SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake 6er bell has been silenced ... again. Village Administrative Assistant Cassandra Hopkins said the bell went missing from where it hung at the Berkeley Green gazebo on Nov. 8 and has not been seen since. Ringing the bell is the cherry on top of completing ...

The Essex County Health Department reported its 40th COVID-19-related death on Friday, Nov. 12. ECHD Program Coordinator Andrea Whitmarsh said this person was unvaccinated and hospitalized prior to their death. She said the cause was “complications due to their COVID illness.” The ...

SARANAC LAKE — First Night, Saranac Lake’s villagewide alcohol-free celebration of the arts on New Year’s Eve, has been canceled for a second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the First Night board says this was a “difficult” and “painful” ...

The Essex County Health Department on Monday, Nov. 8 reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 found in the previous four days, more than a quarter of those, 28, in the town of North Elba. “We have definitely seen significant spread among family members sharing a household, among private ...

The Essex County Health Department on Monday, Nov. 1 reported that 83 new COVID-19 cases were found over the weekend, tripling the total of confirmed cases since the department’s last update on Oct. 28 and bringing the current total number of COVID-19 cases countywide to 124. On Tuesday, ...

LAKE PLACID — Documentarian Raoul Peck, who created “I Am Not Your Negro” and “Exterminate All the Brutes,” was honored by a local volunteer organization during a visit to the John Brown Farm State Historic Site on Sunday, Oct. 24. The event followed Peck’s appearance at the Lake ...