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Schumer concludes annual tour of every NY county for 25th time

New York news

ALBANY — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer concluded his annual tour of all 62 counties in New York state on Monday, marking the Democrat’s 25th year of completing the tradition. The New York senator wrapped up his tour in Hudson, a city located in the upper Hudson Valley. This year ...

Winners of I Love My Librarian awards serve in many ways

New York news

NEW YORK — This year’s winners of the I Love My Librarian Award, $5,000 honors presented by the American Library Association, took on a lot more than selecting books and fighting bans. Diana Haneski, at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is a survivor of the ...

Flooding hits North Country

Local News

KEENE VALLEY — Flooding throughout the region on Monday prompted both Franklin and Essex counties to declare states of emergency. Multiple roads closed, several homes were flooded and students from the Keene and Lake Placid central school districts were sent home from school early. Parts ...

Stec calls for lifting of electric bus mandate

Local News

State Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, has signed onto a letter with 14 other state Senate Republicans calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to either lift the electric school bus mandate for public schools or fully fund the conversion process, his office announced Thursday. Established in New York’s ...

Tupper Lake clerk attends last meeting ahead of retirement

Local News

TUPPER LAKE — Tupper Lake Town Clerk Laurie Fuller attended her final board meeting as clerk on Thursday. Before the official meeting was underway, the board and citizens alike said goodbye to Fuller, a long-time staple of the office, who is retiring. Fuller is a Tupper Lake High School ...