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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RAILS TO TRAILS STAKEHOLDERS MEETING PLANNED
The Mayor of Saranac Lake proposes a consensus building group following a request by the Adirondack Rails to Trails Assocation who has asked the village board to approve a resolution in support of their efforts to build a recreational trail on the tracks.. AUDIO – 081512 – Mayor Proposes Stakeholders meeting Mayor Rabideau says...
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ADK SHAKES HITS LPCA
Adirondack Shakespeare Company to Finish Third Summer Festival Season at Lake Placid Center for the Arts LAKE PLACID, NY – Adirondack Shakespeare Company’s third annual Summer Festival Season is coming to a close, but there’s still a few more chances to catch Shakespeare in the RAW in Adirondack Park. The company is pleased to...
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ECAC HOCKEY BACK IN LAKE PLACID
ECAC Hockey announces their return to the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena inLake Placid… The Olympic Regional Development Authority and the ECAC organization have reached a three year agreement to conduct the annual men’s ECAC championship inLake Placid. AUDIO – 081512 – Sports – ECAC Hockey Returns to Lake Placid The Hockey Conference includes 12...
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ESSEX COUNTY BOOKMOBILE SALE GOES TO LIBRARY BOARD
EssexCounty’s committee on Public Safety hands over rights to the sale of their bookmobile to the Essex County Free Library system.. At a recent board meeting, Essex County Supervisors agreed to give the library the ability to make choices as to the disposition of their bookmobile.. Supervisor Robi Politi said “They can make whatever...
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DEFERRING DEPORTATION IN NEW YORK FOR CHILDREN
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announces deferred action for children brought intoNew Yorkat a young age. The announcement reflects the thinking that certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, and do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and who meet selected criteria may...
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Blue Seed Reception for Jack LaDuke
Free and Open to the Public BluSeed is proud to present the color photography of Jack LaDuke titled Sun & Shadow. This collection by LaDuke is a clever presentation of space, shape and light where by the artist has juxtaposed familiar geography with far away landscapes. A special “Meet-the-Artist” Reception and Gallery Talk will...
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K&J Show – Sharing Superintendents
Lake Placid and Saranac Lake are in a unique situation which may not be available to them again. The fact that both Lake Placid’s Superintendent Randy Richards and Saranac Lake Superintendent Gerald Goldman are leaving after the end of the 2012-2013 school year means the school boards have an opportunity to consider the option...
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SETH KILBURN MISSING
The Lake Placid Police Department is requesting any information regarding the whereabouts of Seth A. Kilburn, 34, of Lake Placid, NY. He was last seen leaving Wise Guys Bar, on School Street, in the Village of Lake Placid, between 12:30am and 1:00am on Sunday, August 12th. Kilburn was last seen wearing a blue and...
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NY CROPS MOSTLY HIGHER
Crop production prospects in 2012 forNew Yorkare mostly higher compared with a year earlier, according to King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. Forecasts for soybeans, oats, and dry beans are expected to be higher. Production of winter wheat and corn for grain are expected to be lower...
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FLYTE CHOSEN BY TOWN AND VILLAGE
The Town of Harrietstown and the Village of Saranac Lake are finalizing arrangements to jointly maintain and upgrade equipment and controls using Flyte pumps for managing sewage effluent at their new lift stations.. The water project, is nearly complete, in fact the water tank on Mt Pisgah is currently being filled and should be...
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EDUCATION COMMISSION REGIONAL MEETINGS
Before Back-to-School, Some Back-Talk to School Reformers Mark Scheerer SYRACUSE, N.Y. – As it continues a series of regional meetings, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Education Reform Commission pulls into Syracuse today. The body, put together to study how to improve New York’s public schools in difficult economic times, will gather input from parents, teachers and...
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NO MORE CRITERIUM IN SL
The Team Placid Planet website says Thank you for attending the 4th Annual Saranac Lake Downtown Criterium on Sunday, June 10th in 2012.. The Biking event in Saranac Lake was the New York State Criterium Championships for the third year running! AUDIO – 081412 – SPORTS – No More Criterium in Saranac Lake The Event Marks a weekend of...
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THURSDAY ART WALKS
SaranacLake’s 3rd Thursday Art Walks will continue this Thursday. The Village of Saranac Lake will again host the talents of regional and local artists of various genres from 5:00 to 7:30pm. Beginning a self-guided tour through Downtown and a couple of outer-lying venues, visitors can go to any participating venue, get a schedule and...
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Lake Placid ADDS PHYSICIAN
New physician accepting patients at Lake Placid Health Center SARANAC LAKE – A new physician is accepting patients at the Lake Placid Health Center, a member of Adirondack Health. For Dr. Tracey Viola, the opportunity to care for patients and make a home in the Tri-Lakes region is a dream come true. Both she...
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EURASIAN MILFOIL SUMMIT
The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) is a cooperative effort initiated in 1998 among citizens and organizations of the Adirondacks. Our mission is to protect the Adirondack region from the negative impacts of nonnative invasive species. The program coordinates two projects: the Aquatic Invasive Species Project and the Terrestrial Invasive Species Project. The APIPP...
