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Saranac Lake earns bronze-level Climate Smart Community status – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Saranac Lake earns bronze-level Climate Smart Community status | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

County allocates over $13 Million in funding to repair runways | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: County allocates over $13 Million in funding to repair runways | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Legislature passed a resolution to award Rifenburg Construction, Inc. of Troy to repave Runway

Paul Smith’s invests in biathlon range, future student-Olympians, and the Adirondacks as a winter sports mecca | NCPR News

Source: Paul Smith’s invests in biathlon range, future student-Olympians, and the Adirondacks as a winter sports mecca | NCPR News

UPDATE: Impact on County Sales Tax Receipts

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has released the following report on county sales tax receipts for the period of January-August 2020 compared with the same period in 2019: CLINTON: Down 6.3%. $35.3 m. in 2020 compared with $37.6 m. in 2019. ESSEX: Down 4.7%. $18.7 m in 2020 compared with […]

No crews, just wilderness: Two women set new Adirondack 46er record | NCPR News

Source: No crews, just wilderness: Two women set new Adirondack 46er record | NCPR News

Depot Theatre Academy offers musical theatre/monologue rep class – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Depot Theatre Academy offers musical theatre/monologue rep class – – The Adirondack Almanack

Get to Know New York’s Natives: Red Maple – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Get to Know New York’s Natives: Red Maple – – The Adirondack Almanack

Two COVID cases hit Essex County government | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN 

Source: Two Covid cases hit Essex County government | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN |Two cases of Covid-19 in Essex County government appear to have been contained, after health officials took aggressive action to make sure the disease didn’t spread further, Su

Family pleads for information in suspicious fatal Black Brook fire | Sun Community News BLACK BROOK | 

Source: Family pleads for information in suspicious fatal Black Brook fire | Sun Community News BLACK BROOK | As Marion Collins’ loved ones continue to mourn her death, they are joining State Police in asking the public for any information about the early morning

Recent Regional DEC Forest Ranger Highlights

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Town of Piercefield St. Lawrence County Wilderness Rescue: […]

Town board rejects name change for tiny hamlet of Swastika, NY | NCPR News

Source: Town board rejects name change for tiny hamlet of Swastika, NY | NCPR News

Catch the Excitement at the 2021 Pro Bass Fishing Tournaments Pro tournaments ready to safely come back to Lake Champlain

Plattsburgh, NY – 9/18/20 – Bringing approximately $3.2 million to the local economy each year, it’s no wonder the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau (ACVB) and the City of Plattsburgh are again partnering to tentatively host four pro bass fishing tournaments next summer following all COVID-19 guidelines. Not to mention, Bassmaster Magazine continues to name Lake […]

Hunting, trapping license sales break records – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Hunting, trapping license sales break records – – The Adirondack Almanack

In Saranac Lake, a recent surge of political activism and a spike in voter turnout | NCPR News

Source: In Saranac Lake, a recent surge of political activism and a spike in voter turnout | NCPR News

Luge World Cup moved from Lake Placid to Germany | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Luge World Cup moved from Lake Placid to Germany | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

More Section VII schools make their fall sports decisions | Sun Community News 

Source: More Section VII schools make their fall sports decisions | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Four Section VII schools said they would be moving forward with a fall interscholastic athletic program for low-risk sports this fall, while four schools district

Belfry Mountain – Beyond the Fire Tower – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Belfry Mountain – Beyond the Fire Tower – – The Adirondack Almanack

Recent North Country DEC Forest Ranger Actions

Firefighters return home: Saratoga – On Friday, Sept. 11, a team of 10 DEC Forest Rangers, staff, and volunteers returned to New York after helping to battle and contain wildland fires raging in western states for two weeks. These trained, expert wildland firefighters helped battle high priority fires in Nebraska and South Dakota. A second […]

Five active COVID cases current in Essex Co. | Sun Community News 104 people recovered, out of isolation

Source: Five active COVID cases current in Essex Co. | Sun Community News 104 people recovered, out of isolation

Feds to assist with Essex Center, supervisors told | Sun Community News 

Source: Feds to assist with Essex Center, supervisors told | Sun Community News Supervisors Chair Shaun Gillilland said he was informed by Rep. Elise Stefanik Sunday evening (Sept. 13) that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Strike Force would la

Adirondack Hotel owner (Long Lake) on the struggle of 2020 summer tourism | NCPR News

Might make you cry! Source: Adirondack Hotel owner on the struggle of 2020 summer tourism | NCPR News

Tops Markets launches 8th Annual March of Dimes Campaign

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to begin its annual campaign for March of Dimes. The campaign will begin at the participating Tops Friendly Market locations noted below on September 13 and will run through October 3, 2020. Supporting the annual […]

Real estate surge echoes post-9/11 | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Real estate surge echoes post-9/11 | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway summit reopens – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway summit reopens – – The Adirondack Almanack

Commentary: Attracting young people to the region – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Commentary: Attracting young people to the region – – The Adirondack Almanack