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On energy and climate, Hochul goes nuclear

New York news

If 2025 was the year Gov. Kathy Hochul embraced “abundance” as the solution to New York’s woes — above all, the rising cost of living — 2026 is her year to show that she was just getting started. That is, at least, what Hochul vowed in her State of the State address on Tuesday, ...

Hochul on New York’s fraying safety net

New York news

In her annual State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul had little to say about what’s in store for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers at risk of losing their public benefits this year. “While Washington takes a machete to our safety net, I’m doubling down on the ...

Transparency takes center stage at heated Tupper town board meeting

Local News

TUPPER LAKE — Several residents at Monday’s town board meeting raised concerns about the town’s assessment practices and appearances of impropriety. Ron LaScala, a former village trustee, also spoke on a separate matter pertaining to code enforcement — or, as he views it, the lack ...

Transparency takes center stage at heated Tupper town board meeting

Local News

TUPPER LAKE — Several residents at Monday’s town board meeting raised concerns about the town’s assessment practices and appearances of impropriety. Ron LaScala, a former village trustee, also spoke on a separate matter pertaining to code enforcement — or, as he views it, the lack ...

Saranac Lake village board trustee race now contested

Local News

SARANAC LAKE — The race to fill two open trustee seats on the village board is now a contested one, with town Councilman Jeremy Evans being the third candidate to announce he will be seeking the Democratic line on the ballot for the March 18 election. Evans’ announcement on Thursday ...

Prosecutor urges manslaughter verdict for former Marcy CO

New York news

UTICA — A New York prison guard who failed to intervene as he watched an inmate being beaten to death should be convicted of manslaughter, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday in the final trial of correctional officers whose pummeling, recorded by body-cameras, provoked outrage. “For ...