The Plattsburgh Charter Revision Commission held its second meeting Wednesday evening. The group reviewed several procedural items but did not address changing the city’s form of government.

The Adirondack Park Agency Board has adopted a resolution that will allow upgrades at Mount Van Hoevenberg and heard a presentation on a jobs initiative for Fort Drum soldiers.

Legislators from New York’s North Country want to see the upcoming budget to determine how the initiatives in the State of the State speech will be funded.

The Plattsburgh Charter Revision Commission plans to meet this week to review input from the community.

For the third year in a row, The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York has been nominated as Best Science Museum in a nationwide newspaper’s poll.

In New York’s North Country, those involved in cross-border issues are closely watching the political landscape north of the border after prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down.

Customs and Border Protection officers at the Champlain Port of Entry north of Plattsburgh have seized multiple shipments of counterfeit jewelry over the past few weeks.

Republican Dan Stec refers to himself as right of center and has been critical of Governor Hochul and state Democrats’ fiscal policies. Stec, who ran unopposed for re-election says a key concern in his district is affordability.

New York state Assemblyman D. Billy Jones says he will not seek the Democratic nomination for the 21st District Congressional seat currently held by Republican Elise Stefanik if she is confirmed as Ambassador to the United Nations.

The Plattsburgh Common Council held its first meetings of the year Thursday evening with one new councilor and an empty ward seat.