Highway work zones can be incredibly dangerous for construction workers as well as drivers. To increase highway safety, New York State Police, the state Department of Transportation and the state Thruway Authority have teamed up to make the roads safer. This initiative is known as ...

The following tales retrieved from files in the Adirondack Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library also carry this thread of incredibility (if that’s a word). By-lined stories are the backbone of every newspaper. The talented former Enterprise reporter Meri-Jo Borzilleri’s by-line was ...

Ever wonder if food that drops on the floor for five seconds or less is still safe to eat? Let me provide some food for thought on this topic. You may be familiar with the infamous “Five-Second Rule” — the one that suggests that food dropped on the floor is ok to eat if you pick it ...

I believe there are two kinds of funny. The first is “Funny Ha Ha Ha!” This is the stuff that, in a flash, reduces you to hilarity. A perfect example for me is Mel Brooks’ movies. They’re anything for a laugh — puns, sight gags, slapstick goofs, weird anachronisms and ...