Litters on wheels make for easier rescues
By Mike DeSocio
The “wheeled litter” resembles a stretcher with a large bicycle wheel underneath. They have been used on multiple wilderness rescues since going into service last month.
Mike DeSocio
Mike De Socio is a freelance journalist based in upstate New York. He covers cities/communities, climate change and the LGBTQ community.
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Seasonal businesses scramble to find workers
By Mike DeSocio
‘We need everybody that we can get:" An uncertain visa program squeezes summer employers
Shut out: Adirondack communities face shortage of affordable rentals
By Mike DeSocio
In Saranac Lake and around the Adirondacks, a crisis of affordable rentals worsens
‘Everyone is just in scramble mode’
By Mike DeSocio
This is part of a story about the shortage of apartments and other rentals in Saranac Lake and other Adirondack communities.
‘It’s caused the rental crisis to skyrocket’
By Mike DeSocio
This is part of a story about the shortage of apartments and other rentals in Saranac Lake and other Adirondack communities.
‘A snowball of moving once a year’
By Mike DeSocio
This is part of a story about the shortage of apartments and other rentals in Saranac Lake and other Adirondack communities
Retiring school mascots
By Mike DeSocio
Adirondack schools move away from Native American team names, although some remain unchanged.
Huttopia opens Adirondack campground for Memorial Day bookings
By Mike DeSocio
As the pandemic clouds start to lift, a glamping retreat in Lake Luzerne prepares to open Memorial Day weekend.
Adirondack breweries raise a glass to continued growth
By Mike DeSocio
While Adirondack breweries have seen continued growth, has the craft beer industry reached a saturation point?
No longer underground
By Mike DeSocio
A North Country museum looks for new ways to tell the stories of the Underground Railroad