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Having the time of their lives

SARANAC LAKE – Welcome to the world of disco balls, island weddings and family identity. The students at Saranac Lake High School are putting on “Mamma Mia!” – the extremely popular jukebox musical featuring the music of legendary Swedish pop band ABBA. Music Director Drew Benware ...

Saranac Lake trustee candidates speak at forum

SARANAC LAKE – Three of the candidates running for two open village trustee seats on the March 18 ballot – Jeremy Evans, Katie Stiles and David Trudeau – met on stage at the town hall last week at a candidate forum hosted by the Enterprise and Adirondack Voters for Change. The ...

Flock blocked

SARANAC LAKE – The Saranac Lake village board chose to cancel its contract with the controversial license plate reader and surveillance camera company Flock, and never enter into an agreement with the company again, in a 4-1 vote Monday night. When the Saranac Lake Police Department ...

Treachery in the backcountry

LAKE PLACID — While warm sunshine has made for a pleasant past few days out and around the Tri-Lakes’ communities, it’s been a completely different reality in the backcountry. The early March thaw has wreaked havoc on the hiking and skiing trails, with melting snow creating sloppy, ...

Safety risks led Army branch to drop support for howitzer testing in 2023

The risk of projectiles ricocheting into state Route 9 and I-87 led the U.S. Army branch contracting with a private security consulting firm to pull its support for a project to test-fire military cannons in the northeastern Adirondacks, records show. The communications from 2023 obtained ...