TUPPER LAKE — There are two candidates, so far, who have announced their candidacy for village mayor in Tupper Lake this election season. Mayor Paul Maroun is seeking his seventh and potentially his last term in the local office. Current town Councilwoman Mary Fontana is looking to bring a ...

It’s not just your imagination — the black flies are really biting this year. Lake Placid and surrounding areas are reporting an “unusually abundant” black fly population in 2023, despite the widespread application of a pesticide that’s meant to kill black fly larvae before they ...

LAKE PLACID — The list of candidates running for election in Essex County towns this November has been solidified with the passing of the final deadline for independent candidates to file their paperwork. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. The county’s primary election is on June 27. For ...

NEW YORK — The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the U.S. and some parts of the world, a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities and to protest against attacks on hard-won civil rights gains. This year’s Pride takes place in a ...

SARANAC LAKE — Scotts Florist is turning over a new leaf. As Kathy and Roger Steinbrueck retire from the floral business they’ve run for around three decades, Isabel Williams, who recently moved to town from Colorado, is picking up the trowel. The shop on Woodruff Street will close ...

As construction of the second phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail between Saranac Lake and Floodwood Road in Santa Clara starts today, the state is telling people to stay off approximately 24 miles of the 34-mile-long trail between Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and Santa Clara as construction gets ...