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RAILWAY ADDS 20 NEW JOBS
It’s the first week of Freight Train Service for the Saratoga & North Creek Railway following a ribbon cutting ceremony which the company says marks beginning of 20 new job opportunities in theNorth Country.. The Saratoga & North Creek Railway launching the first freight train service to traverse the Sanford Lake Branch line in...
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PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL – SL ART WORKS
The Saranac Lake Art Works – Plein Air Festival kicks off this Thursday with nearly 50 artists signed on to participate. This year marks the 4th time the event has visitedSaranacLake. It begins Thursday and runs through the weekend. Saranac Lake ArtWorks has teamed with the Village of Saranac Lake to build an experience...
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SPORTS SHORTS – 1932 RENOVATION
The Olympic Center’s 1932 rink is being restored.. The structure is being restored to its original appearance in the 1930’s. Some of the work includes the installation of windows that have been enclosed by brink since prior to the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. The revitalization project is being financed through the remaining funds from...
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TOWN OF JAY WATER DISCOUNT
Here’s a note from The Town of Jay… if you have received Town of Jay 2012 Water Billing and your home was damaged by Hurricane Irene and you are no longer receiving Town Water, you may be eligible for a discounted rate. In order to be considered for this rate reduction, You simply need...
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COMPARING NY APPLES AND ORANGES
NEW YORKFRUIT PRODUCTION DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY The Drought is having an affect on the Corn Crop across theUnited Statesand closer to home, Total apple production inNew Yorkis forecast at 590 million pounds according to King Whetstone, Director of the USDA’s New York Field Office. This is 52 percent below last year. This forecast is the...
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SARANAC LAKE ADULT CENTER
MONTHLY MEAL Wednesday August 15th The Saranac Lake Adult Center sponsors their Monthly Meal on Wednesday August 15th. Bingo starts at 2pm, social hour begins at 4pm with dinner at 5pm. The dinner menu includes hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, pasta salad, ice cream sundae bars. The cost is $5.00 per person. call 891-2980...
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GLENN MILLER AT LPCA August 15th
LPCA is In The Mood for Miller’s Big Band Sound! Wednesday, August 15 at 8pm “The hardest thing in the world is to start an orchestra and the nest hardest, to stop it.” That bit of wisdom was uttered by Hans Richter more than a century ago, but he might very well have been...
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4th Adk PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
The 4th Adirondack Plein Air Festival will take place in Saranac Lake, NY on August 16-19. Sponsored by Saranac Lake ArtWorks, is expecting around 50 artists to participate. All media appropriate for plein air work is acceptable: watercolors, acrylics, pastels, oils and drawing media. The whole challenge of plein air painting is to be...
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PENDRAGON GETS SHIPWRECKED
SHIPWRECKED! OPENS AT PENDRAGON THEATRE Shipwrecked! The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougement (as told by himself) opens at Pendragon Theatre on August 15th. The family friendly entertainment tells the tale of the real life Louis de Rougemont and his incredible 30 years adventure in the Australian outback after being lost at sea. Pulitzer...
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FINAL SINFONIETTA at LPCA
Final 2012 Concert features violin and horn soloists “On The Orient Express” is the last concert of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s 2012 season. The concert will be held at theLake PlacidCenterfor the Arts on Sunday, August 12 at7:30 PM. The concert’s program will include a flamboyant solo by ConcertmasterDaniel Szasz(Porembescu’s “Balada”) and a double...
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LIGHTNING STRIKE KNOCKS OUT ROCK105
Local Station ROCK105 usually broadcasts on 105.5fm in Lake Placid and 102.1fm in Tupper Lake but following a lighting strike during a thunderstorm in the early hours of Friday Morning, the two transmitters remain dark. Although the transmitters are operational, a freak surge of power as a result of the lightning strike has taken...
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CLUSTERS IN SARANAC LAKE
VILLAGE WELCOMES NEW BIOTECH FIRM Village Celebrates Start-up of Biotech Operation in Downtown Saranac Lake SARANAC LAKE, NY— Community Leaders and Local Legislators converge on Riverside Park yesterday afternoon. A ceremony to celebrate the opening of Myrad RBM in the former Village Offices on3 Main Street in Saranac Lake.. Governor Cuomos Office sends their congratulations...
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LIBRARY WEEK – The Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
A TOUR OF THE GOFF-NELSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY on the K&J Show In Tupper Lake there is always an opportunity to talk about the economy, and stalled opportunities but today, a gem in the community with a view of the lake and periodically speaking, anything you need to keep up to date, or just relax...
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FRACKING and ADK – August 11th
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.– Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is presenting a special program, “Hydrofracking in New York”. Hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking, commonly known as fracking, is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas or other substances from the ground. In recent years this technique has come under fire because of concerns of its...
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COMBATTING INSURANCE FRAUD
ALBANY, NY (08/08/2012)– Circumstances are often dire when someone contemplates faking death. The recent case of Raymond Roth, whose son reported him missing last week, highlights the need to be ever-mindful of life insurance scams, warns the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud (NYAAIF). Having tripled his life insurance policy, lost his job, and...
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