Lauren Yates

News Reporter at Adirondack Daily Enterprise

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Public hearing for large Great Sacandaga solar project draws few attendees

Oct 30, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Commenters support landowner, dairy farmer who seeks to sustain business with proposed 40-megawatt array in MayfieldBy Lauren YatesA public hearing on a proposed 200-acre solar farm in Fulton County, which would be the largest in the Adirondacks if approved, drew a small turnout Tuesday. Longtime Mayfield farmer Jon Close is applying with solar developer Boralex for permits to build a 40-megawatt solar array – “Foothills Solar” – to keep his 800-acre dairy farm afloat.
A reporter-turned-novelist returns to his Adirondack roots

Oct 28, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Christopher Mele’s career started in the Adirondacks, which led him to The New York Times. For his latest chapter: A mystery novel set in fictional Adirondack community that’s a homage to his profession. By Lauren YatesChristopher Mele had sent 100 typewritten job applications to newspapers as far as Alaska when he got a call from a small daily paper in the Adirondacks.
Facing Extinction: The plight of New York's tricolored bat

Aug 4, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Populations of hibernating bats continue to see dramatic population losses due to white-nose syndromeBy Lauren YatesThe tricolored bat, one of New York state’s six hibernating bat species, is headed to the endangered species list, a top state biologist said. The bat is one of many decimated by a fungus called white-nose syndrome (WNS), which continues to spread across the United States and Canada. The Adirondack Explorer thanks its advertising partners. Become one of them.
Lake Placid transforms former emergency room into primary care facility

Jul 31, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Community celebrates new health services, while still recovering from loss of ERBy Lauren YatesThe former emergency room at Adirondack Health’s Lake Placid Health and Medical Fitness Center is now a four-doctor primary care facility, a shift in community health services that local officials and emergency service workers say has its benefits and drawbacks.
Lake Placid kids hold own Parade of Nations

Jul 29, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Lauren Yates

BY LAUREN YATESADirondack DAILY ENTERPRISELAKE PLACID — Hours before athletes paraded their countries’ flags on boats along the River Seine during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, more than 85 summer campers from Camp Placid lined up to make an entrance from the tunnel at the Olympic Speedskating Oval for a parade of their own.
Lake Placid kids hold own Parade of Nations

Jul 28, 2024 | pressrepublican.com | Lauren Yates

BY LAUREN YATESADirondack DAILY ENTERPRISELAKE PLACID — Hours before athletes paraded their countries’ flags on boats along the River Seine during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, more than 85 summer campers from Camp Placid lined up to make an entrance from the tunnel at the Olympic Speedskating Oval for a parade of their own.
Adirondack trails begin reopening after severe July floods, tornadoes

Jul 22, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Storm damage forces indefinite closure of Lake George Islands CampgroundBy Lauren YatesMost state trails and recreation areas in the Adirondack region are recovering and reopening after a barrage of July storms flooded mountains, rivers, roads and basements. Lake George’s Million Dollar beach has reopened after a temporary closure from heightened levels of the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E.
End of an Era? Dan McClelland considers selling Tupper Lake Free Press after 47 years

Jul 20, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Longtime publisher seen as pillar in community, but not without controversyBy Lauren YatesOne week, the “For Sale” sign is in the window of the Tupper Lake Free Press newsroom on Park Street. Next week, it may not be there.
Adirondack gardeners adapt to shifting growing zones

May 31, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Farmers and gardeners adapt to shifting seasons and wetter springsBy Lauren YatesFarmer Tom Tucker sat on the bed of his red truck on May 29 – a day when, in most years, he and his brothers would usually be planting large swaths of seed potatoes. But this year, they were “watching the wind,” waiting for the soil to dry. Their family farm in Gabriels, Tucker Farms, had just soaked up two inches of rain in two days. Potatoes can usually only tolerate that much rain in a week, Tucker said.
A family's fight for their daughter raises awareness about tick-borne illnesses

May 7, 2024 | adirondackexplorer.org | Lauren Yates

Saranac toddler grapples with ongoing issues from Powassan virusBy Lauren YatesA tick could never take away Cali Neri’s infamous dimples – at least not for long. It’s been more than 18 months since the toddler from Saranac contracted Powassan virus, a tick borne illness, from a tick outside her family’s home.