SARANAC LAKE — What’s up Doc? “Cartoonival” has been selected as the 2026 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival theme. More than 50 people came out to the Carnival theme vote on Tuesday night. A majority chose the color, comedy and caricature of cartoons to cover the town next ...

TUPPER LAKE — Pizza lovers rejoice! There’s a new restaurant in town. Rosco’s New York Style Pizzeria opened to the public on April 1. In an announcement, owner Casey Allen said this was no April Fool’s joke. The restaurant, located at 9 Main St., takes over from Tyler’s New York ...

Last week, a second unvaccinated child died after contracting measles during an outbreak in Texas. Here is what local health departments want you to know about keeping your family safe from the highly contagious, airborne virus that has made a comeback since being officially eradicated in the ...

PURCHASE — Jaelyn Stevens has been named to Purchase College’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. Stevens, who is a resident of Saranac Lake, is studying music: studio composition. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 for Bachelor of ...

PAUL SMITHS — A dozen Paul Smith’s College students spent the last week of their winter break chopping up downed trees, rebuilding trails, cleaning PVC pipes and tearing out the muddy floors of flooded homes in Swannanoa, North Carolina. They worked alongside survivors of September’s ...

SACKETS HARBOR — A local family’s 11-day ordeal in a Texas immigration detention center has come to an end. The mother and her three children were released on Monday and were on their way home after they were taken by federal immigration agents in a raid on March 27. On Monday ...