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Source: Saranac Lake woman dies in early-morning house fire | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The refusal of prison workers to take the vaccine threatens to undermine efforts to control the pandemic both inside and outside of prisons, according to public health experts. Prisons are coronavirus hot spots, so when staff move between the prisons and their home communities after work, they create a pathway for the virus to spread. […]

Early Season Hunters Report Successful Harvests in Northern and Southern Zones New York State bear hunters took 1,723 black bears during the 2020 hunting seasons, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. “Black bears continue to prosper in New York’s excellent bear habitat,” said Commissioner Seggos. “Bear hunting seasons allow DEC wildlife […]

Source: Boquet Valley reviews new school construction | Sun Community News New facility would provide one school for all students, athletic fields

Essex County Events. Source: Lake Champlain Region Insider

Source: North Country at Work: Keeping ice safe at Lake Placid toboggan chute with Tracy Daby | NCPR News

As we move closer to summer, many attractions that were closed last summer are looking ahead to reopening this year. Same goes with the many annual events that people have come to expect throughout the summer and fall months.Source: Attractions Reopening in the Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Arrest made in 2020 prison mailroom scare that sickened officers | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | A former inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility is now facing a felony charge following a lengthy investigation into packaged contraband that sickened nearly

Source: Salt study hailed by state leaders quietly scaled back

Source: Advisory group makes recommendations for High Peaks in final report

Town of Plattsburgh Clinton County Wilderness Rescue: On Mar. 1 at 3 p.m., Forest Ranger assistance was requested by DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) LaCroix and the Cumberland Head Fire Department for two anglers stranded on a floating ice sheet on Lake Champlain. Fire department personnel accessed the men from Plattsburgh with an inflatable […]

Source: Has the Adirondack Mountain Club Lost its Way? – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Paul Smith’s College Beats the Odds – Mountain Lake PBS

Source: Paul Smith’s to hire seasonal workers for lake protection efforts | Sun Community News PAUL SMITHS | The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) will once again provide free watercraft inspection and decontamination services at 14 loc

Source: Support Your Local Maple Syrup Producer as Sugaring Season Begins  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Good luck to Robbie and Michelle Timmons! Source: From church to store | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: 2021 outlook for monarchs in the Adirondacks: A bleak prognosis – The Adirondack Almanack

“We have about five children on average for every one spot in one of those registered programs. That leaves a whole lot of kids unable to get into high-quality, regulated child care.” — Sara Allen Taylor, project director at the Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country   Source: Child care desert: Shining a […]

DEC stalling on release of High Peaks visitor recommendations Source: Advisory group’s long-awaited recommendations delayed again

LARGE SCALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Source: Peaks at Lake Placid approved | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Snowmobiler dies following Lake George crash through the ice – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Bears already? – – The Adirondack Almanack

Something Fishy – Essex County On Feb. 18, ECO LaPoint received a report of ice fishermen on Schroon Lake, Essex County, who were catching lake trout shorter than the legal length of 18 inches. ECO LaPoint contacted Acting Lieutenant Nicols, who located the suspects’ vehicle with information provided by the complainant. From the shore, the […]

Source: Tupper moving forward on goal to become recreation hub

Source: Northern Forest Center forms strategy for attracting new residents – – The Adirondack Almanack