LAKE PLACID — Essex County attorney Amy Quinn announced Friday, Jan. 12 her run for county judge in November’s election. The seat will be vacated by current judge Richard Meyer, of Saranac Lake, who is reaching the end of his second 10-year term. Article VI of the state constitution ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid village board unanimously adopted 23 amendments to the joint land use code on Tuesday, Jan. 16, including including new guidelines for cannabis dispensaries and tobacco shops. The vote followed a joint public hearing held by the village board and North Elba ...

A judge has denied a request by North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik and other Republicans to stall the rollout of universal mail-in voting in New York until a final decision is made on their pending lawsuit. The lawsuit, which was filed on Sept. 20, seeks to have the new law thrown out entirely ...

SARANAC LAKE — Most of the town supervisors in the Olympic Region are not pleased with new state legislation that would move their odd-year elections to even years. Though the change will directly affect those who plan on seeking reelection, their main objection is that local races will ...

LAKE PLACID — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer toured the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 22 as a part of his annual official visit to Essex County. “When COVID occurred, the arts was threatened with a total shutdown, whether it was Broadway or much ...

WILMINGTON — The second vacant seat on the Wilmington Town Council was called for incumbent Darin Forbes on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Forbes won the seat with 289 votes, seven votes more than incumbent Michelle Preston. “I’m pleased by the results and I’d like to thank the town of ...