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LAKE PLACID The first-ever round of funding from the town of North Elba’s new Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund (LEAF) is going to 17 organizations hoping to either improve residents’ quality of life, protect the environment, preserve the town’s history or provide relief for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The North Elba Town Council approved a slate of funding recipients during its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 13. Altogether, $560,265 will be disbursed. The authorization comes more than two years after Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism CEO James McKenna first asked the Essex County Board of Supervisors to consider raising the county occupancy tax from 3 to 5% to fund town-level projects. The increase went into effect on June 1, 2020.
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The summit of Cobble Hill provides a good view of the village of Lake Placid. Establishing a better Cobble Hill trailhead and improving trail signage is one project to which the town of North Elba is contributing occupancy tax funding.
(Enterprise photo â Peter Crowley) LAKE PLACID The first-ever round of funding from the town of North Elba’s new Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund (LEAF) is going to 17 local organizations hoping to either improve residents’ quality of life, protect the environment, preserve the town’s history or provide relief to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 8, 2021 Andrew St. Louis, 37, who resided in Saranac Lake, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 29, 2021, in Buffalo. He was born in Lake Placid July 4, 1983. He attended Lake Placid Elementary School and Lake Placid Middle-High School. After graduation he attended SUNY Canton. At the time of his passing, Andrew was the assistant superintendent at Craig Wood Golf Course. Before Craig Wood, Andrew worked for Hulbert’s Supply. Andrew loved fishing, golfing, baseball and hockey. The Yankees, Bruins and Raiders were his favorite teams. Andrews love for the game of hockey began when he was 5 years old. His Squirt, Pee-Wee and Midget teams each made it to the state finals. Andrew played four years for the Lake Placid Blue Bomber high school team. One of the years he helped advance the team to the New York state final four. After graduation, he continued on with his hockey career at SUNY Canton and then on to play for the Jr. B Islanders in Ganaoque, Ontario, Canada. Andrew
Mar 31, 2021 LAKE PLACID The Lake Placid, NY Rotary Foundation has announced its inaugural three projects, supported by a total of $26,922 contributed since October 2020: Essex Community Suppers, the Lake Placid Community Ski Program and the Rotary Club Bus Shelters Project. Founded in 2020, this foundation is sponsored by the local chapter of Rotary International. Essex Community Suppers is a project to provide free, community-building Sunday suppers made of local food. The project mission is “Feed. Gather. Love.” Founder and Executive Chef Rose Kaszuba, operator of Essex Eats, buys and prepares local farm food and brings people together for take-out entrees “served in love and kindness.” From July 5 to Dec. 27, 2020, it hosted 26 weekly suppers, served nearly 1,300 farm-to-table meals and fed guests from Essex, Willsboro, Westport, Lewis, Lake Placid, Keesville, Jay and Plattsburgh. Going forward, Essex Eats will expand its quantity of meals served from the current
Apr 1, 2021 Andrew St. Louis, 37, who resided in Saranac Lake, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 29, 2021, in Buffalo. He was born in Lake Placid July 4, 1983. He attended Lake Placid Elementary School and Lake Placid Middle-High School. After graduation he attended SUNY Canton. At the time of his passing, Andrew was the assistant superintendent at Craig Wood Golf Course. Before Craig Wood, Andrew worked for Hulbert’s Supply. Andrew loved fishing, golfing, baseball and hockey. The Yankees, Bruins and Raiders were his favorite teams. Andrews love for the game of hockey began when he was 5 years old. His Squirt, Pee-Wee and Midget teams each made it to the state finals. Andrew played four years for the Lake Placid Blue Bomber high school team. One of the years he helped advance the team to the New York state final four. After graduation, he continued on with his hockey career at SUNY Canton and then on to play for the Jr. B Islanders in Ganaoque, Ontario, Canada. Andrew