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Yaron Badichi cuts the ribbon on refurbished commercial and apartment space. Photo by Caitlin Wargo

From blight to bright: Investor perks up Port Henry cornerstone building

By Tim Rowland

A New York City investor's vision breathes new life into Port Henry’s Main Street

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One of the distillery buildings at Whistle Pig in Mineville, with a new building behind it. It appears that the bottom of the building has been cleaned.

WhistlePig deflects responsibility for whiskey fungus

By Gwendolyn Craig

WhistlePig Whiskey says it will consider cleaning more spotted homes in Moriah

One of the production buildings for WhistlePig Whiskey in Moriah

New tests suggest wider spread of whiskey fungus in small Adirondack town

By Gwendolyn Craig

State requires action by WhistlePig Whiskey in tiny Adirondack town

Tom Scozzafava standing next to Town of Moriah sign

Moriah supervisor retires after 38 years

By Tim Rowland

When Scozzafava was first elected, the town was still reeling from the closure of its iron mines in 1971

Part of the Moriah Shock complex in Mineville.

What’s next for former Moriah prison?

By Tim Rowland

Leaders advocate for reuse of Moriah Shock buildings

port henry moriah miner statue

Digging into Moriah’s mining history

By Tim Rowland

Port Henry pays homage to mining past, with the recent unveiling of a new statue of a Moriah miner.

moriah shock rally

Moriah community: Moriah Shock is more than a prison

By Tim Rowland

Closure of Moriah Shock opposed by inmates and community alike

Broughton Ledge trail

A ledge with some edge

By Tim Rowland

Champlain Area Trails unveils new Broughton Ledges trek in Moriah

Graves of Upstate New York

Three famous people buried in Adirondacks

By Phil Brown

Syracuse University Press recently sent us one of its new books, Graves of Upstate New York by Chuck D’Imperio. The book provides brief biographies of one hundred notable personages buried in upstate New York, which the author defines as all of the state north of New York City. It also describes how to get to…

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