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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Christmas Tree Sales Trending Towards Record Territory
A new report says Christmas tree sales are trending towards a record year in 2012, perhaps the highest on record since 2008. Jami Warner is Executive director of The American Christmas Tree Association. She says “Their members are encouraged by early sales figures that are currently higher than last season by double-digits” The Second...
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Uihlein residents chip in to help with Hurricane Sandy relief
SARANAC LAKE – Residents at Uihlein Living Center demonstrated their Thanksgiving gratitude by hosting a relief drive for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Prior to the holiday, they accepted basic items from generous community members for residents of Long Island, who were among the millions affected by of one of the most destructive storms...
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Active Motiff Brings Global Biotech Research to Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake’s Mayor welcomes Active Motiff, the Village’s newest corporate citizen and biotech company with a special reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new location in Saranac Lake. Employees moved into the new site in the former “water building” in Early November and the building itself has undergone extensive renovations over the last 6...
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Water Main Break Closes Church Street
A water line break has closed Church Street from Woodruff Street to Bloomingdale Avenue. Saranac Lake Police have posted detour signs directing traffic onto Pine Street or Broadway as travel alternatives.
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Ecumenical Council in Saranac Lake Announces King Scholarship Contest
The Saranac Lake Ecumenical Council announces scholarships for Saranac Lake High School and Middle School students to honor and raise awareness about the work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Group’s organizers a looking to highlight King’s contributions to peace, justice, and human rights which they say continue to speak to...
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Farmers Gather in Albany to set Bureau’s Agenda and Policy
Farmers from across this great state will gather for New York Farm Bureau’s State Annual Meeting which begins tomorrow in Albany. The State’s Annual Meeting will set New York Farm Bureau policy and it’s agenda for the coming year, which many agree comes with many uncertainties. Perhaps the most pressing issue involves the ongoing struggle...
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Holiday Sales Watch Reports “Upswing” in Shopping
Shoppers sprinted from the Thanksgiving dinner table to snatch up early bargains and continued buying throughout the weekend to deliver a solid start to the holiday season for New York state’s retailers. Seventy-four percent of merchants surveyed by the Retail Council of New York State early this week said their sales for Black Friday...
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Will Rogers Sponsors Advance Directives Seminar
Advanced Directives Seminar Adirondack Medical Center’s Director of Pastoral Care, Steve Kovacevich, will present a Seminar on Advanced Directives at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, on Wednesday, December 5th, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., as part of Saranac Village at Will Rogers’ Road to Retirement Series. The Road to Retirement Series, which began in September, features...
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Village Welcomes Active Motiff
Village Set to Welcome New Biotech Company Saranac Lake will officially welcome its newest corporate citizen and biotech company, Active Motif, at 6 pm, December 4th, with a reception and ribbon-cutting event which will be held at its 21 Main Street location. This new Active Motif site is in the former “water building” and...
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Registering Your Snowmobiles Online – “Join The Club”
Renewing a snowmobile registration just got easier! New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Barbara Fiala says riders can now renew their snowmobile registrations online. The Commissioner says Online renewal allows riders to renew registrations directly through the DMV Web site, saving a trip to a DMV office or the need to...
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Essex County Weighs and Means Ups Bed Tax by 2%
The Essex County Weighs and Means Committee Met earlier this week. The committee is chaired by Town of North Elba Supervisor Robi Politi. One of their actions – a Resolution to amend the local law to increase the Occupancy Tax by 1%… Supervisor Randy Preston moved to change the increase to 2% which would...
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8th Annual Christmas in the Forks Tree Lighting is Saturday
The 8th The 8th Annual Christmas in the Forks, an old fashioned Town Yuletide Christmas will include the highlight of the day, the tree lighting ceremony at 6:00pm, Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at the Town of Black Brook Town Clock. Many hands help to make Christmas in the Forks glorious each year. This year, we...
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Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys appearing Live at Blue Stage
Live at BluStage Concert Series presents Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys Saturday, December 1st – 7:30pm 24 Cedar Street, Saranac Lake
– 518-891-3799 Tickets: $14.00/$12.00 BluSeed Members
Reservations Recommended For more information visit bluseedstudios.org “Simply mesmerizing. Riveting! Don’t miss the musical force that is Lindsay Lou.” - David Grier, 3 time IBMA guitar player...
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WWII Hero’s Remains head to Arlington
The Secretary of the Army approves the request for burial of local World War II hero, Dr. Rene Joyeuse, in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington. During World War II Joyeuse worked for the United States Office of Strategic Services and parachuted behind German Lines before D-Day with orders to gather crucial intelligence about German...
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Comptroller Audits Town of Jay Books
New York State’s Comptroller’s Office releases the results of an audit of the Town of Jay Finances.. The Purpose of Audit to review the Town’s internal controls over user charges from January 2011 through March 31, 2012. The Town of Jay’s budget appropriations for the 2012 fiscal year are about $2.32 million and the...
