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Saranac Lake awarded state funding for hydroelectric repairs to dam, Main Street building

By Gwendolyn Craig

A Saranac Lake building under consideration for the Adirondack Park Agency's headquarters is getting state funding for hydroelectric fixes.

A rendering shows the Paul Smith's Power and Light Building at 1-3 Main St. in the village of Saranac Lake as the Adirondack Park Agency's new headquarters. The agency would build a 19,000-square-foot addition behind it and a new parking lot.

From mines to solar projects, Adirondack Park Agency had a busy project year

By Gwendolyn Craig

Some reviews to continue into 2025

State Land Master Plan updates spark push for other ‘wish list’ items

By Gwendolyn Craig

Lake George Battlefield protections, backcountry ski trails rank high in concerns in hundreds of comments to Adirondack Park Agency plan revisions

Meg LeFevre Bobbin tests out "The Rig," a mobility device created by the company Not A Wheelchair, to ride into Camp Santanoni in August 2024 in Newcomb. Bobbin made the excursion with her husband Buck

Debate heats up over accessibility in Adirondack Park wilderness areas

By Gwendolyn Craig

Debate around accessibility, wilderness protection plays out in 2,000 pages of comments

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Adirondack Park Agency’s proposed amendments strike balance between accessibility, wilderness

By Contributing Writer

Updates to Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan can protect wilderness lands AND allow access to people with disabilities

NYCO Minerals seeks to blast underground, expand hours in Lewis

By Gwendolyn Craig

NYCO Minerals wants the state to authorize a year-round, 24-hours-per-day underground work schedule that includes weekday blasting.

A photo of the now-cleared property Word of Life leases from a board-member-run limited liability company for its campground called The Pines.

Wetlands violation on Schroon Lake results in fine for campground tied to Word of Life

By Gwendolyn Craig

Adirondack Park Agency and company tied to Word of Life settle over wetland fill

Barton Mines

Adirondack Park Agency approves Barton Mines expansion

By Gwendolyn Craig

Barton Mines received an expansion permit from the Adirondack Park Agency, allowing it to operate another 66 years.

DEC/APA Accessibility Advisory Committee member Scott Remington rides quadracycle at Great Camp Santanoni.

Adirondack Park’s wildest lands caught in debate over access

By Gwendolyn Craig

Disability advocates debate motorized vehicle access in Adirondack wilderness

a map of the proposed 40 megawatt solar project in Mayfield

Largest proposed solar project in the Adirondack Park is out for comment

By Gwendolyn Craig

Public hearing tonight in Gloversville for project on Great Sacandaga Lake 

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