By JANET REYNOLDS It’s almost impossible to travel far in the Adirondack Park—literally or virtually on park-related websites—without seeing signs or banners proclaiming “help wanted.” In the Adirondacks, finding the right employee can seem as … [Read more...] about Housing crunch limits Adirondack economy
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Mountaineer enters a new era
By Mike Lynch In the mid-1970s, the McClelland family built The Mountaineer gear store in Keene Valley out of local hemlock and spruce. “I pounded the nails into this thing,” Vinny McClelland said. Now more than 40 years later, the McClellands have … [Read more...] about Mountaineer enters a new era
Election could boost Adirondack conservation bills
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN Environmentalists see Democratic control of both New York’s Senate and Assembly starting in January as a sea change improving prospects for bills protecting the Adirondacks. The November election removed a GOP roadblock in … [Read more...] about Election could boost Adirondack conservation bills
Trekkers test route as Hamlets to Huts seeks a place in the wild
By BRANDON LOOMIS Kris Bratton couldn’t believe she hadn’t known about this place years before. The architect from Highlands, New Jersey, stood on the banks of Sagamore Lake on a crisp late-September morning, marveling at her ability to come tramping … [Read more...] about Trekkers test route as Hamlets to Huts seeks a place in the wild
Broadband access improving in the Adirondacks
By Janet Reynolds Need proof that getting universal high- speed broadband internet access in the Adirondacks is a vital piece of the region’s economic jigsaw puzzle? Just ask Suzanne Hurtado, who lives on Lost Pond. Within days of getting … [Read more...] about Broadband access improving in the Adirondacks
With land swap languishing, mine sheds more jobs
By JAMES M. ODATO Seven workers at the wollastonite processing plant in Willsboro were laid off by owner Imerys on Friday, another indicator of the weakened financial position of the once thriving Adirondack unit of the global minerals … [Read more...] about With land swap languishing, mine sheds more jobs