Confronting a budget crunch, Essex County grapples with economic pressures
By Tim Rowland
How short-term rentals, storm damage and a decline in state aid impact Essex County's $132 million budget
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Combating blight: Essex County launches program to transform vacant spaces into rentals
By Tim Rowland
An Essex County Land Bank initiative could result in more than 25 long-term apartment rentals, primarily in vacant upper stories of commercial building
First documented sighting of invasive tree killer in the Adirondack Park’s Essex County
Emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that kills ash trees, was caught in a trap in mid-July in Essex County, state officials have confirmed.
Despite rejection, housing developer still has eyes on Essex County
By Tim Rowland
Blue Line seeks new location after North Hudson backs away from $23M affordable housing project
DEC withholds trash subsidies
The DEC is withholding almost $1 million designated in the state budget for Hamilton and Essex counties’ solid waste expenses.
Health officials see above-average breathing illnesses in Essex County
By Times Union
Virus and flu cases reported in the North Country.
A hike through history on Poke-O-Moonshine
By Tim Rowland
Tim Rowland joins David Thomas-Train on a hike to the summit of Poke-O-Moonshine via the Ranger Trail on a fall day.
Rural Adirondack communities to gain 60 new apartments
By Tim Rowland
Essex County moves ahead with plan for 40 units in North Hudson and 20 more in yet-to-be determined location
Easy riding on sometimes-empty buses
By Jak Krouse
County bus ridership slowly coming back in the Adirondacks after taking a hit during pandemic
Addressing housing issues and community blight, Essex County land bank gets state approval
By Tim Rowland
County ready to start rehabbing and reselling abandoned homes