SARANAC LAKE — John Rugge is one of around 250 health professionals and activists who are traveling the North Country, warning people about the impending cuts to Medicaid and the impacts that will have on people’s insurance, their health and the local medical industry as a whole. The ...

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake town board unanimously voted to adopt its 2026 budget, as well as a five-year fire protection agreement with the village of Tupper Lake — which oversees the Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department — at its regular meeting on Monday. The approximately ...

SARANAC LAKE — The village board is considering a proposal to give volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers a 10% property tax exemption in an attempt to attract more volunteers to the lifesaving organizations. Some trustees supported the sentiment but were concerned about ...

SARANAC LAKE — Seniors from the Adirondack Educational Center visited Upstone Materials in Saranac Lake on Nov. 5 to learn about local industry operations and explore potential career pathways in the construction materials field. Upstone Materials, a construction materials company serving ...

WILMINGTON — The Whiteface Mountain ski area is slated to open on Saturday. It’s the earliest announced opening of any ski center in New York state for the 2025-26 ski season. This comes on the heels of a cold and snowy week that bolstered snowmaking, which began there on Nov. ...

LAKE PLACID — A new year-round infant and toddler childcare program has opened at St. Agnes School in Lake Placid. Earlier this year, First Steps, an organization dedicated to expanding access to affordable childcare in North Elba, partnered with St. Agnes, a local pre-and primary school, to ...