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Politics

North Elba supervisor candidates talk cannabis, Ironman, STRs

LAKE PLACID — Town supervisor candidates Derek Doty and Jay Rand discussed some of North Elba’s top issues on Monday in an online forum hosted by Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn. Topics included the state’s cannabis law, short-term vacation rentals, the Ironman triathlon and ...

Bevilacqua, Mallach run to rep Harrietstown

SARANAC LAKE — Voters will pick between two veterans of the Harrietstown board in the upcoming town supervisor election — Jordanna Mallach, a current councilwoman who is running for the town’s highest office while deployed with the Army overseas, and Bob Bevilacqua, who was ...

In Tupper Lake election, the mountain looms large

TUPPER LAKE — The three men running for two open seats on the town council are unified in what they want for Tupper Lake — the reopening of the Big Tupper Ski Area, more affordable housing, and better relations between the town and village governments — but each one comes from a different ...

An incumbent and two bar owners run for election…

In this year’s Harrietstown town board election, the three candidates running for office say they have a lot to contribute to a town they all earnestly love, but voters will only be able to elect two. There is an incumbent candidate, Tracey Schrader, who’s running for a second term on the ...

Two familiar faces vie for North Elba town super

LAKE PLACID — Two familiar faces are in the running in the town’s lone contested race this year. North Elba town Supervisor Jay Rand is running against longtime town Councilor Derek Doty — again. Rand, running on the Republican line, and Doty, running on the Democratic line, have both ...

Ballot musical chairs

LAKE PLACID — Candidate names on this year’s Election Day ballots could be misleading for two town races in the Olympic Region, specifically for supervisor in Jay and town council in Wilmington. In Wilmington, voters are being asked to choose two names for town council; however, only ...