- Calls For ATV Ban On Public Land
- Bear Mange Spreading in Adirondacks
- Bids Sought for North Creek Rail Line
- Lake Placid Boat Launch Closed
- Two Captive Black Bears Escape Rehab
- EPA Grants OKs Completion of Hudson Clean-up
- DEC Enables Last-Minute Reservations
- Lake George Boat Crash Suits Settled
- Bloomingdale Opposes School Police
- Region Awaits Prison Closure Decisions
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Friday, April 5, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Region Awaits Prison Closure Decisions
- Adirondack Diversity Initiative Funded
- Placid Hotel Size Increase Denied by Town
- A Slow Start to Maple Syrup Season
- NYS Budget Includes $80M for ORDA
- Anti-Tick Funds Dry Up Amid Tick Boom
- Local Birth Decline Follows State Average
- NY State OKs Single Use Plastic Bag Ban
- NRA Claim: Could Shutter ‘Very Soon’
- NCCC President Finalists Make Pitches
Friday, March 29, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- NYS Leg Lowers Hunting While Intoxicated Limit
- Bolton Planning A Recreation Hub Strategy
- DEC Requests Another Rail Abandonment Hold
- Big Plans For The Hammond Pond Wild Forest
- Sewage Overflows Heighten Budget Debate
- Garden Parking Lot in Keene Valley Closing
- Annual Conference on the Adirondacks Set for May
- Hypothermia Claimed Local Woman
- NYS Snowmobile Deaths Nearly Triple
- Comments Sought on Crown Point Management Plan
Friday, March 22, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Comments Sought on Crown Point Management Plan
- Eagle Lake Boat Launch Remaining Open
- 4 Possible Themes for Winter Carnival 2020
- 406 Skiers Turn Out For Loppet
- Co Fined Over Adult Home Violations
- SUNY Canton Offering Cannabis Course
- Trump Seeks To Kill NEA
- Law Would Ban Retail Pet Sales
- Report: Water Slide World Not Reopening
- ADE: Reject Shady EPF Funding Trick
Friday, March 15, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Champlain Freezes, First Time in Years
- Trump Environmental Record Worries Advocates
- New Frontier Town Campground Taking Reservations
- Ticks Getting More Numerous, Lethal
- Warrensburg Officials Seek Hamlet Expansion
- Warren Co Sues Former RR Operator
- Forks Man Charged With Killing Woman
- Trans People Banned From Military
- New Leads in Garrett Phillips Case
- Tickets Decline As Rangers Focus on Rescues
Friday, March 8, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Tickets Decline As Rangers Focus on Rescues
- Lawmakers Pass Gun-Storage Requirement
- More NYS Money for Potholes, Repairs
- Officials Warn About Snowmobiles, Speed and Alcohol
- More Closings In ‘Retail Apocalypse’
- APA Talks Carrying Capacity
- Rumors Say Altona Prison Will Close
- Trump’s Trade Deficit Biggest Ever
- Albany Infested With Emerald Ash Borer
- Tesla Model X Burns On Champlain
Friday, March 1, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Snowmobile Power Struggle Revs Up
- Expanded Saranac Lakes Development Approved
- VT Senate Passes Retail Pot Bill
- Angler Ticketed Scamming Fishing Derby
- Stefanik Votes Against Tump’s Emergency Declaration
- Coal Lobbyist to Lead EPA
- Cuomo Signs ‘Extreme Risk’ Gun Law
- Judge Rules All-Male Draft Unconstitutional
- Akwesasne Protest After Pot Shop Raid
- Ti Teen Gets 20 to Life for Killing
Friday, February 22, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- DEC: 40% of Cascade Holiday Hikers Unprepared
- Tick Monitoring Funding Threatened
- Moxham Purchase to Provide New Access
- Media Claims Mug Shot Shaming ‘Right to Know’
- Gov Seeks to Close 3 More Prisons
- Locals Protest Trump Power Grab
- Bill Would Ban Massive Corporate Handouts
- Tedra Cobb Plans To Run Again
- Old Forge Snowmobile Safety Crackdown
- Revolutionary War Graveyard Found in Lake George
Friday, February 15, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Asbestos Closes Former NYCO Facility
- DEC Keeps Stance on Paddling Rights
- Holiday Weekend Efforts Underway to Educate Hikers
- No Fishing License Needed in NY This Weekend
- Cuomo Rethinks Cuts to Aid for Localities
- 2 Killed in Webb Snowmobile Crashes
- Revolutionary War Graveyard Found in Lake George
- Tupper Lake Moving To Police School
