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The Foster Grandparent Program purpose is to provide opportunities for low-income persons aged 55 and older (that reside in Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties) to provide person to person services in health, education and the welfare of children ages 21 and below. Foster Grandparents are placed in a classroom setting with children who need development of basic learning skills, to provide friendship and unhurried help. You will also receive a small non-taxable stipend that will not interfere with current benefits you may be receiving. You will also receive mileage for travel, paid holidays, vacations, sick time, and personal days! We hope that you will be part of our team of volunteers in your community. Please call Melissa Howard at (518) 359-7688 for more information on how you can join TODAY!!!

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Ringing in the new Volunteer of the Year

Charles Blackman holds the bell he rings for the Salvation Army outside his home in Tupper Lake.

Charles Blackman goes into his 20th year as a Salvation Army Christmas bell ringer in Tupper Lake

By OLIVER REIL Staff Writer

T U P P E R L A K E C h a r l e s Blackman is this year’s Volunteer of the Year, nominated for his nearly two decades of service to the Tupper Lake community as a Salvation Army bell ringer.

“ W e l l , I ’ m v e r y h o n o r e d , ” Blackman said in his Tupper Lake home the day he heard the news. “To be honest with you, there are more people who are more deserving, because they do it all year long ”

I n t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y , Blackman is well known as the bell ringer who brings holiday c h e e r t o t o w n w h i l e r a i s i n g money for the local food pantry outside Shaheen’s IGA grocery store around the holidays.

Blackman moved to town from New Jersey in 2003 and began ringing the bell in 2005 His wife, Joan, said that when she meets

someone she doesn’t know, she says, “Do you go to Shaheen’s b e t w e e n T h a n k s g i v i n g a n d Christmas, do you grocery shop?

I’m Mrs. Bell Ringer,” and they catch on immediately

F r o m t h e M o n d a y a f t e r Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, Blackman can be seen outside ringing his bell every morning from around 8:30 a m to 1 p m This will be his 19th year

“I get to listen to Christmas music, talk to nice people and h o p e f u l l y I ’ m h e l p i n g s o m ebody,” he said “That’s kind of a nice way to spend a morning ”

Blackman said that this past season was very successful, but added that the fundraising effort always is.

“People were, as always, very kind, very generous,” he said. B l a c k m a n p o i n t e d o u t t h a t Tupper Lake is not a wealthy community, and yet he feels the

generosity there is unwavering

The average donation is $1 or $2, with the occasional person leaving $50 or more The bell ringer raised $6,077 in his one month’s worth of mornings outside the supermarket in 2023.

The biggest donations he’s ever gotten have all been anonymous One day, he was packing up his truck when he saw a man stick something in the kettle, which was still out. Blackman yelled “thanks” and walked over, only to find nearly $400. Later that day, when he was counting the day’s donations, he found another bundle of three or four $50s. He once received a check for around $500 with all the person’s info scribbled over and a squiggle for a signature

“I tell people I live in a beautiful area filled with nice people,” Blackman said “What else do you need?”

(Enterprise photo Oliver Reil)

What to do if you experience a cyberattack

The following information is provided by www Ready gov, an

o f f i c i a l w e b s i t e o f t h e U S

D e p a r t m e n t o f H o m e l a n d Security. Ready.gov has extensive e m e r g e n c y p r e p a r e d n e s s i n f o rmation for many situations

C y b e r a t t a c k s a r e m a l i c i o u s attempts to access or damage a c o m p u t e r o r n e t w o r k s y s t e m . Cyberattacks can lead to the loss of money or the theft of personal, financial and medical information These attacks can damage your reputation and safety.

C y b e r s e c u r i t y i n v o l v e s p r eventing, detecting and responding to those cyberattacks that can h a v e w i d e - r a n g i n g e f f e c t s o n i n d i v i d u a l s , o r g a n i z a t i o n s , t h e community and the nation

C y b e r a t t a c k s c a n o c c u r i n many ways, including:

¯ A c c e s s i n g y o u r p e r s o n a l computers, mobile phones, gaming systems and other interneta n d B l u e t o o t h - c o n n e c t e d devices.

¯ D a m a g i n g y o u r f i n a n c i a l security, including identity theft

¯ B l o c k i n g y o u r a c c e s s o r deleting your personal information and accounts

¯ Complicating your employment or business services.

¯ Impacting transportation and the power grid

You can avoid cyber risks by taking steps in advance:

¯ Limit the personal information you share online. Change privacy settings and do not use location features.

¯ Keep software applications and operating systems up-to-date

¯ Create strong passwords by using upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters. Use a password manager and two methods of verification

¯ Watch for suspicious activity that asks you to do something right away, offers something that sounds too good to be true, or needs your personal information Think before you click When in doubt, do NOT click.

¯ Protect your home and/or business using a secure Internet connection and Wi-Fi network, and change passwords regularly

¯ Don’t share PINs or passwords Use devices that use biometric scans when possible (e g f i n g e r p r i n t s c a n n e r o r f a c i a l recognition).

¯ C h e c k y o u r a c c o u n t s t a t e m e n t s a n d c r e d i t r e p o r t s regularly.

¯ Be cautious about sharing p e r s o n a l f i n a n c i a l i n f o r m a t i o n , such as your bank account number, Social Security number or credit card number. Only share personal information on secure sites that begin with https:// Do not use sites with invalid certific a t e s U s e a V i r t u a l P r i v a t e Network (VPN) that creates a more secure connection.

¯ Use antivirus and anti-malware solutions, and firewalls to block threats

¯ Back up your files regularly in an encrypted file or encrypted file storage device

¯ Do not click on links in texts or emails from people you don’t know Scammers can create fake links to websites.

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Cyber attack

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¯ Remember that the government will not call, text or contact y o u v i a s o c i a l m e d i a a b o u t owing money

¯ Keep in mind that scammers may t r y to ta k e a d van t ag e o f financial fears by calling with w o r k - f r o m - h o m e - o p p o r t u n i t i e s , debt consolidation offers and student loan repayment plans

During a cyberattack:

¯ Check your credit card and bank statements for unrecognizable charges.

¯ Check your credit reports for any new accounts or loans you didn’t open.

¯ Be alert for emails and social media users that ask for private information.

¯ If you notice strange activity, limit the damage by changing all of your internet account passwords immediately

¯ C o n s i d e r t u r n i n g o f f t h e device that has been affected Take it to a professional to scan

for potential viruses and remove any that they find Remember: A company will not call you and ask for control of your computer to fix it This is a common scam

¯ Let work, school or other system owners know what happened

¯ Run a security scan on your device to make sure your system is not infected or acting more slowly or inefficiently.

¯ If you find a problem, disc o n n e c t y o u r d e v i c e f r o m t h e Internet and perform a full system restore

Let the proper federal, state and local authorities know if you believe you have been a victim of a cyberattack. Contact banks, credit card companies and other f i n a n c i a l s e r v i c e s c o m p a n i e s where you hold accounts. You m a y n e e d t o p l a c e h o l d s o n accounts that have been attacked. Close any unauthorized credit or c h a r g e a c c o u n t s R e p o r t t h a t s o m e o n e m a y b e u s i n g y o u r identity

File a report with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG ) if you think someone is using your Social Security number illegally File a complaint with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) They will review the complaint and refer it to the appropriate agency File a report with the local police so there is an official record of the incident Report i d e n t i t y t h e f t t o t h e F e d e r a l Trade Commission. Contact the F e d e r a l T r a d e C o m m i s s i o n ( F T C ) a t f t c g o v / c o m p l a i n t i f you receive messages from anyone claiming to be a government agent

C o n t a c t a d d i t i o n a l a g e n c i e s depending on what information w a s s t o l e n . E x a m p l e s i n c l u d e c o n t a c t i n g t h e S o c i a l S e c u r i t y Administration (800-269- 0271) if your Social Security number w a s c o m p r o m i s e d , o r T h e Department of Motor Vehicles if your driver’s license or car registration has been stolen Report online crime or fraud to your local United States Secret Service (USSS) Electronic Crimes Task F o r c e o r t h e I n t e r n e t C r i m e Complaint Center

‘A very special thing’

Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry open every Friday

By SYDNEY EMERSON Staff Writer LAKE PLACID

Half an hour before closing for the week, the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry was still in full swing in the last week of February, with toddlers running around underfoot and volunteers chatting with clients as they filled out paperwork. By noon, they had served 55 households in three hours and had run out of cooking oil, ketchup, cheese, meat and other staples

The volunteers worked through it all with smiles on their faces

“When you help others, it makes you feel better,” said longtime volunteer Bernie Clarke She and her husband, Carmine Salvo, work at the pantry every Friday “When we get in the car when we leave, we’re exhausted. But it’s really good exhaustion ”

The food pantry is open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday in the basement of St Agnes Church in Lake Placid. Despite limited hours, the demand is high for the pantry’s services and

there is no shortage of volunteers Linda Young manages the food pantry She said volunteers hold the food pantry together

“I can’t praise my volunteers enough,” she said. “Anybody that

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From left, volunteers Bernie Clarke, Barbara Persico and Linda Young stand in the main storage room of the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry on Feb. 23. After a three-hour shift, the food pantry served 55 households.

(Enterprise photos Sydney Emerson)

The Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry provided more than 28,000 meals to local families in 2023.

Pantry

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comes to work there’s a reason They all feel it’s necessary. They get a fulfillment from it Volunteering is a very special thing ”

On Thursdays, a group of volunteers restocks the storage room in preparation for Friday’s clients Friday mornings starting at 9 a m sharp, clients begin to line up at the door on Hillcrest Avenue

When clients enter the food pantry, they are greeted by front desk volunteers who take down their contact information a requirement from the regional food bank and give them a list of available food items The clients go through the list and circle or highlight anything they might want or need, and then the list is handed over to volunteers in the storage room. Those volunteers go through the list and pack shopping bags with as many items are available When supplies run short, they sometimes check with clients about substitutions

Many of the canned staples come from the regional food bank in amounts determined by the food pantry’s number of clients. The majority of items in the storage room, however, are donated: refrigerated or frozen goods, dog and cat food, toiletries and diapers

“(The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) does not give any toiletries or feminine products So this is very, very much in demand,” Clarke said “SNAP and food stamps can give you the food, but they all want shampoo and soap ”

Donations are a quieter form of volunteerism volunteering one’s resources or income Clarke said donations come from all over the community Local schools and churches regularly hold food drives and the Zonta Club of the Adirondacks supply feminine hygiene products Others donate toothbrushes, soap and baby wipes.

The food pantry has some unusual volunteers who monitor food waste, too: a herd of goats owned by another volunteer On the occasion that expired food which cannot be handed out to clients is donated, the goats get the expired goods as a snack, ensuring no food goes to waste

According to Clarke, 55 households is a “typical” Friday for the food pantry. In the fall, they had their biggest day ever at 78 clients Many of the food pantry’s clients are students from South America or Eastern Europe working in Lake Placid on a J1 visa Clarke said the food pantry holds the Lake Placid community together in many ways including feeding

the local economy

“The hotels and restaurants couldn’t function without the J1s,” she said “In a roundabout way, we’re helping the hotels because their staff couldn’t work without the food we give them.”

Young said that the food pantry is about much more than making sure people’s stomachs are full.

“The food you need to give out You need to give out the clothes and the shoes But you need to give out the support. That’s where it all comes in, she said. “(It’s about) fulfilling something that needs to be done and having a good feeling of knowing that you’re touching someone else’s life.”

The food pantry has a deep bench of volunteers Some show up every week, like Clarke and Salvo, while others come when they can Clarke estimated that around half of the volunteers are retirees, but some are also doctors, registered nurses and lawyers. Young does not schedule the volunteers; they come in as they can

“There could be even two or three of us and we’d get it done,” Young said “I cannot praise the people that come to volunteer (enough). ... Everything just works ”

Clarke said she and her husband love volunteering because its a hands-on way to give back to the community

“I like it because it’s really tactile You’re not sending money to somebody and it’s not something you do twice a year,” she said “It’s emotional, but at the end of the day, the reason that it happens is because everybody pulls together ”

From left, volunteers Bernie Clarke and John Fay review a list of food and toiletry requests from a local family at the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry on Feb. 23.

(Enterprise photo Sydney Emerson)

St. Bernard’s Catholic Parish

Mass Times

Saturday: St. Bernard’s 4:30pm Sunday: Assumption 8am St. Bernard’s 10am St. Bernard’s, 27 St. Bernard St., Saranac Lake, 518-891-4616

Church of the Assumption, 826 State Rte. 86, Gabriels

Jacob Adams seals in ice blocks on a tower at the Ice Palace on Thursday, Jan. 25.

(Enterprise photo Aaron Marbone)

A beginner’s guide to the IPW 101

By AARON MARBONE Staff Writer

The Ice Palace is a staple THE staple of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival The very name imbues wonder and magic into the air. But it doesn’t appear by magic

It takes a lot of hard work from a lot of volunteers to build the palace on the shore of Lake Flower. These folks go by the name of the Ice Palace Workers 101, a faux union representing the dozens of spudders, slush makers, knuckleboom loader operators, ice carvers and saw wielders who strike out on the ice each morning in late January to cut thousands of pounds of ice from Pontiac Bay and stack it all up into a royal palace

The Ice Palace is a thing of majesty, but the process is a thing of beauty in and of itself

This structure is the best and biggest representation of the spirit of Carnival and the spirit of volunteerism in Saranac Lake People volunteer their time and bodies to build something weird and wild

Six-foot long hand saws are fun to carry around while building the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace.

(Provided photo Shelly Manchester)

that thrills their neighbors, entices visitors and creates excitement in what can be a dull time of year

Several times this week, I’ve heard people wonder, “If you added up all the pay for all the people volunteering to do this work, what would it cost?” They do it for free and it is tough work. It’s cold and wet, physically exhausting and a little dangerous But there’s a reason people return year after year to do it.

There are IPW members who

live hours away but come up just to be part of the Ice Palace build. Some of them don’t even stick around for Carnival That’s how much they enjoy the process itself.

