Seat belt laws vary widely throughout the 50 states and the District of Columbia. While New Hampshire is alone in not requiring belt use in the front seat, it is one of 16 states that don’t require adult passengers to buckle up in the rear. New York state has required all people, including ...

One year my daughter was so jealous that her friends were going on a spring break holiday while she “had” to stay home, she proceeded to edit herself into their holiday pictures. “If you can’t beat them, join them” took on a whole different meaning. She did learn a new skill and a ...

We are fortunate to have excellent health care in Saranac Lake, but that doesn’t mean our medical services are infallible. A couple of weeks ago the system broke down and I was the victim. So what happened? I woke up in the middle of the night with a deep, stabbing pain in the lower ...

Parents have been sending me lots of questions about how to properly store and prepare breast milk and infant formula. Let me thaw out some answers that will answer those questions. - Storing expressed or pumped breast milk - Ideally, breast milk should be stored in batches of two ...

I hope all my dear readers are impressed with the logo above and this historical document known as the Lake Placid News of 101 years ago. The masthead on page two — “Official Newspaper of the Village of Lake Placid, Essex County, New York. Daniel Winters, Publisher. Entered in the Lake ...

Tuesday morning I was headed up Route 86, almost at the Trudeau Road turnoff, when I saw blue and red lights flashing in my rearview mirror. I immediately pulled over and a few minutes later the Rescue Squad ambulance flew by. The symbolism was painfully appropriate: Me driving to Cavu on one ...