ELIZABETHTOWN — The coming November elections in Essex County are expected to include an unusually high number of write-in campaigns, underscoring the importance of local messaging and voter education. Essex County Republican Commissioner Roy Holzer said the number of write-in ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Educational Center (AEC), part of Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES, will host an Open House today, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 711 state Route 3, Saranac Lake. The event invites students, families, and community members to explore AEC’s wide range of career and ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that small game hunting and furbearer trapping seasons for the 2025-26 license year are now open or will open soon across New York. Most small game and furbearer seasons open between Sept. 1 and Nov. 1, depending on species ...

ALBANY — Some New York lawmakers are interested in changing state laws about psilocybin, the psychoactive drug found in so-called “magic mushrooms,” to allow the substance to be used to treat a wide variety of physical and mental health concerns. In a small hearing room in ...

TUPPER LAKE — Charlie Kirk was a political and moral inspiration to Jamie Jessie. She looked up to him, even as she didn’t agree with him on everything. But that’s a large part of why he was such a role model to her. What Jessie respected the most about Kirk was his willingness ...

LAKE PLACID — Employees at the Starbucks location on Main Street found out on Thursday that, in two days, they would be out of a job. The location officially closed on Saturday, as part of a national wave of Starbucks closures. For many in the community, the only heads-up was a note on ...