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tupper lake OWD

Big wins for Tupper Lake

By James Odato

Community nets $13 million in state awards, to revitalize 'Crossroads of the Adirondacks'

Barton Mines

In North River, a dust-up arises amid mining company’s life extension pitch

By James Odato

Barton Mines seeks permit through 2096 to operate aside wilderness 

rail trail

A (rail) trail to success

By Michael Virtanen

As Adirondack Park waits on rail trail construction, Pennsylvania GAP Trail boosts local business and offers hope for enthusiasts

Old forge affordable housing

Forging ahead on affordable housing

By Jamie Organski

Webb Town Board to utilize town-owned property in the creation of Railroad Ave housing development in Old Forge

A nest of North Country broadband issues

By Tim Rowland

Seven years after state created its Broadband Program Office, Adirondack region remains behind in access to service

border crossing

Border boom?

By Mike DeSocio

Business leaders and politicians hail Canadian border reopening, yet keep cautious outlook

Rainstorm viewed from Cascade Mountain.

Across the Adirondacks, tourism was up and down this summer

By Mike DeSocio

The good, the bad and the ugly of this past summer season

help wanted signs

Businesses struggle with limited, overworked staff; influx of summer visitors

By Jamie Organski

'Help wanted' signs abound in Adirondack communities, as business owners find themselves stretched thin trying to remain open.

Word of Life in Schroon Lake.

Lodge at Word of Life in Schroon Lake set to be sold

By James Odato

The shuttered lodge owned by Word of Life in Schroon Lake is under contract to be purchased by a private company next month.

Cannabis products.

Cannabis in the Adirondacks: A natural economic high?

By Janet Reynolds

“We believe New York will be one of the top five or three (cannabis use) states in the country based on sheer population and tourism."

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