May 11, 2012 For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve disliked all formal ceremonies. I say “almost” because the Broadway School’s May Festival of 1952 was the highlight of my public school “caree. more »»

May 12, 2012 Probably nobody remembers Mr. Gray who was a prominent businessman in Saranac Lake. He died here Nov. 23, 1964. more »»

May 5, 2012 Despite an abbreviated return of winter, spring has finally sprung across the entire spectrum, and green has again become the most dominant color on the landscape. more »»

May 10, 2012 It’s spring, and there’s not much in the garden yet. Spinach, arugula, lettuce, radishes, onions, peas have all been planted, but it takes time before we get to harvest the. more »»

May 12, 2012 On April 24th in the Village of Malone, 12 tickets were issued to motorists during a four-hour period for failure to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. more »»

May 16, 2012 Many North Country gardeners and would be gardeners love the idea of growing garden roses. more »»

March 14, 2012 “American Cool,” poems by George Drew (Tamarack Editions, 2009). --- There’s a dark underside to George Drew’s “American Cool. more »»

April 13, 2012 Library board president Anne Paulson, the library board members and staff are very pleased to welcome Peter Benson as the Director of the Saranac Lake Free Library. more »»

May 15, 2012 Two weekends ago I had a real treat. It was the first good gardening weekend of the spring: warm, sunny weather, no biting insects, loose soil and little threat of freezing temperatures overnight. more »»

April 17, 2012 This is my last column for the summer. After this, Eye on Invasives by Hilary Smith will fill this every-other-Tuesday slot, so let me tell you about astronomical summer events and program. more »»

May 4, 2012 A minimum wage increase has vanished from the state Legislature’s agenda, thanks to Dean Skelos. more »»

September 17, 2011 In the planning process before I embark on any trip, there are usually a few goals that I want to achieve. more »»

December 21, 2010 OH, DEER! A series about deer population, Part 3 of 3 --- There are only two options for slowing or reversing the growth of deer populations: decreasing the birth rate or increasing the death rate. more »»

August 19, 2010 Summer is whizzing right by, isn’t it? There are so many great events happening, it’s hard to choose which to miss. This isn’t necessarily so when you are a parent of a child with a disability. more »»

January 28, 2009 SingleBananas.com Online Dating Application Name: Joe Banana Age: Still green and pretty hard to the touch. more »»

September 28, 2011 St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church will have their harvest dinner 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the church hall. more »»

March 28, 2009 The American healthcare system is regarded as the most sophisticated in the world, yet medical errors have been estimated to cause 44,000 to 98,000 deaths in U.S. hospitals each year. more »»

April 25, 2009 It is estimated that the annual sales of pills for sexual difficulty in men, known as erectile dysfunction (E.D.), amounts to about $3 billion per year. In the U.S. 25 million men are affect. more »»

January 31, 2009 When the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in 1990, people with disabilities saw it as a victory, albeit a small one, it was still something. more »»

September 9, 2008 Welcome one and all to the Brighton Buzz! I must say thank you to all who supported and are supporting me in this venture! And it is with some sadness, yet some joy, I have to report I must move on... more »»

January 17, 2012 When I first met Garret K. Woodward, it was likely on the starting line of a high school cross-country running race somewhere in the North Countr. more »»

January 31, 2012 I ran into a friend at a birthday party at the Saranac Lake Civic Center a few weeks ago, and we got to talking about wor. more »»

February 28, 2012 It’s great to see that many local governments are working on complying with a new section of Open Meetings Law that requires them to post online documents that are going to be discussed at meetin. more »»