- Trump: Leave Upstate New York
- Dew Drop Inn Renovation Canceled
Friday, February 8, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Seggos Remaining DEC Commissioner Afterall
- Museum Seeking 46er Summit Canisters
- State Forests Keep Sustainable Certification
- Betty Little Closes Plattsburgh Office
- Legal Marijuana Opponents Attract Media
- Human Remains Discovered in Lake George
- DEC: More Rangers Not Needed
- Warm-up Closes Saranac Lake Ice Palace
- Efforts to Reopen Hague Fire Tower
- DEC’s Seggos Defends Ranger Staffing Levels
Friday, February 1, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Seggos Defends Ranger Staffing Levels
- Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Begins
- 9 Upstate Snowmobile Fatalities So Far
- DEC Spots 83 Moose in Adirondacks
- Stefanik On House Intelligence Committee
- Towns Angry Over Scenic River Suit
- Frontier Town ‘A-frame’ Sold
- EPF Change Prompts Criticism
- Crowd Attends Short-Term Rental Hearing
- Avalanches Reported in Adirondack High Peaks
Friday, January 25, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Avalanches Reported in Adirondack High Peaks
- Human Remains Found At Wild Center
- Groups Sue State Over Snowmobile Bridge
- Conservation Kicks-Off Budget Hearings
- Free Snowmobiling Weekend Promotion
- Former SUNY Plattsburgh Student Killed in Syria
- Gov’s Budget Cuts $5M from Area Towns, Villages
- Cuomo Signs Reproductive Health Act
- Police Discover Body in Vehicle Off Road
- Ice Palace Construction Underway
Friday, January 18, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Major Snowstorm Bringing 1-2 Feet of Snow
- Adk International Mountaineering Fest Weekend
- New Lake George Attraction Gets Go Ahead
- ORDA, Pols Tout $82.5M Sports Venue Upgrades
- Governor Will Sign GENDA
- Gov’s Budget Keep Agency Staffing Flat
- Keene Valley’s Mountaineer Has New Owner
- 2 Killed in Separate Snowmobile Crashes
- Warren Co to Tax, Regulate Airbnbs
- Placid, North Elba Plan Airbnb Rental Law
Friday, January 11, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Critics: Gov Overpowers ADK Decisions
- OSI Buys Land in Adirondack Foothills
- Black Vultures Make Rare Appearance in Wash Co
- Gov Shut-Down Leaves Local Food Stamp Limbo
- NY State Senate Elects First Woman Leader
- Tupper Laker Slated to Build New Tupper Hotel
- Children’s Games Come to an End
- Essex County Mortgage Tax Expires
- Elise Stefanik Voted With Trump 88%
Friday, January 4, 2019
This Week’s Big Adirondack News Stories
- Forest Ranger Missions Remain High in 2018
- Lack of Snow Fuels Frustration, Worry
- Hikers Rescued After 30, 45-Foot Falls
- DEC: Hunters Killed More Deer in 2018
- International Children’s Games in Lake Placid
- Three Vie to Lead Warren County
- Plattsburgh Saranac River Footbridge Stalled
- Little Pushes for New Corporate Tax Break
- Hickory Ski Center To Remain Closed
- Minimum Wage Rising in New York
Latest News Headlines
- Leaf peeping in Adirondacks should be colorful in next few weeks
- 2 young children die after Amish buggy struck by pickup truck
- Adirondack conservation officer’s widow starts memorial scholarship
- The Art of the Adirondacks
- Help is on the way: Homeshare programs
- Stewards discover rare alpine plant on Algonquin Mountain
- Easement bought to protect 294 Willsboro acres, 2 miles of Boquet River shoreline
- A new Buck Mountain hike in Long Lake
- Taking Stock of Housing: Infrastructure woes limit growth
- Stranded Hudson River rafters rescued via rail bikes
Latest News Headlines
- Leaf peeping in Adirondacks should be colorful in next few weeks
- 2 young children die after Amish buggy struck by pickup truck
- Adirondack conservation officer’s widow starts memorial scholarship
- The Art of the Adirondacks
- Help is on the way: Homeshare programs
- Stewards discover rare alpine plant on Algonquin Mountain
- Easement bought to protect 294 Willsboro acres, 2 miles of Boquet River shoreline
- A new Buck Mountain hike in Long Lake
- Taking Stock of Housing: Infrastructure woes limit growth
- Stranded Hudson River rafters rescued via rail bikes

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