Death notice: Barbara Ann Pelkey
Barbara Ann Pelkey, 65, of Sentinel Road in Lake Placid, passed away Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 at her home. Barbara was born Dec. 21, 1959, the daughter of Franklin and ...
Death notice: John D. Cogar
Word has been received of the death of John D. Cogar, age 76, of Saranac Lake, who died on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Funeral arrangements are ...
Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against Trump
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly upholding a ...
Privacy, civil rights groups urge colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters
NEW YORK — A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups called on U.S. universities Thursday to dismantle campus surveillance ...
Where winners always lose
The third Immutable Truths of My Home Town is: Everyone is half the man his father was. It is as established a fact and as impossible to escape as gravity. It’s ...
Image of the Week, from Historic Saranac Lake
Drone dreams
A story the public needs to hear
To the editor: There’s a story the public needs to hear. Since mid-July, the House of Representatives has been on recess. While this time is usually meant for ...
Trump’s America doesn’t feel the same
Golf scramble benefits Women’s Civic Chamber
August is make a will month
Every August, Make a Will Month offers a timely reminder of the importance of preparing for the future by establishing or updating a will. Yet despite the critical ...