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Long Lake dam owners face costly replacement

By Gwendolyn Craig

The dam “failed catastrophically” following heavy July rainstorms and will cost $3.4 million to repair, engineers said.

July 2023 rains damaged Adirondack roadways such as State Route 28N in Long Lake.

Road work ahead after storms

By Jak Krouse

This report was updated to include information about how to help, pending storms and flash flood watches and DEC road and campsite closures.

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Ice jam floods Au Sable Forks

By Tim Rowland

Town of Jay declared a state of emergency in the aftermath of an ice jam that caused the Ausable River to flood the community.

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Flooding emergency in Saranac Lake

By Phil Brown

New York State is sending personnel to the village of Saranac Lake to help control flooding from the Saranac River and other waterways. Following is a news release that we received late Thursday afternoon. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he has directed the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Emergency…

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