SARANAC LAKE — Village Republicans selected incumbent Mayor Jimmy Williams to run for election at a caucus on Tuesday, setting up a contested March 18 election after Democrats selected Trustee Kelly Brunette as their candidate last week. No vote was needed, as Williams was the only ...

SARANAC LAKE — Two candidates joined the contested race for the two open village board seats at the Republican caucus on Tuesday — realtor Katie Stiles and hotel sales director Joshua King. Both candidates are registered independents. King sought the Democratic party line at that ...

ALBANY — Affordability has been the word on everyone’s lip in the state capitol this year, but the Senate Republican conference isn’t convinced the Governor’s proposals this year will actually solve the issues facing New Yorkers’ budgets. On Wednesday, the Senate minority ...

SARANAC LAKE — NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery will host an opening reception for member Diane Leifheit’s February exhibit, “The Nature of Snow,” during the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival on Feb. 6 Leifheit joined NorthWind in August. Her work in pastel has been part of the North Country ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Village Mercantile — the only community-owned department store in the state and one of the few remaining in the country — is at risk of closing, as it’s been struggling financially since it opened in 2011. The store’s board of directors is holding a meeting that ...

SARANAC LAKE — The village is eyeing a potential housing development at the 10-acre sand pit it owns off of Will Rogers Drive. For years, the pit has been mined for sand and stone for village projects and road safety during the winter. But Department of Public Works Superintendent Dustin ...