SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Diversity Initiative has hired its first director. The Adirondack North Country Association announced this week that Nicole Hylton-Patterson of the Bronx will take on the leadership position for the Initiative, which aims to make the...
The Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI) has hired its first director. Nicole Hylton-Patterson of Bronx, N.Y., will take on the leadership position for the Initiative, which aims to make the Adirondack region a more welcoming and inclusive place for all residents...
SARANAC LAKE — A new grant program targeting North Country farmers will accept proposals until Saturday, Nov. 30. The Adirondack North Country Association, or ANCA, launched the $100,000 Local Farm Grant program to fund projects that will strengthen local farms...
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has launched a new grant program to fund projects that is expected to strengthen local farms and food businesses. Farmers, food entrepreneurs, food hubs and cooperatives within ANCA’s 14-county service area are invited to...
Nov 04, 2019 — The Adirondack State Theater in Tupper Lake is cozy. It’s got two screens, one on each floor. From the lobby, you can hear the faint thuds and crashes of an action movie playing downstairs. The theater...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association has launched a new grant program to fund projects designed to strengthen local farms and food businesses. Farmers, food entrepreneurs, food hubs and cooperatives within ANCA’s 14-county service area are encouraged to...
The Bike the Barns cycling tour will feature several interpretive exhibits and farm tours along its route through the Tri-Lakes region later this month. The fourth-annual event on Sunday, Sept. 29 will begin and end at Tucker Farms in Gabriels....
August 26, 2019 Labor Day weekend in the village of Saranac Lake features family-friendly events, including the Farm 2 Fork Festival held on Saturday, August 31st, and a new daylong music festival Northern Current on Sunday, September 1st. Both events...
SARANAC LAKE – Food waste can now be turned into rich organic material thanks to new composting systems located at three North Country locations. Lake Placid Central School, The Wild Center and Hermon Dekalb Central School now join the North...
Hotel Saranac to become more energy efficient SARANAC LAKE — The historic Hotel Saranac has become a model for the future. With the completion of a four-year energy saving project, the iconic downtown landmark is now home to cutting-edge clean...
by Aaron Cerbone TUPPER LAKE — Three new industrial composting systems have been installed at or in cooperation with local schools in Tupper Lake, Lake Placid and De Kalb Junction this week. It’s the latest in a series of state-funded...
By Eric Reinhardt Hermon Dekalb Central School in St. Lawrence County is among the North Country organizations using a large-scale composter to turn food waste into organic material. Hermon DeKalb will include the composter in its local food program. That’s...
SARANAC LAKE — The Hotel Saranac wrapped up a four-year energy-saving project by installing electric vehicle charging station. The charging station, located in the hotel’s above-ground parking lot, is free to the public and can accommodate two electric vehicles of...
SARANAC LAKE — The Hotel Saranac wrapped up a four-year energy-saving project by installing electric vehicle charging station. The charging station, located in the hotel’s above-ground parking lot, is free to the public and can accommodate two electric vehicles of...
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), on behalf of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, is welcoming applicants for the Initiative’s Diversity Director position. The new director will join ANCA’s staff at the regional nonprofit’s Saranac Lake office. The Adirondack Diversity Initiative...
Over 200 people will gather in Lake Placid Wednesday to discuss the Adirondacks. This is the 13th year the Common Ground Alliance will bring stakeholders from across the park together to take collective action on park issues. It’s a diverse...
Locating and purchasing local food will become easier for North Country grocers, restaurants, schools and institutions when a new ordering platform goes online. The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has been awarded a $10,000 grant through Adirondack Foundation’s Generous Acts...
By Laura Achouatte ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County WIC Program hosted a new event - Food and Fun Friday - at its Elizabethtown location on Water Street on the Public Health building lawn May 31. The WIC office was open...
HERMON – Six New York state schools, including Hermon-DeKalb Central School, were recipients of a “Green Schools Grant” from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3), the professional recyclers’ association for New York State.
In an effort to address food insecurity in the North Country region the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is awarding five grants as part of its 2019 FarmShare Fund Mini Grant Program. The initiative augments existing hunger relief and food...
