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Politics

North Elba approves funding for BETA, outing club

LAKE PLACID — The North Elba Town Council allocated $25,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Barkeater Trails Alliance and released $20,000 in funds to the Lake Placid Outing Club on Tuesday, Feb. 13. ARPA was signed into law in March 2021. It gives direct funding to all cities, ...

Lake Placid village board approves Dark Sky committee

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Feb. 6 voted unanimously to create an official Dark Skies committee to lead the village’s effort to become a Dark Sky-certified community, a designation that could establish Lake Placid as a premier “astrotourism” ...

Wilmington’s STR law not quite ready for attorney review

WILMINGTON — Residents questioned the enforceability and reach of Wilmington’s draft short-term vacation rental law at a special town council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6, prompting the council to consider revising several sections of the draft before sending it to the town attorney for ...

Keene Central School graduate working for Sen. Schumer

In November, like many recent college graduates, Charlotte Ward returned home for Thanksgiving. Unlike most college graduates, however, she came back with her new boss, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, in tow. Ward is a native of Jay and a correspondence assistant in Schumer’s office. ...

Hochul details funding priorities during stop at Mount Van Hoevenberg

LAKE PLACID — Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Tuesday to speak about her $233 billion executive budget proposal and to highlight budget items specific to the North Country, including funding for the Adirondack Rail Trail, housing, climate ...

DA Sprague launches Essex County judge bid

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague announced her candidacy for Essex County judge on Monday morning, Jan. 22 to a bundled-up crowd outside the Essex County Courthouse. “I do not expect to be handed this position and certainly do not feel I’m entitled to ...