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Yabba dabba don’t hesitate to send in Carnival theme suggestions

SARANAC LAKE — As Saranac Lakers hang up their ACME mallets, Thneed jackets and jellyfishing nets after Cartoonival and digest their spinach, lasagna and Who-hash, it’s time to start thinking up ideas for next year’s Winter Carnival theme. If you’re smarter than the average bear, ...

Bill limits SLPD from assisting ICE

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake village board narrowly passed a bill on Monday which limits the cooperation village police can have with federal immigration enforcement agencies. The resolution bars local police from enforcing federal civil immigration laws or being used by agencies like ...

Tupper Lake man charged with attempted murder

TUPPER LAKE — State Police have charged a Tupper Lake man with attempted murder after he allegedly hit another man with his pickup truck. Matthew Patnode, 46, of Tupper Lake, was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a ...

USA hockey gold stirs memories for 1980 team member

The 2026 United States Olympic hockey team on Sunday beat Canada 2-1 in an overtime thriller and captured its first gold medal in the Winter Olympics since the “Miracle on Ice” team took the top spot on the podium in 1980 in Lake Placid. It was 46 years ago when Buzz Schneider scored ...

Saranac Lake girls Nordic capture state title

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake girls Nordic ski team is the state champion for the first time in school history. And there was never really any doubt. The Red Storm girls dominated the state competition, officially securing the title Tuesday morning after closing out the 3x3 team relay ...

Several village candidates just shy of earning independent ballot lines

SARANAC LAKE — The landscape of the ballot for the March 18 village board election has shifted a bit, after the independent petitions for several candidates for trustee and mayor were invalidated. Challenges to some of the signatures on the petitions were successful, which dropped the ...