Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make broad investments in child care and early childhood education, and this year will push to make sure that pre-k programs for 4-year-olds are available in every school district in the state. Announcing the push in New York City alongside new mayor Zohran ...
SARANAC LAKE — Construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Scores of volunteers have been kept busy removing snow from the ice field on a daily basis for the last couple of weeks. Snow removal is necessary to encourage ice growth. ...
ALBANY — A federal judge in New York City has ruled that John A. Sarcone III, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, is not legally in the job, thereby tossing out two subpoenas filed by Sarcone against state Attorney General Letitia James. In a ruling handed down ...
ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced the release of the final Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan on Monday. The brook trout is New York’s state fish and an iconic symbol of the Adirondacks. DEC’s new plan identifies the current risks, ...
SARANAC LAKE — A crowd of people carrying signs, flags and bullhorns lined River Street on Thursday, reacting to the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross on Wednesday. More than 70 people showed up for the pop-up, mid-day ...
LAKE PLACID — As a January thaw sets in across the region today and Saturday, local outdoors experts are urging those venturing onto area trails to prepare for especially difficult winter conditions, and in the case of the Adirondack Rail Trail, consider staying off of it altogether until ...