Ice community

For six years I’ve watched the IPW do their thing photographed them, admired them, bragged to my friends and family about them But I never joined

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Observed Holidays

Post Offices, schools, government agencies and financial institutions will be closed

May 27, 2024 Memorial Day

June 19 2024 Juneteenth Day

July 4, 2024 Independence Day

September 2, 2024 Labor Day

October 14, 2024 Columbus Day

November 11, 2024 Veteran’s Day

November 28, 2024 Thanksgiving Day

November 29, 2024 Franklin and Essex County offices are closed

December 25, 2024 Christmas Day

January 1, 2025 New Year’s Day

January 20, 2025 Martin Luther King Day

February 17, 2025 Presidents’ Day

SPARK Day Camp

Swimming • Field trips • Activities

Grades K-5

download registration forms at stagneslp.org

518-523-3771 | 2322 Saranac Ave., LP admin@stagneslp.org for more information

3 sessions to choose from June 24 to August 23

Saranac

518-891-7117

www.saranacvillage.com

IPW 101

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them Doing so is easier than it seems

This year’s Winter Carnival queen, Liz Murray, is largely responsible for my joining the IPW We work together at the Enterprise and every January, she’s always raving about the Ice Palace and the IPW She’s a professional volunteer recruiter, always finding people to rope into helping put on events, kick start organizations or pitch in That is what the Ice Palace is all about

And now it’s my job to pass that message on to you, and to tell you joining the IPW 101 is a decision you won’t regret

Last year, the IPW was in crunch time Given only a week to build the monument to Carnival before it began, they worked long days and late nights This time of desperation was what

prompted me to join them for an evening build after work

And I caught the bug

This year, I pledged, with the support of Enterprise Managing Editor Elizabeth Izzo, to spend much more time at the Ice Palace And I was greatly rewarded for it with the joy of community, the pride in building something incredible and the aches and pains

I’m so impressed with everyone’s ability to do this day after day I was only working half days and ended up feeling sore after most of them

After working a full day cutting, spudding and hauling slush last Saturday, I woke up on Sunday morning and I couldn’t move my neck Spudding worked muscles in my back and shoulders that I never use. These are some of what Joe Plumb calls “Ice Palace muscles” tissues in the body placed there for one purpose: building the Ice Palace

Sometimes people say I look like a “mountain man ” But you

know who they don’t say that to? Mountain men When you see a mountain man, you don’t have to say it It’s plain as day

Maybe it’s the beard.

A bunch of the regulars at the Ice Palace are local contractors who lend their skills, tools and strength to the construction Being out there gave me a renewed appreciation for their work Some people do this for a living Even then, contractor Darren Dalton said the Ice Palace is the hardest work on his body he does all year

Sometimes there’s a bit of “hurry up and wait” going on at the Ice Palace Fortunately, there’s also a lot of skilled conversationalists out there While waiting around for the work to begin, everyone is chatting catching up on life, learning about each other, swapping stories, sharing laughs, ribbing each other and having deep conversations

Murray has always said there’s certain people you only see at the Ice Palace. That is so true. Some of these people I hadn’t seen since last year’s build That’s partially because some of them are only in town for this special time

Kyle Tisdale lived in Saranac Lake for 15 years but moved to Vermont after last Carnival When he moved, he knew he’d come back for the Ice Palace build

“It was always going to happen,” he said.

So this year, using his vacation time from work, he came back to town to put in hours sweating at the Palace He said he will always do this.

“It’s always the happiest time of the year,” Tisdale said “I get to hang out with a bunch of buddies and have a bunch of fun ”

The IPW cure

I started work on the second day of the build, Tuesday, Jan. 23. Driving in that morning from my home in Bloomingdale, listening to the news on the radio and it was all war and politics Ugly business It’s important stuff to know about, especially in my profession, but I felt sad for the world. A hopeless sadness. It feels like there’s not much that can be done about it sometimes

My life is comfortable, but for much of the world, it is not The Ice Palace was a chance for me to make myself uncomfortable to

(Enterprise photo Oliver Reil)

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Shawn Rohe, of Saranac Lake, sits in a tractor bucket and carves into the front of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace on Friday. The lighting of the Ice Palace starts at 7 p.m. today, followed by a fireworks display.

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bring more joy into the world.

That’s part of the spirit of Carnival All these people giving of their time sacrificing something to bring people happiness The beautiful thing about that is it does not take much sacrifice to produce joy many times more great than what was put into it And the work is fun

Even while hard at work, everyone has a grin They’re working for a higher calling not a paycheck. Many people seemed to be there with someone in mind someone who they were building the palace for a child, a family member, a friend. Maybe someone who is not here anymore The Ice Palace is a gift in the truest sense of the word in that it takes sacrifice and has love put behind it

I could go on about the metaphysical impacts of the Ice Palace as a force for good in the world, but, really, you should go see for yourself.

Bored? Join the IPW Lonely?

Join the IPW Trying to be active? Join the IPW. Feeling a lack of pride in the human race? Join the IPW

The beautiful thing about volunteering is it grows exponentially There are so many people who support the work of the IPW, too. From Paul Smith’s College loaning them its knuckleboom loader to put blocks on the high towers, to the numerous local restaurants that donate soup and pastries, to the Women’s Civic Chamber, who bring coffee, hot cocoa, homemade energy bars and breakfast goodies to keep everyone warm and fed

Building the Ice Palace also makes one feel tapped into an ancient tradition Not only of Ice Palace building, but of the great human tradition of constructing monuments This is as close as you can get to feeling like an ancient people building some monument for a reason that will be unclear a millennium in the future It’s like you’re working on the Moai Easter Island heads.

But it isn’t building a monument to a god or a king It’s a celebration of the community as a

whole And there is a pervasive sense of working as part of a collective.

Join the union

The IPW is always open to new members and they are especially looking for young people to join. Not only do they want their muscles, they need someone to pass all the ice harvesting and Palace construction knowledge they have down to, so the Ice Palace can continue to be a Saranac Lake tradition for generations to come

It can seem intimidating to get into.

But there’s no corporate structure The organization of the build is decentralized There are of course leaders, but there’s not a bureaucracy weighing it down. If you ask, someone will give you something to do

The process of building the Ice Palace is a great clockwork machine, and every part needs to be there for it to work as efficiently as possible

For example, slushing is not a glamorous job. It’s wet actually, the wettest It doesn’t have the cool tools And it doesn’t happen up high or on a frozen lake. But it is essential essential to the success of the palace. If the palace is not safe, it cannot be enjoyed to the fullest extent Slush, and thereby slushers, are literally the glue

that holds the palace together

And of course, the slush makers! Slush doesn’t grow on trees.

When I first arrived, I looked for what I should do and someone handed me a six-foot long saw with teeth the size of a megalodon’s. Matt Webster taught me the proper technique to saw with using the arms, not the back in a sort of circular motion. This is what I imagine operating a railroad handcar is like.

After the first couple strokes, I felt like I could do it forever After 10 blocks, my head started to swim Muscles I haven’t used in a while started to ache But words of encouragement kept me going. When Carnival Chairman Rob Russell came over and said, “Hey, you’re pretty good at that,” I kept pumping away, but I’m sure he could see me beaming through the back of my head

If you want to join the IPW next year, show up and bring multiple layers of clothes, microspikes and an open mind to learning.

Former Carnival Committee Chair Jeff Branch said if I did well this year, they’ll double my salary next year

Aaron Marbone is a staff writer for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise covering the Saranac Lake Area and politics

Par Carnell, left, and Karen Russell scrape off the bottoms of ice blocks picked up by a knuckleboom loader and placed on top of an Ice Palace tower on Thursday, Jan. 25. (Enterprise photos Aaron Marbone)

Community Directory 2024

Accountants

Boushie & Associates Certified Public Accountants*

1 Stevenson Lane

P O Box 1013

Saranac Lake

Phone: 518-891-1754

Fax: 518-891-1755

www boushieandassociates com

Martin & Dukett, LLC*

Tax & Accounting Services

Jay Martin

Brian Dukett

39 Lake Street

P O Box 1110

Tupper Lake

Phone: 518-359-2955

Fax: 518-359-3282

office@martindukett com martindukett com

Addiction Treatment

Al-Anon & Alateen Family Groups

518-561-0838

888-425-2666

nynafg com

al-anon org

Alcoholics Anonymous

AA for Northeast NY State Area 48

Clinton, Essex, So Franklin County 518-561-8444

www aa org

www ny-aa org aahmbny org

Citizen Advocates Inc.*

Leading provider of intellectual/developmental disability, mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery services in Franklin, Essex, Clinton, St Lawrence, Jefferson, Hamilton and Lewis counties In addition to leading-edge clinical services, Citizen Advocates provides supports that promote individual health through stable housing, job training and transportation

-Mental Health

-Addiction Recovery

-Youth Services

-Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

-Supported Housing

-Community Support

Behavioral Health Clinics: -Saranac Lake

70 Edgewood Road

518-891-5535

-Malone

31 Sixth Street 518-483-3261

-Massena 16 Phillips Street 315-764-8076

Behavioral Health Urgent Care:

-Malone

125 Finney Boulevard

518-481-8160

-Ogdensburg

1003 Park Street 315-713-9090

-Watertown

650 State Street

315-755-1251

Day Programs:

-Saranac Lake

70 Edgewood Road

518-891-5535

-Malone

324 Creighton Road

518-483-1250

24 Hour Crisis Line: 518-483-3261

518-891-5535

citizenadvocates net

St Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers*

Inpatient Program:

159 Glenwood Drive

Saranac Lake

518-891-3950

Toll Free: 877-813-8647

Outpatient service sites: Elizabethtown

518-873-9144

Keeseville

518-834-5550

Lake Placid (Mountain Lake Academy)

518-523-5671

Malone

518-483-6566

Saranac Lake

518-891-5353

Ticonderoga

518-585-7934

Tupper Lake

518-359-5401

Adolescent Treatment Program: Rose Hill

100 County Route 43 Massena

315-764-9700

www stjoestreatment org

Veterans Addiction and PTSD Treatment Program: 444 Kiwassa Lake Road Saranac Lake

518-891-8387

Toll Free: 844-891-VETS

www stjoestreatment org

Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration

Lead public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery

877-726-4727

samhsa gov

Veteran’s Crisis Line

Dial: 988 Option 1

Text: 838255

www veteranscrisisline net

Agriculture

Cornell Cooperative Extension, Essex County*

8487 U S Route 9

Lewis

518-962-4810

Fax: 518-962-8241

essex@cornell edu essex cce cornell edu

Cornell Cooperative Extension, Franklin County*

Franklin County Courthouse 355 West Main Street, Suite 150 Malone

518-483-7403

Fax: 518-483-6214

franklin@cornell edu franklin cce cornell edu

Ambulance

AuSable Forks Volunteer Ambulance Service 26 School Lane

P.O. Box 835

AuSable Forks

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-647-8860

afvasboard2019@gmail com

Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc

388 Mill Pond Drive P O Box 107

Lake Placid

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-523-9512 lpvas46@gmail com

LakePlacidAmbulance com

Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad

110 Broadway

P O Box 431

Saranac Lake

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 800-314-8056

slrs@saranaclakerescue com saranaclakerescue com

Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance and Emergency Squad

P O Box 901

169 Main Street

Tupper Lake

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-359-9321

tupperlakerescue@gmail com

Wilmington Fire and Rescue 1197 Haselton Road P O Box 425

Wilmington Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-946-7187

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Animal Shelters/Help

Elmore SPCA 556 Telegraph Road P O Box 686 Peru 518-353-7755

info@elmorespca org elmorespca org

Essex County Animal Abuse Hotline 844-473-7763

Focus on Ferals, Inc Malone P O Box 274

Brainardsville 518-483-8189 518-856-9474

savinglives@focusonferalstoday com focusonferalstoday com

North Country SPCA 7700 Route 9N P O Box 55 Elizabethtown 518-873-5000

info@ncspca org NCSPCA org

The Joshua Fund Dog Rescue Rescues dogs from High Kill Shelters P O Box 408 Jay info@joshuafundrescue org joshuafundrescue org

Tri-Lakes Humane Society 255 George LaPan Memorial Highway P O Box 1111 Saranac Lake 518-891-0017 tlhsny@hotmail com

Lena Bombard trilakeshumanesociety org trilakeshumanesociety petfinder com

Arborists

Forever Wild Arborist* The Adirondack Choice for Tree Care Danger Tree Removal; Lot Clearing; Bracing & Cabling; Pruning & Chipping; Landscaping; Property Management

Nick LaMere Arborist Tupper Lake 518-578-0980

foreverwildarborist@gmail com

Art Galleries

Young’s Studio & Gallery/ Yarns at Young’s*

Sue Young | Handmade Pottery 6588 NYS Route 86

Jay

518-946-7301 - leave message suebyoung@hotmail com YoungsGallery com

Facebook com/YoungsGallery

Attorneys/ Mediation Services

Flink Maswick Law PLLC*

Edward B Flink eflink@flinkmaswicklaw com

James L Maswick jmaswick@flinkmaswicklaw com

Molly S Hann mhann@flinkmaswicklaw com

Jill E O’Sullivan josullivan@flinkmaswicklaw com

Sheila Goss Duerr sgossduerr@flinkmaswicklaw com

-Lake Placid: 2577 Main Street

518-523-2441

Fax: 518-523-2442

-Tupper Lake: 56 Lake Street

518-359-5175

Fax: 518-523-2442

Nicastro & Cantwell*

518-891-2420

nicastro

Auto Repair

Banking

-Residential Mortgage Office: 2276 Saranac Avenue

Lake Placid 518-324-4610

www

NBT Bank 1-800-628-2265

-Lake Placid 2483 Main Street 518-523-9544

1944 Saranac Avenue 518-523-3025

-Saranac Lake

209 Lake Flower Avenue 518-891-2050

SeaComm Federal Credit Union* 30 Stearns Street Massena 1-800-764-0566

www seacomm org

Other Locations: Potsdam; Malone; Canton; Ogdensburg; Plattsburgh; Watertown; Essex and South Burlington, Vt

