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 ...

Assemblyman Billy Jones traveled to Ottawa and Montreal last month for the New York-Canada Relations Task Force for a tour organized by the Office of the Consul-General of Canada. Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake, is the chairperson of the task force, which was formed by the New York state Assembly ...

LAKE PLACID — North Elba Town Supervisor Derek Doty congratulated Emily Kilburn Politi on winning her first reelection to the town council as they tallied up votes on Tuesday evening, Nov. 7, at the Shipman Youth Center. She brushed the congrats off. She wouldn’t accept the win until all ...

WILMINGTON — Favor Smith was elected the next Wilmington town supervisor over Timothy Follos by a tight margin Tuesday, Nov. 7. Smith received 318 votes, about 51% of the vote count, and Follos got 300, about 47% of the vote count, according to unofficial results from the Essex County ...