SARANAC LAKE — Giant machines drilled six 500-foot loops into the Earth at Northern Lights School on Wednesday, as crews installed a geothermal heat pump system at the Waldorf-inspired, nature-based school for youngsters. All around the machines, a thick gray water flowed over the dirt. ...

LAKE PLACID — On April 3, Ausable Freshwater Center Water Quality Research Manager Phil Snyder put the final screws in on the new Mirror Lake weather station, a Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus — station ID KNYLAKEP27. The location had a weather station originally installed in November 2018, but ...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is considering a run for New York governor, according to a person close to her. The person was granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The ...

ALBANY — The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is continuing its effort to increase the number of New Yorkers signed up as potential organ donors. April is Donate Life Month, and DMV is urging those who have not yet registered to do so. Last fall, New Yorkers hit a significant ...

SARANAC LAKE — Every year the Adirondack Artists Guild holds one or two “themed” exhibits, specifically for the members. It’s kind of like being back in school again and getting an assignment. The theme for the guild’s May exhibit is birch, and not just one, but “Birch Birch ...