Tri-Lakes Federal Credit Union*

-Saranac Lake: 197 Broadway 518-891-1666

-Lake Placid: 453 Wesvalley Road 518-523-2775

www trilakesfcu com

Barber

Little City Haircutters* 62 Broadway Saranac Lake 518-891-6342

Lotus Barbery* 63 Main Street Saranac Lake 518-637-2590

Business Assistance

Adirondack Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) 67 Main Street, Suite 300 Saranac Lake 518-891-5523

Fax: 518-891-9820

info@aedconline com aedconline com

Franklin County Economic Development Corp 355 West Main Street, Suite 428 Malone 518-483-9472

info@adirondackfrontier com adirondackfrontier com

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Chambers of Commerce

Lake Placid Convention and Visitors Bureau Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism

2608 Main Street Lake Placid 518-523-2445

Fax: 518-523-2605

info@lakeplacid com lakeplacid com

Malone Chamber of Commerce 497 East Main Street Malone 518-483-3760

director@malonechamber ofcommerce com malonechamberofcommerce com

North Country Chamber of Commerce 7061 State Route 9 P O Box 310 Plattsburgh 518-563-1000

info@northcountrychamber com northcountrychamber com

Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

39 Main Street, Suite 2 Saranac Lake 518-891-1990 welcome@slareachamber org slareachamber org

Tupper Lake Information Center 121 Park Street Tupper Lake 518-359-3328

info@tupperlake com tupperlake com

Whiteface Mountain Regional Visitors Bureau 5753 NYS Route 86 P O Box 277 Wilmington 518-946-2255

Fax: 518-946-2683

info@whitefaceregion com whitefaceregion com

Charitable Organizations

Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York* 3 Washington Square

Albany 518-456-7501

www efneny org

Churches/ Synagogues

In AuSable Forks

AuSable Light House Church Non-Denominational

Corner of Main and Pleasant Streets 14215 NY Route 9N P O Box 149

AuSable Forks 518-647-8445

Catholic Community of Holy Name and St Matthew Church of the Holy Name 14203 Route 9N AuSable Forks 518-647-8225

cathalongtheausable@rcdony org

St James Episcopal Church Mother Patti Johnson 14216 Route 9N AuSable Forks 518-593-1838

st jamesausableforks12912@gmail com stjamesausableforks weebly com

In Bloomingdale

Pilgrim Holiness Church (Bloomingdale)

Pastor, Carol Williams 14 Oregon Plains Road 518-891-0597

In Childwold

Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church 104 Bancroft Road

June through September 315-351-2802

childwoldmem@gmail com childwoldpres org

In Clintonville

Clintonville United Methodist Church 1268 Route 9N 518-834-0229

Pastor Nina Dickinson 518-742-0592

CUMCdiscipleship@yahoo com

In Gabriels

Church of the Assumption* Roman Catholic Church 826 State Route 86 518-891-4616

saranaclakemgr@rcdony org stbernards church

In Jay

First Baptist Church of Jay Speaker Andy Kane 12987 Route 9N

In Keene

All Souls Chapel Episcopal in St Huberts 22 St Huberts Road/ Just off Route 73 P O Box 486

Keene Valley

Mid June through Mid Sept allsoulssthuberts@gmail com allsoulssthuberts net

St Brendan’s Catholic Church 25 Church Street 518-523-2200

lakeplacidsec@rcdony org stagneslakeplacid com

In Keene Valley

Keene Valley Congregational Church

John Sampson, Minister

Rob Hastings, Choir Director 1791 NYS Route 73 P O Box 27 518-576-4711

kvcc12943@gmail com kvccny com

In Lake Clear

Adirondack Presbyterian Church

Rev Marty Weitz, Pastor

Bill Young, Clerk of Session 6216 State Route 30 315-262-4684

memweitz@gmail com

bill young@roadrunner com adirondackpresbyterianchurch@ gmail com

In Lake Placid

Adirondack Community Church

Rev Derek Hansen, Pastor 2583 Main Street 518-523-3753

info@adkcomchurch org adkcomchurch org

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

David White 26 John Brown Road 801-455-7320

www churchofjesuschrist org

Lake Placid Baptist Church Pastor Jim Koenig 2253 Saranac Avenue 518-523-2008

lakeplacidchurch@gmail com

lakeplacidchurch com

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Lake Placid Synagogue

2301 Saranac Avenue

P O Box 521 518-523-3876

lpssynagogue@gmail com

Mountain View Bible Church

Pilgrim Holiness Church

Pastor Paul Case, Jr

6067 Sentinel Road 518-523-2484

mtviewbible org

New Hope Church

Michael Ducatt, Pastor 207 Station Street 518-523-3652

newhopelakeplacidny@gmail.com

newhopelakeplacid com

Reiss Family Memorial Chapel 185 Old Military Road

Elderwood of Uihlein

St. Agnes Catholic Church

Corner of Saranac and Hillcrest Avenue 518-523-2200

lakeplacidsec@rcdony org

stagneslakeplacid com

St. Eustace Episcopal Church 2450 Main Street 518-523-2564

steustacechurch@gmail com

steustace weebly com

In Saranac Lake

Adirondack Alliance Church

72 Canaras Avenue 518-891-1383

info@adkalliance org adkalliance org

Episcopal Church of Saint Luke

The Beloved Physician 136 Main Street

Corner of Church and Main Streets 518-891-3605

info@stlukesadk org stlukesadk org

First Presbyterian Church 57 Church Street 518-891-3401

firstpresbyterianchurcsl57@ yahoo com

presbyteryofnny org/churches/?churc

h=Saranac Lake First Presbyterian

First United Methodist Church 63 Church Street 518-891-3473

firstumcsl@centralny twcbc com fumcsaranaclake org

High Peaks Church 97 Will Rogers Drive 518-891-3255

highpeakschurch@gmail com

highpeakschurch org

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Meets at Church of St Luke the Beloved Physician

Corner of Church and Main streets 136 Main Street 518-354-9999

northcountrylutherans@gmail com northcountrylutherans org

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 5043 NYS Route 3 518-891-9233

jw org

Saranac Lake Baptist Church 460 Broadway 518-891-5473

saranaclakebc@gmail com saranaclakebc com

Saranac Lake Friends Meetings (Quakers)

At Baldwin House 94 Church Street 518-327-3885 518-891-4083 518-891-2719

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Pastor Timothy Raymond

44 St Bernard Street P O Box 724 315-406-6701

St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church* 27 St Bernard Street 518-891-4616

saranaclakemgr@rcdony org stbernards church

In Tupper Lake

Beth Joseph Synagogue

Corner of Mill and Lake Streets 59 Lake Street P O Box 625 bjs tlny@gmail com bethjosephtupperlake org

St. Alphonsus Holy Name of Jesus Parish

Roman Catholic Church 48 Wawbeek Avenue 518-359-3405

office@tupperlakecatholics org tupperlakecatholics org

St. Thomas Episcopal Church 8 Brentwood Avenue 518-359-8786

stthomastupperlake@gmail com

Tupper Lake Baptist Chapel

Corner of Lake and Mill Streets 55 Lake Street 518-359-3402

Tupper Lake Christian Center 102 Main Street 518-359-7889

tupperlakechristiancenter@gmail com

United Community Church (Presbyterian) 23 High Street

P O Box 717 518-359-9810

tupperlakeucc@gmail com

In Vermontville

Community Church of the Nazarene 8065 State Route 3 P O Box 7 518-891-0859

In Wilmington

Calvary Baptist Church 6065 State Route 86 518-946-2482

info@wilmingtoncbc com wilmingtoncbc com

Church of the Nazarene

Pastor Grace Govenettio 5784 Route 86 518-946-7708

graceforus@gmail com

St Margaret’s Catholic Church

Pastor Clement Rimonds 5789 State Route 86 518-647-8225

cathalongtheausable@rcdony org

Whiteface Community United Methodist Church 1169 Haselton Road 518-946-7757

whitefaceumc@yahoo com

Clubs and Organizations

Adirondack Death Care Community*

Supporting our community in rediscovering a meaningful relationship with grief, end of life and after death care adkdeathcarecommunity@gmail com

Adirondack Foundation

Enhancing the lives of people in the Adirondack Region through philanthropy

304 Bear Cub Lane P O Box 288

Lake Placid 518-523-9904

info@adkfoundation org adirondackfoundation org

Adirondack Garden Club

Conservation and beautification of the Adirondacks P O Box 72

Keene adirondackgardenclub com

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Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Building prosperity across northern New York by supporting strong, equitable systems for small business, local food and clean energy 67 Main Street, Suite 201 Saranac Lake 518-891-6200 anca@adirondack org adirondack org

Adirondack Singers’, Inc.

Linda Warner

518-523-2238

Beryl Szwed

518-891-5008 szwed@northnet org adirondacks com/adirondacksingers html Find us on facebook

American Legion Post #326 Lake Placid New York

Committed to mentoring youth and the sponsorship of wholesome programs in the community 2710 Main Street

P O Box 968

Lake Placid 518-523-3412

Find us on facebook

American Legion Post #447 Sons of the American Legion Post #447

Committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in the community

202 Broadway Saranac Lake 518-891-3685

Elks #1508

Dedicated to improving the community and its members

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7 p m

30 Bloomingdale Avenue

Next to Sturdy Supply Saranac Lake 518-897-2125

518-637-6121

Garden Club of Lake Placid

Serves the Community by encouraging civic plantings and promoting interest in the surrounding natural beauty and resources

P O Box 984 Lake Placid gardencluboflakeplacid org

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York, Inc. Offers development experience for girls in the world Saranac Lake, Lake Clear, Bloomingdale, and Paul Smiths 518-563-1560

518-489-8110

info@girlscoutsneny org www girlscoutsneny org

Historic Saranac Lake Saranac Laboratory Museum 89 Church Street, Suite 2

Saranac Lake 518-891-4606

mail@historicsaranaclake org historicsaranaclake org

Holiday Helpers

Ensuring local children have a Merry Christmas

P O Box 543

Saranac Lake

slholidayhelper@gmail com

Find us on facebook

Homeward Bound Adirondacks* Veteran retreats 24 Depot Street

P O Box 1100 Saranac Lake 518-354-5144

WeCare@HomewardBound Adirondacks org homewardboundadirondacks org

Kiwanis Club of Saranac Lake

Dedicated to improving the lives of children in the community New members welcome Meet Thursdays, 7:40 a m , Blue Moon Cafe

P O Box 1076

Saranac Lake

SaranacLakeKiwanis@gmail com

Find us on facebook

Kiwanis Club of Tupper Lake

Dedicated to improving the lives of children in the community Meet at VFW

Juli Dukett, Secretary P O Box 1023

Tupper Lake 518-524-6220

Knights of Columbus Club of Tupper Lake Council #2177

Catholic men building back a bridge to faith and charity

Thomas Arsenault

Meetings at Holy Name of Jesus Community Center on Marion Avenue

Mail 36 High Street Tupper Lake 518-359-2353

Knights of Columbus Council #2301

Catholic men building a bridge back to faith and charity SK Robert F Eisenhauer, G K

Meetings at Holy Name Center 14207 State Route 9N Au Sable Forks

Mail 253 Glen Road Jay kofc org

https://uknight org/CouncilSite/index asp?CNO=2301

Knights of Columbus Saranac Lake Council #599

Catholic men building a bridge back to faith and charity

Grand Knight Stuart Darrah

Saranac Lake kofc org

Lake Placid Community Beautification Assn Inc

Dedicated to beautifying the community of Lake Placid

Cherise Bixler, Director Gregory Peacock, President 2693 Main Street, Suite 301 Lake Placid

518-524-2211

lpbeautification@gmail com

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Lake Placid Ski Club

Dedicated to teaching children how to ski

Carol Hoffman P O Box 691

Lake Placid 518-524-6914

lakeplacidskiclub@roadrunner com lakeplacidskiclub com

Find us on facebook

Lions Club - Lake Placid

Lions serve, it’s that simple Dan Wikoff, President P O Box 296

Lake Placid

Meets 2nd and 4th Monday of Month @ 6:30 p m at Cascade Inn

Cascade Road - Route 73 Lake Placid lplions39@gmail com

http://e-clubhouse org/sites /lakeplacidny/

Lions Club - Saranac Lake

Lions serve, it’s that simple P O Box 113

Meet 1st Thursday of Month at 5:30 p m

at Saranac Lake Free Library saranaclakelions@gmail com

Find us on facebook

Lions Club - Tupper Lake

Lions serve, it’s that simple

Paul Chartier, President 71 River Road

Tupper Lake

Literacy Volunteers of Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties

Dedicated to teach adults reading, writing, GED prep , and English as 2nd language

Karen Dispo-De Boos

Executive Director -Clinton and Franklin Counties 101 Broad Street

052 Hawkins Hall Plattsburgh 518-564-5332

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-Franklin County 3265 Broad Street

Port Henry 518-546-3008

info@lvcef org

lvcef org

Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #457

Supporting Moose Heart & Moose Haven

Dedicated to Serving the Community 176 Broadway

Saranac Lake 518-891-0045

lodge457@mooseunits org

Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #640

Dedicated to Caring for Young and Old, Bringing Communities Closer Together and Celebrating Life 31 Cedar Street Tupper Lake 518-359-5051

North Country Honor Flight

Honoring America’s WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam Veterans

A non-profit organization funded entirely by donations

P O Box 2644 Plattsburgh, NY 12901

518-569-7429

barrief22@icloud com

www northcountryhonorflight org

North Elba Community Christmas Fund

Dedicated to providing local children in need with winter outerwear, toys, and holiday food baskets

Zachary Clark Lake Placid 518-524-6552

emmadelyn6@yahoo com

emmarjco@roadrunner com

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Raquette River Lodge #847

F & A M

Masonic Hall 1195 Main Street Long Lake

https://847-ny ourlodgepage com/

Retired Senior Volunteer and Foster Grandparent Programs of Franklin County (RSVP)* Volunteer Programs for those 55 and older

Foster Grandparent Program

Catholic Charities Diocese of Ogdensburg

Melissa Howard 518-359-7688

Rotary Club of AuSable Valley Business and professional leaders providing humanitarian service, advancing goodwill and peace around the world

Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7 p m at Ward Theater, Jay Norman Jabaut, President Stephanie Battista

P O Box 155 Jay 518-637-1018

Friend us on facebook

Rotary Club of Lake Placid Business and professional leaders providing humanitarian service, advancing goodwill and peace around the world

P O Box 1425

Lake Placid rotarylakeplacid@gmail com rotarylakeplacid org

Find us on facebook

Rotary Club of Saranac Lake Business and professional leaders providing humanitarian service, advancing goodwill and peace around the world

Meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a m at St Luke’s Parish Hall 136 Main Street

P O Box 628

Saranac Lake saranaclakerotary@gmail com saranaclakerotary org

Find us on facebook.

