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I was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Maryland, and lived in the Adirondacks for almost a decade. None of these places are “homeland” to me, and the concept

May 05, 2021 — Last weekend, about 50 people marched in Saranac Lake in response to the conviction of Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is the white former police officer from Minneapolis who was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man. Hannah FinleyProtesters in Saranac Lake call for more reform after Derek Chauvins guilty verdict Community members of Saranac Lake marched on Saturday in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. Credit: David Lynch Saranac Lake residents rally in respons...

acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Zohar Gitlis heads a march down Main Street in Saranac Lake Saturday, leading a chant of “All lives can’t matter until what?” Activists behind responded “Until Black lives matter.” (Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone) Activists cross state Route 3 in Saranac Lake Saturday. They were rallying to show solidarity for Black Lives Matter in the Adirondacks. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone) Activists march down Chur...

acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com From left, Sgt. Travis LaBar, Patrolman Aaron Sharlow and Chief James Joyce pose at the Saranac Lake police station in September 2020. (Enterprise photo — Amy Scattergood) SARANAC LAKE — In the first of two public hearings on the local police review committee’s findings and policy proposals on Thursday, around 30 Zoom participants asked questions about the process of the police review. Some also voiced concerns over certain policies, Lexipol empl...

Guest Commentary On Tuesday, President Biden called for an end to the use of private prisons in the Department of Justice. I’m glad to hear we’re taking this step as a country because it’s heinous that people profit off of incarceration. But this is also a good time to highlight the growth of privatization across the policing and prison industrial complex, which will not be impacted by this executive order. Here in Saranac Lake, for example, the village has hired Lexipol, a private fir...

Close  PHOTO PROVIDEDAdirondack Council Director of Government Relations Kevin Chlad stands holding the 2020 Paul Schaefer Wilderness Award, presented to him by Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve. Chlad was recognized, in part, for his work in 2016 to organize statewide volunteers for the Adirondack Park Wilderness Campaign, which resulted in a Wilderness classification for the Boreas Ponds and to the most significant expansion of the High Peaks Wilderness area i...