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Westport overwhelmingly approves new fire station
WESTPORT | Voters here have given Westport Hose Co. No. 1 approval to build a new fire station. The $3.2 million fire station will be situated on 5.2 acres the fire district purchased off of Route 22, adjacent to Bessboro Builders & Supplies. Read more
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Ballots counted: 2019 Essex County election results certified
ELIZABETHTOWN | The 2019 local election tally was certified last Tuesday at the New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District. Close contests were decided in many towns. Read more
Ray Brook Biomass fires up
RAY BROOK | The Ray Brook Biomass Project boilers fired up last Friday, switching from fossil fuel to pellets to heat state office buildings. Read more
Photo provided by The Wild Center
Wild Center to build new climate change exhibit
TUPPER LAKE | The Wild Center won a $249,549 grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to interpret climate resilience. Read more
4-H teen from Essex County takes third place in Horse Bowl
LEWIS/PORT HENRY | A local 4-Her has won national acclaim, taking third place in Horse Bowl Competition in Louisville, Kentucky. Read more
Essex Co. reviewing e-Poll book technology
ELIZABETHTOWN | Commissioners are looking at state recommended technology designed to streamline Early Voting systems. But they are balancing concerns of cost and actual efficiencies, especially in rural areas. Read more
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Westport Fire Commissioners set date for station referendum vote
WESTPORT | The Westport Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners voted last week to bring plans for their new $3.2 million fire station to vote. Read more
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Essex resident Sonnett presented with first-ever Francesca “Frisky” Paine Irwin award
ESSEX | Essex Community Fund presented its first Francesca “Frisky” Paine Irwin award to Donna Lou Sonnett, honoring her for decades of volunteer service in the Town of Essex. Read more
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Early voting nets 294 voters in Essex County
ELIZABETHTOWN | A total 294 people in Essex County took part in the inaugural round of Early Voting. Read more
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Towns hold steady on budget spending
ELIZABETHTOWN | Area town governments are finalizing spending plans for 2020. Generally, tax levy caps were calculated below 2 percent this year, many close to 1 percent. Read more
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Five earn elected terms as supervisor in Essex Co. with Chesterfield pending absentee ballot count
ELIZABETHTOWN | Joseph Provoncha won re-election to the Essex County Clerk’s seat, besting contender Kari Ratliff, a Republican who ran as an independent. Read more
State of emergency in Essex County
ELIZABETHTOWN | Late night Halloween weather delivered a mean blow as hours of heavy rain broke into a severe wind storm after daylight. Read more
Stewart’s Shops opens into new, larger space in E’town
ELIZABETHTOWN | Stewart’s Shops moved into its new, larger grocery and deli space here on Wednesday, completing the first phase of its expansion plan. Read more
Bova pleads guilty to gunshot death of Magen Goyette
PLATTSBURGH | As jury selection was set to begin Tuesday, David J. Bova, 31, pleaded guilty to five of six counts, including second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Magen Goyette. Read more
Makomis fire tower found and restored
AUSABLE FORKS | One of two remaining 1916 era Adirondack fire towers, Makomis has been rebuilt. Read more
Willsboro students plant terraponics farm
WILLSBORO | Grade four at Willsboro Central School made history recently, planting the first seeds in the first Adirondack tray “fields” of an indoor vegetable garden to provide food for the cafeteria all winter. Read more
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Slideshow: Lewis Veterans Park Dedication Ceremony
LEWIS | More than 200 residents attended the dedication last Saturday, Oct. 5, of Lewis Veterans Park, where names of military sons and daughters of Lewis are raised in bronze on plaques to honor their service in combat and in times of peace. Read more
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Celebrating an Adirondack Harvest
WESTPORT | In its fourth year, Adirondack Harvest Festival returns to Essex County Fairgrounds with an entire realm set up for children. Read more
Photos by Kim Dedam
Elizabethtown Library marks 135th year
ELIZABETHTOWN | In September 1884, the Circulating Library in Elizabethtown received formal charter from the state. Read more
Photos by Kim Dedam
Rethink Poverty: a simulation
ELIZABETHTOWN | Being homeless wasn’t fun. On top of routine challenges like finding transportation, food, work and figuring out how to find somewhere to live, there was an overbearing feeling that I didn’t belong -- exempted from much of the... Read more