Rotary Club of Tupper Lake Business and professional leaders providing humanitarian service, advancing goodwill and peace around the world

P O Box 1055

Tupper Lake info@tupperlakerotary org

Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club Inc

Conservation and shooting organization featuring indoor and outdoor ranges 726 Bloomingdale Road

P O Box 588

Saranac Lake 518-891-2560 info@slfgc com slfgc com

Saranac Lake Mountaineers Rugby Club

Mens’ and womens’ teams working together to promote Rugby in the Adirondacks Katie Alexanian, President 518-524-3228

slmountaineer@gmail com facebook com/MountaineersRugbyClub/

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee

Volunteer group dedicated to organizing the 2 week carnival that includes sports, a parade, royalty and fireworks. Rob Russell, Chairman

P O Box 829

Saranac Lake info@saranaclakewintercarnival com saranaclakewintercarnival com

Saranac Lake Young Arts Association

Supports and nurtures the arts among youth

P O Box 1130

Saranac Lake info@saranaclakeyoungarts org saranaclakeyoungarts org

Scouts BSA

Values based youth development organization providing programs that build character -Troop 12

Paul Smiths/Gabriels

Michael Martin 518-524-7655

troopwebhost org/Troop12PaulSmiths/ -Troop 1 Saranac Lake

Jeremy Evans troop1saranaclakebsa@gmail com trcscouting org/ Troop-8001-SaranacLakeNY/Meetings

-Troop 10

Meetings Mondays 6:30 p m

Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department

Lake Placid lp troop10@gmail com troop10lakeplacid org facebook com/BSAtroop 10lakeplacid/

Shore Owner ’s Association of Lake Placid P O Box 1235

Lake Placid lpsoa@northwoodschool com lpsoa org

Tri-Lakes Snowmobile Club

Nathan Miller

P O Box 55

Lake Clear trilakessnowmobilers@gmail com nysnowmobiler com Find us on facebook

Tupper Lake Archers

119 Lake Simond Road P O Box 752

Tupper Lake tupperlakearchers net

Tupper Lake Snowmobile Club

Gary Beaudette, President 518-359-7040

garbeaud@verizon net Find us on facebook

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Tupper Lake Sportsmens Club Inc

119 Lake Simond Road

P O Box 1005

Tupper Lake tupperlakearchers net

United Way of the Adirondack Region Inc.* Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties 45 Tom Miller Road

Plattsburgh 518-563-0028

uwadk@unitedwayadk org unitedwayadk org 211adk org

Veterans Memorial Association Post #3357

202 Broadway Saranac Lake 518-891-3685

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3120

“Honor the dead by helping the living ” 196 Park Street Tupper Lake 518-359-7107 vfw org

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3357

To improve the lives of veterans, service members and their families, and our communities Ladies Auxiliary

P O Box 766

Saranac Lake 518-891-3685

Village Improvement Society of Saranac Lake

Providing green spaces and beautifying public areas for community enjoyment

P O Box 702

Saranac Lake saranaclakevis org

Find us on facebook

Whiteface Mountain Lodge #789 F&AM

Russ DeFonce 173 Olive Street Saranac Lake 518-424-0371

Women’s Civic Chamber Actively supports the community through fundraising and volunteerism

P O Box 761

Saranac Lake

womenscivicchamber@gmail com

Friend us on facebook

Women’s College Scholarship Club Scholarships for area seniors and adults seeking advanced education

Kathy Root

P O Box 343

Saranac Lake 413-275-4610

womenscsc@gmail com slwcscholarshipclub com Friend us on facebook

Zonta Club of the Adirondacks* Helping to provide safety, education and dignity for woman and girls locally and globally

P O Box 2141

Lake Placid

adirondacks@zontadistrict2 org www zontaadk org

Find us on Instagram and Facebook

Conservation

Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH)*

To promote better public understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the Adirondacks’ unique and diverse architectural heritage 1745 Main Street

Keeseville 518-834-9328

aarch org

Adirondack Council* Ensuring the ecological integrity of the Adirondack Park for current and future generations

103 Hand Avenue

Elizabethtown

www AdirondackCouncil org

Citizen Advocates Inc * Leading provider of intellectual/developmental disability, mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery services in Franklin, Essex, Clinton, St Lawrence, Jefferson, Hamilton and Lewis counties In addition to leading-edge clinical services, Citizen Advocates provides supports that promote individual health through stable housing, job training and transportation

-Mental Health

-Addiction Recovery

-Youth Services

-Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

-Supported Housing -Community Support

Behavioral Health Clinics:

-Saranac Lake

70 Edgewood Road 518-891-5535

-Malone

31 Sixth Street 518-483-3261

-Massena

16 Phillips Street

315-764-8076

Behavioral Health Urgent Care:

-Malone

125 Finney Boulevard 518-481-8160

-Ogdensburg

1003 Park Street

315-713-9090

-Watertown

650 State Street

315-755-1251

Day Programs: -Saranac Lake

70 Edgewood Road 518-891-5535

-Malone

324 Creighton Road 518-483-1250

24 Hour Crisis Line: 518-483-3261

518-891-5535

citizenadvocates.net

Franklin County Community Services/Mental Health*

1337

Saranac Lake 518-891-2280

Mental Health Association in Essex County, Inc

Hopeline:

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Sacred Explorations*

Provide end-of-life practical, emotional and spiritual care, and support navigating life’s transitions (ex: puberty, marriage/divorce, parenthood, new home/career, aging, etc ) through companionship, ceremony and/or ritual

Colleen Corrigan

Life Transitions Doula

9048 State Route 30

Paul Smiths

518-241-6049

info@sacred-explorations com

St Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers*

Inpatient Program:

159 Glenwood Drive

Saranac Lake

518-891-3950

Toll Free: 877-813-8647

Outpatient service sites:

Elizabethtown

518-873-9144

Keeseville

518-834-5550

Lake Placid (Mountain Lake Academy)

518-523-5671

Malone

518-483-6566

Saranac Lake

518-891-5353

Ticonderoga

518-585-7934

Tupper Lake

518-359-5401

Adolescent Treatment Program: Rose Hill 100 County Route 43 Massena

315-764-9700

www stjoestreatment org

Veterans Addiction and PTSD Treatment Program: 444 Kiwassa Lake Road Saranac Lake 518-891-8387

Toll Free: 844-891-VETS

www stjoestreatment org

Sukha Integrative Health*

Rivka Cilley, LCSW 126 Kiwassa Road Saranac Lake

Cell: 518-637-7517

rivkacilley@gmail com

www sukhaintegrativehealth com

Veteran’s Crisis Line

Dial: 988 Option 1

Text: 838255

www veteranscrisisline net

Day/Overnight Camp

4-H Camp Overlook* Year-Round Camp

70 Beach Road Mountain View

518-483-4769

campoverlook@cornell edu

www 4hcampoverlook org

Eagle Island Camp*

Summer Camp

442 Gilpin Bay Road

P O Box 304

Saranac Lake

973-996-8306

518-323-9424 (Summer Only) info@eagleisland org eagleisland org

St. Agnes Day Camp*

Summer Camp

2322 Saranac Avenue Lake Placid

518-523-3771

admin@stagneslp.org

www stagneslp org

Dentists

AuSable Dental Center*

Dr George Sarandev, DDS 30 North Main Street

AuSable Forks 518-647-5150

www ausabledentalcenter com

Mountain Dental*

Dr George Sarandev, DDS

Dr Mara Mariani, DDS 2051 Saranac Avenue, Suite 103 Lake Placid

518-302-5502

www mountaindentallp com

Tupper Lake Family Dental*

Dr George Sarandev, DDS 148 Park Street

Tupper Lake 518-359-5272

www tupperlakedental com

Emergency Numbers

ALL

AuSable Forks

Fire and Rescue: 911 State Police: 518-897-2000

Bloomingdale:

Fire and Rescue: 911

State Police: 518-897-2000

FBI Albany 200 McCarty Avenue Albany 518-465-7551

tips fbi gov

www fbi gov

Lake Placid

Fire and Rescue: 911 State Police: 518-897-2000

New York State Police

Troop B headquarters

1097 State Route 86 P O Box 100

Ray Brook, NY 12977-0100 518-897-2000

https://troopers ny gov

Piercefield

Fire and Rescue: 911

State Police: 518-873-2750

Saranac Lake

Fire and Rescue: 911

Police: 518-897-2000

Hospital: 518-891-4141

Hospital Primary Care after hours on-call line 518-897-2744

Tupper Lake

Fire and Rescue: 911

State Police: 518-873-2750

Upper Jay

Fire and Rescue: 911 State Police: 518-897-2000

Wilmington

Fire and Rescue: 911

State Police: 518-946-7181 518-897-2000

988

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American Red Cross

Eastern New York Region

North Country Chapter 26 Emory Street

Morrisonville 518-561-7280

National 800-733-7267

redcross org

National Domestic Violence Hotline 24-hour Hotline 800-799-7233

Text: 88788

www thehotline org

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence ncadv org

National Runaway Safeline 1-800-786-2929

www 1800runaway org

National Weather Service (Burlington, Vt)

www weather gov/btv

Salvation Army

Emergency assistance with rent, utilities, furniture, etc 800-725-2769

www salvationarmyusa org

Local Contact: Cathy Moore 518-524-1546 moorecatherine6@gmail com

Veteran’s Crisis Line

Dial: 988 Option 1

Text: 838255

www veteranscrisisline net

Fire Departments

AuSable Forks Fire Department

29 School Lane

AuSable Forks

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-647-5582

Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department

1635 Route 3

P O Box 226

Bloomingdale

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-891-1770

Jay Fire District RR 9 Box NYS

P O Box 358

Jay Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-946-2552

www jaynyfire com

Keene Valley Fire Department

15 Market Street

P O Box 699

Keene Valley

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-576-4727

kvfire19@gmail com

www kvfire org

Keene Volunteer Fire Department

10858 Route 9N

P O Box 136

Keene

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-576-4301

Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department

456 Old Military Road

P O Box 569

Lake Placid

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-523-3211

Long Lake Fire Department

111 South Hill Road

P O Box 576

Long Lake

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-624-4599

Paul Smiths / Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department

68 State Route 86

Paul Smiths

P O Box 145

Gabriels

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-327-3600

www psgvfd org

Piercefield Volunteer Fire Company

32 Waller Street

P O Box 143

Piercefield

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-359-2376

Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Deptartment

100 Broadway

P O Box 509

Saranac Lake

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-891-2333

www saranaclakefire com

Tupper Lake Fire Department

21 Santa Clara Avenue, Suite 1

P O Box 849

Tupper Lake

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-359-2543

Upper Jay Fire Department

161 Valley Road

Upper Jay

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-946-7022

Wilmington Fire and Rescue 1197 Haselton Road

P O Box 425

Wilmington

Emergency: 911

Info/Business: 518-946-7187

Fire Equipment

Northern Extinguisher & Fire Safety LLC*

Fire Extinguishers Sales & Service

19 John Peria Road Saranac Lake 518-891-2023

Food Pantries

Community Lunch Box St Luke’s Parish Hall

136 Main Street

Saranac Lake 518-891-3605

Emergency Needs Program & Food Pantry

ACAP

7572 Court Street P O Box 848

Elizabethtown 518-873-3207 ext 239

Jay/Wilmington Ecumenical Food Shelf

Whiteface United Methodist Church 1169 Haselton Road

Wilmington

Thursday 4:00-6:00 pm 518-314-6431

JCEO (Joint Council for Economic Opportunity)*

54 Margaret Street Plattsburgh 518-561-6310 - Clinton County 43 Valco Drive

Malone 518-319-4028 - Franklin County

JCEO Food Pantry & Community Outreach*

(Joint Council for Economic Opportunity)

Located at SLHS - Door 17 79 Canaras Avenue Saranac Lake 518-897-1446

Monday and Thursday 10:30 a m - 2:00 p m

jceo@jceo org

jceo org/community-outreach

Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry

St Agnes Catholic Church 169 Hillcrest Avenue

Lake Placid

Fridays 9:00 a m - Noon 518-523-9620

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Saint Paul’s Food Pantry

Located at:

Vermontville Town Hall 7 Cold Brook Road

Vermontville 518-891-1619

Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry

Back Entrance - Presbyterian Church Down Stairs P O Box 532

Saranac Lake 518-410-3608

slifpslny@gmail com

Saturdays 10:00 a m - Noon

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

-Essex County Department of Social Services

7551 Court Street P O Box 217 Elizabethtown 518-873-3441

SNAP 518-873-3428

-Franklin County Department of Social Services 184 Finney Boulevard Malone 518-481-1808

Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry

40 Marion Street Tupper Lake

Tuesdays 9:00 a m - Noon

Thursdays 1:00 p m - 4:00 p m 518-359-3080

Funeral Homes

Fortune-Keough Funeral Home* 20 Church Street Saranac Lake 518-891-3613

fortunekeough@gmail com

fortunekeoughfuneralhome com

M.B. Clark, Inc. Funeral Home* 2310 Saranac Avenue Lake Placid 518-523-3337 mbclarkfuneralhome com

