New and existing home values increased 12% in 2022 in Essex and Hamilton counties By Tim Rowland Perhaps illustrative of the parkwide housing costs, property values in Essex County — the eastern heart of the Adirondacks — total nearly $1 … [Read more...] about Essex County communities see $1B spike in property values
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Ticonderoga dreams big for downtown improvements
Ti receives $10M from state to go toward revitalization efforts By Tim Rowland Ticonderoga has been awarded a coveted $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant, one town officials hope will turn empty buildings into vibrant … [Read more...] about Ticonderoga dreams big for downtown improvements
Shooting for visitors again in a corner of the Adirondacks
Leaders call for redone Frontier Town to tie developments together By Tim Rowland A bit like anthropologists cutting away the jungle with machetes to reveal an ancient civilization, the Essex County Department of Public Works fired up chainsaws … [Read more...] about Shooting for visitors again in a corner of the Adirondacks
Activist Bill McKibben offers climate hope, calls for action
Keynoter at FISU "Save Winter" conference stresses urgency in Lake Placid By Tracy Ormsbee Climate activist and author Bill McKibben lamented the change in winter in the Adirondacks, tied it to the global crisis of a warming Earth, shared … [Read more...] about Activist Bill McKibben offers climate hope, calls for action
Gov. Hochul boldfaces climate, housing in 2023 blueprint for New York
In State of State address, Gov. calls for increasing solar arrays; stimulating local residential development By Gwendolyn Craig Gov. Kathy Hochul promoted more renewable energy projects, a cap-and-invest program for large-scale greenhouse gas … [Read more...] about Gov. Hochul boldfaces climate, housing in 2023 blueprint for New York
Despite warm weather, University Games organizers promise snow, ice
Ticket sales at 19% of goal for winter sports event opening Thursday By James M. Odato Despite weather closer to the kind found in mud season, ice and snow needed to host the World University Games in the Adirondacks will cover the tracks to be … [Read more...] about Despite warm weather, University Games organizers promise snow, ice