LAKE PLACID — A good, cold Adirondack winter can bring solid snowpack and great skiing, but it can also bring sky-high energy bills. For the most part, the higher bills this year come down to weather and good old-fashioned supply and demand. “They were astronomically high,” said ...

PAUL SMITHS — Arboriculture students at Paul Smith’s College planted around 30 trees on Arbor Day, Friday — the largest mass planting of trees at the college in a long time. Forestry Instructor Joe Riley said usually, they’re cutting down trees. On Friday, they were planting ...

SARANAC LAKE — Local singer and songwriter Joe Waters, AKA “Paprika Joe,” will be holding an album release party for his new CD, “County Fair Buffalo,” at Hex and Hop in Bloomingdale Saturday evening. “County Fair Buffalo” is seven tracks of intricate finger-picking, vivid ...

SARANAC LAKE — The employees at the Saranac Lake DMV have been swamped the past few weeks as the federal implementation of REAL ID requirements for domestic flights approaches on May 7. To make the long lines of people upgrading their IDs move faster, they’ve got advice to make the trip ...

LAKE PLACID — For celestial enthusiasts, the past several days have been a celebration of the night. This week is International Dark Sky Week. Founded in 2003 by Jennifer Barlow, then a 15-year-old high school student, the week coincides with April’s new moon — when the absence of ...