Government

In Essex County Auditor

Laura Carson

518-873-3307

laura carson@essexcountyny gov -Lauren DeZalia, Deputy 518-873-3308

laurie dezalia@essexcountyny gov

Board of Elections

Democratic Commissioner: Mary McGowan

518-873-3475

mary mcgowan@essexcountyny gov Republican Commissioner: Jack Moulton 518-873-3478

jack moulton@essexcountyny gov

Board of Supervisors

7551 Court Street P O Box 217 Elizabethtown, NY 12932 518-873-3350 fax: 518-873-3356 supervisors@essexcountyny gov (email goes to all supervisors)

Judith Garrison, Clerk of the Board 518-873-3353

judith garrison@essexcountyny gov Dina Garvey, Deputy Clerk 518-873-3354 dina garvey@essexcountyny gov

Chair: Shaun Gillilland, R-Willsboro 518-963-8668 supervisor@townofwillsborony gov

Vice Chair: James W Monty, R-Lewis 518-873-6777 supervisor@lewistownhall com

Clayton Barber, R-Chesterfield 518-834-9042 townofchesterfield@gmail com

Charles Harrington, R-Crown Point 518-597-3035 supervisor@townofcrownpointny gov

Cathleen Reusser, R-Elizabethtown 518-873-6555 townhall@elizabethtown-ny gov

Ken Hughes, I-Essex 518-963-4287 supervisor@townofessexny gov

Matthew Stanley, D-Jay 518-647-2204 supervisor@townofjayny gov

Joe Pete Wilson Jr , D-Keene 518-576-4444 supervisor1@townofkeeneny gov

Stephen McNally, D-Minerva 518-251-2869 supervisor@townofminervany gov

Matthew Brassard, R-Moriah 518-546-8631 supervisor@townofmoriahny gov

Mr Robin DeLoria, D-Newcomb 518-582-3211 supervisor@newcombny com

Derek Doty, D-North Elba 518-523-9516 ddoty@northelba org

Chris Clark, R-North Hudson 518-532-9811

supervisor@townofnorthhudsonny gov

Davina Thurston, I-St Armand 518-891-3189

davinastarmand@gmail com

Margaret C Wood, P-Schroon 518-532-7737 ext 11 supervisor@schroon net

Mark Wright, R-Ticonderoga 518-585-6265 ext 1 supervisor@townofticonderoga org

Michael K Tyler, R-Westport 518-962-4419 supervisor@westportny net

Favor Smith, R-Wilmington 518-946-7179

townsupervisor@townofwilmington org

Community Resources

Anna Reynolds, Director 518-873-3895

anna reynolds@essexcountyny gov

County Clerk

Chelsea M Merrihew

Acting County Clerk

518-873-3600

Fax: 518-873-3548

chelsea merrihew@essexcountyny gov

County Manager

Michael Mascarenas

518-873-3333

Fax: 518-873-3339

michael mascarenas@essex countyny gov

County Treasurer ’s Office

Michael Diskin, County Treasurer 518-873-3310

Fax: 518-873-3318

michael diskin@essexcountyny gov

Lisa Decker, Deputy Treasurer

lisa decker@essexcountyny gov

Courts

Essex County Courthouse

7559 Court Street P O Box 217 Elizabethtown, NY 12932

Supreme Court

Hon Alison M McGahay 518-873-3424

chambersamcgahay@nycourts gov

Eileen Gonzalez, Chief Clerk

Nicole Cassavaugh, Deputy Chief Clerk

518-873-3370

Fax: 518-451-8738

County Court

Hon Richard B Meyer 518-873-3370

Fax: 518-451-8738

Eileen Gonzalez, Chief Clerk

Nicole Cassavaugh, Deputy Chief Clerk 518-873-3370

Fax: 518-451-8738

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Family Court

Hon Richard B Meyer 518-873-3370

Jaime Valachovic, Chief Clerk

Mirra N Wheeler, Deputy Chief Clerk 518-873-3320

Fax: 518-873-3626

Surrogate’s Court

Hon Richard B Meyer 518-873-3370

Mary Ann Badger, Chief Clerk 518-873-3384

Fax: 518-451-8740

Commissioner of Jurors

Andrew Quinn 518-873-3377

Fax: 518-451-8741 essexjury@nycourts gov

District Attorney

Kristy Sprague 518-873-3335

Fax: 518-873-3788

kristy sprague@essexcountyny gov

Department of Motor Vehicles

Charlotte McGinn, Deputy County Clerk for DMV

Elizabethtown Office

7559 Court Street

P O Box 247

Elizabethtown 518-873-3620

Ticonderoga Office

Closed until further notice

Lake Placid Office

Closed until further notice

Department of Public WorksHighway Department

8053 U S Route 9

Elizabethtown

518-873-6326, 518-873-3666

Fax: 518-873-9195

Shop: 518-873-2034, 518-873-3667

Jim Dougan, Superintendent 518-873-3739

Todd Hodgson, Deputy Superintendent 518-873-3734

Emergency Services

Public Safety Building

702 Stowersville Road Lewis, NY 12950 518-873-3900

Emergency call 911

24-hour: 518-873-6410

Matthew Watts, Director 518-873-3901

Matthew Watts@essexcountyny gov

Animal Cruelty Tip Line: 844-473-7763

Essex County Health Department* Linda Beers, Director

Linda beers@essexcountyny gov

132 Water Street

Elizabethtown

Children’s Services, Family Health & Women, Infants & Children (WIC)

Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

Community Health Assessment

Communicable Disease Control

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Environmental Health Family Health

Home Health

518-873-3500

(after hours will be connected with an on-call service)

www essexcountyny gov/health

Essex County Medicaid Transportation Dept 1-866-753-4442

www medanswering com

Essex County Office for the Aging*

Krissy Leerkes, Director

132 Water Street

P O Box 217

Elizabethtown

518-873-3695

https://essexcountyny gov/office-forthe-aging/

Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA/ECCRC)

7566 Court Street

P O Box 217

Elizabthtown

info@essexcountyida com

518-873-9114

Fax: 518-873-2011

Mental Health Services

518-873-3670

Fax: 518-873-3777

Toll free emergency, after hours, weekends, holidays: 888-854-3773

https://essexcountyny gov/MentalHealth/

Personnel and Civil Service

Jennifer Mascarenas Personnel Officer

518-873-3360

Fax: 518-873-3372

jennifer mascarenas@ essexcountyny gov

Probation

Heather Sheehan, Director 7551 Court Street

Elizabethtown

518-873-3650

fax: 518-873-3649

Public Defender Office

103 Hand Avenue

Elizabethtown

518-873-3880

Fax: 518-873-3888

Real Property Tax Services

David R Wainwright, Director 518-873-3390

Fax: 518-873-3400

Sheriff’s Department

David E Reynolds, Sheriff Public Safety Facility 702 Stowersville Road P O Box 68

Lewis, NY 12950 518-873-6970

Civil Office: 518-873-6907

County Jail: 518-873-6950

Road Patrol: 518-873-6915

sheriffcontact@essexcountyny gov

Social Services Essex County

Main: 518-873-3441

Accounting: 518-873-3460

Adult Protective Services: 518-873-3550 or 518-873-3551

Child Support: 1-888-208-4485

Child Welfare: 518-873-3420

Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-342-3720

Day Care Unit: 518-873-3431

Fraud Investigations Unit: 518-873-3636 or 518-873-3638

HEAP: 518-873-3878 or 518-873-3446

Legal: 518-873-3497

Medicaid Unit: 518-873-3450

SNAP: 518-873-3428

Stop DWI: 518-873-3630

Temporary Assistance: 518-873-3470

Youth Bureau: 518-873-3630

TransportationEssex County Public

For schedules and route information, please contact 1-800-914-9266

Elizabethtown

transportation@essexcountyny gov essexcountyny gov/transportation/

Weights and Measures

518-873-3877

Fax: 518-873-3486

In Franklin County Auditor

Mandy Cassavaw

518-481-1689

Fax: 518-481-1442

mandy cassavaw@franklincony gov

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Board of Elections Republican Commissioner

Tracy Sparks Democratic Commissioner

Brandon John Varin 518-891-1455

boe@franklincony gov

Board of Legislators

355 West Main Street, Suite 409 Malone, NY 12953 518-481-1640

Chairman: Edward Lockwood

District 4, R-Malone 518-481-1642

edward lockwood@franklin countyny gov

Vice Chairman: Andrea Dumas District 3 518-524-9514

andrea dumas@franklincountyny gov

Majority Leader: Andrea Dumas District 3 518-524-9514

andrea dumas@franklincountyny gov

Minority Leader: Paul Lauzon

District 1 518-358-2396

paul lauzon@franklincountyny gov

Gregory Janisewski

District 2 518-497-3240

gregory janisewski@franklin countyny gov

Justus Martin

District 5 518-521-9072

justus martin@franklincountyny gov

Nedd Sparks District 6 518-524-2925

nedd sparks@franklincountyny gov

Melinda “Lindy” Ellis District 7 518-354-3103

melinda ellis@franklincountyny gov

Community Services/Mental Health

Suzanne Lavigne, Director 3 Main Street, 2nd Floor

Saranac Lake 518-891-2280

suzanne lavigne@franklincountyny gov

County Clerk

Kip Cassavaw 518-481-1681

kip cassavaw@franklincountyny gov

County Manager

Donna Kissane 518-481-1693

countymanager@franklincountyny gov

County of Franklin Solid Waste Management Authority* 828 County Route 20

Constable 518-483-8270

Fax: 518-483-4880

326 Brand Road

Malone 518-481-6129

59 Dump Road

Lake Clear

518-891-7218

131 Big Wolf Pond Road

Tupper Lake 518-359-3350 cfswma@westelcom com www cfswma com

County Treasurer ’s Office Frances Perry 518-481-1515

Fax: 518-483-2326 fran perry@franklincountyny gov

Courts

Franklin County Courthouse

355 West Main Street

Malone, NY 12953

All chambers, courts and offices

Supreme Court

Hon John T Ellis

36 Lake Street

P O Box 900

Tupper Lake 12986 518-285-8788

chambersjellis@nycourts gov

Fawn Tatro, Supreme Court Chief Clerk 518-353-7340

franklinsupremeco@nycourts gov

County, Surrogate and Family Court

Hon Craig P Carriero 518-353-7320

ChambersCCarriero@nycourts gov

Fawn Tatro, County Court Chief Clerk 518-353-7340

franklinsupremeco@nycourts gov

Fawn Tatro, Surrogate Court Chief Clerk 518-353-7350

Family Court

Hon Derek P Champagne 518-353-7380

chambersdchampagne@nycourts gov

Emily Cartwright, Family Court Chief Clerk 518-353-7360

franklinfamily@nycourts gov

Commissioner of Jurors Darby Monette 518-353-7355

franklinjury@nycourts gov

District Attorney

Elizabeth M Crawford 518-481-1544

Fax: 518-481-1545

da@franklincountyny gov

Department of Motor Vehicles

Carole Anne Latulipe, Supervisor 518-481-1601

Franklin County Courthouse

355 West Main Street P O Box 70

Malone

518-481-1606 (recording only)

Fax: 518-483-9165 (Insurance cards only)

518-402-2100 (to schedule road test only)

www

franklincountyny gov

www dmv ny gov

518-486-9786 (NYS call center)

Malone office hours: Walk-ins

Monday- Friday 8:00 a m - 3:30 p m (closed 12:30 p m1:30 p m for lunch)

Saranac Lake

Harrietstown Hall

39 Main Street, Suite 4 Office hours: Walk-ins

Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00 a m - 2:00 p m

518-891-1748 (recording only)

Fax: 518-891-9430 (Insurance cards only)

Department of Public WorksHighway Department 14981 State Route 30

Malone 518-483-1140

Edward Adams, Superintendent edward adams@franklincountyny gov

Emergency Services

55 Bare Hill Road

Malone

Robbie Demarse, Director robbie demarse@franklincountyny gov 518-483-2580

Derek Comins, Deputy Director 518-483-8584

derek comins@franklincountyny gov

Franklin County Public Health Department*

355 West Main Street, 2nd Floor

Malone Services:

Acute and Communicable Disease Control

Chronic Disease Management and Health Education

Early Intervention, Children With Special Health Care Needs

Emergency Preparedness

Home Care

Immunizations

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Maternal Child Health Program

Rabies

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Kathleen Farrell Strack, Director kstrack@franklincony org

518-481-1710 or 518-481-1709

Fax: 518-481-1108

FCHealth@franklincony org

Satellite Office: Saranac Lake

518-891-4471

After-hours emergency

1-877-410-5753 then press #5

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Industrial Development Agency

Adirondack Frontier

Jeremy S Evans, Chief Executive Officer

355 West Main Street, Suite 428

Malone 518-483-9472

jeremy@adirondackfrontier com adirondackfrontier com

Personnel/Self-Insurance Office

Kim Godreau, Personnel Officer 518-481-1677

Fax: 518-483-2340

fcpersonnel@franklincountyny gov

Probation

Jonathan E Sanger, Probation Director

355 West Main Street, Suite 131

Malone 518-481-1432

518-481-1649 main line

Fax: 518-481-1645

Public Defender, Conflict Defender and Assigned Counsel

-Thomas Soucia, Public Defender 518-481-1624

-Jonathan Miller, Conflict Defender 518-481-1593

-Jill Dyer, Assigned Counsel Coordinator 518-481-1423

Real Property Tax Services

Tammie S Brooks, Director

Phone: 518-481-1600 or 518-481-1502 (front desk)

Fax: 518-481-5995

tammie brooks@franklincountyny gov

Sheriff’s Department

Jay Cook, Sheriff 45 Bare Hill Road

Malone

518-483-3304 administration

518-483-6795 booking

jay cook@franklincountyny gov

Wade Sullivan, Undersheriff ade sullivan@franklincountyny gov 518-483-3305

Social Services Franklin County

184 Finney Boulevard

Malone 518-481-1888

Soil and Water Conservation District 174 Finney Boulevard

Malone 518-651-2097

www fcswcd org

Transportation-Franklin County Public

Tonya Allen, Transportation Coordinator 518-481-1508

For schedules and route information, please contact 518-483-9000 or franklinrides com

