Newcomb
A town in Essex County, New York — population 413 as of 2022.
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The quiet season: A fall kitchen in Tupper Lake
Settling into the cooler days of fall calls for a warm weather mushroom risotto, shared by a Tupper Lake writer and cook
Creatives & Arts
Town of Schroon takes Climate Smart Community pledge
A group of community members created the Town of Schroon Climate Smart Community (CSC) Task Force in August
Community Groups & Organizations
Tales of the Adirondacks, past and present: Preserving my Adirondack legacy
OurStoryBridge shares a story from a passionate Adirondacker about preserving the environment and his family's legacy
Community Groups & Organizations
Schroon Lake Library manager retires, welcomes new manager
Aubrey Slaterpryce took over as the new manager of the Schroon Lake Public Library when former manager Jane Bouchard retired
Community Groups & Organizations
Adirondack Land Trust, ACF and Fort Ticonderoga welcome new members
Multiple Adirondack region organizations welcome new board members, volunteers, staff and trustees
Community Groups & Organizations
Students join effort to restore Follensby Clear Pond
An inside look at a senior project, a native water grass and the Adirondack Park’s first-ever aquatic plant restoration
EducationIn and around Newcomb
See & do
- Adirondack Parks Tahawus Mines Off Road
- Discover Newcomb, NY
- High Peaks Golf Course
- Goodnow Flow
- Newcomb Historical Museum
Eat, drink & stay
- High Peaks Kitchen & Campground
- Lake Harris Campground
- Tahawus Club
- Newcomb Pines
- Lake Harris Campgrounds
Shops & services
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Newcomb by the numbers
- Median age
- 59.1
- Households
- 210
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median household income
- $108,750
- Median house value
- $254,800