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Guest Commentary

Thanks for supporting our Benefit Golf Scramble

The Women’s Civic Chamber of Saranac Lake held its 4th Annual Benefit Golf Scramble Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 24. Forty-eight golfers participated in the event hosted at the Saranac Lake Golf Club located in Ray Brook. Funds raised benefit the Women’s Civic Chamber who, since 1955, have ...

Can’t do attitude

In his recent guest viewpoint in The Sun, state Sen. Dan Stec argues that New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) is too demanding and too soon, and risks leaving “our residents, quite literally, out in the cold.” (“Recent storms require a rethinking of New ...

Growing older, living life

Are you old? I mean, actually “old”? And what exactly does that mean? There are a number of ways to understand this issue. Does being old mean the number of years we have lived on this earth? Then are the 70s old, or the 80s or the 90s? I believe we all know people who don’t seem their ...

Still much work to do on crossings

The law requiring motorists to yield the right of way to pedestrians in crosswalks, the Adirondack Rail Trail and village streets is too often violated and should be the subject of increased monitoring and enforcement by the police. On July 10, 2024, the Enterprise published my letter to the ...

APA must reject Glenview project

The Adirondack Land Trust proposal to develop Glenview Preserve, located in Harrietstown on New York state Route 86, is now in the hands of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for their review. APA project number 2024-0196. They say money talks. ALT received $110,000 and another $3 million toward ...

Public power is the affordable, green future New York needs

Have you looked at your electric bill recently? For residents of the village of Lake Placid, a base monthly electric charge is $8, with a base price per kilowatt-hour (kwh) of 3.66 cents. If you’re outside the village and rely on National Grid (the de facto utility for much of the North ...