The Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News have been sold to Gazette News Group, a Schenectady-based news company. (Enterprise photo)

SARANAC LAKE — The Gazette News Group Inc. will welcome the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Lake Placid News to its family of publications, the group announced Tuesday.

“These newspapers exemplify the very best of community journalism, with a deep commitment to keeping residents informed and strengthening the communities they serve,” Gazette News Group owner and publisher John DeAugustine said. “Saranac Lake and Lake Placid are markets with a rich history and an exciting future. We are eager to expand our coverage and presence in these vibrant areas.”

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News are owned and operated by The Ogden Newspapers Inc. CEO Robert Nutting said the newspapers have served the readers, advertisers and community well for many years, providing excellent reporting on the people, places and events that make Saranac Lake and Lake Placid special.

Nutting said that will continue under the ownership of Gazette News Group.

“The Gazette News Group has established a strong network of newspapers serving this region, so we are very comfortable they will shepherd the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News well into the future,” Nutting said. “We believe allowing these newspapers to become part of a strong and respected regional group works for their long-term health.”

Nutting also praised the many excellent managers and employees that served those living in the Adirondack region over the years.

“We have had such great leadership at these newspapers, starting with Bill Doolittle, followed by Catherine Moore and Andy Flynn and so many others,” Nutting said. “They understood the importance of community — and also the region’s place in American history. Good, dedicated employees are at the heart of a great community newspaper — and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News both had wonderful employees producing and delivering great newspapers.”

The Gazette News Group owns and operates five daily and four weekly newspapers in Northeast New York including The Daily Gazette (Schenectady), The Recorder (Amsterdam), The Leader Herald (Gloversville), The Daily Mail (Catskill) and The Register Star (Hudson), the weekly group of Spotlight News (Delmar and Colonie) and The Spot 518.

The Gazette News Group is “committed to our mission of creating and distributing outstanding local journalism for the people we serve no matter the platform — and this acquisition is just another step in our ability to continue doing this across New York,” DeAugustine said.