MALONE — For the second time in two years, a North Country state senator is dealing with the fallout of a prison closure in New York’s 45th Senate District. In November 2024, Great Meadow Correctional Facility, in Comstock, closed its gates for good and on Tuesday, the state’s ...
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to resume reviewing protection requests from young immigrants who suffered abuse or neglect, finding it violated federal law when it abruptly stopped doing so earlier this year. But the longer-term future of the program — and of ...
TUPPER LAKE — There was something new to Tupper Lake’s Veterans Day celebrations this year: an exhibit displaying military uniforms and other memorabilia worn and donated by Tupper Lakers over the years. Though Veterans Day has passed, there’s good news for those wishing to see the ...
Assemblyman Robert Smullen, R-Meco, is running for Congress in New York’s 21st Congressional District. In an interview Thursday morning, Smullen, 57, said he’s ready to represent the North Country at a higher level. “I’m running for Congress to put upstate first, and to fight for ...
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has approved amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, which were recommended by the Adirondack Park Agency board, to improve the protection and management of public land. “From providing clean drinking water to welcoming millions of visitors ...
SARANAC LAKE — When people who are transitioning out of homelessness complete the program at Samaritan House, the only homeless shelter in the Tri-Lakes, the biggest obstacle they face is often finding a long-term place to live. Beacon House, a new group home which opened on Monday, was ...