Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is Jan. 9 and I’m bored. Time for a story! This commentary is in honor of all the law enforcement officers out there, past and present. Those yet unborn, I will deal with you later. One summer day (2015?) I was driving my death-wish AKA 1992 Geo Metro in ...

Dear neighbors: Happy New Year! As we begin 2026, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the work accomplished in 2025 and share the priorities that continue to guide my service: thoughtful planning, clear communication and fiscal responsibility. In 2025, the Saranac Lake Village Board ...

As I prepare to enter my first legislative session in the New York state Assembly, I carry with me the voices, concerns and aspirations of the people who call the North Country home. Our region’s challenges are well known: rising costs, strained infrastructure, workforce shortages, housing ...

Love him or hate him, President Trump commands an inordinate share of our attention. He is easily the most galvanizing politician of my lifetime. But while Trump entertains the MAGA faithful and generates outrage among his opponents, Russell Vought, Scott Bessent, Stephen Miller and others, ...

Most of our project funding is debt. Right now, Saranac Lake’s outstanding water and sewer debt is $21.9 million. Most, not all, of this debt is 0% interest, but it all must be repaid. Our accumulated debt includes such things as the LaPan Avenue sewer line, the Dorsey Street stormwater ...

$27,500,000, plus. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste that much money. Indeed, $150,000 has been blown already on planning from Wendel Five Bugles. They used our $150K to increase the size of the proposed emergency services building from the original 35,160 square ...