If Saranac Lake has taught us anything, it’s that the best projects happen when everyone has a seat at the table. For over a century, we’ve built parks, trails, recreation centers and downtown landmarks by planning together, arguing together and ultimately creating together. But the ...

Across New York, the opioid crisis continues to take lives, destroy families and strain our communities. For all the progress we’ve made, too many people are still falling through the cracks — not because we lack the resources, but because we’re too slow to use them. New York has ...

In most, if not all, instances, a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of the present can be gleaned by looking to the past. Consider the paragraph below, from a letter written by Abraham Lincoln in August, 1855, to his good friend, Joshua Speed. “I am not a Know-Nothing. That is ...

During WWII, secret agents alone and inside the Nazi empire, deep under cover, could use an ordinary radio (or newspapers) to listen to coded messages from London or America. Popular music or other shows would end with “And now for a special announcement. The cat is white. I say again, the ...

Welcome to the 51st annual Can-Am Rugby tournament, hosted by the Mountaineers RFC. For over 50 years, the Mountaineers and the Can-Am Board of Directors have been bringing an action-packed weekend of rugby to the Adirondack Mountains. I have had the pleasure of being involved in many roles ...

It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten to talk to you! Over the past three years, since the death of my father, my personal life has been more than a little tumultuous. In March, following the closing of 2025 property tax collection, I decided to take some time away from the day-to-day ...