PLATTSBURGH — On Friday, the Clinton, Franklin and Essex Democratic county chairs announced they intend to select Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Michael Cashman as their candidate for the expected special election for the state Assembly seat being vacated by longtime representative Billy ...

LAKE PLACID — The anticipated special election to replace North Country Assemblyman Billy Jones is off to an explosive start, even before it begins. Jones announced his plans to resign from his seat two weeks ago. The race won’t start until he officially steps down, which he plans to do ...

NORTH ELBA — The Democratic Party members in the town of North Elba nominated three candidates, two of which are Republicans, during a caucus Wednesday night. Current Town Councilman Rick Preston was nominated for town supervisor. With two open seats available for town council members, ...

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory over a wounded, but still formidable former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. Now he faces an equally tough task: Defeating Mayor Eric Adams and a Republican opponent — and maybe even Cuomo again — in the ...

SARANAC LAKE — Harrietstown Republicans will caucus tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Harrietstown Town Hall auditorium to nominate candidates to run in the Nov. 4 general election for a number of town seats. This year, Harrietstown residents will vote to elect a supervisor, two councilmembers, ...

WILMINGTON — Incumbent Highway Superintendent Louis Adragna prevailed on Tuesday in one of only half a dozen contested primary elections in Essex County. Adragna earned 49 out of 91 votes, with challenger Cameron Grady earning 35 votes. The third candidate in the Republican primary was ...