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DEC: 6 moose killed in three-day period
WARRENSBURG | The state Department of Environmental Conservation is urging motorists to be wary of moose and use “extreme caution” while navigating roadways this month. more
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New Mt. Hoevenberg trailhead designed to ease overuse
NORTH ELBA | The state Department of Environmental Conservation, green groups and local officials celebrated the opening of a new trail last week designed to reduce congestion in the High Peaks. more
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Santanoni receives money for stabilization
NEWCOMB | Once on the brink of being allowed to decay back into the forest, the Santanoni great camp has received a $370,000 from the National Park Service that will significantly stabilize the 125-year-old retreat for years to come. more
Pete DeMola
Yee-haw! State rolls out Frontier Town campground
NORTH HUDSON | The first phase of the multi-year effort to build a new state-run campground at the former Frontier Town theme park has been completed. more
Photo by Thom Randall
New sewer plant could hike local taxes by 50%
LAKE GEORGE | The $22 million wastewater treatment plant planned for Lake George could raise municipal taxes by about 50 percent for the next 30 years... more
Photo by Thom Randall
New Adirondack Welcome Center enthralls visitors, area officials
QUEENSBURY | Stephanie Greineder of southern Pennsylvania stood in the new $22 million Adirondacks Welcome Center on its opening day last Thursday and watched a wall-sized video depicting people enjoying various attractions the area offers. more
Garnet Lake boat launch closure is ableist
The State of New York/Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has closed the boat launch site on Garnet Lake. more
Vermont schools and lead levels
A new state report about a pilot program to test school drinking water for lead recommends that all Vermont school water systems be tested for the toxic metal immediately. more
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Counties work to put brakes on railway abandonment
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Board of Supervisors is continuing to oppose the state’s effort to declare a railway in the central Adirondacks abandoned — but are taking a lighter touch. more
Photo by Tim Rowland
Eagle Point Campground set for upgrades
SCHROON LAKE | David Kent has been visiting the Eagle Point Campground on Schroon Lake since he was six months old — 72 years ago. more
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State formally seeks to declare rail line abandoned
NORTH CREEK | The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and state Attorney General’s Office have formally asked federal authorities to declare the railway between North Creek and Tahawus abandoned. more
Photo by Pete DeMola
State bans parking along stretch of Route 73
KEENE | Parking on Route 73 near the Roaring Brook Falls Trailhead will be permanently banned starting Friday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has announced, and “No Parking” signs will be installed by the end of the week. more
Town backs off yard-parking permit proposal
LAKE GEORGE | A proposal to permit homeowners to park vehicles in their yards during popular local summer events has been abandoned by village leaders. more
Photo provided/Glenn Pearsall
DEC modifies trailered boat launch on Garnet Lake
THURMAN | The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently erected a barrier at a boat launch site on Garnet Lake designed to keep boat trailers out of the water. more
Photo by Kim Dedam
Dam removal project extended
JAY | The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has extended engineers’ request to have more time to remove the Rome Dam. more
Photo by Kim Dedam
Engineer: Rome Dam removal hasn’t affected water levels
JAY | Project engineers spoke with area residents last Wednesday about work underway to remove Rome Dam on the West Branch of the Ausable River. more
Photo by Christopher South
Johnsburg still working on Claude Straight Road Bridge
JOHNSBURG | The task of repairing or replacing the bridge over Claude Straight Road in Johnsburg, undermined in a 2013 storm, received $60,000 from the federal government to help cover the cost, five years after the fact. more
Photo by Kim Dedam
Updated: Ausable River stopped flowing through the Chasm
ELIZABETHTOWN | Something happened on the Ausable River last Saturday. more
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Essex County opposes state effort to declare railway abandoned
NEWCOMB | The state has formally moved to declare the stretch of railway from North Creek to Tahawus abandoned. more
