SARANAC LAKE — It’s not quite a record drought yet, but things are headed that way, with little change in the conditions expected through mid-October, according to the National Weather Service’s Burlington, Vermont office, which serves the Tri-Lakes area. NWS Burlington Meteorologist ...

SARANAC LAKE — The sound of plastic rustling, friendly chit-chat and scissors snipping away filled the garage at 33 Petrova Ave. on Friday morning as volunteers with the Community Bench Project set to work sorting hundreds of pounds of stretchable polyethylene plastic. For a year and a ...

LAKE PLACID — A Lake Placid man faces 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to participating in a national cocaine and cannabis distribution ring, as well as money laundering through a local real estate company he started. Court documents show that Jason Hogue, 44, who also went ...

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Village Board is scheduled to hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. Monday at the village offices, located at 53 Park St, with two items on its agenda. The board will be hiring for two positions within the municipal water and wastewater department, as well as ...

Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a busy week of calls throughout the park, as peak foliage and pleasant weather have made it a popular time for outdoor recreation. Rangers helped lost, injured and sick hikers, as well as extinguishing a ...

SARANAC LAKE — The second annual High Peaks Harvest Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18 from noon to 4 p.m. at Hotel Saranac and Berkley Green. The harvest festival is a celebration of fall in the region, and the kickoff to the Saranac Lake Farmers Market moving from Riverside ...