Veterans Services Agency

Jason Murray

355 West Main Street, Suite 200

Malone

518-481-1540

fax: 518-481-1623

jmurray@franklincony org

-Regional VA Office

1-800-827-1000

-VA Education Office

1-888-442-4551

-Saranac Lake VA Clinic 518-626-5237

-Plattsburgh VA Clinic 518-561-6247

-VA Medical Center-Albany 518-626-5000

-VA Retirement Services-Fort Drum 315-639-6522

-VA ID Cards-Fort Drum 315-772-5149

Weights and Measures

Derrick Degon 518-481-1506

Fax: 518-483-0141 derrick degon@franklincountyny gov

In New York State

Assemblyman Billy Jones

Represents Assembly District 115: Clinton, Franklin, St Lawrence counties nyassembly gov/mem/Billy-Jones

www facebook com/Assemblyman DBillyJones

X: @jonesnyassembly

Albany office: Legislative Office Building, Room 551

Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5943

Nearest district office: 202 U S Oval Plattsburgh, NY 12903 518-562-1986

Assemblyman Matthew Simpson

Represents Assembly District 114: Essex, Warren, Washington, Saratoga counties SimpsonM@nyassembly gov

https://nyassembly gov/mem/ Matthew-Simpson

https://www facebook com/Assembly manSimpson

X: @mjsimpson22

Albany office: Legislative Office Building, Room 721

Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5565

Fax: 518-455-5710

Nearest district office: 4 Southwestern Avenue, Suite 3 Queensbury, NY 12804 518-792-4546

Fax: 518-792-5584

Attorney General Letitia James

Office of the Attorney General The Capitol

Albany, NY 12224-0341

X: @TishJames

General Helpline: 1-800-771-7755

TDD/TTY toll-free line: 1-800-788-9898

Health Care Hotline: 1-800-428-9071

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 212-417-5397

https://ag ny gov

-Plattsburgh Regional Office: 43 Durkee Street, Suite 700 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518-562-3288

Fax: 518-562-3293

Consumer Frauds: 518-562-3282

Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli

Office of the State Comptroller 110 State Street

Albany, NY 12236 518-474-4044

contactus@osc ny gov

www osc state ny us

Governor Kathy Hochul

NYS State Capitol Building

Albany, NY 12224 518-474-8390

www governor ny gov

www facebook com/govkathyhochul

X: @govkathyhochul

Senator Daniel Stec

45th Senate District

www nysenate gov/senators/ daniel-g-stec

-Albany Office: 188 State Street

Legislative Office Building Room 408

Albany, NY 12247 518-455-2811

Fax: 518-426-6873

-Nearest District Office: 5 Warren Street, Suite 3 Glens Falls, NY 12801 518-743-0968

Fax: 518-743-0336

stec@nysenate gov

In Washington

President Joseph Biden

The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

www whitehouse gov

Facebook: www facebook com/ whitehouse

X: @whitehouse

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Representative Elise Stefanik

Washington Office:

2211 Rayburn House Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20515

202-225-4611

Nearest district office: 137 Margaret Street, Suite 100

Plattsburgh, NY 12901

518-561-2324

Fax: 518-561-2408

https://stefanik house gov

X: @Repstefanik

Senator Charles E. Schumer

322 Hart Senate Building

Washington, DC 20510 202-224-6542

Fax: 202-228-3027

Closest district office: Leo O’Brien Building Room 827

Albany, NY 12207 518-431-4070

Fax: 518-431-4076

www schumer senate gov

www

facebook com/senschumer

X: @senschumer

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 478 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510 202-224-4451

Fax: 202-228-4977

North Country office: P O Box 273

Lowville, NY 13367 315-376-6118

Fax: 315-376-6118

www facebook com/ SenKirstenGillibrand

X: @gillibrandny

www gillibrand senate gov

Government Agencies-NYS

https://apa ny gov Department

https://doccs ny gov

Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4500 518-402-8013

contact@dec ny gov

www dec ny gov

-Region 5 (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties)

1115 Route 86

P O Box 296

Ray Brook, NY 12977-0296 518-897-1200

Department of Transportation 518-457-6195

www dot ny gov

-Region 1, Capital District includes Essex County) 50 Wolf Road, Suite 1S50 Albany, NY 12232 518-457-3522

-Region 7, North Country (includes Franklin County) Dulles State Office Building 317 Washington Street

Watertown, NY 13601 315-785-2333

Travel Information 511NY org Dial: 511

New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities 44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229 866-946-9733

North Country Regional Office 607-240-4900

info@opwdd ny gov opwdd ny gov

New York State Police Troop B headquarters 1097 State Route 86 P O Box 100 Ray Brook, NY 12977-0100 518-897-2000

https://troopers ny gov

NYS Department of Health

41 St Bernard Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983 518-891-1800

www health state ny us

Fax:

www

Town of Franklin Route 3 P O Box 209

Vermontville, NY 12989 518-891-2189

Fax: 518-891-6389

info@townoffranklin com

www townoffranklin com

Town of Harrietstown 39 Main Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983 518-891-1470

Fax: 518-891-6265

www harrietstown org

Town of Jay 11 School Lane AuSable Forks, NY 12912 518-647-2204

townofjayny gov

Town of Keene 10892 State Route 9N Keene, NY 12942 518-576-4444

www townofkeeneny com

Town of Long Lake P O Box 307

1130 Deerland Road Long Lake, NY 12847 518-624-3001

longlake@mylonglake com

www mylonglake com

Town of North Elba

2693 Main Street

Lake Placid, NY 12946 518-523-9516

Fax: 518-523-9569

northelba villageoflakeplacid ny gov

Town of Piercefield 48 Waller Street P O BOX 155

Piercefield, NY 12973 518-359-7544

Fax: 518-359-9409

www piercefield org

Town of Santa Clara 5359 State Route 30 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 518-354-8477

santaclaratownclerk@gmail com

townofsantaclara com

Town of St. Armand 1702 NYS Route 3 P O Box 338

Bloomingdale, NY 12913

Phone: 518-891-3189

Fax: 518-891-6092

townofstarmandny gov

Town of Tupper Lake 120 Demars Boulevard Tupper Lake, NY 12986 518-359-9261

Fax: 518-359-2634

www tupperlakeny gov

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Town of Wilmington

7 Community Circle

P O Box 180

Wilmington, NY 12997 518-946-7174

Fax: 518-946-7124

townclerk@townofwilmington org

www townofwilmington org

Village of Lake Placid 2693 Main Street

Lake Placid, NY 12946 518-523-2597

Fax: 518-523-1321

Police Department: 518-523-3306 (non-emergency)

northelba villageoflakeplacid ny gov

Village of Saranac Lake 39 Main Street, Suite 9 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 518-891-4150

clerk@saranaclakeny gov

Department of Public Works: 518-891-4160

Police Department: 518-891-4428 (non-emergency)

www saranaclakeny gov

Village of Tupper Lake 53 Park Street P O Box 1290 Tupper Lake, NY 12986 518-359-3341

Fax: 518-359-7802

villtupplake@centralny twcbc com

Police Department: 518-359-3776 (non-emergency)

www tupperlakeny gov

Harrietstown

JCEO

Samaritan House Transitional Housing Center

Ecumenical Council of Saranac Lake P O Box 194

Saranac Lake 518-897-5005

slecumenical@gmail com

Tupper Lake Housing Authority

Ivy Terrace

38 Boyer Avenue

Tupper Lake 518-359-9220

Village of Saranac Lake Community Development Department

39 Main Street

Saranac Lake, NY 12983

-Katrina Glynn 518-891-4150 ext 235

comdev@saranaclakeny gov

-Chris McClatchie

Code Enforcement Officer 518-891-4150 ext 233

ceo@saranaclakeny gov www Saranaclakeny gov

Insurance

Ayres Insurance Agency, Inc * Car, Home, Business Rob Reyell - Jeff Reyell

59 Main Street P O Box 1300

Saranac Lake 518-891-2711

Toll Free: 866-235-4663

ayresinsurance@centralny twcbc com

Gordon W. Pratt Insurance Agency* 2699 Main Street Lake Placid 518-523-3196

gwpratt com

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I.B. Hunt Agency*

73 Church Street, Suite 1

Saranac Lake 518-891-6600

gwpratt com

John M Glover Agency* Personal, Business, Home, Auto, Life & Health Ins

Julie LaMere

88 Church Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983 518-304-8432 jlamere@johnglover com

New York Life Insurance Co * Financial Services Professional

Terry Buckley

111 Main Street

Tupper Lake

Cell: 518-637-3458

Business: 518-359-2731 tbuckley02@ftnewyorklife com

S Curtis Hayes, Inc * Auto, Home, Business

20 Broadway P O Box 1325

Saranac Lake 518-891-2020

Wayne Feinberg wayne@scurtishayes com

Wilkins Agency* Lake Placid 2208 Saranac Avenue 518-523-2508

Saranac Lake

83 River Street 518-891-0001

www wilinsure com service@wilinsure com

Libraries

AuSable Forks Free Library

9 Church Lane

P O Box 179

AuSable Forks 518-647-5596

ausablelibrary@gmail com ausableforksfreelibrary com

E.M. Cooper Memorial Library 5751 Route 86

Wilmington 518-946-7701

library@wilmingtoncooperlibrary net wilmingtoncooperlibrary org

Keene Public Library 10928 Route 9N

P O Box 206 Keene 518-576-2200

keenepubliclibrary@outlook com facebook@keenepubliclibraryadks

Keene Valley Library 1796 State Route 73

P O Box 86

Keene Valley

518-576-4335

kvla library@gmail com keenevalleylibrary org

Lake Placid Public Library 2471 Main Street Lake Placid

518-523-3200

librarian@lakeplacidlibrary org lakeplacidlibrary org

Saranac Lake Free Library 109 Main Street

Saranac Lake

518-891-4190

Fax: 518-891-5931

info@slfl org

www slfl org

Tupper Lake Public Library

aka: Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

41 Lake Street

Tupper Lake 518-359-9421

tupperlakepubliclibrary org

Wells Memorial Library 12230 NYS Route 9N

P O Box 57

Upper Jay 518-946-2644

upperjaylibrary@gmail com

www wellsmemoriallibrary com Media

Adirondack Daily Enterprise

www

Lake Placid News

www LakePlacidNews com

com

North Country Public Radio*

Saranac Lake - 90 5 FM

Lake Placid - 91 7 FM

Tupper Lake - 88 3 FM

Paul Smiths - 88 9 FM

Jay - 102 1 FM

Keene - 90 1 FM

Keene Valley - 96 3 FM

Elizabethtown - 91 3 FM

Plattsburgh/Burlington - 88 1 FM

Westport/Essex - 90 5 FM

St Lawrence University, Canton 877-388-6277

315-229-5356

radio@ncpr org

NCPR org

Tupper Lake Free Press 136 Park Street Tupper Lake

TLFreePress@roadrunner com

tupperfreepress com

Medical

Adirondack Health* adirondackhealth org

Saranac Lake

2233 State Route 86

P.O. Box 471

518-891-4141

Lake Placid

203 Old Military Road 518-523-3311

American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345

www cancer org

American Heart Association 800-242-8721

www heart org

Colby Center Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Adirondack Medical Center* 2233 State Route 86 P O Box 471

Saranac Lake 518-897-2871

Outpatient Behavioral Health Services 518-891-2750

www adirondackhealth org

Elizabethtown Community Hospital

Part of the UVM Health Network

UVMHealth org/ECH

24-Hour Emergency Care and Specialty Care and Services

-Elizabethtown Campus: 75 Park Street

Elizabethtown 518-873-6377

Franklin County Public Health Department*

355 West Main Street, 2nd Floor

Malone Services:

Acute and Communicable Disease Control

Chronic Disease Management and Health Education

Early Intervention, Children With Special Health Care Needs

Emergency Preparedness

Home Care

Immunizations

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Maternal Child Health Program

Rabies

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Kathleen Farrell Strack, Director kstrack@franklincony org

518-481-1710 or 518-481-1709

Fax: 518-481-1108

FCHealth@franklincony org

Satellite Office: Saranac Lake

518-891-4471

After-hours emergency

1-877-410-5753 then press #5

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Hearing Loss Association of America 301-657-2248

www hearingloss org

High Peaks Hospice*

Serving the Adirondack Region 518-891-0606

admin@highpeakshospice org highpeakshospice org

Hudson Headwaters*

Serving The Tri-Lakes

-Saranac Lake Family Health

2249 State Route 86, Suite 3 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 518-891-3845

-Tupper Lake Family Health 7 Stetson Road Tupper Lake, NY 12986 518-359-7222

Medicaid & CHIP Coverage Information on staying covered if you lose Medicaid or CHIP 1-800-318-2596

TTY: 1-855-889-4325

www healthcare gov

Mountain Medical* 354 Broadway Saranac Lake 518-897-1000

3372 State Route 11

Malone 518-521-3322

2 Hospital Drive Massena 315-705-0700

www mountainmedical net

National Cancer Institute 800-422-6237

www cancer gov

New York State of Health Health plan marketplace for New York residents 1-855-355-5777

TTY: 1-800-662-1220

https://nystateofhealth ny gov

North Country Home Services* 25 Church Street Saranac Lake 518-891-2641 or 800-273-2641

www nchs net

Obamacare Plans 877-725-9871

www obamacare-plans com

Saranac Lake Voluntary Health Association, Inc.* 75 Main Street, Suite 2 Saranac Lake 518-891-0910

saranaclakevha org

Tupper Lake Health Center* 7 Stetson Road Tupper Lake

518-359-7000

adirondackhealth org

Veterans Administration Clinic Saranac Lake Community Based Outpatient Clinic

33 Depot Street Saranac Lake 518-626-5237

VA health connect: 800-877-6976

Monuments

Ron Keough*

Cemetery Monument Services 518-891-2184

Museums

Charles Dickert Wildlife Collection Saranac Lake Free Library 109 Main Street

Saranac Lake 518-891-4190

bill.green3@dickertmuseum.org

www slfl org

Franklin County Historical & Museum Society

By Appointment

51 Milwaukee Street Malone 518-483-2750

fcohms@northnet org franklinhistory org

Historic Saranac Lake Saranac Laboratory Museum 89 Church Street, Suite 2 Saranac Lake

518-891-4606

mail@historicsaranaclake org historicsaranaclake org

John Brown Farm

State Historic Site 115 John Brown Road

Lake Placid 518-523-3900

Lake Placid Olympic Museum Olympic Center 2634 Main Street

Lake Placid 518-302-5310

lakeplacidolympicmuseum org

Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Cottage and Museum 44 Stevenson Lane Saranac Lake 518-891-1462

robert-louis-stevenson org

Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center

Seasonal 1462 County Route 60 Onchiota 518-891-2299

geninfo@6nicc com www 6nicc com

The History Museum of the Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society

Seasonal 242 Station Street P O Box 189 Lake Placid 518-523-3830

info@lakeplacidhistory com lakeplacidhistory com

Tupper Lake History Museum 291 Park Street P O Box 824

Tupper Lake 518-359-3328

tlhistorymuseum org

Wilder Homestead Where Almanzo Wilder grew up Opens May 24th for the season.

