The Saranac Lake Village Board is moving closer to leasing the Paul Smith’s Electric Light and Power building at 1-3 Main St. to the Adirondack Park Agency. The plan has been presented largely as a done deal with with details hammered out behind closed doors and little or no public ...

Boot camp drill instructors preach that “freedom isn’t free,” it’s paid for in blood. At Trump headquarters in Saranac Lake, the “freedom isn’t free” axiom appears just below the insignias of all branches of the U.S. military. The message is clear — members of the armed forces ...

The Church these days is often considered to be anachronistic and increasingly irrelevant; something no longer needed in these modernistic, post-theistic days. But, here in Saranac Lake, there is a Christian organization that is working hard for the community. The Ecumenical Council of ...

Citizens have a right to know who they’re dealing with, whether it be in government or private enterprise. But that’s not the case when it comes to Limited Liability Companies, or LLCs. LLCs, for example, can own property, apply for grants, operate as landlords and donate to ...

(The following has no basis in scientific research or fact or even hearsay. It’s simply the author’s unhinged perceptions.) Ever since I was a little guy, I’ve always wished my birthdays were celebrated with birthday pie instead of birthday cake. Oh, you can still stick candles in the ...

The Supreme Court’s Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was widely anticipated and the badness that ensued was immediate. Conservative states rushed to pass laws to restrict or ban abortion. “Trigger” laws outlawing abortion but on-hold went into effect. The list ...