SARANAC LAKE — This region continues to see the effects of wildfires in Canada and in the western U.S. The air in Saranac Lake was hazy Monday morning, July 26. It smelled like smoke. In the afternoon, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported “good” air quality at ...

LAKE PLACID — Stuck at home at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Saranac Lake native Traci Marie Wagner had only her dog, Maggie, to keep her company. Wagner loved Maggie, a great dane-mastiff. She’d had the dog for 11 years, and it helped her through some of the hardest times ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Police Department is planning to open a drop-off box where residents can securely dispose of unused, expired or unwanted prescription drugs. The box will be located inside the North Elba Town Hall, close to the back entrance and beneath the stairs that lead to ...

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid’s new shuttle service started rolling on Thursday, July 1. The shuttle, which brings riders from the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society’s History Museum on Station Street to Main Street and back, was launched in an effort to entice construction crews to ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, June 15 that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. “What does 70% mean? It means ...

After a weekend of mixed messages on mask-wearing at schools, Gov. Andrew Cuomo released an official guidance on Tuesday, June 8 allowing districts to choose to lift mask requirements for students and staff when they are outdoors. Starting Wednesday, June 9, all of the school districts ...