Politics

Essex, AES earn design award for municipal treatment plant

However, inside the two barns is the Town of Essex Wastewater Treatment Plant, which recently won a 2013 Excellence In Building Design Competition Award during the Adirondack Park Local Government Day Conference held in Lake Placid.

Closing time rule change passes through Essex County board

While there was little opposition to changing the rules for alcohol sales during the Essex County Board of Supervisors meeting May 6, most of the discussion focused on a change to when it could be sold on a specific day.

Alcohol proposal headed to full Essex County board

The resolution in support of changing the hours in which an establishment can sell alcohol from 4 a.m. to 3 a.m. passed through the committee, 13-2, making its way to a weighted full board vote May 6.

Essex County Sheriff’s Department receives comptroller recommendations

The Essex County Sheriff’s Department recently received several suggestions to help streamline financial processes from the New York State Comptroller’s Office.

Westport school board, teachers make agreement that balances budget

The Westport Central School board approved a $5,505,000 2013-14 budget to put before voters at a regular meeting on April 25.

Essex County work on Little Whiteface to move forward while monitoring Bicknell’s Thrush

Work on the new radio tower on Little Whiteface will move forward after concerns over the mating habits of an endangered bird were raised last week.

‘Go Digital or Go Dark’ campaign under way

Almost 200 people made their way into the main screening room at the Palace Theatre in Lake Placid April 26 to help launch a campaign to keep small town movie cinemas in the Adirondack region alive.

ELCS keeps budget under tax cap

The Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Board of Education will present a budget to district voters that comes in below the state tax levy cap

State increases leads to stable budget for Keene

The Keene Central School Board of Education has adopted a budget that will be under the state’s tax levy cap for 2013-14.

Willsboro CS holds the line with budget

Willsboro Central School will present a 2013-14 budget to district residents May 21 that looks a lot like the 2012-13 version.

Essex County to join anti-invasive movement

Essex County is joining with its neighbors to keep invasive plant species out of Lake George.

AVCS budget under state tax levy cap

The AuSable Valley Central School Board of Education was faced with a maximum 4.4 percent state property tax levy cap threshold.

Town of Minerva dealing with vandalism

During the Thursday, April 18 Minerva Town Board meeting, Supervisor Sue Montgomery Corey discussed several recent instances of vandalism that the town has experienced.

Emergency personnel receive protective training about meth labs

As the number of arrests for meth possession, usage, and manufacturing continue to rise in communities across the North Country, the emergency personnel trained to keep area residents safe must prepare themselves to be ready to respond should a meth related emergency arise.

Local theaters unite to raise funds for digital equipment

The Adirondack North Country Association and local theaters are hosting a kickoff event for the “Go Digital or Go Dark” fundraising campaign Friday, April 26, from 5 to 6:15 p.m. at the Palace Theatre in Lake Placid.

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