Speculator News

The nine Republican hopefuls for the 23rd Congressional District seat on Tuesday evening trekked to the southern end of the Adirondack Park for the first of four regional meetings with party faithful.

Democrats - Mike Oot and Dan Francis. The selection process for candidates vying for the 23rd Congressional District seat that soon likely will be vacated by U.S. Rep.

People planning hikes to Pillsbury Mountain or into the West Canada Lakes Wilderness through Perkins Clearing should be aware of a bridge closing on a back road to the trailheads.

Posted on: 06/03/09 Written by: Jarrett Carroll, Spotlight Staff email: carrollj@spotlightnews.com In a surprise announcement, a long-time community staple is saying goodbye to the Four Corners in Delmar while a new owner is being welcomed to the community.

Scott Adams is director of the new Boght Arts Center, housed in the former Reformed Church of the Boght.

More than a dozen Chinese restaurants operate between Amsterdam and Speculator - and a new one was just approved by the Fulton County Planning Board as part of the former Ruby & Quiri site on Elmwood Avenue in Johnstown.

The Village of Port Henry's planned dissolution feasibility study is on hold until anticipated grant funding comes through.

Before the Riverview group home here was consumed by fire-before that home even existed-the state Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities operated a group home in Speculator for about 25 years.

Margaret Perkins, 76, of Rt. 8, Speculator, NY, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at home.

Anthony Vitti, 52, passed away suddenly at his home on March 21, 2009. He was born on March 26, 1956, to Anthony J. Vitti Sr.

Theresa Williams, 59, passed away on March 21, 2009. Born on August 12, 1948, to Bessie Suttles and David Jenkins in the Bronx, NY.

Local officials responded with shock and disbelief at the deadly blaze that killed four developmentally disabled people at a group home here early Saturday.

The Adirondack group home that caught fire Saturday may not have had enough staff to evacuate the profoundly mentally and physically disabled people who lived there, according to an independent monitoring group.

Four developmentally disabled residents of a Riverview group home perished in an early morning fire Saturday in the first fatal blaze in this small Adirondack town in more than 20 years.

A fire in Hamilton County is being blamed for at least one death. It happened Saturday morning around 5:30 at the Sunmount ICF on Route 30 in Wells.

Call it the Obama bounce.Call it the result of wasteful stimulus spending. Call it whatever you want.

Several area photographers were among the winners of Adirondack Life magazine's annual photography contest: Judy Olson of Northville took first, second and third place in the macro category for her photographs ...

The Fulton County Sheriff's Association elected officers at its recent annual meeting.

Sacandaga River From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Sacandaga River is a river in the northern part of New York in the United States.

A sign along Canada Street in Lake George Village Tuesday welcomes visitors. Village dissolution has been promoted by Gov.