PORT HENRY

IRON MINES AT PORT HENRY CLOSED

About one hundred men, most of them heads of families were thrown out of employment at Port Henry on Friday of last week by the shutting down of the mines of the Port Henry Iron Ore Co... Continue reading

WILLSBORO

RECORD LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE MESSAGE FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK

A record long distance telephone message for Northern New York was received by Mrs. B. D. Severance over the wires of the Willsboro Telephone Co. at Wil... Continue reading

MORIAH

MORIAH RAILROAD MEN GET A WAGE CUT

A new wage schedule on the Lake Champlain & Moriah Railroad, running between Port Henry and Mineville, will become effective March first, notices to that effect having been post... Continue reading

NEW RUSSIA

PANTHER SAID TO BE ON THE PROWL NEAR NEW RUSSIA

A panther is reported to have been prowling around on Mount Tom, near New Russia, following deer, cat fashion, in the snow. It is said by those who saw the panther trac... Continue reading

PORT HENRY

WANT BETTER WATER AND A FIRE TRUCK

A special village election will be held in Port Henry Jan. 5th at which election voters will be privileged to express their opinion on a bond issue of ,000 for improvements to th... Continue reading

PORT HENRY

MAY CLOSE SECOND PORT HENRY FURNACE

Due to the fact that there is no demand for iron now, Witherbee, Sherman & Company, Port Henry, has already shut down one furnace and it is rumored that the other will... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

UPPER JAY

Forest Fire In County Destroys 500-Acre Tract

Forest Ranger aided by more than 300 volunteers and fire departments from six communities battled a forest fire which raged Monday night and Tue... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

WILMINGTON

TELEVISION ATOP WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN

Television is an added attraction for the thousands of visitors who annually drive the eight-mile highway to the mile-high summit of Whiteface Mountain. M... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

PORT HENRY

NYSES Office To Be Continued At Port Henry

Indications from representative members of the community that a hardship would be worked on Port Henry and surrounding towns by the projected clos... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

WESTPORT

To Give Free X-Rays At Westport Fair

Officials of the Essex County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association announced this week that a mobile X-ray unit would be set up at the Essex... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

LAKE PLACID

THE PROPOSED HOSPITAL

Considerable enlightenment concerning the proposed Placid Memorial Hospital was delivered Thursday night of last week by speakers following the dinner given for the e... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

ESSEX COUNTY

Open Campaign To Get Hospital Beds In County

A subscription campaign to obtain additional hospital beds in Essex County got underway Tuesday, sponsored by the Essex County American Legion... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

CROWN POINT

Establish Speed Zone In Village Of Crown Point

As a result of the complaints of residents and action of the Crown Point Town Board, the New York State Traffic Commission has set up a speed... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

TICONDEROGA

Control Admissions At Local Hospital

Due to a reduced staff and in line with a nation-wide problem resulting from an insufficient number of available nurses, officials of the Moses Ludington H... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

TICONDEROGA

Process For Elimination Of Mill 'Fog' Here Will Be In Operation This Summer

Elimination of the "fog" which settles over Ticonderoga as the result of operations in the recovery plant of the Int... Continue reading

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75 Years Ago

TICONDEROGA

Merchants Here Vote For Meter Parking System

Ticonderoga merchants and business men have gone on record by a vote of 53 to 11 to recommend installation of a meter parking system in the bus... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

ESSEX COUNTY

Ask Bids On County Highway Project

Proposals for the reconstruction of eight and a half miles of roadway between Westport and Wadhams Mills, Wadhams Mills and Whallonsburg and Essex will... Continue reading

75 Years Ago

WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN

DEVELOPMENT OF SKI CENTER URGED BY SUPERVISORS

A resolution urging the Whiteface Mountain Authority to expedite the work on the Whiteface Mountain development, and a notificatio... Continue reading

Ever get the opportunity to visit the Adirondack Mountains National Park? Now, this is not to be confused with the New York State Adirondack Park.

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