Skip to main content

Nearby Communities

State Edition

National Edition

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newcomb

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

🌱 Planning a leaf-peeping day? See Newcomb’s foliage percentage now

Newcomb, New York Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Newcomb! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning a leaf-peeping day? See Newcomb’s foliage percentage now
  • How Newcomb’s forest helped shape New York’s newest Forest Rangers

Also on today's calendar: Foliage Hike and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 60, low: 47.
  • Monday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 53 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Looking to see dazzling fall foliage this week? Head to the Adirondacks (syracuse.com) — If you’re in or near Newcomb, fall colors are already about 75% to peak, making this week an ideal time for a local foliage drive or hike. The latest I LOVE NY report spotlights Newcomb alongside Lake Placid, Tupper Lake, and other Adirondack towns as some of the best places in the state to catch brilliant reds, oranges, and golds right now.
   

• New York welcomes 17 Forest Rangers following graduation (cnyhomepage.com) — Newcomb’s Huntington Wildlife Forest played a key role in training New York’s 17 newest Forest Rangers, who just graduated after six months of intensive instruction split between Wanakena and Newcomb. These rangers will help protect millions of acres of public land, performing search-and-rescue missions, wildfire response, and other critical wilderness duties across the state, including the Adirondacks.
   

📸 Around Newcomb

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Newcomb

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Newcomb Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Post Acute Partners posted a job opening for Transport Driver in Lake Placid. Apply here.
  • Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Sales Merchandiser in Saranac Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newcomb here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Elba

  • Saranac Lake hires new code enforcement officer after resignation (dailygazette.com)

Keene

  • Rangers Recover Bodies at AuSable Chasm, Giant Mountain; Fight Fire & More (newyorkalmanack.com)

Lake Placid

  • 4 unusual fall festivals in New York to check out this October (stargazette.com)
  • Tony Finau explains why he's putting with a hockey stick (golfwrx.com)
  • Clinton County Fire Chiefs Urge Hochul to Increase Volunteer Tax Credit (wnbz.com)

Ok Newcomb! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newcomb

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newcomb

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.