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New Mercy Care Friendship Volunteers trained
June 5, 2012 LAKE PLACID — On May 16 in Lake Placid, Mercy Care for the Adirondacks commissioned new Friendship Volunteers Diane Collins, Claire Thayer, and Mary Welch. more »» 
Adirondack Health plans overhaul in Lake Placid
June 4, 2012 SARANAC LAKE — Major changes are in the works for Adirondack Health’s facilities in Lake Placid: moving a hospital, adding assisted living, senior housing and fitness facilities, and reducing the... more »»
Task force: Sell nursing home to NYC firm
June 1, 2012 A task force assembled to look at Essex County’s options for its Horace Nye Nursing Home has recommended selling it to a company based in the Bronx. more »»
Pfizer sells Chazy property to county
June 1, 2012 CHAZY — Drug company Pfizer has sold its property here to Clinton Industrial Development Acquisition LLC, a company established in March by the Clinton County Industrial Development Agency for this... more »» 
Assembly wants revised plan to help disabled
May 21, 2012 ALBANY (AP) — The New York Assembly leader says his chamber wants allegations of abuse against the disabled to be reviewed by an outside agency, a change in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's current proposal. more »»
Tupper Lake family pushes for special needs reform
May 19, 2012 TUPPER LAKE — A local family is speaking out as part of a push to reform care for people with special needs in New York. more »»
Adirondack Health debt refinancing OK’d
May 16, 2012 SARANAC LAKE — The Franklin County Legislature and the Franklin County Civic Development Corporation have signed off on Adirondack Health’s plan to refinance millions of dollars in debt it incurred... more »»
Whistleblowers at Sunmount, other facilities fault plan to protect disabled
May 15, 2012 ALBANY - Three former whistleblowers who worked in state-funded institutions caring for the disabled said Tuesday that Gov. more »» 
Pins of pride
May 11, 2012 SARANAC LAKE — Nursing is one of North Country Community College’s most prominent programs, and on Thursday night, friends, family and faculty packed the Sparks Athletic Complex gymnasium to honor... more »» 
What really happened at Trudeau Institute
May 10, 2012 (Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part investigative report on the ongoing crisis at Trudeau Institute, one of Saranac Lake’s most important employer. more »» 
More benefits for 5-year-old undergoing chemo
May 5, 2012 SARANAC LAKE — Three more fundraisers are planned to help the family of young Mason Stanton pay for mounting hospital bills. more »» 
Support flows in for boy undergoing chemotherapy
May 3, 2012 The mother of young boy undergoing chemotherapy says the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid communities have helped to make a difficult situation easier for her family. more »» 
Rally: Ban synthetic pot
May 1, 2012 ELIZABETHTOWN — More than 200 people, mostly teenage students, gathered on the lawn in front the Essex County government complex Monday morning to support a ban on synthetic marijuan. more »»
North Country gets good grades for air quality (update)
April 27, 2012 Essex County ranks among the best in the nation when it comes to pollution particles in the air, according to a report issued by the American Lung Association. more »»
Police host prescription drug take-back events
April 27, 2012 Police departments in the Tri-Lakes will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday. more »»
CSEA to bring 1,000 members to Lake Placid conference
April 26, 2012 LAKE PLACID — Nearly 1,000 members of the state’s largest public employee union will renew their commitment to on-the-job safety at the Civil Service Employees Association’s Statewide Conference on... more »»
New health insurance plan starts with Lake Placid police
April 24, 2012 LAKE PLACID — Police officers here are now covered by a new health insurance plan that village officials hope will eventually be offered to all employees. more »» |
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