whiteface Club and Resort. The 51 year old fromWinter Park,Fla.posted four birdies against just one bogey on the tight, par 71 Whiteface layout. TheSunbelttour is for players...
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Governor Cuomo Steps up with Funding for Keene Firehouse
Governor Cuomo Announces up to $640,000 in state Funding for the Replacement of the Keene Firehouse. The funding will allow construction to move forward on the town’s new firehouse, one year after the station was washed away by Hurricane Irene. The Keene Fire Station was destroyed on August 28, 2011 by Tropical Storm Irene,...
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Obituary – Alan Neese
Alan F. Neese, 81, of Saranac Lake, died at home Tuesday, August 28,2012. He was born in Rochester, New York on December 10, 1930, the son of Leon Miles and Eleanor Wilson Neese. Alan served in the army and was stationed in Trieste, Italy during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953. He graduated...
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Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour hits Whiteface Club and Resort
Day three of the second annual Adirondack Senior Open, part of the Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour, at the Whiteface Club and Resort inLake Placid. With action today moving from amateur to Professional’s only as the tour heads into full swing… Yesterday’s Pro-am rounds had the team of professional Charlie Bowles, of Southeast Michigan, combining with staff at...
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Trudeau Researchers identify another treatment opportunity
— New research from the laboratory of Dr. Andrea Cooper at the Trudeau Institute holds promise for the improved prevention and treatment of bacterial infections and the life-threatening complications of chronic inflammation that can result from them. Following a typical bacterial infection, the immune response is manifested by the accumulation of immune cells within...
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Air National Guard Running Exercises over the Adirondacks Today
– Two F-15 fighters from the Massachusettes Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing will conduct a practice scramble and intercept exercise over the Adirondacks today… The jets, based at Barnes Air National Guard Base nearWestfield, will be flying over theAdirondack Mountainsbetween 10 a.m. and noon. The F-15s will be conducting training with a Civil...
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NEW VA Website offers Convenience to Local Veterans
– The Veterans Administration Announces a new free and easy web-based tool called MyHealthēVet allowing veterans, active duty service members, and their dependents and caregivers access to their own personal health records. The Program’s Coordinator Jeanne Couture says “We’re giving the tools to allow veterans to take control of their health. They talk to...
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Facade Funding for Town of Tupper Lake
A Call for Motel and Restaurant Facade Renovation Projects in Tupper Lake!!! The Town of Tupper Lake may be able to access funds to assist motel and restaurant owners with façade renovations in their existing buildings. If the funding is secured, up to seventy-five percent of project costs may be paid by the...
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Long Term Care Community Coalition Releases Nursing Home Fines List
– The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) releases a list of citations against nursing homes in the state. The largest fines since January have been levied against Wingate at Beacon inDutchessCounty- fined $24,000 and CVPH in February received a fine for their home of $22,000.. Adirondack Health’s Facilities are not on the list...
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Obituary – David Munn
David H, Munn, age 78, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, died Monday, August 27, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Saranac Lake, New York on October 16, 1933, he was the son of William and Beatrice (Hannon) Munn. David married Helen Morgan on May 11, 1957 in St. Bernard’s Church....
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Obituary – Patrick H. McCormick
Patrick H. McCormick, age 72, of 38 Cedar Street, Saranac Lake, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born in Saranac Lake, on July 03, 1940, he was the son of Joseph and Rose (Rule) McCormick. Pat owned and operated Pat’s TV Sales and Service in Saranac Lake for...
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Comment on the State Cancer Plan
STATE CANCER PLAN OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT — The New York State Cancer Consortium posts the 2012-2016 New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan for public comment. The Plan will be available for comment until 11:59pm on September 16. To comment on the New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan: · Go to www.nyscancerconsortium.org/PublicComment. · The...
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Business Council Releases Voters’ Guide
– The Business Council of New York State Inc. released its 2012 Voters’ Guide, which measures New York State legislators’ commitment to promoting fiscal reform and improving the state’s economic climate by scoring their votes on key legislation during the 2012 session. All 212 seats will be up for re-election in 2012, and our Voters’...
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Farm Bill Now Coalition Unites for Agriculture
WASHINGTON (August 22, 2012) – Thirty-nine of the nation’s foremost agricultural organizations have joined forces in an effort to raise public awareness of the need for Congress to pass a new, comprehensive, five-year farm bill before current farm programs expire in September. The coalition, called Farm Bill Now, comprises associations and coalitions representing commodity...
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State Hunting / Trapping Courses Now Available
– All new hunters or trappers planning to go afield this upcoming hunting and trapping season must first complete a mandatory hunter or trapper education course, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today reiterated. Previously licensed hunters who plan to hunt out of state should also have their sportsman education certificates...
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K&J SHOW – Trudeau Institute Alum speaks at Saranac Laboratory
What do Rugby Weekend and The study of T-Cels have in common? His name is Doctor Ian Orme… and he became involved in the field of Tuberculosis while training as a postdoctoral fellow at the Trudeau Institute from 1981 to 1986 and it turns out that not only is he a Professor of Microbiology,...
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Forest Hill Property becomes latest Beneficiary of Saranac Lake Rehabilitation Grant
The Village of Saranac Lake Boardof Trustees meets during their regular meeting upstairs in the Harrietstown Town Hall, it’s actually a little warm and the AC is running on full while they consider Pay Vouchers and approve minutes… One of the resolutions on the agenda for the evening is Bill 174.. It’s a Bill that...
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A New Account Clerk for the VIllage of Saranac Lake
At a previous board meting, Saranac Lake’s village board approved a search for an account clerk who would be responsible directly to the Village Treasurer. At the latest meeting, a resolution is proposed to hire Alana M Sharland from Malone to fill that position subject to the customary probationary period. The Staff has conducted...
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Obituary – Patrick McCormick
Word has been received of the death of Patrick H. McCormick, age 72, of38 Cedar Street,SaranacLake, who died on Sunday, August 26, 2012 atAdirondackMedicalCenterinSaranacLake. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home inSaranacLake. There will be no calling hours. A funeral service will take place on Thursday time and location to be...
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Coalition Pushing for New Farm Bill
Farm Bill Now Coalition Unites Nation’s Farm Groups in Push for New Farm Bill WASHINGTON (August 22, 2012) – Thirty-nine of the nation’s foremost agricultural organizations have joined forces in an effort to raise public awareness of the need for Congress to pass a new, comprehensive, five-year farm bill before current farm programs expire...
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New Doctor for Mercy and Uihlein Living Center Residents
New physician caring for Mercy and Uihlein Living Center residents SARANAC LAKE – Residents of Mercy andUihleinLivingCenters now have a permanent doctor they can call their own. AdirondackHealthhas recruitedDr. Avi Hettenato serve as Medical Director for the Living Centers in Lake Placid andTupperLake. Dr. Hettena has hit the ground running, and is already making...
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AARP Releases Voter’s Guides – Candidates own words on Medicare, Social Security
AARP Releases Voters’ Guides for Presidential, Senate, Congressional Candidates Voters get information, in candidates’ own words, on plans for Social Security, Medicare, financial security. AARP releases their 2012 Voters’ Guides. The documents feature information from presidential, senatorial and congressional candidates – in their own words – on their plans to strengthen Social Security, Medicare...
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