LAKE PLACID — Carl Heastie, speaker of the New York state Assembly, spoke on Thursday, June 27 about Olympic Regional Development Authority funding, congestion pricing and short-term vacation rentals during a tour of the Lake Placid Olympic Center with Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay ...

LAKE PLACID — The Essex County Democratic Committee last week named Lake Placid attorney Bryan Liam Kennelly as its new candidate for Essex County judge amidst a ballot challenge from the Essex County Republican Party. Essex County Republicans filed an objection on June 14 to Quinn’s ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees fielded questions and comments on the proposed extension of parking enforcement hours in the village during a half-hour-long public hearing on Monday, July 1. The board did not vote on the changes that evening due to the absence of ...

LAKE PLACID — The village of Lake Placid’s tax rate will be 34 cents lower than previously expected for the 2024-25 fiscal year, coming in 20 cents lower than the 2023-24 tax rate, because of a miscalculation of the village’s tax rolls. The village’s $7,223,058 budget, which is ...

LAKE PLACID — A planned rise in some parking rates, discussion of extended parking enforcement hours and stories of overzealous parking enforcement in Lake Placid last month triggered a flood of community feedback — and pushback — about the village’s parking situation. The Lake ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees passed its $7.2 million budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year on Tuesday, June 25 following an unattended public hearing. The $7,223,058 budget is a $558,718, or 8.38%, increase from last year’s $6.6 million budget. The majority of the ...