Confronting a budget crunch, Essex County grapples with economic pressures
By Tim Rowland
December 7, 2024
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
August 24, 2024
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
August 8, 2024
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
March 18, 2024
Blue Line seeks new location after North Hudson backs away from $23M affordable housing project
DEC withholds trash subsidies
December 22, 2023
The DEC is withholding almost $1 million designated in the state budget for Hamilton and Essex counties’ solid waste expenses.
Rural Adirondack communities to gain 60 new apartments
By Tim Rowland
November 1, 2023
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
July 24, 2023
County bus ridership slowly coming back in the Adirondacks after taking a hit during pandemic
How big is too big? Small farms lay bare the struggles they face
By Tim Rowland
April 12, 2023
Essex County farm owners get candid about difficulties in growing pains, finding the right scale, maintaining profitability