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Brunette announces run for mayor

SARANAC LAKE — Village Trustee Kelly Brunette announced that she is running for mayor on Tuesday, setting the March 18 election up to be a potentially contested race for the village’s top spot. Brunette said she made the decision to run for mayor recently and that she’s seeking to ...

Piping up

SARANAC LAKE — Harrietstown has received a grant to start work on a major and overdue plumbing upgrade to replace all the 50-year-old pipes in the nine-story Lake Flower Apartments building. Currently, there are concerns of a “catastrophic” failure in the rusted, cracked and eroded ...

Tricky travel likely Thursday as storm rolls through

SARANAC LAKE — In a winter that’s provided no shortage of tricky travel situations for the Tri-Lakes region, road conditions look to be dicey once again Thursday morning. The National Weather Service’s Burlington, Vermont office, which serves the area, is predicting that between 4 and ...

Grand marshal reception, royalty dinner is Feb. 10

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee invites the public to the Grand Marshal Reception and Royalty Dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Hotel Saranac.The Carnival Committee has chosen Josh Dann as its 2026 Grand Marshall for the Gala Parade on Saturday, Feb. 14. Dann is a ...

Saranac Lake High School class of ‘86 announces reunion

SARANAC LAKE — The 40th class reunion for the Saranac Lake high School Class of 1986 will be held on July 10 and 11. There will be an informal gathering Friday, July 10, location to be determined. Dinner, dancing and reminiscing will be held at the Elk’s Club on Saturday evening, July ...

Whole Milk for Healthy Students Act passes senate

Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Senate passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, a bipartisan amendment that allows unflavored and flavored whole and reduced-fat milk to be offered in school cafeterias. “Milk is an essential part of our students’ school lunches, and the lifeblood of ...