Sometime in 2016, at a village board work session about the draft village of Saranac Lake Development Code, there was consensus that the village would need to make sure it always had a qualified planning professional to administer the code because it was not like typical zoning laws. At the ...

National Vietnam War Veterans Day is tomorrow, March 29. On this day we pay homage to the brave men and women who served in the Vietnam War. They served with tremendous courage and sacrifice. The Vietnam War came and went leaving behind a great deal of scars on the history of our country. ...

Are you experiencing any stress right now? I know I am. At times we probably experience a little more and at times a little less but rarely none at all. The world is ensconced with pandemic issues, racial issues, financial issues, political issues, economic issues and, of course, our issues ...

When we bought our home in Lake Placid, it was an older house that needed a lot of work. We wouldn’t have been able to afford the repairs without the option of short-term renting part of the year. During our renovation process (which never really ends), we use local services constantly — ...

There are certain indisputable facts about Saranac Lake’s drinking water, its distribution system and the village government’s management thereof. It is fact that the water contains lead and salt. It’s fact that the piping system contains lead. It’s fact that our elected officials will ...

In 1945, we said: “Never Again.” But history keeps repeating itself. On screens, we watch millions fleeing Ukraine. Last summer, the same screens showed the crowded Kabul airport. My mom, Dana Fast, remembers the crowds at the Warsaw train station, trying to board overcrowded trains ...