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Setting Pole Dam cracked, will be inspected
July 13, 2011 TUPPER LAKE — Cracks in the Setting Pole Dam are going to have to be inspected to determine how bad they are and whether they were created by flooding this spring. more »»
FEMA reps didn’t see much of Tupper flood damage
July 12, 2011 MALONE — Franklin County officials are hoping another look at Tupper Lake will increase the chances of a successful appeal for federal money to help flood victims. more »» 
Without a paddle
July 7, 2011 Some business and home owners are more than unhappy about FEMA’s latest decision not to aid private property owners. The Federal Emergency Management Agency notified Gov. more »» 
Mold lingers two months after flood
June 29, 2011 SARANAC LAKE — Two months after the flood, some businesses are still dealing with lingering damage, much of it having to do with mol. more »» 
Tupper village moves toward demolition of burned house
June 23, 2011 TUPPER LAKE — The village board is moving forward with plans to demolish a Lake Street house partially destroyed by fire a year ago, despite the property’s owners moving forward with plans to do it... more »»
Flood tax relief bill passes state Senate
June 21, 2011 Legislation that would allow tax relief for some North Country property owners who have suffered flood damage passed the state Senate 62-0 Monday. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. more »»
United Way, CSEA union offer flood relief
June 15, 2011 PLATTSBURGH — The United Way of the Adirondack Region Inc. is offering mini-grants to help individuals and families with flood assistance. more »»
Village hires engineers to survey flood damage
June 14, 2011 SARANAC LAKE — The village has hired the engineering firms Barton & Loguidice and AES Northeast to conduct an assessment of damage to village infrastructure caused by the spring floods. more »»
Obama declares NY disaster areas
June 11, 2011 President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster in Essex, Franklin and 19 other New York counties that were hit by a series of fierce spring storms that triggered widespread flooding. more »»
Flood tax relief coming soon
June 8, 2011 ELIZABETHTOWN — Tax relief legislation will likely be introduced later this week that would allow assessment reductions for flood-damaged properties in the North Country. more »»
Essex County looking for tax breaks for flood damage
June 3, 2011 ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County supervisors hope the state will let them give a break on property taxes to people whose property sustained extensive damage due to recent flooding. more »» 
Storm leaves scar on Whiteface
June 2, 2011 Heavy rain late last week caused a landslide on Whiteface Mountain, expanding an existing slid. more »» 
More flooding damage in Wilmington, Jay
June 1, 2011 Flash flooding due to heavy rains over the weekend led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional damage to roads in Wilmington and Ja. more »»
Albany DEC dispatch fails during flooding
June 1, 2011 RAY BROOK — The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s central dispatch center in Albany was unable to communicate with forest rangers and other field staff while they were responding to... more »» 
Little surveys flood damage in Tupper Lake
May 27, 2011 TUPPER LAKE — State Sen. Betty Little visited here Thursday to get an idea of how destructive flooding was in late March and early April. more »»
No worries over wells
May 25, 2011 SARANAC LAKE — The village of Saranac Lake’s soon-to-be-new source of drinking water was not contaminated by the recent flooding of the Saranac River and will be protected from future flooding by th... more »»
Village wants to use housing grant for sewer repairs
May 25, 2011 SARANAC LAKE — The village wants to use a $400,000 state grant that was originally targeted for a housing project to replace a failing sewer lin. more »»
Village seeks engineering firm to review flood damage
May 25, 2011 SARANAC LAKE — The village Board of Trustees has given village Manager John Sweeney and other village staff the go-ahead to seek an engineering firm that will assess the infrastructure damage caused... more »» |
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