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Politics

Zohran Mamdani claimed victory over Cuomo

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory over a wounded, but still formidable former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. Now he faces an equally tough task: Defeating Mayor Eric Adams and a Republican opponent — and maybe even Cuomo again — in the ...

Harrietstown GOP caucus tonight

SARANAC LAKE — Harrietstown Republicans will caucus tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Harrietstown Town Hall auditorium to nominate candidates to run in the Nov. 4 general election for a number of town seats. This year, Harrietstown residents will vote to elect a supervisor, two councilmembers, ...

Adragna leads in Wilmington primaries

WILMINGTON — Incumbent Highway Superintendent Louis Adragna prevailed on Tuesday in one of only half a dozen contested primary elections in Essex County. Adragna earned 49 out of 91 votes, with challenger Cameron Grady earning 35 votes. The third candidate in the Republican primary was ...

Long Lake school budget, props passed by voters

LONG LAKE — Long Lake Central School District voters overwhelmingly approved the district’s roughly $5.2 million budget for the coming year. According to unofficial results posted on the district’s Facebook page, the budget passed with 86 “yes” votes to 16 “no” votes — ...

Rondeau, Parrow win contested AuSable Valley school elections

CLINTONVILLE — Voters in the AuSable Valley Central School District approved a $39.2 million budget for the coming school year on Tuesday, and elected three incumbents and two newcomers to fill five vacant board of education seats, ousting the board president and allowing an appointed board ...

Keene school budget fails

KEENE — Voters in the Keene Central School District rejected a $9.3 million proposed budget at the polls on Tuesday, and elected two newcomers to fill two vacant school board seats. The proposed budget carried a 4.65% tax levy increase that would have been above the state-imposed 3.03% ...