Situated near the fork between Beechwood Drive and Cherry Tree Lane, the Burpoe Family’s Little Library is a charming sight nestled among towering pines and a yellow Forsythia bush. The instructions are written clearly on the glass of the magnetic door window: Take a Book. Leave a ...

In the mid 1980s when I was teaching at the University of San Diego, writer, poet and social activist Maya Angelou (1928-2014) made a presentation to the university community. Over the years I have attended dozens of talks by academics, artists and politicians but none of these compared with ...

The day after Thanksgiving, feeling an increasingly unfamiliar sense of hope, I wrote Rep. Elise Stefanik a letter urging her to support the extension of the truce between Israel and Hamas which had begun that morning. With nearly 70% of Americans supporting a ceasefire (about 80% of ...

From its beginnings as the District Nurse Association in 1897, and through the tuberculosis era that placed Saranac Lake on the national map, the organization has been a leader in healthcare for the community of Saranac Lake. To this day, Saranac Lake Health Association remains one of the most ...

I read in the Nov. 16 Adirondack Daily Enterprise that U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R, NY-21) endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024. Instead of endorsing Trump, this is the speech that Rep. Stefanik should have delivered: “I, Representative Elise Stefanik, will not support Donald ...

Emergency services is an important conversation for the village of Saranac Lake and I’m thankful the board of trustees have requested community questions regarding a proposed shared services complex planned for the former St. Pius School property at 33 Petrova. Involving the community is a ...