Essex News

The Adirondack Park Agency has removed its enforcement program director from his position after he sent e-mails to Sandy Lewis calling him a "sociopath." Paul Van Cott, who since 2004 has headed the APA's enforcement division, has been reassigned as part of the agency's general counsel office.

Operational trials are under way with a temporary ferry that will be used next to the closed-down Champlain Bridge.

The Lake Champlain Ferry Company, which runs the Essex/Charlotte Ferry, announced that due to extremely low ridership - sometimes no riders at all - it has cancelled its last run of Tuesday, Nov.

Q: Why is it that there seems to be plenty of money for construction of the latest fad, non-essential roundabouts, but there is no money to repair bridges that are, without question, essential to the people who must use them every day? I haven't heard of anyone losing a job because of a lack of a roundabout, but it is my understanding some people ...

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One question - how is it that a girl who needs public assistance to feed, clothe and house herself and her three children can be at a local bar every Friday or Saturday night? Shouldn't you be home taking care of said children? Better yet, get a job, or two if necessary, start pulling your own weight.

Essex farmer Sandy Lewis has been a gadfly and legal antagonist extraordinaire in the North Country for years -- and his primary target has been the Adirondack Park Agency.

Bridge at Crown Point declared unrepairable, will be demolished as soon as possible.

An underwater inspection has revealed numerous horizontal and vertical cracks in the Champlain Bridge.

Two longtime town supervisors in Essex County lost by narrow margins in Tuesday's general election.

The race between the candidates for Essex County District Attorney is still too close to call after Election Day.::: Unofficial results reported after polls closed Nov.

Middlebury, Vermont - October 29, 2009 - Commuters and residents traveling between Addison County and New York now have several options for getting to and from their workplace or residence.

Governor David Paterson and Vermont Governor Jim Douglas Monday announced transportation alternatives so that residents can cross Lake Champlain in the wake of the Lake Champlain Bridge being closed.

Free Ferry Service: Both New York and Vermont officials have reached an agreement with Lake Champlain Transportation to subsidize free ferry service for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, buses, fuel trucks and standard-width agricultural vehicles, including dairy trucks crossing the lake between Essex, N.Y. and Charlotte, Vt.

Good news for commuters forced to detour around the closed Champlain Bridge. Ferry crossings will now be free starting tomorrow.

Vermont Agency of Transportation Secretary David Dill has declared an emergency over the sudden closing of a key bridge across Lake Champlain.

A key bridge across southern Lake Champlain from Addison to Crown Point, N.Y., will likely be closed for months, a Vermont official said Monday.

The Lake Champlain Bridge between Crown Point, N.Y., and Addison has been closed amid safety concerns.

Transportation officials, state police and state senators attended a closed-door meeting Monday afternoon under the shadow of the Crown Point Bridge.

The Crown Point Bridge over Lake Champlain closed unexpectedly Friday afternoon, leaving people with much to say about it on the first full day without the bridge.