by Chris Brock SARANAC LAKE — Ten years ago this summer, civil rights leaders, community activists, social scientists and various groups got together in the Essex County “High Peaks” town of Newcomb with a lofty vision: the need to broaden...
By Cara Chapman (Champlain Valley Reporter) A new program through the North Country Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) aims to turn Fort Drum into a workforce pipeline for the region. The council recently won $10 million from the state to...
CBIT hooks up buyers and sellers of businesses SARANAC LAKE | In 2018, Saint Regis Canoe Outfitters owners Dave and Rivka Cilley reached out to the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) and the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (SLACC)...
by Sydney Emerson LAKE PLACID — The interim board of an as-yet-unnamed Lake Placid housing cooperative fielded questions from a standing room only crowd at the Mirror Lake Beach House on Sunday afternoon. The board’s goal for the meeting was...
By Sydney Emerson LAKE PLACID — A planned affordable housing cooperative in Lake Placid is slowly becoming a reality. The co-op, which is located on a 103-acre plot of land off Averyville Road in Lake Placid, was announced in early...
NYS announces $25 million in funding available through NYSERDA program SARANAC LAKE | In the eight years the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has coordinated the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Clean Energy Communities (CEC) program...
ANCA looks forward as two-year business resilience program wraps up SARANAC LAKE | When the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) launched its Center for Pandemic Response (ANCA CPR) in 2021, small businesses across the region faced unprecedented challenges recovering from...
Local housing group invites newcomers, curious residents LAKE PLACID | A housing cooperative, or “co-op,” is forming in North Elba, on 100 acres of undeveloped land. The co-op seeks interested individuals to join the conversation about establishing a community at...
ANCA’s relaunches Ignite! program to fund small projects with big impact SARANAC LAKE | When Victoria Vazquez moved to the Adirondacks in 2016 to attend Paul Smith’s College, she had not intended to settle down in the area. Eight years...
Taking Stock of Housing draws 150 attendees By Alana Penny TUPPER LAKE | On a snowy first of November, 150 individuals who work, play and live in the Adirondack Park gathered to discuss: how can you work and play in...
A lot of food ends up in landfills every year. To reduce that waste here in the North Country, there are two 'Food Waste Reduction' workshops going on this week in the Adirondacks. Lake Placid’s workshop will be at Lake...
By Tim Rowland To help deal with an estimated 7,500 housing units needed in much of the greater Adirondack region, multiple agencies, municipalities, nonprofits and even private homeowners themselves are working on it: Essex and Franklin counties have created land banks, and...
By Naj Wikoff While developing a career in the arts is never easy, it’s incredibly challenging for artists of diversity, as North Country School students and visitors learned on Saturday, Oct. 21. The students and a few from the region...
A new federal program plans to bolster the ‘green’ workforce like CCC of old By Chloe Bennett About 90 years ago, a group in the Adirondacks built trails, campsites and dams for six months while sleeping in tents. The Civilian...
JAY — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYSERDA, has designated the town of Jay a Clean Energy Community, which over time will help the community transition to cleanly produced electricity and become less reliant on...
SARANAC LAKE — More than 150 people and 57 businesses attended the Tri-Lakes Business Expo on Sept. 28 hosted by the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. The expo was held at the newly-renovated Saranac Lake Civic Center and was...
Organizations putting people before profits help fill in housing gaps By Tim Rowland At the end of the day when they would leave their jobs at Saranac Lake’s Trudeau Institute, Carrie and William White dragged their feet at the thought...
SARANAC LAKE | An upcoming community presentation will help local residents learn about energy efficiency and how to access funding and incentive programs for energy-efficient improvements. The presentation will be held at the Harrietstown Town Hall Auditorium in Saranac Lake...
By Tim Rowland On a sun-dappled afternoon along what was once the Adirondack frontier, a hateful slur was put to rest for good, and in its place blossomed an emphatic tribute to a man whose name was very nearly lost...
Annual Bike the Barns event brings attention to Adirondack agricultural heritage By Holly Riddle On Oct. 7, cyclists from around the country will take to the North Country’s backroads for the annual Bike the Barns event. The agriculture-focused cycling tour starts and...
