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Lake Pleasant Town Clerk Stephanie Smith with a stack of tax returns that arrived all at once at the local post office up to months after they had been mailed.

Lake Pleasant snail mail: Mysterious delay in tax payments solved

By Tim Rowland

Rural communities in Adirondacks see decline in quality of mail service

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First responders voice safety concerns with poor radio communication in Hamilton County  

By Tim Rowland

Emergency communications, wilderness preservation clash as frustrations mount over slow progress toward installing new towers

Indian Lake snowmobile accident. Photo provided by DEC.

Snowmobiler suffers severe injuries; overdue hikers found at Johns Brook Lodge

By Adirondack Explorer

Snowmobiler critically injured on Indian Lake; rangers assist two lost hikers in dangerous winter conditions.

Stuck snowmobile in Indian Lake. Photo provided by the DEC.

Missing snowmobiler found; NYS police, rangers assist with Vermont plane crash

By Adirondack Explorer

Two snowmobile incidents in Hamilton County, including a crash and a missing rider, ensuring quick rescues by Rangers.

Rangers conduct snowmobile accident response training. Photo provided by NYS DEC.

One injured in Inlet snowmobile accident

By Adirondack Explorer

Forest rangers also participate in snowmobile accident response training

The Sacandaga River above Auger Falls.

Exploring Auger Falls on the Sacandaga River

By Tim Rowland

A short jaunt in Wells best done as a loop

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Miniature Route 66: The story behind the Adirondack roadside attraction

By Arietta Hallock

The lasting legacy of a grandfather's labor of love

Well-stocked fire trucks and ambulances, small ranks of volunteers

By Arietta Hallock

Amid a park-wide shortage of volunteer EMTs and firefighters, rural first response teams share resources and seek solutions

trash truck at the lewis transfer station, on its way to the landfill

DEC withholds trash subsidies

By Gwendolyn Craig

The DEC is withholding almost $1 million designated in the state budget for Hamilton and Essex counties’ solid waste expenses.

middle lake from campsite

Hiking in ‘another world’

By Contributing Writer

Taking a storied trek by Bennett, Middle and Murphy lakes in remote Hamilton County's lake country

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