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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
Photo by Pete DeMola
Nonprofit offers to serve as broadband conduit
ELIZABETHTOWN | A nonprofit has stepped forward to serve as a conduit between local government and the state agency overseeing the broadband build-out effort. more
Photo by Pete DeMola
Essex County OKs raising legal age to purchase tobacco products
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County has become the latest county in New York state to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. more
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Hochul touts Adirondack tourism in North Creek
NORTH CREEK | Tourism statewide is booming. more
Essex County to revisit Tobacco 21
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Board of Supervisors is bringing the county’s proposed Tobacco 21 law back to a vote. more
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Community reacts to initial High Peaks overuse solutions
KEENE | The state has rolled out the first phase in a multi-year plan to address overuse on some of the Adirondacks’ most popular hiking trails. more
Keith Lobdell
Essex County votes against raising tobacco age
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Board of Supervisors has torpedoed a proposed local law to change the legal age at which someone could purchase tobacco in the county. more
Photo by Pete DeMola
Survey reveals High Peaks parking lots ‘routinely’ above capacity
KEENE | Close to 80 percent of all trailheads leading into the High Peaks are routinely above their capacity on fall weekends, according to a new survey. more
County files no confidence motion in NCCC leadership
ELIZABETHTOWN | After waiting a month, the Essex County Board of Supervisors went through with a vote April 9 of “no confidence” when it comes to North Country Community College (NCCC) President Dr. Steven Tyrell and the administration. more
Photo by Keith Lobdell
Black Rooster Farm celebrates new maple house
KEENE | A local maple farm has been able to expand with the help of the North Country Small Business Development Center celebrated national SBDC Day. more
Photo by Kim Dedam
Passing the Olympic Torch
SARANAC LAKE | Hundreds of children from civic and athletic clubs escorted Olympians in a brightly bannered homecoming parade last week. more
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Reynolds rolls out early endorsements
ELIZABETHTOWN | A candidate for Essex County sheriff has received early endorsements from a handful of state and local officials. more
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Keene council approves shuttle van purchase
KEENE | Elected officials in Keene approved the purchase a new 15-passenger van. more
Photo by Jill Lobdell
Keene salt shed to help protect drinking water supply
KEENE | The Town of Keene will have a new salt shed thanks to the state Regional Economic Development Council (REDC). more
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Essex County moves on tax sale grievances
ELIZABETHTOWN | A week after a trio of landowners expressed concern over the Nov. 29 tax sale held by Essex County, members of the Board of Supervisors held a special meeting Dec. 11 to address the matter. more
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Essex County budget passed without amendments
ELIZABETHTOWN | Members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors were in a good mood upon passing the 2018 spending plan. more
Photo by Kim Dedam
46ers tally 13,000 hikers at Cascade
KEENE | Adirondack 46ers greeted and counted over ten thousand hikers at Cascade Mountain in four months last summer. more
Keene budget sits within 1.02 percent tax levy cap increase
KEENE | Town councilors and Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson Jr. are working on final changes to the 2018 budget. more
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County may seek emergency data system
ELIZABETHTOWN | A new messaging system could soon be alerting residents of Essex County about potential emergencies. more
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Keene super applauds hiker parking trial at Mount Van Hoevenberg
RAY BROOK | Looking toward solutions to congested parking and traffic on the Route 73 corridor through his town, Keene Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson Jr. said the town’s shuttle has worked. more
