Our water isn’t the worst, although that’s a low bar for a mountain village that could have the best water anywhere. We should have no salt, and when Franklin County Public Health officials, Peg Cantwell and D.J. Fowler, met with the Saranac Lake Central School District Board of ...
Saranac Lake infrastructure is a difficult subject because new work is so costly and the old work is so d***d old and failing. We’ve got real water and sewer and road concerns. A 70,000 square feet emergency services building for $27 million will tax us prohibitively (think debt service) far ...
An interview with Saranac Lake Mayor Jimmy Williams in the Feb. 14 Enterprise, “Paying for 33 Petrova,” raises more questions than it answers. - Price - The community has not seen current plans, but the cost to build a proposed emergency services complex at 33 Petrova Ave. was ...
Saranac Lake loves a parade, and Saturday’s was one for the ages. About 100 entries danced through town, cheered on by enormous crowds. There were so many fabulous entries, like Saranac Lake Marina’s “Yacht Rocks” and John and Yoko’s “Bed-In for World Peace,” the Lawn Chair ...
We’re fortunate to have Adirondack Wilderness nearby. But what does Wilderness with a capital “W” mean? We commonly talk about wild land as “wilderness” but often forget that Wilderness has a legal definition with specific protections. The Forest Preserve in New York state is ...
Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, the Union may well have lost the Civil War. Born 50 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809, his personal life was one of heartbreak and loss. His ...