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Flock blocked

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SARANAC LAKE – The Saranac Lake village board chose to cancel its contract with the controversial license plate reader and surveillance camera company Flock, and never enter into an agreement with the company again, in a 4-1 vote Monday night. When the Saranac Lake Police Department ...

Treachery in the backcountry

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LAKE PLACID — While warm sunshine has made for a pleasant past few days out and around the Tri-Lakes’ communities, it’s been a completely different reality in the backcountry. The early March thaw has wreaked havoc on the hiking and skiing trails, with melting snow creating sloppy, ...

Fishin’ tradition

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SARANAC LAKE – Over the four-plus decades that the Colby Classic ice fishing derby has been held in Saranac Lake, participants have experienced all types of weather conditions during the event that takes place on the first Saturday and Sunday in March. That was the case again, as bright ...

Santa’s Workshop owner arrested again

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WILMINGTON – The owner of Santa’s Workshop – an Oswego-based landlord – has been arrested again. Last week, he was indicted on charges of attempted rape, bribing witnesses and stalking. For decades, tenants of Douglas S. Waterbury’s Oswego apartments have accused him of sexual ...