Readers Are Canceling Enterprise Subscriptions. Here Is What They Are Saying — and What It Means.
A Facebook thread about re-run articles in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise drew dozens of responses this week. The comments reveal frustration with corporate ownership, remote production, and the slow erosion of what made the paper matter.
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise is now behind a paywall. Readers visiting the paper's website are met with a subscription prompt on local news stories. The change came after the Enterprise was acquired by Gazette News Group, a Schenectady-based media company, in early March 2026.
The Enterprise launched its new Gazette-designed website on April 13. Accessing local news now requires a subscription: $50 for the first year, then $19 per month. Print subscribers are included at no additional cost.
What Changed
The Enterprise was owned by Ogden Newspapers for 48 years before being sold to Gazette News Group. With the ownership transfer came a new website design and a paywall. The paper also reduced its print schedule from six days a week to five, cutting Monday editions. Printing operations were moved out of the Saranac Lake newsroom.
Gazette News Group is headquartered in Schenectady and owns several Capital Region newspapers. Owner John DeAugustine said at the time of the sale that he wanted to increase local coverage.
What This Means for Tri-Lakes Readers
Local news — school board decisions, municipal budgets, town board meetings, public safety — is now behind a pay barrier for anyone who does not subscribe. At $19 per month after the first year, that is $228 annually to read news about your own community.
For residents who cannot or choose not to pay, local news is simply unavailable through the Enterprise's website.
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