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Tupper Lake Lions Club celebrates 90 years

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Lions Club is approaching its 90th anniversary. The club was established on Aug. 12, 1935, and over the years, hundreds of Tupper Lakers have joined and followed the Lions’ motto of ‘WE SERVE’. Currently, there are 40 members, the most since the ...

Cruisin’ Car Show held in downtown Saranac Lake

SARANAC LAKE — Main Street in Saranac Lake came alive this past weekend with chrome, horsepower and community spirit as the Cruisin’ 2025 Car Show rolled into town for its debut event. A total of 91 classic and custom vehicles lined Main Street and the Main Street parking lot, creating a ...

Beth Joseph celebrates 120 years

TUPPER LAKE — Sunday was a momentous occasion for one of this village’s most historic buildings, its congregation members and longtime supporters. Approximately 130 people gathered here as the Beth Joseph Synagogue — the oldest in the Adirondacks — celebrated its 120th anniversary ...

Hochul outlines state’s prep for severe weather

New York is investing millions of state dollars in weather tracking and emergency preparedness, aiming to gird the state against the worst of new, more extreme weather patterns — but state officials are facing challenges as the federal government wipes away billions of dollars in ...

Outdoorsman, educator, historian, friend

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack hiking community is mourning the loss of one of its most prolific members. Brendan Jackson, a state Department of Environmental Conservation assistant forest ranger, died while camping at Duck Hole in the High Peaks last month. He was 42. Among his friends, he ...

After assistant forest ranger’s death, friends call for DEC reforms

NEWCOMB — Last month, Brendan Jackson, an assistant forest ranger with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, was on-duty camping in the backcountry interior of the High Peaks Wilderness. He clocked out of service when he set up camp near Duck Hole on the evening of June 7, but ...