ALBANY — The Democrat-controlled New York Legislature passed its spending plans for the next fiscal year on Wednesday, while Gov. Andrew Cuomo doubled down on his vow to refuse to sign a state budget that doesn’t make the 2 percent property tax permanent. The Democrat told an audience ...
With ticks found in higher places and a lethal tick-borne illness more widespread than previously thought, several state senators are calling for research funding on Lyme and tick-borne diseases to be reauthorized in the state budget. Sen. Sue Serino, R-Hyde Park, held a press conference ...
WASHINGTON — “Medicare for All” has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year’s congressional races are also flocking to it — for entirely different reasons. GOP strategists say they’ll use proposals to expand ...
It’s a tip that has been passed onto convicts for years: On your way to federal prison, say you have a substance abuse problem, and you could qualify for a treatment program that knocks up to a year off your sentence. Federal prosecutors have long suspected abuses in the program, which ...
BRONXVILLE (AP) — Police rushed to a suburban hospital late Sunday after two patients reported seeing a man with a shotgun, but after hours of searching and reviewing security camera footage, officials concluded it was a false alarm. “There are no victims and at this point, we don’t ...
PLATTSBURGH — The former Plattsburgh Air Force Base property has been identified as one of 106 sites nationwide that have contaminated groundwater. As a result, the wells of four homes near the base property are being treated. “Of course, I worry after all these years,” said Janet ...
GLENS FALLS — A new billing system at Glens Falls Hospital malfunctioned in 2017, costing the hospital $38 million, according to an audit. As the hospital’s financial condition worsened during the year, officials reduced operating costs and laid off employees. But nothing could make up ...
LAKE PLACID — As the first quarter of 2019 nears its end, Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid is planning projects such as a private shuttle bus for its employees with long commutes, increasing pay for nurses, and updating job and customer training programs for new employees, all in the hope ...
SARANAC LAKE — Citizen Advocates is looking at demolishing its building on Petrova Avenue and building a new, multi-organization facility in its place. “Right now it’s very early in the blue-sky phases,” said Joe Riccio, director of communications and government affairs for Citizen ...
SARANAC LAKE — North Country Community College is adding EMT and Advanced EMT courses to address workforce and public safety needs in the region. This spring, 31 students are taking Advanced EMT classes offered at the college’s Malone and Saranac Lake campuses. This follows the ...
TUPPER LAKE — State Police say a Tupper Lake woman working at Sunmount made false anonymous abuse allegations against herself and her co-workers to get put on paid administrative leave for an extended period of time. On Feb. 6 a joint investigation determined that Jesse L. Fletcher, 46, ...
State Police arrested a Tupper Lake woman after a lengthy investigation of alleged abuse at Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office in Tupper Lake, where she worked. What they found, though, Troop B Public Information Officer Trooper Jennifer Fleishman said in a press release, ...
MALONE — Citizen Advocates recently took time out to recognize one of the most crucial components of its Career Visions program: the employers. The Career Visions Program at Citizens Advocates, through its offices in Malone and Saranac Lake, offers multi-faceted employment and ...
PAUL SMITHS — A group of Paul Smith’s College students, researching the tick-borne Powassan virus for the state, has discovered that the disease is prevalent throughout the North Country. Though professor Lee Ann Sporn said research on the Powassan spread is just starting, the group ...
ALBANY (AP) — New York state is now issuing identity cards for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The free ID cards are designed to help police, firefighters and emergency personnel interact with people who may not be able to communicate effectively. The cards ...
TUPPER LAKE — Adirondack Health’s Tupper Lake Health Center was locked down for a short time Wednesday as officers located a man who they said had made a comment that was interpreted as a threat. The man made the comment during an office visit Tuesday, according to village police Chief ...
ALBANY (AP) — An upstate New York man who recently died of lung cancer has a simple message in his obituary: “If you’re a smoker — quit now.” The Times Union of Albany reports 66-year-old Geoff Turner wanted to warn others not to make his mistake in a self-written obituary ...
TUPPER LAKE — Adirondack Health’s Tupper Lake Health Center was locked down for a short time Wednesday as officers located a man who they said had made a comment that was interpreted as a threat. The man made the comment during an office visit Tuesday, according to village police Chief ...
SARANAC LAKE — Andie Carpenter, a 20-year-old North Country Community College sophomore in her last semester of the Radiologic Technology program, died last week. “What I would say about Andie is that she’s true to her word and she lights up the room,” said Becky LaDue, Rad Tech ...
MALONE — Upgrades to the boot and ski room for the Whiteface Volunteer Ski Patrol and Titus Mountain received a lift from Citizen Advocates in Malone in the form of much need locker space. The ski patrol for Whiteface Mountain Ski Area has been modernizing the boot and ski room, which ...