Meg and I and our three kids lived in Saranac Lake, next to St. Joes, from 1983 to 2015, some 32 years. We were forced out as I was unable to support Meg as her illness took its toll. Our kids went through our local school from first grade to graduation from high school. I loved our village ...

The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is organized and run entirely by volunteers whose sole mission is to preserve and protect this historic community tradition. Our role is to produce and oversee official Winter Carnival events and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Carnival ...

The following was an open letter submitted to the Saranac Lake Central School District (SLCSD) Board and the Buildings & Feasibility Subcommittee: I am writing to you today to put on the record my comments regarding the upcoming closure of Bloomingdale School. The SLCSD has seen a ...

Every year now ends with the same headline: “Hottest year on record,” “Hottest decade ever,” “Earth enters uncharted climate territory.” The repetition has become so familiar that few people stop to ask what these claims actually mean. In August 2021, for example, Sen. Bernie ...

To the Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education and the district facilities planning subcomittee: As a Saranac Lake native, a practicing attorney in our community and, most importantly, the proud mother of three young children, I write to you today asking that you place the ...

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to happen — it’s not.” — Dr. Seuss in The Lorax The time to act is now — and always. The Lorax is a great book. It shows how our actions today can impact future generations. It teaches us that we all have a ...