Hamilton County News

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department arrested 19-year-old Nicholas Truesdell on Friday and charged him with burglary and unauthorized use of a vehicle.

About 20 cases of swine flu are suspected at an overnight camp in Hamilton County.

An upstate New York teenager is among the nearly two dozen people awarded Carnegie medals for heroism.

Swine flu broke out at a Hamilton County summer camp. In a letter sent home to parents, officials from the Deerfoot Lodge in Specular, say that they have two confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus and that about twenty campers and staff have flu like symptoms.

The first-ever joint Fulton County-Hamilton County tax-delinquent property auction yielded mixed results for the counties.

There may be an opportunity to earn some gold in the Adirondacks. But unlike prospectors of old, those who prosper may have to focus on senior citizens' needs, which include home repairs, medical care and transportation.

Several local municipalities will use optical-scan voting machines instead of older, lever-operated machines during 2009 primary and general elections under a statewide pilot program designed to test the new models.

Note: Hamilton County was not on the list because its population was less than 20,000 as of July 1, 2007.

Rawlings makes its Adirondack baseball bats from ash trees, which state officials warned this week could be in danger from the deadly invasive emerald ash borer, a breed of beetle from northeastern Asia that feeds on ash trees, though ita s no bigger than a penny.

Much of the discussion in the area regarding invasive species in recent months has centered around the spiny water flea, a creature that has found its way into the Great Sacandaga Lake in recent months that has the potential to harm the lake's fish population.

A Hudson River-Black River Regulating District board member who has spoken out against revisions to the regulating district's proposed lake-access permit rules was informed Wednesday he is no longer on the board.

This year's Fulton County property auction will be the first to include some Hamilton County properties.

A state office has reviewed revisions to the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District's proposed access permit system rules and has sent them to Gov.

Do you think U.S. Rep. John McHugh, who represents Hamilton County and parts of Fulton County, is a good choice for Army secretary? Yes 80% No 20% Member Comments View Comments: Adirondackal >>Report Abuse He's a great choice.

The agency that oversees the Great Sacandaga Lake will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Inlet, Hamilton County.

Posted on: 06/03/09 Written by: Jarrett Carroll, Spotlight Staff email: carrollj@spotlightnews.com In a surprise announcement, a long-time community staple is saying goodbye to the Four Corners in Delmar while a new owner is being welcomed to the community.

"I am pleased to announce a new major library initiative with the sole purpose of assessing and developing self-sustaining and relevant programs to meet the needs of Chattanooga's elderly community.

Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman David Winchell said a year-old female moose weighing between 300 and 400 pounds was struck by a southbound motorist about 6 a.m. Winchell said the moose was not killed by the collision, but was so badly injured a DEC environmental conservation officer had to put it down.

Lawyers have begun to file papers in a class-action lawsuit brought by eight Adirondack counties and numerous municipalities against the Adirondack Park Agency, disputing new shoreline setback regulations.

Chautauqua County is not one of those counties that has benefited unfairly from road and bridge funding approved so far under the federal governmenta s economic stimulus package, an analysis shows.