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Saranac Lake Chamber Hires Katy Van Anden as Executive Director
The Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce Hires Katy Van Anden as their new Executive Director. Katy is a graduate of Saranac Lake High School, and grew up learning the ins and outs of small business managing her parent’s local delicatessen and catering business The Lakeview Deli. She pursued her college career at the Massachusetts...
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Mayor Rabideau Pays Tribute to Saranac Lake High School Athletes
Saranac Lake’s Mayor Clyde Rabideau pays tribute to Elena Beideck for her participation in the New York State Athletic Association Class C Championships four years in a row. Biedeck is only one of three girls in Section Seven who has competed in the State Meet over the last four years. She’s is also a...
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Skate-Park Committee Says “Poop or Get Off the Pot”
After considering the tennis court at Ampersand Park in Saranac Lake at a recent village board meeting and being met with a roomful of opposition, The Village Board asked the Skate Park Committee to consider other locations and according to Rich Shapiro, it’s time for the board to make up their minds.. Shapiro, in...
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Saranac Lake’s New Water Plant Revving up to Full Speed
Saranac Lake’s new water infrastructure is fully operational and Operations Manager Kevin Pratt tells us the system had a minor issue with couplings leaking in the system but now everything is sealed properly and holding pressure which means Saranac Lake will be making use of these new wells. AUDIO – WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 112612 Last...
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VT VA Getting New CBOC
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announces the selection of a contractor to build a new $2.6 million community-based outpatient clinic for veterans in Burlington which will serve about 4,000 veterans. The Senator is a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and at a recent interview, he said the need for health care service...
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L.P.A.S. Christmas Tree Sale Moves to Mill Pond Drive
The Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service is again hosting a Christmas tree sale. This year the sale has moved to the Ambulance quarters on Mill Pond Drive due to construction on the Old Military Rd. location. The trees are again coming from a local farm in Northern New York, which means they have a very small...
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Remember to Read the Fine Print on Gift Cards
DiNapoli Cautions New Yorkers To Read Fine Print When Purchasing Holiday Gift Cards State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urged New Yorkers to pay special attention to fees and expiration dates when purchasing gift cards as holiday gifts. “If you plan on giving gift cards this holiday season, my advice is pay attention,” DiNapoli said....
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Special Olympics Needs Team USA Training Camp Volunteers in Lake Placid
Volunteers needed for the Special Olympics Team USA Training Camp For the first time, all 210 members of Special Olympics Team USA will be in historic Lake Placid, New York for Special Olympics Team USA’s official training camp, prior to their participation in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in the Republic of...
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Saranac Lake’s Mayor to Salute Sports Teams
Village to Salute Red Storm Football Team Mayor Clyde Rabideau will issue a mayoral proclamation saluting the Saranac Lake Central School Red Storm Football Team at its regular Monday night meeting in the Village Hall, which starts at 5:30 PM, for winning its third straight Class C title in Section 7. Rabideau said, “Our...
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Thanksgiving at the Saranac Lake Adult Center
Thanksgiving dinner at the Adult Center in Saranac Lake is now in it’s third year and going strong. Each Year the Free dinner is provided with sponsorship and funding provided by St Joe’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center, The Carpenter Foundation, and The Women’s Civic Chamber. The Meal was free and included delivery to...
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Rabideau says Tourism Funding Should Be Divided Equally
Saranac Lake Village Mayor Clyde Rabideau issued a statement concerning the potential distribution of Franklin County tourism money and bed tax proceeds. The Mayors comments follow reaction from Village of Tupper Lake Trustee Rick Donah.. and Tupper Lake’s Mayor and Franklin County Legislator Paul Maroun.. Donah says while the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism is...
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Black Friday…Cyber Monday…Now #Giving Tuesday?
The idea was hatched just a few weeks ago at the 92nd Street ‘Y’ in New York City. It grew out of the simple observation that Americans have a day for giving thanks and two days – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – for snapping up bargains, so why not a day for giving...
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Police Seek Suspect in Pine Street Bridge Shooting
Saranac Lake Police are investigating a report of a robbery. At approximately 6:45 PM Tuesday, 11/20/2012, a person called 911 to report being shot. Police located the victim, 55 YOA, was located on the train trestle near Pine St in the Village of Saranac Lake. The victim reported to police he was walking in...
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St Joes / Women’s Civic Chamber Sponsor Free Thanksgiving Dinner at the Saranac Lake Adult Center
The Saranac Lake Adult Center will be open Thanksgiving Day from 9am until 4pm and Thanksgiving Dinner will be served from Noon until 4pm with Take Out Available and Delivery to those without transportation. For more details call 891-2980.. Dinner includes all of the traditional favorites – Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Roast Turkey, Stuffing, Corn,...
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WNBZ’s Tips for Slow Drivers – GET OUT OF THE WAY!
No doubt most of us will be traveling somewhere for Thanksgiving. And Safety is a big part of any holiday weekend, especially this one.. So we’ve prepared a few tips from different sources to lend a hand with driving to and from your destination.. Here’s step number one… get gas today and make sure...
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