A non-profit in the Adirondacks was awarded more than $4 million to create a clean energy hub for the North Country. The Adirondack North Country Association, based in Saranac Lake, received the grant from NYSERDA, the state's energy research and...
TUPPER LAKE | North Country farmers and food producers will soon be able to access shared regional processing facilities, distribution services, and marketing opportunities, thanks to a successful grant proposal from The Hub, also known as the ADK Food Hub,...
PLATTSBURGH | Small business and nonprofit personnel are invited to develop communication skills that will help them retain employees and support positive customer experiences at a free workshop presented by the Adirondack North Country Association and the Adirondack Diversity Initiative....
SARANAC LAKE | Turning food waste into compost will now be easier for North Country communities thanks to expanded funding for a regional community-scale composting program, Compost for Good. The Compost for Good (CfG) initiative has been awarded $170,000 in...
National Grid has awarded $100,000 to the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) to support the regional nonprofit’s North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) and a skills-building and networking conference for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. The grant award...
The state has work to do to make open spaces more equitable, inclusive and accessible, according to a new report. The Open Space Institute (OSI) and New York Outdoor Recreation Coalition’s “Open Spaces for All” report says that surveyed Black, Indigenous, people of...
The director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Nicky Hylton-Patterson, stepped down last week. Over nearly three years, Hylton-Patterson hosted forums on race and equity, founded a program to bring more students of color to the park, and initiated diversity training...
The Adirondack Experience announced that it will present a three-part symposium in November as part of its Adirondacks for All: Identity & Environmental Justice in the North Country programmatic initiative. Adirondacks for All launched in June with eight virtual events...
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Board of Directors has announced the election of Kelly Chezum, vice president of external relations at Clarkson University, as the regional economic nonprofit’s next chair. The vote makes Chezum the...
SARANAC LAKE — Nicole “Nicky” Hylton-Patterson is leaving the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, where she served as the ADI’s first-ever director and seeded several programs that strive to establish diversity, equity and inclusion in the Adirondack Park. Hylton-Patterson joined the ADI as director...
The director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Nicky Hylton-Patterson, stepped down last week. Over nearly three years, Hylton-Patterson hosted forums on race and equity, founded a program to bring more students of color to the park, and initiated diversity training...
In an effort to promote affordable and sustainable housing alternatives for aspiring homeowners in the face of the region’s ongoing housing crisis, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) and local arts groups invite community members...
CANTON — Most people think of compost as something you pick up at the farm and garden store each spring. For others, composting is a backyard project, a way to make something useful from food scraps and yard waste. No...
ESSEX — Though the day started out with frost, as it progressed the warm sun illuminated fall foliage along the route for the Bikes the Barns participants as they navigated the roads, cutting through farm fields and woodlands. Though slightly...
SARANAC LAKE — In an effort to promote affordable and sustainable housing alternatives for aspiring homeowners in the face of the region’s ongoing housing crisis, the Adirondack North Country Association, the Cooperative Development Institute and local arts groups invite community...
Nicole Hylton-Patterson is leaving her post as the inaugural director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative for a leadership position at a Brooklyn nonprofit. The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is convening a hiring committee to search for a new director. Hylton-Patterson’s last...
SARANAC LAKE — Small business and nonprofit staff are being invited to join a free workshop presented by the Adirondack North Country Association and the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, in partnership with the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. “Building Welcoming...
LAKE PLACID — New business owners Tyler Merriam and Nick Prechel are continuing the decades-long legacy of a community shop in Lake Placid, an opportunity they say was made possible by the support of the local community. Merriam and Prechel...
LAKE PLACID — Another affordable housing project is emerging in Lake Placid, this time with the development of a co-op housing community on a 103-acre parcel of land in the town of North Elba. The Adirondack North Country Association on...
SARANAC LAKE | The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is inviting local entrepreneurs to join more than 100 small businesses and nonprofits who have already enrolled in its Center for Pandemic Response (ANCA CPR). Made up of program navigators from...
