Governor announces millions in grants to Adirondack programs
November 26, 2019
This round of grants includes some focused on enhancing “age-friendly” communities.
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November 26, 2019
This round of grants includes some focused on enhancing “age-friendly” communities.
By Stephen Leon
November 5, 2019
While environmentalists worry about the consequences of a weakened Adirondack Park Agency board, critics suggest that Gov. Andrew Cuomo likes it this way. “The governor is perfectly satisfied with the current status quo."
By Mike Lynch
August 2, 2019
The state legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit e-bikes on trails in the forest preserve, unless otherwise authorized by state agencies, but would allow them on most roads.
May 22, 2019
Many people who follow the agency had expected the 61-year-old attorney to be appointed to the top job earlier this year.
December 4, 2018
The November election removed a GOP roadblock in the Senate that has stopped several conservation measures in the past, advocates said.
November 26, 2018
Hydroelectric companies previously had paid most of the dam’s operating cost and passed it on to their customers, until a federal court in 2008 ordered the formula changed to comport with federal regulations.
By James Odato
November 21, 2018
Karen Feldman's widely expected appointment would signal an opening to a larger pool of future appointees to the job, as she would be the rare agency leader selected from outside the Adirondack Park.
April 2, 2018
New York’s new budget adopted by the state legislature dropped the Cuomo administration’s proposal to authorize tax cuts for owners of twenty-five-acre parcels...
October 6, 2017
The Village of Lake George on Thursday received a $4,273,923 grant from the state to rebuild its wastewater-treatment plant, a $17 million project. The Lake George grant is the largest of the $44 million in grants announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support 24 essential drinking water- and wastewater-infrastructure projects. The grants are funded through…
By Phil Brown
April 14, 2017
Governor Andrew Cuomo came to Lake Placid on Friday morning to tout his budget for the Adirondacks and the rest of the North Country. Cuomo said his administration has spent tens of millions of dollars to promote tourism throughout the state as well as the Adirondacks. That investment, he added, resulted in a $9 billion…