177 Stacy Road

Burke P O Box 283

Malone 518-483-1207

farm@almanzowilderfarm com almanzowilderfarm com

Plumbing

Irvine Plumbing & Heating* For all your plumbing & Heating needs Serving the Tri-Lakes and beyond Saranac Lake 518-323-5297 irvineplumbingandheating com

Post Offices

AuSable Forks Post Office 35 Forge Street AuSable Forks 12912 518-647-5591

Bloomingdale Post Office 1711 NYS Route 3, Suite 1 Bloomingdale 12913 518-891-2868

Gabriels Post Office 846 NYS Route 86 Gabriels 12939 518-327-3609

Jay Post Office 12941 NYS Route 9N

Jay 12941 518-946-7200

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Keene Post Office 2841 NYS Route 73, Suite 2

Keene 12942 518-576-9966

Keene Valley Post Office 1901 NY-73

Keene Valley 12943 518-576-4330

Lake Clear Post Office 6379 NYS Route 30

Lake Clear 12945 518-891-3608

Lake Placid Post Office 2591 Main Street Lake Placid 12946 518-523-3071

Paul Smiths Post Office 7833 NYS Route 30

Paul Smiths 12970 518-327-3200

Piercefield Post Office 39 Waller Street Piercefield 12973 518-359-3410

Rainbow Lake Post Office 555 County Route 60

Rainbow Lake 12976 518-327-5298

Saranac Lake Post Office 51 Broadway Saranac Lake 12983 518-891-4390

Tupper Lake Post Office 9 Cliff Avenue

Tupper Lake 12986 518-359-9401

Upper Jay Post Office 12197 NYS Route 9N

Upper Jay 12987 518-946-7182

Vermontville/Onchiota Post Office 6 Coldbrook Road Vermontville/ Onchiota 12989 518-891-2800

Wilmington Post Office 5720 NYS Route 86

Wilmington 12997 518-946-7159

Printers

Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Newspaper Printing

54 Broadway

P O Box 318

Saranac Lake 518-891-2600

AdirondackDailyEnterprise com

Compass Printing*

42 Main Street

Saranac Lake

518-891-7050

Fax: 518-891-7046

www compassprintingplus com

The UPS Store*

1936 Saranac Avenue #3 Lake Placid

518-523-1865

Fax: 518-523-1868

store3190@theupsstore com

www theupsstorelocal com/3190

Property Care / Maintenance

Allen Moody Landscaping & Tree Service*

Roof shoveling, Snow Removal, Plowing, Tree Removal, Clean-up, Retaining Walls, Paver Stone Saranac Lake 518-891-9138 518-637-1799

Real Estate

Acre ADK*

Real Estate • Cleaning • Design/Build Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, Tupper Lake and neighboring communities

Stephanie Colby Real Estate Broker/Owner 518-302-6464

steph@acreadk com

www acreadk com

Ayres Realty, Inc *

Real Estate Service for Buyers and Sellers

Rob Reyell - Jeff Reyell 57 Main Steet P O Box 1300 Saranac Lake 518-891-2713

866-235-4663 or 866-ADK HOME info@ayresrealestate com

www ayresrealestate com

B A Straight Real Estate* 6567 Route 86 Jay 518-946-2600

www bastraightrealestate com

Coldwell Banker Whitbeck* 164 Boynton Avenue, Suite 101 Plattsburgh

336 W Main Steet

Malone

5 Broadway, Suite 3 Saranac Lake

Engel & Völkers

Lake Placid Real Estate* 2297 Saranac Avenue

Lake Placid

518-523-4404

Toll free: 1-800-724-8778

Real Estate: lakeplacid evrealestate com

Vacation Rentals

lakeplacidvacationhomes com

Colleen M Holmes

Real Estate Broker/Owner

Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty*

Robert (Bob) Martin

Associate Real Estate Broker 2527 Main Street, Suite 7 Lake Placid

Cell: 518-524-7242

Office: 518-523-2550

bob martin@fourseasonssir com www fourseasonssir com

Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty* Alix Landau

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Certified Re-Marketing Specialist 2527 Main Street, Suite 7 Lake Placid

Cell: 518-669-9331

Office: 518-523-2550

Fax: 518-523-2555

Alix Landau@fourseasonssir com www fourseasonssir com

Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty*

Corey Iaria Purcell

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson 2527 Main Street, Suite 7 Lake Placid

Cell: 518-524-6608

Office: 518-523-2550

Fax: 518-523-2555

Corey Purcell@fourseasonssir com coreypurcell fourseasonssir com

Judy Guglielmo, Associate Broker* Fesette Realty, LLC 176 US Oval Plattsburgh, NY 12903 518-572-8808

Judy @fesetteralty com “For all your real estate needs”

Rob Grant and Associates Real Estate* 43 Broadway Saranac Lake 518-891-3745

www AdirondackRealEstate com www AdirondackRentals com

S Curtis Hayes, Inc * Full Service Brokerage 20 Broadway P O Box 1325 Saranac Lake 518-891-2020

Wayne Feinberg wayne@scurtishayes com www adirondackproperties com

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Sandy Hayes Realty*

206 River Road

P O Box 288

Bloomingdale Office: 518-891-4343

Cell: 518-524-4343

sandy@sandyhayesrealty com

www sandyhayesrealty com

Rural lots, land & lakefront

Rentals

Say Rentals*

Carl “CJ” Hagmann 19 Church Street Saranac Lake 518-524-6363

sayrentals1@gmail com CJSayRealEstate.com StaySaranacLake com

Schools

Adirondack Christian School

A Ministry of Calvary Baptist Church 6065 NYS Route 86

Wilmington 518-946-2487

Harold@adkcs com www adkcs com

Adirondack Educational Center (BOCES)*

711 NYS Route 3 Saranac Lake 518-891-1330

www fehb org

AuSable Forks Elementary School 28 Church Lane

AuSable Forks 518-647-5503 avcs org

AuSable Valley Middle-High School 1490 State Route 9N Clintonville 518-834-2800 avcs org

Bloomingdale Elementary School 93 W Main Street

Bloomingdale 518-891-3198

bloomingdale slcs org

Franklin/Essex /Hamilton BOCES 23 Husky Lane Malone 518-483-6420

www fehb org

Head Start ACAP* 518-873-3207 ext 224

Lake Placid 518-523-0003

Saranac Lake 518-891-4314

www acapinc org

Keene Central School 33 Market Street

P O Box 67

Keene Valley 518-576-4555

www keenecentralschool org

Keeseville Elementary School 1825 Main Street Keeseville 518-834-2839

avsc org

L.P. Quinn Elementary School 294 Hosley Avenue Tupper Lake

518-359-2981

www tupperlakecsd net

Lake Placid Elementary School 318 Old Military Road Lake Placid 518-523-3640

www lpcsd org

Lake Placid Middle/High School 34 School Street

Lake Placid 518-523-2474

www lpcsd org

North Country School/ Camp Treetops 4382 Cascade Road Lake Placid 518-523-9329

info@northcountryschool org northcountryschool org camptreetops org

Northern Lights School 26 Trudeau Road

P O Box 228

Saranac Lake 518-891-3206

www northernlightsschool org

Northwood School 92 Northwood Road Lake Placid 518-523-3357

www northwoodschool org

Saranac Lake High School off LaPan Highway 79 Canaras Avenue

Saranac Lake 518-891-4450

highschool slcs org

Saranac Lake Petrova Elementary/Middle School 141 Petrova Avenue

Saranac Lake 518-891-4221

middleschool slcs org

St. Agnes School* 2322 Saranac Avenue Lake Placid 518-523-3771

admin@stagneslp org

www stagneslp org

St Bernard’s School* 63 River Street Saranac Lake 518-891-2830

stbernardsschool org

Tupper Lake Middle/High School 25 Chaney Avenue Tupper Lake 518-359-3322

www tupperlakecsd net

Security Systems

Mahoney Alarms Lake Placid* 518-523-1600

mahoneyalarms com

Senior Citizens Services

Adirondack Adult Center

Stacey Button, Director 179 Demars Boulevard P O Box 1198

Tupper Lake 518-359-9070

Alzheimer ’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative* Caregiver Support Line 1-800-388-0199

wehelpcaregivers com

Elderly Nutrition Program ACAP* 518-873-3207

acapinc org

Essex County Coordinated Care Unit and Adult Protective Services Social Services Department 132 Water Street P O Box 217

Elizabethtown 518-873-3550

www co essex ny us

Essex County Office for the Aging*

Krissy Leerkes, Director 132 Water Street P O Box 217

Elizabethtown 518-873-3695

https://essexcountyny gov/ office-for-the-aging/

Franklin County Office for the Aging*

Michelle Breen, Director 518-481-1526 or 518-481-1660

Fax: 518-481-1635

frankofa@franklincony org

www franklincony org

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Jabaut Insurance Agency Inc.*

Specializing in Medicare enrollment assistance Serving the community for over 20 years 33 Montcalm Avenue Plattsburgh 518-561-6100 info@jabautins com

Meals on Wheels Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake Adult Center

136 Broadway P O Box 864

518-891-2980

Medicaid

Department of Social Services Essex County 518-873-3441

518-873-3450 (main line for Medicaid) Franklin County Office of Aging

518-481-1526 or 518-481-1660

Medicaid gov

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Toll-Free: 877-267-2323

Local: 410-786-3000

TTY Toll-Free: 800-877-8339

TTY Local: 410-786-0727

www medicaid gov

Medicare 1-800-633-4227

TTY: 1-877-486-2048

U S Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

www medicare gov

Mercy Care for the Adirondacks* 185 Old Military Road Lake Placid 518-523-5580

www adkmercy org facebook com/mercycarefortheadirondacks

North Country Home Services* 25 Church Street Saranac Lake 518-891-2641 or 800-273-2641

www nchs net

Retired Senior Volunteer and Foster Grandparent Programs of Franklin County (RSVP)* Volunteer Programs for those 55 and older Foster Grandparent Program Catholic Charities Diocese of Ogdensburg Melissa Howard 518-359-7688

Saranac Lake Adult Center 136 Broadway P O Box 864 Saranac Lake 518-891-2980

Senior Companion Program Sunmount Development Center Tupper Lake

518-359-4097

Steve Criss Consulting LLC* Local Licensed Insurance Agent Specializing in Medicare Insurance Consulting Serving Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties

518-561-4131

518-566-7432

stevey33@outlook com

The Essex County Office of the Aging/ The Essex County Nutrition Program for the Elderly Lake Placid Senior Center 214 Station Street Lake Placid 518-837-2501

www acapinc org/programs1/ aging-services/

Senior Housing

DeChantal Apartments* 60 Church Street Saranac Lake

518-891-4004

www dechantalapartments com

Saranac Village at Will Rogers* 78 Will Rogers Drive Saranac Lake 518-891-7117

www saranacvillage com

Services

Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth*

Foster Care, Home Finder 13 Lawrence Way Elizabethtown 518-390-6863

Fax: 518-873-1400

www berkshirefarm org

Shipping Services

The UPS Store*

1936 Saranac Avenue #3 Lake Placid

518-523-1865

Fax: 518-523-1868

store3190@theupsstore com

www theupsstorelocal com/3190

Ski Areas

Dewey Mountain

Recreation Center Route 3

238 George H Lapan Memorial

Highway Saranac Lake 518-891-2697

deweymountain@gmail com

www deweymountain com

Mt Pisgah Recreation Center 92 Mt Pisgah Drive Saranac Lake

518-891-0970 or 518-891-6222

pisgahmanager@saranaclakeny gov

www saranaclakeny gov

Olympic Sports Complex

Mt Van Hoevenberg

Cross Country Biathlon Center

31 Van Hoevenberg Way

Off of NYS Route 73

Lake Placid 518-523-2811

mtvanhoevenberg com

Whiteface Mountain 5021 NYS Route 86

Wilmington 518-946-2223

Snow Report 877-SKI-FACE whiteface com

Social Services

211

211 is the most comprehensive source of information about local resources and services in the country

Dail: 211

www 211 org

Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc *

-Aging Services

-Child and Family Services

-Emergency Needs

-Employment Training

-Weatherization and Energy Services 7572 Court Street, Suite 2 P O Box 848

Elizabethtown 518-873-3207

acapinc org

Catholic Charities* 6866 State Highway 37

Ogdensburg 315-393-2255

Centers for Disease Control 800-232-4636

www cdc gov

Child Abuse Hotline

New York State 800-342-3720

NY Mandated Reporter Hotline 1-800-635-1522

www nyschildrensalliance org

Child Find of America Hotline 800-426-5678

childfindofamerica org

Children and Family Services of Essex County

7551 Court Street

Elizabethtown 518-873-3420

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Citizen Advocates Inc.*

Leading provider of intellectual/developmental disability, mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery services in Franklin, Essex, Clinton, St Lawrence, Jefferson, Hamilton and Lewis counties In addition to leading-edge clinical services, Citizen Advocates provides supports that promote individual health through stable housing, job training and transportation

