Governor rejects electric bike legislation
The governor objected to the legislation’s failure to include a helmet requirement and other safety measures.
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Cocoa ‘on the edge of nowhere’ at Camp Santanoni
Beyond its historic intrigue, though, Newcomb's Camp Santanoni serves a more utilitarian purpose around two winter holidays and one March weekend: hot chocolate and a woodstove.
A model school merger for the Adirondacks
By Melissa Hart
Despite enrollment declines and state incentives to combine districts,school mergers are uncommon in the Adirondacks and rural New York..
‘Synonymous with ADK’
By Tim Rowland
Neil Woodworth, who is stepping down as the Adirondack Mountain Club's executive director at the end of 2019, helped shepherd through a transformational era in the Adirondack narrative.
Adirondack Diversity Initiative director seeks to enrich park life
By Ben Westcott
Part of her job will be working to create diversity training programs that can be used by local businesses. This programming will train the staff of “customer-facing” companies to expand their ideas of diversity and welcoming.
Adirondack Park Agency approves pine-like cellular tower
By Tim Rowland
It took the applicant, Vertical Bridge Holdings, multiple attempts to get the look right. Trees resembling lollipops and bottle brushes were rejected in favor of a more natural look that would meld into the existing vegetation.
Tupper hearing draws rail-trail supporters
By Tim Rowland
The state, along with many Tupper Lake residents, believes that both the scenic railroad and the rail-trail can be world-class tourist draws.
Governor announces millions in grants to Adirondack programs
This round of grants includes some focused on enhancing “age-friendly” communities.
Creditors foreclose on stalled Tupper Lake resort development
By James Odato
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.
Tupper-Placid rail trail construction could start in spring
By Tim Rowland
State officials hope this travel-corridor management plan — which is similar to past plans, but tidies up some objections raised in the courts — is the final word in a long and contentious battle over a state-owned rail line running 119 miles from Lake Placid south and west to Remsen.