For the first time since the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, program was established, food assistance will not go out on time next month, a symptom of the federal government shutdown. Federal appropriations to provide for the massive food assistance program that helps ...

LAKE PLACID — The 24th annual Lake Placid Film Festival promises to be communal, educational, enlightening and a whole lot of fun. The annual film festival officially starts today and runs through Sunday. It has something for everyone, organizers say, from the film festival novice to the ...

SARANAC LAKE — There are four candidates running to serve on the Harrietstown council — two on the Democratic line and two on the Republican line — but there’s only two seats on the Nov. 4 ballot. The candidates differ on some issues. They have similar goals, but different ideas ...

LAKE PLACID — Around 20 years ago, Wyatt Friedlander got his first taste of hockey, skating on the Lake Placid Olympic Center ice. Back then, he needed a chair to help hold himself up. But now, the Lake Placid native is signing autographs for young fans. Friedlander is now playing ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Franklin County legislature is considering a $142 million budget for the coming year which is projected under the tax cap, keeps the tax rate mostly flat due to an increase in taxable property value and adjusts for cuts to federal funding to social services and public ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District is slated to hold a public hearing at its district office at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, regarding two proposed uses of its repair reserve fund. The district is looking to replace four speakers and the underlying audio system in the ...