Ted Morgan

If there’s one thing that holds true for the Tri-Lakes Region, it’s that we have some of the most enthusiastic group of teachers in new YorkState..  and you can’t help but see the excitement of teachers in different departments throughout the region…  In SaranacLake,  we didn’t have much trouble finding another teachers happy to...
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The Town of Harrietstown is going to have a new Supervisor come Election Day…   and in a regular feature here on WNBZ, we’re taking a regular look at the positions of the two candidates..  We’re going to look more closely at the Town’s Business Park, On Friday, we heard from Town Councilman Bob Bevelacqua…....
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The Backstory on Who “Doesn’t Pay” Taxes NEW YORK – Pundits and politicians are throwing around a lot of numbers these days. When it comes to taxes and who is or isn’t paying them, one group aims to separate the facts from fiction. Chuck Marr, director of federal tax policy for the Center on...
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The fourth annual Forever Wired Conference happens Friday, atClarksonUniversity… This year’s focus is the state of broadband in the Adirondack North Country and the progress made in generating greater awareness and economic opportunities along with a discussion of responsible and sustainable economic growth in theAdirondacks. Conference Chair Kelly Chezum says “Forever Wired has been...
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand teams with Rep. John Lewis, who is well recognized for his work in Civil Rights..  introducing companion legislation in the Senate for the Voter Empowerment Act.  Gillibrand says “We’ve come too far in our nation’s history to re-fight old battles over voting rights that have already been won,” and she...
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TRUDEAU RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY UNFORESEEN REGULATION OF THE ANTI-BACTERIAL IMMUNE RESPONSE New research from the laboratory of Dr. Andrea Cooper at the Trudeau Institute, just published in the European Journal of Immunology publication, holds promise for the improved prevention and treatment of bacterial infections and the life-threatening complications of chronic inflammation that can result from...
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The Town of Harrietstown is going to have a new Supervisor come Election Day…   and in a regular feature here on WNBZ, we’re taking a regular look at the positions of the two candidates..  We’re going to look more closely at the Town’s Business Park and more specifically today, we’ll hear on Candidate lay...
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In 2012,New YorkState’s economy added 102,700 private sector jobs, the State Department of Labor reported today.  This year-to-date increase in the job count contributed to the state’s recovery of 348,000 private sector jobs since November 2009. New YorkStatehas regained all of the private sector jobs it lost during the state’s recession.  Only four other states...
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The “DEC has been reviewing approximately 80,000 comments submitted concerning the Department’s review of high volume hydraulic fracturing.” That’s part of a statement by DEC commissioner Joe Martens – who says that “While a wide variety of issues are addressed by the comments, many focus on the potential public health impacts of high volume...
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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announces an easier version of the the 2012-13 tax cap reporting forms for local officials.. It’s about their ability to report the tax levy limit.. The changes are a result of analysis of reporting errors from the first year of implementation, And in response, the Division of Local Government...
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Picture yourself standing in front of a line of computers at Best Buy, or Target, Wal Mart, your local neighborhood computer store… trying to decide which piece of technology is going to be right for you, There are at least 10 or 12 choices of laptops, and another 4 or 5 desktop versions and...
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David Merkel, 75, died peacefully at home with his wife at his side on Saturday, September 15, 2012. He was born on March 7, 1937 and grew up in Saranac Lake where he, with the many friends he loved so much, graduated from Saranac Lake High School. He received an A.B. degree from Hamilton...
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A Free Training program is offered through local sheriffs offices and STOP-DWI programs along with several additional drug and alcohol task forces… The Groups are inviting restaurants, hotels, bars, nightclubs and all on-premise liquor license holders to participate in the Training for Intervention Procedures program… It’s called TIPS for short and the program is...
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Google Map’s Street View came to the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid on Friday morning. Jim Hilker, Google’s videographer based in Ithaca, will create 360-degree, up and down views of the entire resort property, including the Cottage Café, pictured here. The technology allows for browsers to take virtual tours of...
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The Twenty-fourth Annual St. Regis Canoe Classic is Sunday, September 23rd featuring over twenty-five categories including recreation, standard, and racing canoes, kayaks and one and two man guideboats. The course takes paddlers through Lower and Upper St. Regis Lakes, as well asSpitfireLake, and runs about seven miles. With another course running about 4.5 miles.. registration...