-Mental Health

-Addiction Recovery -Youth Services

-Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

-Supported Housing

-Community Support

Behavioral Health Clinics:

-Saranac Lake

70 Edgewood Road

518-891-5535

-Malone

31 Sixth Street

518-483-3261

-Massena

16 Phillips Street 315-764-8076

Behavioral Health Urgent Care:

-Malone

125 Finney Boulevard 518-481-8160

-Ogdensburg

1003 Park Street

315-713-9090

-Watertown

650 State Street

315-755-1251

Day Programs:

-Saranac Lake

70 Edgewood Road 518-891-5535

-Malone

324 Creighton Road 518-483-1250

24 Hour Crisis Line: 518-483-3261

518-891-5535

citizenadvocates net

Early Intervention, Children With Special Health Care Needs

355 West Main Street

Malone 518-483-1529

cfrederick@franklincony org

franklincountyny gov

Essex County Coordinated Care Unit and Adult Protective Services

Social Services Department

132 Water Street

P O Box 217

Elizabethtown 518-873-3550

www co essex ny us

Essex County Home Health Unit Essex County Health Department Home Health Services

Elizabethtown

518-873-3500

www co essex ny us/Health

Essex County Medicaid Transportation Dept

1-866-753-4442

www medanswering com

Families First Serves families who have children with mental health issues

196 Water Street

P O Box 565

Elizabethtown, NY 518-873-9544

518-873-9570

familiesfirstessex org

Franklin County Foster Care Department of Social /services 184 Finney Blvd

Malone 518-481-1812

www franklincountyny gov

Hearing Loss Association of America

301-657-2248

www hearingloss org

Homeward Bound Adirondacks*

Veteran retreats

24 Depot Street

P O Box 1100

Saranac Lake 518-354-5144

WeCare@HomewardBound Adirondacks org homewardboundadirondacks org

JCEO (Joint Council for Economic Opportunity)*

54 Margaret Street

Plattsburgh

518-561-6310 - Clinton County

43 Valco Drive

Malone

518-319-4028 - Franklin County

Medicaid

Department of Social Services Essex County 518-873-3441

518-873-3450

(main line for Medicaid) Franklin County Office of Aging 518-481-1526 or 518-481-1660

Medicaid & CHIP Coverage Information on staying covered if you lose Medicaid or CHIP 1-800-318-2596

TTY: 1-855-889-4325

www healthcare gov

Medicaid gov

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

7500 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Toll-Free: 877-267-2323

Local: 410-786-3000

TTY Toll-Free: 800-877-8339

TTY Local: 410-786-0727

www medicaid gov

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

1-800-843-5678

24-hour Hotline

CyberTipline org

www missingkids org

National Domestic Violence Hotline

24-hour Hotline

800-799-7233

Text: 88788

www thehotline org

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence ncadv org

National Sexual Assault Hotline

1-800-656-4673

Online chat

online rainn org

www rainn org

New York State of Health Health plan marketplace for New York residents

1-855-355-5777

TTY: 1-800-662-1220

https://nystateofhealth ny gov

New York State Social Programs (Assistance)

www ny gov/services

North Country Home Services* 25 Church Street Saranac Lake 518-891-2641 or 800-273-2641

www nchs net

Obamacare Plans

877-725-9871

www obamacare-plans com

Parent to Parent of New York State Support for New York State Families of Individuals with Special Needs 1-800-305-8817 or 518-381-4350

www ptopnys org

Saranac Lake Voluntary Health Association, Inc.*

75 Main Street, Suite 2 Saranac Lake 518-891-0910

saranaclakevha.org

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Social Security Administration and Supplemental Security Income

U S Department of Health and Human Services

14 Durkee Street, Suite 230 Plattsburgh Local 1-866-967-7430

TTY: 1-800-325-0778

National 1-800-772-1213

TTY: 1-800-325-0778

www ssa gov

Social Services Essex County

Main: 518-873-3441

Accounting: 518-873-3460

Adult Protective Services: 518-873-3550 or 518-873-3551

Child Support: 1-888-208-4485

Child Welfare: 518-873-3420

Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-342-3720

Day Care Unit: 518-873-3431

Fraud Investigations Unit: 518-873-3636 or 518-873-3638

HEAP: 518-873-3878 or 518-873-3446

Legal: 518-873-3497

Medicaid Unit: 518-873-3450

SNAP: 518-873-3428

Stop DWI: 518-873-3630

Temporary Assistance: 518-873-3470

Youth Bureau: 518-873-3630

Social Services Franklin County 184 Finney Boulevard Malone 518-481-1888

United Way of the Adirondack Region Inc.* Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties

45 Tom Miller Road Plattsburgh 518-563-0028

uwadk@unitedwayadk org unitedwayadk org 211adk org

Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration

Lead public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery 877-726-4727 samhsa gov

Support Groups

Adirondack Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA

For infomation, local contact

Deb Jerdo deb jerdo@gmail com 518-637-3004

www bereavedparentsusa org

Therapists

Mental Health Matters*

Thrift Shops

Go Fish! Thrift Shop

High Peaks Church 89 Will Rogers Drive Saranac Lake 518-891-3255

Open Wednesday 10:00 a m - 3:00 p m and Saturday 10:00 a m - 2:00 p m

Helping Hands Thrift Shop Linda Young, Coordinator George Bliss Road

Riverside Thrift Shop 1169 Haselton Road Wilmington Wednesday and Saturday 10:00 a m - 2:00 p m 518-946-2922

Find us on facebook

Seventh

Constable/Regional

holidays

Lake Clear Transfer Station 59 Dump Road Lake Clear 518-891-7218

www cfswma com

Monday - Tuesday Thursday - Saturday

8:00 a m - 3:30 p m

Closed Wednesdays, Sundays and all legal holidays

North Elba Transfer Station 74 Recycle Circle Lane Lake Placid 518-523-2940 northel-

ba villageoflakeplacid ny gov/departments/ recycling waste php

Monday- Wednesday

Friday - Saturday 8:00 a m - 4:15 p m

Recycling closes at 4:00 p m

Closed Thursdays, Sundays and all legal holidays

St. Armand Transfer Station 112 River Road

Bloomingdale 518-891-3189

townofstarmandny gov

Saturday 8:00 a m - 1:00 p m

Closed Sunday through Friday and all legal holidays

Tupper Lake Transfer Station 131 Big Wolf Pond Road

Tupper Lake 518-359-3350

www cfswma com/locations/tupperlake-transfer-station

Monday - Wednesday

Friday - Saturday

8:00 a m - 3:30 p m

Closed Thursday, Sunday and all legal holidays

Wilmington Transfer Station 51 Evergreen Lane

Wilmington 518-946-7174

Landfill Attendant 518-390-8580

www townofwilmington org/transferstation/

Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 a m - 5:00 p m

Saturday 8:00 a m - 4:00 p m

Closed Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and all legal holidays

Transportation

Airports and Airplanes

Adirondack Regional Airport 96 Airport Road

Saranac Lake 518-891-4600

www adirondackairport com

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Plattsburgh International Airport

42 Airport Lane

Plattsburgh www flyplattsburgh com

Bus

Adirondack Trailways 800-858-8555

trailways com

Transportation-Essex County Public

For schedules and route information, please contact 1-800-914-9266

Elizabethtown

Email: transportation@essex countyny gov essexcountyny gov/transportation/

Transportation-Franklin County Public

Tonya Allen, Transportation Coordinator 518-481-1508

For schedules and route information, please contact 518-483-9000 or franklinrides com

Train

Amtrak

Westport/Plattsburgh Reservations and Schedule information 800-872-7245

www Amtrak com

Trash Removal Services

Lake Placid Power House 77 Powerhouse Lane Lake Placid 518-523-2021

Lake Placid Water and Sewer Department

Sewer Department 518-523-1581

DPW 518-523-2002

Water Department 518-523-3612

Billing Department 518-523-2597

In case of Emergency: 518-523-3211

National Grid

1-800-642-4272

Outages & Electric Emergencies 1-800-867-5222

www nationalgridus com

New York State Electric and Gas Customer Service

Electric Interruption/Emergency 1-800-572-1131 or 911

Non-Emergency 1-800-572-1111

Automated Account Information

1-800-600-2275

Payment Arrangements 1-888-315-1755

www nyseg com

Saranac Lake Water Department

DPW 518-891-4160

Waste & Water Treatment 518-891-3037

Tupper Lake Municipal Electric/Sewer 518-359-3341 ext 202

Veterinarians

Lake Placid Animal Hospital* 5673 Cascade Road Lake Placid

Dr Alison Flanigan, DVM Dr Gracey Frenette-Welsh, DVM 518-523-7319

lakeplacidanimalhospital com

Voting Information

Board of Elections

Republican Commissioner

Tracy Sparks

Democratic Commissioner

Brandon John Varin

518-891-1455

boe@franklincony gov

Board of Elections

Democratic Commissioner: Mary McGowan

518-873-3475

mary mcgowan@essexcountyny gov

Vote org

Nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America

www vote org

VOTE411

VOTE411 org is a “one-stop-shop” for election related information It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information

www vote411 org

Website Design

Adirondack Website Design* 75 Main Street

Saranac Lake 518-400-2351

adirondackwebsitedesign com

Wellness

Veteran’s Crisis Line

Dial: 988 Option 1

Text: 838255

www veteranscrisisline net

Youth Centers/Programs

Lake Placid Youth Athletic Association

P O Box 129

Lake Placid

www lpyaa org

Saranac Lake Youth Center 29 Woodruff Street P O Box 1003

Saranac Lake 518-891-5846

saranaclakeyouth@gmail com

saranaclakeyouth wixsite com/slyc facebook com/saranaclake youthcenter

Shipman Youth Center 61 Cummings Road P O Box 1122

Lake Placid 518-523-8786

shipmanyouthcenter org facebook com/ShipmanYouthCenterLP

Town of Tupper Lake Recreation & Youth Activities 120 Demars Boulevard Tupper Lake 518-359-8370

youthdir@townoftupperlake com

Department Emergencies 518-354-3898

Republican Commissioner: Jack Moulton

518-873-3478

jack moulton@essexcountyny gov

Wilmington Youth Center Park Lane

Wilmington 518-946-2255

Polling sites in Franklin & Essex Counties

Franklin County: BRIGHTON (All Districts)

Brighton Town Hall, 12 County Route 31, Paul Smiths FRANKLIN (All Districts)

Town Hall, 7 Cold Brook Road, Vermontville

HARRIETSTOWN (All Districts)

Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street, Saranac Lake

SANTA CLARA (All Districts)

Santa Clara Town Hall, 5359 State Rte 30, Saranac Inn

TUPPER LAKE (All Districts)

Holy Ghost Parish Center, 40 Marion Street, Tupper Lake

Essex County:

ELIZABETHTOWN (All Districts)

Elizabethtown Fire Dept , 22 Woodruff Lane, Elizabethtown ESSEX (All Districts)

Essex Fire Hall, 2659 NYS Rte 22, Essex JAY (Districts 1 & 2)

Jay Town Office, 11 School Lane, Ausable Forks KEENE (All Districts)

Keene Valley Fire Hall, 15 Market Street, Keene Valley LEWIS (All Districts)

Lewis Town Hall, 8574 US Rte 9 , Lewis

NORTH ELBA (Districts 1, 3 ,4, 5, 6)

Shipman Youth Center, 61 Cummings Road, Lake Placid (District 2)

Saranac Lake Town House, 193 River Street, Saranac Lake ST. ARMAND (All Districts)

Bloomingdale Town Hall, 1702 NYS Rte. 3, Bloomingdale WILMINGTON (All Districts)

Wilmington Community Center, 7 Community Circle, Wilmington

What to know when applying for a Limited Liability Company

When forming a new business and a p p l y i n g f o r a n L L C ( L i m i t e d Liability Company), there are laws you must comply with for it to be properly formed.

According to Section 206 of the New York State Limited Liability Company Law (LLCL), it requires the following:

• Within 120 days after the effect i v e n e s s o f t h e i n i t i a l a r t i c l e s o f organization an LLC must publish a copy of the articles of organization or a notice related to the formation of the LLC in two newspapers, which are paid publications.

• The newspapers for publication must be designated by the county clerk of the county in which the office of the LLC is located.

• A notice which is published in a newspaper other than the newspaper(s) designated by the county clerk is not a publication required by LLCL Section 206.

• LLC notices must run six successive weeks, in two newspapers of the county with paid circulation and a P e r i o d i c a l M a i l i n g P e r m i t O n e newspaper to be printed weekly and one newspaper to be printed daily, designated by the county clerk.

• A specified sworn affidavit of publication with a copy of the original notice must be filled with the NYS Department of State

N o t f o l l o w i n g t h e s e l a w s f o r a L i m i t e d L i a b i l i t y C o m p a n y c o u l d result in it not being recognized or legally binding, and if challenged, could result in a costly lesson.

For instructions regarding publication of an LLC, consult your county clerk or the Department of State’s website.

The importance of a working smoke alarm

The following information is provided by www.Ready.gov, an official website of the

paredness information for many situations.

A w o r k i n g s m o k e a l a r m s i g n i f i c a n t y increases your chances of surviving a deadly home fire

¯ Replace batteries twice a year, unless you are using 10-year lithium batteries

¯ Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including the basement.

¯ Replace the entire smoke alarm unit every 10 years or according to manufacturer’s instructions.

¯ Never disable a smoke alarm while cooking it can be a deadly mistake.

¯ Audible alarms are available for visually impaired people and smoke alarms with a vibrating pad or flashing light are available for the hearing impaired

¯ Test smoke alarms at least once a month using the test button.

A d i r o n d a c k D a i l y E n t e r p r i s e / L a k e P l a c i d N e w s • C o m m u n i t y R e s o u r c e G u i d e 2 0 2 4

Franklin County Office for The Aging is here to help with services.

The Medicare Savings Program (MSP) could put up to $7,000 back into your Social Security check each year thanks to newly expanded income limits.

Individual $2,280/month

Couple $3,077/month

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This project was supported, in part by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking project with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.