Petrova School News Today

To the editor: Last month a feasibility study was completed on the Saranac Lake village administration’s proposal to create a 68,920 square-foot police-fir

What a gigantic job the village of Saranac Lake was facing to put in a new sewer line. It connected under the hill from Dorsey Street and School Street into t

Whenever my childhood pal Pete MacIntyre talks about growing up in Our Home Town, he always describes it as “idyllic.” Mine was idyllic as well — till the

As a kid, summer vacation was full of promise: Endless days of play, trips to the beach and camping. As a teacher, it was an opportunity to recharge and develop

Though it happened over 70 years ago, I still remember it vividly. My mother had taken my brother and me to the Pontiac theater to see Disney’s latest relea

“Members of the Saranac Lake Central School Board met last night in special session, with the architect for their building program, Robert Clark of Syracuse

May 5, 2021 Gabriel Theodore “Bucky” Willette, 84, of Saranac Lake passed away on May 3, 2021, at home, surrounded by his family. Gabriel was born on April 12, 1937, to Delia (Gates/Barriere) and Phillip Willette (Ouillet) in Saranac Lake, the youngest of 13 children. He spoke French before he spoke English and was very proud of his French Canadian heritage. He was raised on Santanoni and Shepard avenues. He attended St. Bernard’s School and Petrova School. He was a devout Catholic and ...