Dec 24, 2024 · When an appeals court in May sided with the Adirondack Park Agency’s approval of a plan to use an herbicide in Lake George, it set the stage for a pitched fight over the first-ever chemical control of invasive plants in the Queen of American Lakes.. Despite a concerted effort by the Lake George Association to block the use of ProcellaCOR in a …

Nov 12, 2024 · Nods to Adirondack history. Readers will notice parallels with another wealthy Adirondack family that suffered a great loss. It occurred in 1971 at the Santanoni Great Camp in the town of Newcomb when 8-year-old Douglas Legg mysteriously disappeared on a hike with his uncle. An extensive, six-week search drew hundreds of volunteers and police but to this day there has been no trace of the boy ...

Nov 5, 2024 · Located between Tupper Lake and Long Lake, the remote camp is latest Boy Scout camp to close. By Tim Rowland. The Boy Scouts’ Sabattis Scout Reservation that has hosted young adventurers on the shores of Lows Lake in remote St. Lawrence County for decades will close this summer, as the legacy of Adirondack scouting continues to wane.

Nov 7, 2024 · Foreclosure sale of Big Tupper and three other parcels brings in close to $1M for Franklin County. By James M. Odato A pair of entrepreneurs from New Jersey won the biggest prize at a Malone foreclosure auction Thursday, taking control of the former Big Tupper ski resort in …

Dec 19, 2024 · Town will add a park for swimming, hiking and skiing, due to deal facilitated by Adirondack Land Trust. By Mike Lynch. The town of Willsboro and the Adirondack Land Trust (ALT) are partnering on a land deal that would lead to a park on Lake Champlain and protect the community’s main source of drinking water.. The land trust bought 68 acres on the western side of Willsboro Point for $840,000 ...

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May 27, 2024 · Plattsburgh’s History of Military Aviation on Display at the Air Force Museum. Lt. Col. Dave Witkowski (Ret.) in front of a display with models of all the planes stationed at the Plattsburgh Air Force Base during almost forty years that the base was active.

Nov 10, 2024 · Region’s drainage losing the battle against climate change. By Zachary Matson. After storms tore through his hometown overnight July 10, dropping 5 inches of rain in a few hours, Keven Severance, Westport’s highway superintendent, and employee Jason Keech tallied all the places you couldn’t drive.

Dec 23, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced the $323,850 grant on Friday as one of 16 projects in 16 states. Overall the FHWA doled out $125 million in funding. “Too many Americans are injured or killed each year in crashes involving cars and wildlife, especially in rural areas—which is why our department created the first-ever program dedicated to ...

Nov 21, 2024 · Remediation part of the settlement process. By Gwendolyn Craig. A limited liability company associated with Word of Life Fellowship was penalized $1,000 for filling in a wetland on Schroon Lake in the town of Chester without an Adirondack Park Agency permit, according to a recent settlement agreement.