Tupper Lake News

The excitement continues to build since the idea of creating a museum to showcase the Finger Lakes region was first presented 18 months ago, John Adamski notes in a late October newsletter on the proposed Finger Lakes Cultural & Natural History Museum.

Less than a day after Tuesday's election for the 23rd Congressional District, the fallout is smoldering hot.

Unbeknownst to most voters , there are two Propositions on Tuesday's ballot, both to amend the State Constitution.

The excitement continues to build since the idea of creating a museum to showcase the Finger Lakes region was first presented 18 months ago, John Adamski notes in a late October newsletter relating to the proposed Finger Lakes Cultural & Natural History Museum.

Plans to relocate a power line in St. Lawrence County may involve only six acres of remote Adirondack land.

Comment on this story MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009 The head of the New York Power Authority, green groups, officials from National Grid, state Senator Betty Little and a host of local government leaders are urging voters across the state to support a constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot when they go to the polls Nov.

When you go to vote next Tuesday, you won't only be asked to decide political races, you'll also be asked to vote on two constitutional amendments.

Voters across New York will be asked next week to pull the lever on a land swap for a power line in the northwestern corner of the Adirondacks.

Tupper Lake Town Council candidate Robert Fuller has been cleared of possible Hatch Act violations.

New York Power Authority President and CEO Richard Kessel stood under new 46-kilovolt power lines here, urging New York voters to approve Proposition 1 on the Nov.

It's not often you hear of a name-brand fast food restaurant pulling up stakes and leaving town.

Traditionally, they are the most ignored slots on New York voting machines. It's not that no one cares about changes to the state's constitution.

If New York's Adirondack Mountains and the park that borrows their name can be called unique, then I think we can also call Nellie Staves unique.

It's not often that environmentalists and power companies agree on anything. Where to place a power line would be a perfect candidate for dispute.

One of the best pieces of news we have had in the past few months was the fact that the Residents Committee for the Protection of the Adirondacks and the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks were facing hard financial times.

With one H1N1 death accentuating the need, officials continue to struggle with increased vaccine demand and limited supplies.

This approximately 3,300 square foot castle is being sold in the Franklin County community of Tupper Lake for $189,000. The building is on 20 acres of land.

Village Police have charged a man for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl following a street brawl here late last month.

Thursday's meeting marked a day of passages for Adirondack Park Agency commissioners.

"North Country Home Services was founded in about 1982. We employ health care workers, home health aides, and we strive to keep people in their homes," said Gina Pounds of North Country Home Services.