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The Essex County district attorney's decision to drop drunk-driving charges against a former town supervisor could become an issue in her campaign for re-election. In 1984, then-Essex Town Supervisor James R. Morse Jr.

CBS News medical correspondent, Dr. Jennifer Ashton THIS MORNING IN HEALTHWATCH: SUMMER CAMP AND THE H1N1 VIRUS.

The Iron Center Museum in Port Henry will open for the season June 20. Located at Park Place, adjacent to the Moriah town hall, the museum gives visitors a glimpse at the iron ore mining and railroad industries when they flourished in the community.

The race for Essex County district attorney could have just two candidates - instead of four - by the time the Sept.

Five people were cited for selling alcoholic beverages to minors during a sting operation Saturday night in eastern Essex County.

The CafE, 6476 Main St., Westport, NY 12993, 962-8588. Essex County Web site, www.co.essex.ny.us. Westport Web site, www.westportny.net. Town of Westport Town Hall and Supervisor's Office, 22 Champlain Ave.

We've had a lively debate here on the In Box over teacher compensation. What about the broader question: Is the current public education model sustainable, given declining support from Albany? Can property taxpayers contribute more? If not, what should go? Fewer teachers? Fewer programs for special-needs kids? Willsboro is cutting its music program ...

The same day a parent tipped Westchester officials that a pediatric clinic might be using unlicensed therapists, its owner applied for an occupational therapy license in Florida.

Essex County is starting the process to reclaim the Weatherwax replica sail ferry.

The Press-Republican gave readers plenty of opportunity over the past month to comment in Speakout about the tenure issues at Plattsburgh High School and Beekmantown Central School.

The Press-Republican gave readers plenty of opportunity over the past month to comment in Speakout about the tenure issues at Plattsburgh High School and Beekmantown Central School.

Essex County District Attorney Julie Garcia's emphasis on underage drinking is misplaced and actually detracts from the prosecution of more serious crimes, her opponents separately contend.

Sam Earl tossed nine strikeouts for the Beavers, but some costly errors in the late innings allowed Crown Point to pull ahead in MVAC Baseball April 22.

It was shortly after the debut of the movie "Fargo." My elegant Minnesota sister and I passed the venerable Steinway piano store on our way to Carnegie Hall .

The look of traditional rustic furniture in the year 2525 is one description of pieces to be offered at the Adirondack Museum's "Rustic Tomorrow" benefit auction.

Antiquarian Adventures: "A curious mode of salutation" We are sorting antiquarian books in our Westport, NY storefront this afternoon, and encountered this peculiar illustration in the book T he Story of Exploration and Adventure in Africa Compiled from the Most Authoritative Sources , Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1896.

By LOHR McKINSTRY Staff Writer ELIZABETHTOWN - The Essex County Republican Party Committee got behind Kristy Sprague for county district attorney and incumbent Henry Hommes for sheriff Tuesday night.

New York State Police arrested two men Thursday in connection with a series of robberies that occurred over the past two months.

A state correction officer announced his candidacy for Essex County sheriff this week.

The former town clerk in Westport, N.Y., is headed to prison for stealing from the town.