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Fish Creek campground to get facelift

By Gwendolyn Craig

APA approves updates despite invasive species concerns.

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Ticonderoga adds 100-acre solar installation to growing project list

By Gwendolyn Craig

APA approves 20 MW solar project amid planning discussion

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APA virtual meeting to include live, public comment

By Gwendolyn Craig

The APA's virtual board meeting will now include live, public comment for the first time in about 18 months of remote meetings.

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Solar projects, land management plans on APA agenda

By Gwendolyn Craig

The APA will hear about solar projects in the park and updates to planning documents for Whiteface Mountain and Fish Creek Campground.

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Nature Conservancy, state in talks over future of Follensby Pond

By Gwendolyn Craig

There are a few ways a deal could happen, and some worry options could include closing Follensby Pond and several other water bodies to the public.

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Judge orders Olympic Authority to unmask public records

By Tim Rowland

Supreme Court judge has ruled that the Olympic Regional Development Authority must provide detailed accident records to Adirondack Explorer.

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ORDA hit with lawsuit over office building project

By James Odato

Firm contests ORDA's bidding process, seeks to stop construction of a new Lake Placid headquarters for the Olympic Regional Development Authority.

Remembering an Adirondack legend

By Tim Rowland

Richard Persico led the Adirondack Park Agency through its tumultuous early years

The Brampton

State seeks $420,000 penalty from former Hudson River retreat partner

By Gwendolyn Craig

The matter stems back to multiple structures Jeffrey Lee and property owner James John McDonald illegally built in the Town of Thurman.

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Former DEC commissioner appeals judge’s marina decision

By Gwendolyn Craig

Thomas Jorling is appealing a state Supreme Court decision dismissing his lawsuit against a marina project on Lower Saranac Lake.

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