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 ...

LAKE PLACID — Prop 1, the proposal to amend the state Constitution, bringing the winter sports complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg into compliance with the law, narrowly passed, according to incomplete and unofficial election night vote totals. As of 7 p.m. Wednesday, all but 47 of the 13,267 ...

SARANAC LAKE — Harrietstown Councilwoman Tracey Schrader has won reelection to the town board, and Doug Haney will be joining the board as a newcomer after unofficial election night vote totals put them as the top two out of four candidates for two open town council seats. Incumbent ...