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2021 News Archives

Warren County is accepting applications from organizations or event representatives that are seeking funding for promotion through the Warren County Occupancy Tax program. Find the applications attached here. If you have questions, call 518-761-6366 or email grantl@warrencountyny.gov. The deadline…
Warren County Board of Elections will accept in-person filing of 2021 election designating petitions beginning on March 22, and running through March 25, at the agency’s office in the Human Services Building at Warren County Municipal Center. Staff will be on hand between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on…
Warren County Office of Emergency Services wants to advise Warren County residents that New York State’s annual spring “burn ban” is in effect until May 14. The ban is put in place each year to lessen the chance of wildfires, as dry brush that is susceptible to fire is exposed with the melting of…
WARREN County to Participate in Statewide STOP-DWI St. Patrick’s Day Crackdown Enforcement Effort Impaired Driving Crackdown runs March 16 – March 20 Warren County Sheriff Jim LaFarr and Glens Falls Police Chief Joe Boisclair announced today that both police agencies will participate in a special…
Warren County would like to remind residents that the deadline for public comments on the Warren County Sheriff’s Office “reform and reinvention” report is March 8. The state-mandated report, and the public comments on it, will be considered for adoption by the Warren County Board of Supervisors…
We are happy to announce that Warren County has created a new COVID-19 vaccination "waiting list" for Warren and Hamilton counties residents ages 60 and over.   Those interested can sign up via computer, email or by phone. Those who…
Warren County Department of Public Works has organized two hazardous household waste collection events for later this year for Warren County residents. The first will occur Saturday, April 24, at the Queensbury Town Highway Garage on Bay Road in Queensbury, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The second is set…
The Warren County Board of Supervisors held 12 committee meetings earlier this week. Here are highlights of what was discussed: A proposed law that would require property owners near waterbodies to have their septic systems inspected before selling or transferring their property was tabled by…
New York State and Warren County have new guidance for weddings and catered events that take effect on or after March 15, when New York State will allow up to 150 people to attend these events. New York State’s updated guidelines can be found here:…
Warren County Sheriff Jim LaFarr has released an updated version of the Warren County Sheriff's Office plan to "reform and reinvent" policing in Warren County. View the report by clicking the link. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE…
The region's highway superintendents and public works leaders typically take a day each winter to lobby state legislators each winter to ask for more funding to maintain roads and bridges. This year the pandemic but a halt to that in-person effort, but they instead turned to virtual meetings…
Warren County has appointed a new fire coordinator whose hiring represents a homecoming of sorts. Jay Ogden is a Glens Falls High graduate who joined the U.S. Marine Corps after high school, and went on to a career in fire service in North Carolina. He recently retired, and upon moving back to…
Warren County Employment & Training Administration has partnered with local hospitality industry leaders and educators to develop a free training program that the organizations hope will help address an anticipated worker shortage in the hospitality industry this summer. The program, Pathways…
Without Joseph Warren’s contributions to American history, there would be no Warren County. Warren County Historical Society wants to share Warren’s story with residents and visitors alike by creating a museum that would sit on Warren County property in…