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APA approves housing in Saranac Lake, Lake Placid

By Gwendolyn Craig

The two housing development projects add 70 units of apartments to Saranac Lake and 6 houses to Lake Placid

White Lake Quarry protesters

Forestport, Upper Saranac residents voice concerns on APA board reviews

By Gwendolyn Craig

Residents gave an earful to commissioners of the Adirondack Park Agency during its first in-person meeting in over a year.

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APA to hold first in-person meeting since pandemic

By Gwendolyn Craig

Development projects and an enforcement case are on the APA's agenda at its first in-person meeting in more than a year.

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Adirondack Park chair appointment coming soon?

By Gwendolyn Craig

On its eight-member board, the APA has one vacant position, two board members serving on expired terms and still no chair.

George Pataki, the 53rd governor of New York, looks out on the Boquet River in Willsboro.

Pataki’s Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

"It’s just been a unique, tremendous place that still has to fight to retain its incredible natural characteristics."

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Bill would require diversity training for state’s tourism workers

By Tim Rowland

would be extended to employees of ORDA, the Department of Environmental Conservation and state contractors who have immediate contact with the public.

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ORDA office building gets green light from APA

By Gwendolyn Craig

APA signed off on a new office building for the Olympic Regional Development Authority to go up near the former Adirondack Medical Center.

Adirondack boat inspections close to becoming permanent

By Gwendolyn Craig

State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill strengthening and making permanent a law against spreading aquatic invasive species.

APA to consider new ORDA office building on former hospital site

By Gwendolyn Craig

The proposed three-story building is up for public comment, along with a number of other projects.

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Adirondack hiker shuttles shelved for year

By Tim Rowland

The state Department of Environmental Conservation provided a written statement confirming that it will work with the local governments to create a shuttle system with restroom and parking in 2022 to "play a critical role in helping to manage sustainable visitation in the High Peaks."

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