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Renters safe after Saranac Lake fire

SARANAC LAKE — A fire in the top floor of 155 Broadway displaced residents on Tuesday and took fire departments around an hour to knock down. Saranac Lake Police Chief Darin Perrotte said all the residents got out safely. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. The fire was reported ...

‘A Binding Truth’ spotlights racial justice

LAKE PLACID — The 2024 Lake Placid Film Festival will feature the award-winning documentary “A Binding Truth” from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. The film focuses on the unusual friendship between Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and Hugh “De” Kirkpatrick. The showing will be accompanied by a panel ...

Prop 1, the ERA, sparks local debate

SARANAC LAKE — When several dozen Adirondack residents gathered in the Cantwell Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library on Oct. 25, they expected a straightforward Q&A session around a constitutional amendment coming up before New York state voters — not a heated debate. Following a ...

Text of Proposition 1

Turning over a ballot in New York state on Tuesday, voters will be asked to approve or reject Proposition 1, or the Equal Rights Amendment to the state constitution. But what they see on the ballot is a boiled-down version of what voters will actually be asked to approve. - Text on the ...