Starting June 1st, The Village of Tupper Lake will restrict watering of lawns and gardens.. Mark Robillard says No Watering of Lawns will be permitted...
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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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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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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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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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Take a Downtown Tour of Saranac Lake
SARANAC LAKE, NY—August 24— The Village of Saranac Lake Community Development Office today announced it will produce two more business promotion videos in the coming months following the successful release of its “Downtown Tour” video three weeks ago and a 60 second video this week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCaGphmWHRc&feature=autoplay&list=PLEABB2D2A1116C95D&playnext=1 Community Development Officer Director, Jeremy Evans, said, “We will...
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NY Revenue Outlook “Less Certain”
DiNapoli: New York’s Fiscal Picture Remains Tied to Pace of Recovery New York State tax revenues were close to expected levels in July after falling short of estimates in May and June, according to the July Cash Report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s fiscal picture remains tied to the strength of...
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Kids and Hot Cars Not just a Summer Issue
“Look Before You Lock” – Keeping NY Kids Out of Hot Cars NEW YORK – Life is about to get very busy again. Sometimes parents get frazzled getting kids to school and running them around to all their activities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that’s why parents and day-care providers need...
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HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE & TRUDEAU INSTITUTE LECTURE
Historic Saranac Lake and the Trudeau Institute present “The continuing TB global epidemic” with Dr. Ian Orme Saranac Lake, NY — Historic Saranac Lake and the Trudeau Institute invite the public to a lecture on “The continuing TB global epidemic,” presented by Dr. Ian Orme on August 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the John...
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Hotel Saranac Owner: “I don’t need the Community’s Support”
Do you think we’re printing money? No, Do you think we sell drugs? are we doing a whore business? No. The owner of the Hotel Saranac, Sewa Arora, is seated on the left hand side of the front row at Thursday’s Harrietstown Town Board Meeting. When it was his turn to speak, he told...
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Ray Brook State Police Join Search for Keith Gill
Ray Brook State Police Join Search for Keith Gill New York State Police Officers in Schroon Lake is attempting to locate Keith R. Gill (02/07/1967) who was reported missing by his parents on 08/21/2012. Gill’s vehicle, a blue 1999 BMW bearing PA registration GPV3621, was located parked off Peasley Road in the Town of Crown...
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SUNBELT SENIOR GOLF TOUR AT WHITEFACE CLUB
5-Time PGA Tour winner heads Sunbelt Senior Tour event in Lake Placid LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The second annual Adirondack Senior Open, part of the Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour, will return to the Whiteface Club and Resort in Lake Placid August 27-31. The Sunbelt Senior Golf Tour, the largest and longest running Senior Tour...
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Sewer Line Installation begins on Woodruff Street
Work begins today on the Woodruff Street Sewer Line inSaranacLake.. Community Development Director, Jeremy Evans says “Contractors will begin rehabilitation of the sewer line tomorrow morning and install about 1,100 feet of slip line into the existing sewer main that runs adjacent to theSaranacRiverbetweenChurch Streetand the Warehouse Coinwash property. The project will also include...
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Administrators Sharing Health Insurance Costs at Saranac Lake School
Saranac Lake Central School District Superintendent Gerald Goldman and the school’s business manager Dan Bower sign a memorandum of understanding where over the next three years where administrators will contribute a significant portion of their health insurance costs.. School Board Member Lisa Paschke says with the fiscal outlook right now, healthcare has been at...
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Environmental Group says Obama Should Appeal Courts Decision on Acid Rain
ADIRONDACK COUNCIL CALLS ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO APPEAL FEDERAL COURT DECISION THAT STRUCK DOWN NEW ACID RAIN RULES US Environmental Protection Agency Must Appeal Decision to Protect Nation’s Most Vulnerable Natural Areas, and Nation’s Ill, From Continued Harm Caused by Upwind Smokestacks WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Adirondack Council, an environmental organization that has been...
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Saranac Lake School Board hears from Principals
The mission of the Brushton-Moira Shared Decision-Making Teams is to foster a united community working cooperatively for the intellectual, physical and personal development of all of our students so that they will become responsible, caring citizens prepared to meet future challenges. The St Regis school board superintendent retired in 2010, and the school board...
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Firewood Checkpoints hope to Stop Invasive Species
DEC CONTINUES CHECKPOINTS FOR ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED FIREWOOD Seven people were ticketed for transporting firewood more than 50 miles without certification of heat treatment at three checkpoints held by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Police in the Adirondacks on Friday, August 17. “DEC and its partners continue to educate campers...
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Lake Placid School Board and Town of North Elba Closer to Skate Park Agreement
Don’t Fence Me In! The Town ofNorth Elbaand the Lake Placid School Board may be one step closer to an arrangement which would allow theSkateboardParkto re-open… Mary Detrich reported to the school board at last night’s meeting that there may be an opportunity for the school board to lease the property to the Town...
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Congressman Bill Owens pushing for Canadian Expansion into North Country
Owens Pushes for Canadian Business Expansion into New York State NORTHERN NEW YORK – This week, Congressman Bill Owens traveled to Canada to continue his push for economic expansion of international business into New York State. Owens was in Cornwall, Ontario Monday to meet with the city’s Chamber of Commerce and several local businesses...
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Woodruff Street Sewer Line Restoration begins Tomorrow
SARANAC LAKE – The Village of Saranac Lake announced today that contractors will begin rehabilitation of the Woodruff Street sewer line on Thursday, August 23rd. Work includes installing approximately 1,100 feet of slip line into the existing sewer main that runs adjacent to the Saranac River between Church Street and the Warehouse Coinwash and...
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Artists Guild needs Charlies Market Stories
Charlie Greens Market Show For several years the Adirondack Artists Guild has occupied the building which once housed Charlie Green’s Market. Visitors to the gallery often have fond reminiscences of Charlie and his market, remembering where his counter was, where the butcher case was, how he wrapped the parcels with string suspended over the...
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SUNY Plattsburgh appoints new Library Dean
Library Information Services Appoints New Dean PLATTSBURGH (Aug. 21, 2012) —SUNY Plattsburgh has appointed Holly Heller-Ross dean of Library and Information Services. Heller-Ross has served in the role on an interim basis since January, when former dean Cerise Oberman stepped down. LIS is one of four academic divisions at the college. It oversees Feinberg...
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Lake Placid Hall of Fame Committee Names 2012 Inductees
The Lake Placid Hall of Fame Committee has named its nominees for induction to the Lake Placid Hall of Fame. The inductees for the 2012 class include Jack and Joan Devitt, Shirley Hosler, Roy Kennedy, Sr., James E. Shea, Sr., and Charles C. Walker. A Banquet is planned in their honor for Sept. 15th...
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Governor Cuomo Announces $25 Million Bombardier Expansion Project
Bombardier Transportation Expansion Project Will Create 100 Jobs and Retain 288 Jobs Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that with the support of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, Bombardier Transportation is moving forward with its nearly $25 million expansion project in Plattsburgh. The expansion project was awarded $2.5 million through the Regional...
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