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 LPCS Elementary Playground Re-Opening October 10th  A new plan is in place for reopening theLake PlacidElementary Schoolplayground.. The plan includes zoned areas for grade K-2 and 3-5, and a new 10 seat swing, new hill slides and a new sandbox and the installation of ten to twelve inches of processed wood chip fiber, which...
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Grace Savard, 97, passed away on September 14, 2012. She was born on May 27, 1915 in Tupper Lake, NY, where she lived for 95 years.  She spent the last 2 years living in Manchester, NH with her daughter, Barbara.  Grace was the eighth of ten children born to Alexina LeGeault LaValley and Duchere...
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College Presidents Recognized for Their Community Commitment The Adirondack Park Institute, the “Friends of the Interpretive Centers” hosted the New Beginnings Award Gala on August 9, 2012 at the Paul Smith’s College VIC. The event was to celebrate the rebirth of the Interpretive Centers under new owners and to share with the community the...
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 New York Farm Bureau members attended the Farm Bill Now Rally in Washington, DC today pushing for quick action on the 2012 Farm Bill before the current bill expires at the end of September.   Already the delay has rolled back the safety net for New York’s dairy farmers and further inaction puts critical programs...
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Can NY find Economic Powerhouse in Offshore Wind? NEW YORK - A new report says it’s there for the taking, right off the coastline of New York, and has the potential to create hundreds of thousands of jobs – and it’s referring to wind power. Ross Gould, air and energy program director for Environmental Advocates of...
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Richard A. Finlayson, age 74, of 51 Willow Way, Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at his home. Born in Saranac Lake, New York on June 23, 1938, he was the son of Arnold and Jean (Betters) Finlayson. He graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1956. He retired from the United States...
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The Village of Saranac Lake’s Planning Board and the Zoning Review Board has it’s eye on a new Veteran’s facility proposed by Robert Ross, CEO of St Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and RecoveryCenter..  Actually, there’s no way they couldn’t because St Joe’s neighbors continue to complain about the lack of communication between themselves and St...
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CHANGES ON MAIN STREET: NBT BANK CELEBRATES RESTORATION OF MAIN STREET BRANCH You may have noticed some changes at the NBT Bank on Main Street. “When the front of the building and the big fan window were removed, our customers and the community were initially confused and upset to see it go,” said Camilla...
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The Trudeau Institute played host to one of Historic Saranac Lake’s Lecture Series on Tuesday Evening.. Peter Lawson-Johnston, a fifth-generation member of the Guggenheim family, discussed his memoir, “Growing Up Guggenheim: A Personal History of a Family Enterprise,” on Wednesday, September 12, in the John Black Room of the Saranac Laboratory Museum. AUDIO –...
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Antidote to Alleged Voter Suppression: Still Time to Register in NY NEW YORK – New Yorkers may love to talk politics, but they have a poor track record when it comes to actually casting a ballot. In the 2010 mid-term elections, New York ranked 50th out of the 50 states for turning out voters...
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Betty Ida VonSoosten Rockefeller, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 18, 2012. Betty was born February 20, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York to Carl VonSoosten and Lina Behrens VonSoosten. Betty resided in New York for a number of years.  She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University, in addition...
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Graveside services for Francis E. Martin, 83 of Saranac Lake who died at AMC-Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid on Sunday April 1, 2012 have been set. Francis was a life long resident of the area born on December 7, 1928 the oldest child of Benjamin and Margaret (McDonald) Martin.  He married Helen M....
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WILMINGTON, NY — The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority host the 6th annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race on Saturday, September 15 at 8:00 am. The course starts at the Whiteface Toll Booth, climbing for 5 miles with an average 8% grade up the Whiteface...
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Rita T. Beeman, age 84, formerly of Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Home of the Good Shepherd in Malta, NY. Born in Gabriels, New York on February 12, 1928, she was the daughter of John and Dorcas, nee Osborne, Tyler. She married Chester L. Beeman on July 2, 1964 in...
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Mary Elizabeth Mose, age 86, of Paul Smiths, NY died Sunday, September 09, 2012 at the St. Regis Nursing Home in Massena, NY. Born in Fort Covington, New York on November 12, 1925, she was the daughter of Simon and Elizabeth (McKillop) Smith. Mary owned and operated the Red Mill Restaurant in Paul Smiths...
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