Elizabethtown News

A trooper escaped serious injury Sunday evening when a routine traffic stop turned dangerous.

A farmer in Essex County squared off against the Adirondack Park Agency yesterday in an Elizabethtown courtroom.

Essex County lawmakers say an offer to pay for Sheriff's Department foot patrols in Keeseville's downtown needs further review.

“We don't have any plans to demolish it now.”

After seven months of operation, the new Essex County Jail has finally been allowed to take outside inmates. via Press-Republican

“I am John Smith, owner of Smitty's Diner”

CHEERS : to Social Services workers who really care about the clients. Recently, a young man over 21, who works and is a part-time student, was without insurance. via Press-Republican

An old Adirondack jail may not face its last days anytime soon. Officials are taking another look at the Essex County building to consider it for other uses. via Capital News 9

“This will be exciting. It has been a long road.”

Producer-writer Lori Kelly Bailey says her search to finance "Mineville" was a success, and she's about to embark on a 10-week location shoot with a $20 million budget. via Press-Republican

“Oh, my God. He's breathing again.”

'Everything was just perfect. It saved that baby's life' By LOHR McKINSTRY LEWIS -- When emergency dispatcher Lee Torrance answered the phone at the Essex County Enhanced 911 center, an excited caller told him ... via Press-Republican

ELIZABETHTOWN/KEENE -- The Caribbean has its Bermuda Triangle -- and the North Country its triangular-shaped "Malfunction Junction." While the latter is not responsible for a permanent disappearance, it does ... via Press-Republican

The Ticonderoga businessman who admitted having sex with a 15-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly violating an order of protection issued for her. via Press-Republican

“Sure, that's what I'd have done.”

William Orr's the kind of neighbor most of us want. Last week, an alleged crook went into Hometown Pharmacy in Mineville at around closing time on Saturday, 1 p.m. He apparently had mayhem on his mind. via Press-Republican

The man accused of trying to hold up the Hometown Pharmacy in Mineville has been charged with burglarizing Willsboro Pharmacy last month. via Press-Republican

The state will not be held responsible for a tragic multiple drowning at Split Rock Falls five years ago. via Press-Republican

“I caught up to the guy about 25 yards behind the pharmacy building. I tackled him onto the ground in a snow bank.”

A botched holdup at the Hometown Pharmacy here ended when a neighbor from across the street chased and tackled the alleged robber. via Press-Republican

“Chefs have certain menus and need specific products.”

A gathering of Essex County farmers and chefs was coordinated to promote the sale and serving of local produce and meat. via Hotel Online

“That is going to be done again, three or four times a year treatment.”

Essex County lawmakers are preparing to attack an infestation of flies at the County Courthouse. via Press-Republican

“I think a lot of the credit is having that second bus run, because previously it was a commitment of a whole day to take the bus”

Record gasoline prices are being blamed for doubling use of Essex County's Champ bus system. via Press-Republican

CHEERS : to registered nurses Tess Dumas and Phil Dabiew for quickly and professionally applying their skills when called upon last week to deliver a baby after a young mother went into labor in the visitors' ... via Press-Republican

At least three patients at a North Country nursing home have died from an outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus. via WPTZ

A man was killed in a crash in Elizabethtown, New York. Police say 38-year-old Scott Costin, of Westport, was traveling on Route 8 when he went off the road. via WCAX-TV Burlington