Last week’s column described what highway departments must consider where snowstorms are an annual event. In this article, we deal with the pluses and minuses of using sand versus salt to treat roads ...

As the weather starts to turn cold, parents think it’s a gas to use wood stoves for home heating. I think that’s great as ...

Sam Balzac believes that laughter is the best medicine for people feeling dread about the state of the Earth’s climate. With ...

The Lake Placid volleyball team claimed its second straight Section VII title with a 3-2 comeback victory over the AuSable ...

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik has officially joined the 2026 race for New York governor. After hinting at a gubernatorial ...

Town Supervisor Rickey Dattola and village Mayor Mary Fontana each won reelection on Tuesday, running unopposed for their ...

Throughout the early stages of Thursday’s Section VII, Class B title game, Saranac Lake’s volleyball team had the top-seeded ...

Members of the 2026 Saranac Lake High School Winter Carnival Court pose for an official photo. These 14 students were chosen ...

Prop 1, the proposal to amend the state Constitution, bringing the winter sports complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg into ...

Democrats resurged across the country on Tuesday, and New York was no exception. Voters didn’t just elect a socialist mayor in New York City. They also voted in progressive candidates in several of ...

There were two good formal designations this week that confirm what seems evident from looking out the window: the water tables are returning and the drought that began this summer is in remission. On ...

It all comes down to this. Today is election day. There’s a special election to fill a vacant state Assembly seat, a ...