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Winter Carnival suncatcher contest entries due Feb. 5

Local News

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee is inviting residents to participate in the 2026 Frozen Suncatcher Contest, a celebration of creativity, winter and nature, organized by Mountain Lake Services. Frozen suncatchers are works of wintry art featuring biodegradable ...

Melting cellphone leads to early dismissal at Massena school

New York news

MASSENA — Massena Central High School Principal Alan C. Oliver has some advice about cellphones. Don’t take them to bed with you. His warning came after an incident at the high school on Jan. 23 that led to an “emergency dismissal” for students. “As everyone knows, we had to ...

Public says ‘no’ to data centers in Massena industrial zones

New York news

MASSENA — A resounding series of “nos“ were heard from speakers who packed the Massena Town Hall last week for a 90-minute public comment session to discuss adding data centers as a permitted use in the town’s industrial zones. Speakers during the town board’s monthly meeting, ...

Saranac Lake Republicans choose Williams to run for mayor

Local News

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 Republicans choose Stiles, King for trustee

Local News

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 ...

Senate Republicans outline their agenda for 2026

Local News

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 ...