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SLPD officer sues department for harassment, retaliation

SARANAC LAKE — A female Saranac Lake Police officer is suing the department, the village and the former police chief in federal court for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation from 2021 to 2023. Officer Gabrielle “Gabby” Buckley, formerly Gabby Beebe, is alleging violations of ...

Rail trail association nets $99K grant

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Rail Trail Association announced on Monday that it received just over $99,000 in a federal grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission’s Catalyst Program Grant. With the Adirondack Rail Trail officially opening in full in October, this $99,001.92 ...

Ride along with a plow driver during a winter storm

On a recent cold, winter day in the Adirondacks, a big garage in Ray Brook was warm and humid and smelled of motor oil. Plow drivers at the state Deptartment of Transportation garage were powerwashing a large, yellow plow truck. “Right now it’s basically getting a big bath,” ...

As winter has set in, DEC encourages rock salt reduction

WARRENSBURG — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging New Yorkers not to oversalt treatment surfaces this winter, given the negative health and environmental impacts that come from salt runoff. DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton joined state Department of ...

Tour boat Adirondac destroyed in Monday morning fire in Lake George

LAKE GEORGE — The tour boat Adirondac caught fire Monday morning with the top deck engulfed in flames. The fire apparently started on the upper deck bow and pilot house of the 115-foot-long boat at about 6:45 a.m. The vessel was operated by Waterfront Cruises of Lake George, and the ...