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Another Paradise Cove

In Long Lake, a deck dispute prompts landowner to push back

By Gwendolyn Craig

Found in violation, a Long Lake business pushes back against Adirondack Park Agency's enforcement process.

Cuomo’s resignation caps record of Adirondack preservation and strife

By Adirondack Explorer

Cuomo's work in the Adirondacks included both substantial purchases that expanded the public forest preserve and a thwarted effort to expanded motorized use on some of those lands.

Upper Saranac Lake boater.

Upper Saranac Lake homeowners sue APA, new neighbors

By Gwendolyn Craig

Upper Saranac Lake residents are suing the Adirondack Park Agency and new neighbors over a property development.

lower saranac

Judge dismisses Saranac Lake marina lawsuit

By Gwendolyn Craig

State Supreme Court Justice Richard Meyer dismissed Thomas Jorling’s complaints against two state entities who supported the project.

snowmobiles

Future of some snowmobile trails remains murky after court decision

By Gwendolyn Craig

NYS DEC and APA have said little about what the decision means for tree-cutting projects.

experience outdoors

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

By Tim Rowland

Zipline attraction Experience Outdoors faces complaints from neighbors.

Parkview Development rendering

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.

Forestport meeting about White Lake quarry

Stakeholders speak out against proposed White Lake quarry

By Megan Plete Postol

APA confirms permit application is complete and under review

APA office

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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