Photo by Kim Dedam
Westport overwhelmingly approves new fire station
WESTPORT | Voters here have given Westport Hose Co. No. 1 approval to build a new fire station. The $3.2 million fire station will be situated on 5.2 acres the fire district purchased off of Route 22, adjacent to Bessboro Builders & Supplies. Read more
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Ballots counted: 2019 Essex County election results certified
ELIZABETHTOWN | The 2019 local election tally was certified last Tuesday at the New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District. Close contests were decided in many towns. Read more
Ray Brook Biomass fires up
RAY BROOK | The Ray Brook Biomass Project boilers fired up last Friday, switching from fossil fuel to pellets to heat state office buildings. Read more
Photo provided by The Wild Center
Wild Center to build new climate change exhibit
TUPPER LAKE | The Wild Center won a $249,549 grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to interpret climate resilience. Read more
Essex Co. reviewing e-Poll book technology
ELIZABETHTOWN | Commissioners are looking at state recommended technology designed to streamline Early Voting systems. But they are balancing concerns of cost and actual efficiencies, especially in rural areas. Read more
Photo by Kim Dedam
Westport Fire Commissioners set date for station referendum vote
WESTPORT | The Westport Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners voted last week to bring plans for their new $3.2 million fire station to vote. Read more
Photo by Flysnow
Early voting nets 294 voters in Essex County
ELIZABETHTOWN | A total 294 people in Essex County took part in the inaugural round of Early Voting. Read more
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Towns hold steady on budget spending
ELIZABETHTOWN | Area town governments are finalizing spending plans for 2020. Generally, tax levy caps were calculated below 2 percent this year, many close to 1 percent. Read more
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Family grief stricken with drowning death of Tupper boy
TUPPER LAKE | A tragic drowning in Tupper Lake has left a closely knit family and the community in mourning. Read more
Boquet Valley Central School Board readies for district start
WESTPORT | School Board members of the Boquet Valley Central School made key decisions as they prepared to close existing district operations. Read more
Photos by Kim Dedam
Boquet Valley Central district office moved to Westport
WESTPORT | Logistics for staffing, tuition and classroom use occupied a large portion of the last Boquet Valley School Board meeting with Interim Superintendent Dr. Mark Davey. Read more
Photos by NYSDEC
Final landscaping work at Lake Flower Boat Launch includes new restroom
SARANAC LAKE | Work to finish cleanup at the Lake Flower Boat Launch includes a few new perks for boaters and ice palace builders. Read more
Photos courtesy Sharon Benson-Perry and Patrick Perry
Paws Cause
KEENE | Black and white decor with chandeliers — in a tent — will present an elegant backdrop for this year’s Paws Cause: Tuxedos & Tails. Read more
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Keene Valley Library reveals ‘Stories of Who We Are’
KEENE VALLEY | The new collection of stories at the Keene Valley Library is illuminated by voices. Read more
Photo by Tim Rowland
UPDATED: Two hospitalized after collision in Upper Jay
UPPER JAY | Two people were sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after a sedan collided head on with a cement truck on Rt. 9N just south of Upper Jay. Read more
Photo by Kim Dedam
New SRO visits Willsboro School
WILLSBORO | Some of the students and staff at Willsboro Central School met their new school resource officer last Friday. Read more
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NYSDEC launches web map, reporting system for harmful algal blooms
RAY BROOK | A new map — updated online daily — will help summer swimmers, boaters, hikers and paddlers track harmful algal blooms (HABs) in lakes, ponds and rivers around the region. Read more
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Westport Hose Co. 1 presents design of new fire station
WESTPORT | Westport Hose Co. 1 presented schematic drawings, site plans and cost estimates for their prospective new fire station last week. Read more
Photo by Kim Dedam
‘Boquet Valley Central School’ chosen
ELIZABETHTOWN | The School Board of merged Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central schools voted unanimously to call its new district Boquet Valley Central School. Read more
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Legion veterans to re-dedicate Memorial Highway
WILMINGTON | Essex County American Legion posts will officially re-dedicate the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway on Sunday. Read more
