SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director and she’s hitting the ground running. The chamber’s board of directors hired Christine Farah last month, but said she didn’t have time to make the announcement until now because she was focused on ...

SARANAC LAKE — A potent storm will deliver steady and, at times, heavy rainfall to the Tri-Lakes today and tonight, with river and flash flooding possible. A flood watch is in effect for Essex County for this afternoon through Thursday morning. It was issued by the National Weather ...

SARANAC LAKE — Essex County’s status as a U.S. presidential race bellwether did not last long. Though unofficial election night totals showed it as one of only two counties in the U.S. to vote for the winning presidential candidate in all seven elections since the year 2000, updated, ...

NEWCOMB — The search for a hiker from Quebec who was reported missing on Allen Mountain more than a week ago is transitioning to a “weather-dependent” recovery mission as the cold temperatures, snowfall and remote search area endanger searchers and keep them from making progress. Leo ...

LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority’s Board of Directors unanimously approved an operating budget of $87,213,874 for the authority’s next fiscal year at a meeting Friday. This will be combined with $155,300,000 in capital contributions to total $242,513,875 ...

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Central School District received its audit report for the 2023-24 fiscal year — which ended on June 30 — on Nov. 6 and reviewed its findings at its Dec. 2 Board of Education meeting. All school districts in this state are required to receive annual ...