Trail promise melts
By James Odato
June 13, 2021
Blocked snowmobile connectors leave locals feeling swindled
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In a career rooted in watchdog reporting, Explorer editor James M. Odato has been cited as one of New York’s top journalists covering state government, gambling, and abuse and waste of public money. He has written thousands of articles, his byline has appeared in numerous national publications and his investigative stories have spurred reforms. As a staff reporter for five daily newspapers, including the Albany Times Union and Buffalo News, Odato has received more than 30 awards from the Associated Press, New York Publishers Association, the New York Legislative Correspondents Association and other media organizations. In 2007, Investigative Reporters and Editors recognized his reporting with the Freedom of Information Award Medal. In October 2021, the University of Massachusetts Press released his book, This Brain Had a Mouth, Lucy Gwin and the Voice of Disability Nation.
In a career rooted in watchdog reporting, Explorer editor James M. Odato has been cited as one of New York’s top journalists covering state government, gambling, and abuse and waste of public money. He has written thousands of articles, his byline has appeared in numerous national publications and his investigative stories have spurred reforms. As a staff reporter for five daily newspapers, including the Albany Times Union and Buffalo News, Odato has received more than 30 awards from the Associated Press, New York Publishers Association, the New York Legislative Correspondents Association and other media organizations. In 2007, Investigative Reporters and Editors recognized his reporting with the Freedom of Information Award Medal. In October 2021, the University of Massachusetts Press released his book, This Brain Had a Mouth, Lucy Gwin and the Voice of Disability Nation.
By James Odato
June 13, 2021
Blocked snowmobile connectors leave locals feeling swindled
By James Odato
April 26, 2021
The hulking factory in the middle of the village has stymied revitalization efforts since it closed years ago. Tupper Lakers hope that's about to change.
By James Odato
March 3, 2021
Community group has set sights on town acquiring Big Tupper ski area.
By James Odato
January 24, 2021
An accident in 2004 on ORDA's Olympic training course derailed skeleton racer Courtney Yamada's career and forever changed her life.
By James Odato
November 18, 2020
“Our analysis bears out that Charter and Spectrum have been exaggerating the number of new passings."
By James Odato
October 28, 2020
As rural internet grows in importance, local officials seek to ensure the Adirondacks get their share of links
By James Odato
June 29, 2020
Lake Placid is preparing for 2,500 top athletes from around the globe to compete at some of the state’s most prestigious sports venues in January 2023.
By James Odato
March 13, 2020
Ticonderoga has toughed out a series of blows since the French, Native Americans and British fought along the water that leads to Canada.
By James Odato
November 22, 2019
A group called Crossroads ADK LLC on Thursday sued Preserve Associates so that 5,800 acres at the edge of Tupper Lake can be sold at public auction, presumably to a group related to Crossroads ADK.
By James Odato
September 13, 2019
“Our whole market here is about peace and tranquility,” said Wayne Failing, who rents cabins a half-mile away from the training site.