Etown supervisor warns of fires, ATV use on certain trails
Local residents have worked to repair hiking trails that were recently damaged in Elizabethtown.
Basic STAR changes coming for 2014
Taxpayers with a Basic STAR exemption will have to register with the state in order to continue receiving the discount in 2014.
Westport School looks at across the board cost saving measures
As numbers are returned to area schools, The Westport Central School Board of Education must find ways to make up for reductions in state funding.
Essex County Supervisor fete Pre-Tech Plastics
Board Vice Chairman William Ferebee of Keene and Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava presented Jim Kahler of Pre-Tech Plastics in Mineville with a resolution of congratulations on having received AS9100C Certification, a quality management standard specifically written for the aerospace industry and awarded by the Online Aerospace Supplier Information System. The award places Pre-tech among the best in the Aerospace and Defense Quality Management System International Standard.
CSEA, Essex County approve new contract
The Essex County Board of Supervisors approved a new three-year contract with members of the County Chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA).
Minerva considers keeping share of sales tax
During their regularly scheduled meeting on April 4, Town Supervisor Sue Montgomery Corey asked the Town Board to consider passing a resolution authorizing Minerva to request that its share of the sales tax collected by Essex County be returned to the town.
DEC, Nature Conservancy update Indian Lake Town Board
Officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) shared center stage at the April 8 meeting of the Indian Lake Town Board.
Tony Jordan running for Washington County district attorney
Would resign as Johnsburg attorney if elected
As Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R-Jackson) looks to trade in his Capitol seat in Albany for the district attorney’s chair in Washington County, this North Creek native says the decision was bittersweet because he would have to leave private practice.
New media changes Moriah town meeting dynamics
More information available; public participation down
Moriah residents are more informed, but less vocal at town board meetings. Supervisor Tom Scozzafava believes the reason lies in social media and the internet.
Young professionals called to action
Attracting young people to the region and keeping them here was more than a talking point at the sixth annual Adirondack Young Professionals Economic Forum. It was a call to action.
ACAP loses funding for after school programs in Westport, Schroon
Funding for a popular program offered by Adirondack Community Action Programs will not be available this fall, leaving kids in Westport and Schroon Lake without their usual after school activities.
ACAP food pantry in need of donations
The food pantry at Adirondack Community Action Programs in Elizabethtown has recently had to turn away referrals to their food pantry due to lack of supplies.
ELCS officials work to trim spending plan
Superintendent Scott Osborne told members of the School Board and public March 27 that an increase in state aid had cut their previous deficit estimate in half, but the district was still looking for ways to cut $302,914 in the 2013-14 spending plan.
ELCS seeks a merger partner
During the March 27 meeting of the ELCS Board of Education, Superintendent Scott Osborne asked for permission to speak with the surrounding school districts to look at getting together to draft a merger feasibility study.
Willsboro hopes state will lighten fund balance share of budget
Willsboro Central School plans on using up to $612,348 in fund balance to help keep the 2013-14 budget under the state’s cap, but is hoping they will receive some added aid from Albany.
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- Debate for Saranac Lake Village Trustee
- Gov. Cuomo in Plattsburgh
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the 2011 Northern Border Summit in Lake Placid
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- Governor Andrew Cuomo announces Route 73 is now open Irene
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