It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the “Community News & Small Business Support Act,” that has been introduced in Congress would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses. For too many newspapers, help ...
As senator, I rely on the input of my constituents to advance policies that will improve our communities. To that end, I recently sent out a survey relating to cell service in the Adirondack Park. That survey can also be taken here, at my Senate website. If we’re to ensure our region is ...
It has now been more than two years since I became mayor of Lake Placid. It is amazing what has been accomplished in this short period of time. There was a major renovation to our main street, improvements to the electric substation by the fire house and upgrades to our water plant. More ...
June is LGBTQI-plus Pride Month, a time when LGBTQI-plus community members, family, friends and advocates acknowledge and celebrate the gift of diversity that is unique to each of us. Many municipalities host pride parades and events where LGBTQI-plus community members outwardly profess ...
At December’s monthly Wilmington town board meeting, Deputy Supervisor Darin Forbes provided prepared remarks in which he stated, “The conception [sic] out there is we aren’t listening to people, so I really wanted to take some time for myself, plug some data into AirDNA, look at some of ...
No one should be expected to passively absorb, month after month, ever-lower blows. For nearly a year, a group of people have used a variety of tactics to malign an elected official in Wilmington. Some might say this is the cost of public life, but members of this group have now ventured ...