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Fort Drum helicopters to train over Adirondacks in August

By Gwendolyn Craig

Helicopters from the U.S. Army out of Fort Drum will travel from Aug. 8 through the 13th to private property near Blue Mountain Lake.

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Locals and landlords square off over short-term rentals

By Jamie Organski

Town of Webb officials look to regulate short-term rentals (STRs), while locals worry about Old Forge community becoming a 'party town'

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On Lake Placid’s Cascade Road, tensions flare around residential, commercial development

By Tim Rowland

Zipline attraction Experience Outdoors faces complaints from neighbors.

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Lake George Park Commission convenes septic system committee

By Gwendolyn Craig

Local governments in the Lake George basin, have been under more pressure to address leaking septic systems that could be impacting water quality.

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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

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How Essex County tamed COVID

By Tim Rowland

This largely rural, tourist destination, managed to achieve one of the state's lowest infection rates.

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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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Talking trash: Communities face garbage double bind

By Gwendolyn Craig

No landfills remain in the Adirondack Park, yet counties face rising costs for hauling waste

Hilary Moynihan

Building a lean-to fellowship

By Tracy Ormsbee

Adopt-a-Lean-to coordinator says the mountains saved her, and renovating lean-tos shows her gratitude.

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