If you ask people where Lake Placid gets its drinking water, most would answer Lake Placid lake. While this is correct, it is only part of the story. Until the late 1990s, water was pumped out of the lake, treated with chlorine and sent out to its water customers. By the year 2000, the ...

After 9/11 the police and fire departments were heroes. Now a little over 20 years later law enforcement has been villainized. Of late, there has been talk of defunding the police department and funding more social workers. While the idea of finding more funding for social workers to ...

Several weeks ago, when the weather forecasters were calling for a foot of wet heavy snow, accompanied with 70 mph winds, I started thinking about all the things the village of Lake Placid does to be prepared. About five years ago, the village brought in outside contractors and cut back ...

Let’s admit it: Donald Trump is a genius. He has managed to convince many of us that he actually cares about us. Yes, he intuitively understands that many of us may feel looked down on and dismissed. We may be dismayed at the non-responsiveness and corruption in our political system. He ...

In October 2022, we wrote an open letter to the communities we serve, letting everyone know Adirondack Health was in a tough spot as a local, independent health system. Since then, we have made some key operational changes and wanted to provide another update. In the intervening 14 months, ...

A very special friend, Dmitry Feld, passed away just a couple of days ago, leaving a huge hole in so many hearts. Although Dmitry and I lost touch for many, many years, I feel a deep sense of loss; a loss for a very dear person who took on the role of a big brother for me during the most ...