ESSEX COUNTY — The Essex County Republican Committee is under new leadership, effective November 6. The committee reorganized on Sept. 25 in compliance with state election law that requires committees to reorganize every two years during a specific time. The previous ECRC chairman, Shaun ...

LAKE PLACID — Sean Donovan will be running with bipartisan support for the town of North Elba justice seat. “It’s a way to give back to the community and a public service,” Donovan said. Brenda Smith was also in the running for the role as an independent candidate but contacted ...

LAKE PLACID — Election Day is two weeks off, but this weekend marks the start of voting for local, state and federal races in Essex County, and there are several crucial deadlines coming on Saturday, Oct. 26. Saturday, Oct. 26 is the first of eight days of early voting, the last day to ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — The one contested race in Essex County this year is for Essex County judge. The candidates are Lake Placid attorney and Democrat Bryan Liam Kennelly and Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague, a Republican. Kennelly was the new democratic pick after the previous ...

There are two candidates on local ballots in the race for the NY-21 congressional seat — incumbent Republican Elise Stefanik and challenging Democrat Paula Collins. The two are at odds over many major political issues, and campaigning in different ways, with Collins traveling the district ...

SARANAC LAKE — Election season is gearing up as voters prepare to head to the polls on Nov. 5, and there are several voter registration and absentee ballot deadlines coming before early voting starts in around a month. This being a presidential election year, election commissioners are ...