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Historic church has a chance
PORT HENRY | Somehow, the Christ Episcopal Church in Port Henry has made it this far. more
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Moriah, developer ink deal
PORT HENRY | The Town of Moriah signed an agreement over the weekend with a New York City property manager which could result in significant improvements to the two lakeside campgrounds in Port Henry. more
Moriah stays under the cap
MORIAH | The Town of Moriah plans to spend $3.2 million in the coming year, which translates into about a $27 increase to taxes on a $100,000 home, not including water and fire districts. more
Essex County weighs SRO funding
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County budget planners might add six new school resource officers, or SROs, to the county sheriff office’s 2019 budget. more
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End of an era at Bulwagga Campground
PORT HENRY | For the past 14 years, campers at Bulwagga Bay have had more than the breathtaking view across Lake Champlain to Vermont’s Green Mountains to look forward to each summer. more
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County wrangles with unpaid Westport Golf Course taxes
WESTPORT | Essex County Supervisors discussed what to do about taxes that remained unpaid on Westport Golf Course properties. more
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Essex County tables pot discussion
ELIZABETHTOWN | An Essex County resolution opposing legalization of recreational marijuana skidded to a halt Monday. more
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Nonprofit offers to serve as broadband conduit
ELIZABETHTOWN | A nonprofit has stepped forward to serve as a conduit between local government and the state agency overseeing the broadband build-out effort. more
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Port Henry in full bloom
PORT HENRY | Nothing dresses up a town quite like flowers, and last week a beachside picnic was thrown for the volunteers who tended the containers in Port Henry this summer, much to the enjoyment of locals and tourists alike. more
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Essex County OKs raising legal age to purchase tobacco products
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County has become the latest county in New York state to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. more
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Soil and water chief to retire
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Soil & Water Conservation District will see a change in leadership at the end of September with the retirement of Director Dave Reckahn. more
County, state assess cost of armed guards
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County lawmakers discussed tentative steps to add School Resource Officers (SROs) in all 11 school districts in Essex County. more
Cunningham fined for building violation
PORT HENRY | A Moriah town justice fined Greg Cunningham $250 Tuesday, for failing to shore up a fire-gutted building in downtown Port Henry. more
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Fire-damaged building comes down
PORT HENRY | A fire-gutted historic building in downtown Port Henry was taken down this week, after Moriah town officials said they could no longer ignore the safety risks. more
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Port Henry firefighters lauded
PORT HENRY | On July 28, the Port Henry Volunteer Fire Department held their 144th annual Firemen’s Banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Port Henry... more
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Moriah hydro project one step closer
PORT HENRY | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted the application of a group of Albany engineers for the ambitious Moriah hydroelectric project, bringing much-anticipated construction one step closer to reality. more
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Local nerves fray over Charter eviction
ELIZABETHTOWN | The decision by state regulators to revoke Charter Communications’ merger approval with Time Warner has cast North Country broadband expansion efforts into uncertainty. more
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Drought, rabies, algae — Moriah officials wonder what’s next
PORT HENRY | As pestilence goes, the calamities experienced by the Town of Moriah this month might not quite be of biblical proportions, but they’re bad enough that town officials are nervously wondering what might be coming next. more
State gives Charter marching orders
ELIZABETHTOWN | The state Public Service Commission has booted Charter from the state two years after the state agency approved their merger with Time Warner. more
Essex County to revisit Tobacco 21
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Board of Supervisors is bringing the county’s proposed Tobacco 21 law back to a vote. more
Medicare v. Medicaid is why Horace Nye should remain public
This is in response to the recent Editorial “Horace Nye: It's time to sell” more
Hearing: save jobs, spend on budget
More than 100 people packed into the Old Courthouse at the Essex County Government Center with a request that some may not have expected to hear. more
