Franklin County made the right call in passing on a proposal to spend $135,000 in occupancy tax revenue toward housing for the Jamaican bobsled team as they train at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg this winter. But talk about this plan should not stop there. This proposal ...

This week’s Straw Poll: Where did you learn how to file your taxes? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Buried in the depths of the executive budget unveiled by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week there’s a proposal designed to close some short-term vacation rental tax loopholes — such as the “bungalow rule,” which allows some units without typical amenities to skirt sales taxes — and ensure ...

Whether you are a resident or a visitor of the town of North Elba and the village of Lake Placid, you have a unique opportunity to help this community with its next Joint Comprehensive Plan, which is being updated this year. To get the planning process started, town and village officials ...

This week’s Straw Poll: Whom do you favor for president in the Nov. 5 election? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Construction of the Ice Palace, the centerpiece of Winter Carnival, is kicking off on Monday. That means there will be less than two weeks for the Ice Palace Workers 101 and volunteers to build the Ice Palace before the start of this year’s “Creepy” Winter Carnival on Feb. ...