In various ways — including by speaking up at town board meetings, by signing letters to the editor, and by signing petitions — at this point more than 70 Wilmington residents have called for improved short-term rental (STR) regulations in our town. This number merely represents a ...

When someone shares information we have confided to them, there is a tendency to blame that other person, like it’s all his or her fault. But is that really true? My emotion peaks when I find out that this has happened. And it’s not a positive feeling that engulfs me, either. It’s ...

Oct. 9 through Oct. 16 is National Fire Prevention Week. Franklin County Emergency Services would like to encourage everyone to take some time this week to discuss fire safety with their families. Local volunteer fire/EMS responders were at many of the local schools providing fire safety tips ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s most repulsive political decision as of late was her vote against the PACT Act. This legislation expands VA health care eligibility and coverage for veterans with toxic “burn-pit” exposure related maladies (including brain, gastrointestinal, pancreatic and kidney ...

Six months ago, spirits at Adirondack Health were running high. We seemed to be on the right side of the COVID-19 pandemic, with things looking up for the first time in a long time. But then, with the onset of inflation, doing business began to get very expensive, very quickly. Staffing ...

We are responding to guest commentaries by Aseem Mathur on Sept. 9 in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise (“STRs contribute to Wilmington’s economy”) and Sept. 22 in the Lake Placid News in which he argued that short-term vacation rentals, or STRs, are critical for Wilmington’s economy and ...