Regional council keeps plans close to the vest
LAKE PLACID — Titans of North Country business, education, tourism and politics gathered at a ballroom here last week to finalize and vote on the projects that they hoped would net the region millions...
View ArticleState pledges $2 million boost to Civic Center
GLENS FALLS — New York State will be contributing $2 million towards various upgrades at the Glens Falls Civic Center, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Feb. 9 to a cheering audience that filled the...
View ArticleLt. Gov: Executive plan to combat opiate abuse will be “bold, robust”
LAKE PLACID — A state task force is poised to deliver a series of legislative proposals to combat the state’s heroin epidemic as early as Wednesday.
View ArticleStec: Failure to act on heroin, ethics a “self-inflicted crisis”
QUEENSBURY — Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that the state’s executive heroin task force aims to deliver a package of 25-30 executive recommendations to the legislature by June 1.
View ArticleAgreement reached on statewide measures to combat opiate crisis
ALBANY — The state announced on Tuesday an agreement has been reached on a series of reforms designed to combat heroin and opiate abuse.
View ArticleLocal lawmakers, residents eager for solution to broadband woes
CHESTERFIELD — State: Expect movement on the New NY Broadband Program within weeks
View ArticleSmart Growth grants awarded to Adirondack communities
LAKE PLACID – State funds will aid in economic growth, revitalization efforts across region
View ArticleGillibrand pitches plan to close broadband gap
PLATTSBURGH – Legislation joins initiative to fully wire state by 2018
View ArticleHochul boosts beer biz in Big Slide Brewery stump
LAKE PLACID — If Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul wasn’t a beer fan before she touched down in Lake Placid on Tuesday, she is now.
View ArticleHouse pulls Affordable Care Act replacement bill
Rep. Elise Stefanik was among handful of holdouts during high-tension countdown to landmark vote
View ArticleHealthcare fight drags local taxes into national spotlight
ELIZABETHTOWN — The replacement plan to kill the Affordable Care Act is dead on arrival following last week’s cancelled House vote.
View ArticleState soothes skittish Adirondack officials on broadband process
LAKE PLACID — The long road to universal broadband coverage in the state begins and ends in Lake Placid.
View ArticleState launches ‘equal rights’ destination guide
LAKE PLACID — Local destinations included in new I LOVE NY campaign: John Brown’s Farm, North Star Underground Railroad Museum
View ArticleDowntown revitalization projects revealed
PLATTSBURGH — A parking lot on Durkee Street will soon host a mixed use building containing apartments and retail space.
View ArticleRevitalization plans approved for downtown Glens Falls
GLENS FALLS — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul visits city
View ArticleCity officials name DRI Project Coordinator
PLATTSBURGH — For the City of Plattsburgh, pieces of their economic development puzzle are finally falling into place.
View ArticleHochul touts Adirondack tourism in North Creek
NORTH CREEK | Tourism statewide is booming.
View ArticleGOP hopefuls stump in North Country
LONG LAKE | Republican hopefuls for state office are making the rounds in the North Country.
View ArticleNorth Country returns mixed verdict for Cuomo
PLATTSBURGH | Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have won a commanding victory over challenger Cynthia Nixon in last week’s Democratic primary, winning 65 percent of the vote.
View ArticleGOP lieutenant gubernatorial hopeful throws red meat to base
PORT KENT | Julie Killian, GOP candidate for lieutenant governor, thinks Republicans can win statewide in November and deliver a “red tsunami” — but only if voters shake off their apathy and head to...
View ArticleHochul, seeking DRI update, tours Lake City
PLATTSBURGH | Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Assemblyman Billy Jones visited the Lake City last week to check in on how Plattsburgh’s state-funded Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) projects are...
View ArticleTreatment facility unveiled
SCHUYLER FALLS | After years of negotiations, meetings, planning sessions and at least one late-night phone call from a state Senator, a new drug rehabilitation facility in Schuyler Falls opened last...
View ArticleCity updates residents on DRI progress
PLATTSBURGH | The city’s director of community development updated residents on the status of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) at a series of public meetings last month.
View ArticleHochul blasts tax act
GLENS FALLS | In the wake of the Trump administration’s federal tax reform act, which has increased federal taxes for New Yorkers collectively by $10 billion, capping local government spending is more...
View ArticleGov announces college diversity initiative
PLATTSBURGH | Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week announced a new initiative to increase the diversity of faculty at state universities.
View ArticleLt. gov. announces DRI grant winners in Saranac Lake
SARANAC LAKE | Years of strategic planning here will advance with nearly $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative funds.
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