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Opinion

Golden holiday celebration a grand success

Letters to the editor

To the editor: The Saranac Lake Adult Center Board would like to thank the community for making our Golden Holiday Celebration on Dec. 13 a grand success. Frankie and The Moonlighters entertained with hits from the 50s and 60s as guests danced between shimmering, golden trees. The ...

Tori and the near-deadly deadline

Columns

For me, the week before Xmas should’ve been dubbed, Days of Murphy’s Law. Nothing big went wrong. My friends, fam, pets and I were all in fine fettle. None of my precious antiques were stolen or destroyed (mostly because I have none). My Home Town was spared riots, plagues and ...

The entertainer and distractor in chief

Guest Commentary

Love him or hate him, President Trump commands an inordinate share of our attention. He is easily the most galvanizing politician of my lifetime. But while Trump entertains the MAGA faithful and generates outrage among his opponents, Russell Vought, Scott Bessent, Stephen Miller and others, ...

Village of Saranac Lake short-term rentals laws

Letters to the editor

To the editor: The following is an excerpt from my Dec. 19 letter to the village board: I write to provide personal feedback and pose a few questions regarding my recent experience with short-term rentals in the village of Saranac Lake. On Dec. 17, a Short-Term Rental Permit was ...

Grateful for Dr. Atkinson

Letters to the editor

To the editor: My father, at 85 years old, passed away at the Adirondack Health hospital from pneumonia and other complications on Dec. 22. I was present with him for most of the 30 hours of his stay. There are not sufficient words to express my gratitude to Dr. Atkinson for his ...