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Lake Placid students win NARE event at Paul Smith’s
On May 15, the North Adirondack Regional Envirothon (NARE) was held at Paul Smith’s College, with the team from Lake Placid Central School taking first place.
Consignment shop and book store opens in Westport
Westport welcomed a new business with a vast collection of books and style at Champlain Avenue Inc.
APA seeks comment on Whiteface Unit Management Plan
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting public comment for a proposed amendment to the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Unit Management Plan.
Memorial Day events scheduled
Four area town will be holding Memorial Day services Monday, May 27, to honor those who died while fighting for the United States of America.
Saranac Lake launches new 6er program
But Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau wants the world to know that his village, on the fringe of the High Peaks region, has mountains, too. So the village designated six mountains, all within 15 miles of Saranac Lake, as “6ers.”
Essex County Sheriff’s Department: There’s an app for that
Sheriff Richard Cutting and Capt. Thomas Murphy unveiled the new way for people to access the department to members of the Essex County Public Safety Committee May 13.
Sheriff’s report
The following is a summary of the activities of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office for the past month:
True North school districts meet, discuss shared services
Superintendents and board members of the five True North school districts recently met to discuss sharing services to keep costs and taxes down while maintaining scholastic standards for local children.
North Country WWII veterans honored all the way to D.C.
As the sun rose over Vermont’s Green Mountains on Saturday, May 18, 18 World War II veterans left Plattsburgh to visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. The trip marked the inaugural flight of North Country Honor Flight, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring World War II veterans by taking them to the memorial.
Three towns come together to ask for county assessor
Members of the Finance Committee voted 5-2 to move a resolution to the Ways and Means Committee that would allow the towns of Westport, Elizabethtown and Willsboro to hire a county-appointed assessor. The three towns currently are part of a Coordinated Assistance Program.
Adirondack Chevy donates to EYCB Baseball
Youth from Elizabethtown-Lewis, Moriah, Keene, Willsboro, and Westport, will lace up their spikes for another fun filled season of little league baseball.
Essex County busts on casino
Under an agreement reached May 21 between the State of New York and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, the county, along with seven others, will not be eligible to house one of three new gaming casinos proposed earlier this year by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Pendragon to open the curtain on 33rd summer season
Under the new leadership team of Artistic Executive Director, Karen Lordi-Kirkham, and Managing Director, David Zwierankin, Pendragon Theatre commences its 33rd summer season themed “Saints and Sinners.”
Janeway to speak at CATS’ Trails Day
William Janeway, the Adirondack Council’s new Executive Director, will be the featured speaker at the Celebrate Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Event on Saturday afternoon, June 1 in Essex.
