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Opinion

A brief history of the Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad

Guest Commentary

Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad is run by a volunteer board of directors and is staffed by state-certified paramedics and advanced and basic emergency medical technicians. SLVRS separated from the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department in 2010 in order to provide our communities with the ...

Juiced up temperatures — a baseball analogy

Guest Commentary

The Washington Post recently ran a Feb. 11, 2026 article titled “Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.” As I read it, and as we move through this Adirondack winter, my mind couldn’t help drifting to the green grass of the ballpark. And with ...

Support Stiles for trustee

Letters to the editor

To the editor: I am writing to support Katie Stiles’ bid for a Saranac Lake village trustee seat. My wife and I have known Katie for almost a year and got to know her through the process of buying our home in the area. Katie was extremely skilled at working with us and others to come ...

Deadliest distraction yet

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Donald Trump’s latest distraction from the Epstein files is his biggest and deadliest yet. His Feb. 28 combat operations with Israel have no clear rational. Different reasons are given each day, as well as having no clear timeline or exit strategy. So far, we have 140 ...

Super Sub Day a great success

Letters to the editor

To the editor: The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary would like to send out our sincere appreciation to everyone who purchased a sub from us at our annual Super Sub Day held on Sunday, Feb. 8. We sold 225 subs! This year, we dedicated the proceeds from the fundraiser to ...