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Lake Placid restaurant owner announces candidacy for NY-21

LAKE PLACID — From a podium on the bed of a pickup truck at John Brown Farm, Stuart Amoriell announced his candidacy for New York’s 21st Congressional District to a crowd of supporters on Wednesday. The owner of the Pickled Pig restaurant gave a passionate, wide-ranging speech ...

Coroner changes

SARANAC LAKE — It’s often said that nothing is certain in this world but death and taxes. But, next year, Franklin County will be changing the organizational structure for its taxpayer-funded coroners who attend to around 150 deaths per year. In an effort to improve coroner ...

Health care sticker shock coming for 450,000 New Yorkers

A decade ago, Obamacare made it possible for Elizabeth and John to build a small business in the Hudson Valley: a fitness center for children and adults that now has 200 students. The husband-wife team was able to give up jobs that came with health insurance and buy “marketplace” insurance ...

TLCSD to create task force for future civic center management

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Central School District is planning for the future management of the Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center, which is currently owned and operated by the school district. TLCSD Superintendent Jaycee Welsh secured the school board’s blessing at its regular ...

Christmas contributions

SARANAC LAKE — Saturday’s Holiday Helpers annual charity benefit became an all-day event this year, starting with a toy drive at the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department, followed by a battery drive concert at the Harrietstown Town Hall. The morning started with volunteer fire ...