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Science Fellow Tyski joins Adirondack Watershed Institute

PAUL SMITHS — The Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College and the Lake Champlain Sea Grant welcome Stephanie Tyski as the Watershed Science Communication Fellow. Earlier this year, Lake Champlain Sea Grant awarded the AWI a two-year, competitive fellowship that provides ...

Van Laer explains age-friendly services at VIC

LAKE PLACID — As part of its newly created Age-friendly Education Network, Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted Scott van Laer, director of the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center, at Mercy Care’s Friendship Picnic on Lower Saranac Lake, where he shared opportunities ...

New faculty join Paul Smith’s College

PAUL SMITHS — Paul Smith’s College has recently hired 12 faculty and instructors. The incoming faculty and instructors are among the most diverse in the college’s history, with eight of the 12 new hires being women in a traditionally male-dominated field. The new faculty and ...

AMC birth announcements for August

¯ Fong Lyew Quee: A son, August James, born Aug. 9, 2022 at 11:02 a.m., weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces to Jasmin and Vaughn Fong Lyew Quee of Lake Placid. ¯ Kress: A daughter, Harper Jae, born Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:15 a.m., weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces to Courtney Geddes and Ethan Kress of Tupper ...

Adirondack Land Trust announces new board members

KEENE — The Adirondack Land Trust recently added Brian Majeski and Catherine McGraw to its board of directors. Majeski has spent his career working in the musical instrument and professional audio industry, first running trade publications, and currently managing Music Trades, a specialized ...

Community Bank welcomes new branch manager

LAKE PLACID — Community Bank recently announced that Amy Oliveras has been hired as branch manager at the Lake Placid/Saranac Lake location. As a branch manager, Oliveras will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all operations of the branch, as well as mentoring, coaching and ...