SARANAC LAKE — Village Trustee Kelly Brunette announced that she is running for mayor on Tuesday, setting the March 18 election up to be a potentially contested race for the village’s top spot. Brunette said she made the decision to run for mayor recently and that she’s seeking to ...

SARANAC LAKE — Town resident David Lynch has been appointed to a one-year term to the Harrietstown council, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Councilwoman Ashley Milne in October. Lynch has thought about running for office for several years now and felt that the timing was ...

SARANAC LAKE — State Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman, D-Plattsburgh, didn’t have too much time to celebrate his victory in a hotly contested special election race for the 115th district on Nov. 4. The reason? His new job started almost immediately after the results came in. Unlike a ...

Updated vote tallies from the Essex County Board of Elections have confirmed winners in several local races that were too close to determine for certain on election night. The new vote total reflects the addition of the absentee ballots that have been returned, validated and counted. State ...

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik has officially joined the 2026 race for New York governor. After hinting at a gubernatorial run for months, she made an announcement Friday morning with a campaign ad framing Gov. Kathy Hochul as “the worst governor in America” and New York as a ...

TUPPER LAKE — Town Supervisor Rickey Dattola and village Mayor Mary Fontana each won reelection on Tuesday, running unopposed for their respective positions. While the absence of opponents created little suspense going into election night, the two heads of government here said they were ...