Local green groups are applauding the passing of the state’s $4.2 billion environmental bond act as a benefit and a relief for both the land and the taxpayers in the Adirondack Park. The Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022, which was presented as a ...

PLATTSBURGH — Incumbent Assemblyman D. Billy Jones received a nice 48th birthday present Tuesday in the form of a solid win in the 115th Assembly District race. Jones, a Democrat from Chateaugay Lake, outpaced Republican Stephen Chilton III of Ellenburg by an unofficial count of 25,945 votes ...

GLENS FALLS — Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was re-elected to a fifth term over Democratic challenger Matt Castelli, according to unofficial returns late Tuesday night. With over 90% of the precincts reporting, Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, had about 59% of the vote compared with just ...

State Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, on Tuesday won re-election to the Senate in the 45th District race, garnering a total of 66,000 votes to his opponent Jean Lapper’s 42,376 votes. He delivered a victory speech for his unofficial win at The Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls at about 11 p.m. ...

Cannabis dispensaries will now be allowed in three Essex County towns, according to unofficial election results, after voters on Tuesday rejected local laws that would have banned the cannabis shops from opening within the towns’ limits. The towns of North Elba, Wilmington and Jay each had ...

TUPPER LAKE — Rickey Dattola appears to have won the race for Tupper Lake town supervisor, according to unofficial election results, beating out current town Councilman John Gillis for the seat at the head of the council. Vote tallies — read aloud from long strips of paper printed from ...