Remembering an Adirondack legend
By Tim Rowland
September 13, 2021
Richard Persico led the Adirondack Park Agency through its tumultuous early years
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State seeks $420,000 penalty from former Hudson River retreat partner
September 9, 2021
The matter stems back to multiple structures Jeffrey Lee and property owner James John McDonald illegally built in the Town of Thurman.
Former DEC commissioner appeals judge’s marina decision
August 28, 2021
Thomas Jorling is appealing a state Supreme Court decision dismissing his lawsuit against a marina project on Lower Saranac Lake.
In Long Lake, a deck dispute prompts landowner to push back
August 20, 2021
Found in violation, a Long Lake business pushes back against Adirondack Park Agency's enforcement process.
Hochul could bring a ‘new day’ for Adirondacks
August 11, 2021
Several advocacy groups and local government leaders in the Adirondacks look at Cuomo’s resignation as an opportunity for the 6-million-acre public and private park.
Cuomo’s resignation caps record of Adirondack preservation and strife
August 10, 2021
Cuomo's work in the Adirondacks included both substantial purchases that expanded the public forest preserve and a thwarted effort to expanded motorized use on some of those lands.
Upper Saranac Lake homeowners sue APA, new neighbors
August 7, 2021
Upper Saranac Lake residents are suing the Adirondack Park Agency and new neighbors over a property development.
Road salt task force still without members
August 6, 2021
The state’s road salt task force has a detailed report due to lawmakers on Dec. 1, except there’s a problem—the task force doesn’t exist.
Fort Drum helicopters to train over Adirondacks in August
July 29, 2021
Helicopters from the U.S. Army out of Fort Drum will travel from Aug. 8 through the 13th to private property near Blue Mountain Lake.
Lake George Park Commission convenes septic system committee
July 20, 2021
Local governments in the Lake George basin, have been under more pressure to address leaking septic systems that could be impacting water quality.