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Brenda Valentine

Community heroes and more stories from the past week

By Melissa Hart

Communities rally to save their banks, a moving tribute to Adirondack legend Pete Hornbeck and more from the past week

APA approves Inlet cell tower, but questions arise on tower policy

By Gwendolyn Craig

A Verizon Wireless cell tower will go up in Inlet, but some APA board members want to review the agency's tower policy.

The year without Canadians in the Adirondacks

By Contributing Writer

New York's wildland trails, ski slopes and lakes have had less of a Canadian accent with the border closed during a pandemic year.

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The Good, the Brittle and the Dirty

By Sierra McGivney

Ice climbing at Cascade Pass proves to be a solid start for beginners to the sport

Adirondack Diversity

Adirondack Diversity Initiative looks to double its budget

By Gwendolyn Craig

Executive director says more staff needed to support ADI's police reform, diversity training and educational work.

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Hinckley day-use area, Lake George stormwater and more on APA docket

By Gwendolyn Craig

Lake George stormwater regulations, Hinckley day-use area, a North Elba housing development and a cell tower are on the APA's agenda.

Tops

Tops, Price Chopper to join forces

By Mike DeSocio

The fate for Adirondack locations of these stores remains unclear, although company leaders said there are no plans to close stores at the moment.

Brenda Valentine

Adirondack communities see value in banking locally

By Mike DeSocio

Indian Lake convinces bank to stay; other communities bring in new financial institutions

Hughes

Film explores Gov. Hughes’ connections to, passions for the Adirondacks

By Adirondack Explorer

NYS Gov. Hughes’s amazing life, career and lifelong love for the North Country is captured in a newly-released, 43-minute documentary, “My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks.”

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Join us for a panel discussion with top journalists

By Tracy Ormsbee

Join a panel of top journalists with ties to the Adirondacks for a discussion around journalism amid "fake news" and "alternative facts."

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