This week’s Straw Poll: As the March 19 Saranac Lake village election approaches, what's the top issue facing the village today? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Saranac Lake’s Winter Carnival is back, and just in time. Despite the smattering of snowstorms throughout the past few weeks, we’ve had a pretty mild winter overall. Winter events we’re used to seeing feel fewer and farther between. We’re craving some snowy, freezing outdoor fun. We ...

Teachers don’t always get the recognition they deserve. In ways big and small, despite budget cuts and politics, teachers shape our country’s future and our childrens’ lives — sometimes, they even save them. Such was the case last February, when Petrova Elementary School teacher ...

Franklin County made the right call in passing on a proposal to spend $135,000 in occupancy tax revenue toward housing for the Jamaican bobsled team as they train at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg this winter. But talk about this plan should not stop there. This proposal ...

This week’s Straw Poll: Where did you learn how to file your taxes? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Buried in the depths of the executive budget unveiled by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week there’s a proposal designed to close some short-term vacation rental tax loopholes — such as the “bungalow rule,” which allows some units without typical amenities to skirt sales taxes — and ensure ...