Writer Dick Beamish writes that Garry Douglas’s obsession with trains is preventing the region from getting a recreational trail.

Reporter Jon Alexander reports that a proposed change in the Clean Water Act would remove the term “navigable” from the regulation, essentially expanding federal jurisdiction to include any water body that holds water for more than four hours a year that feeds into another, officials said.

A staff report notes that Gov. Cuomo has approved a measure to allow the Massena Electric Department to sell up to 20 megawats of hydropower as a tool to spur economic growth.

Reporter Russ Buettner reports that for the second time in a month, home rule was cited in rejecting a state law. The decisions, which are both expected to face review by appellate courts, cast a light on the home rule provision, an often misunderstood concept under which the state grants limited autonomy to local municipalities.

Writer Kimberly Rielly, director of communications for the Lake Placid Convention and Visitors Bureau, writes that from a tourism standpoint, public access to an additional 69,000 acres of our most attractive and popular product is a really good thing.

Letter writer Donald Wharton writes that the press releases praising the state’s most recent land purchase didn’t mention the productive timberlands now cut off from being used or the lost jobs.

Writers Dave Mason and Jim Herman, leaders of the ADK Futures Project, writes that not only is the sustainable life the one most sought in the Adirondacks, but also the region is already moving in that direction.

The Times Union editorial board writes that the way to save the northern forests from acid rain and other "ecological calamities" is for the Environmental Protection Agency to "carefully rewrite the rules for the state-by-state release of pollutants into what is, of course, a single atmosphere."

Reporter Brian Amaral reports that the North Country Regional Economic Development Council co-chairmen say that all but two of the 60 projects being funded are "on the right track."

Reporter Jamie Munks reported that the Johnsburg Town Board shut down on Tuesday a proposed local law that would have allowed ATV riders to petition for access to segments of town roads as a connection between trails. After a lengthy public hearing with impassioned pleas from people on both sides of the issue, the board voted 4-1 against the proposal, with Councilman Peter Olesheski, who put forward the legislation, the only one voting in favor of it.

Reporter Matthew Wald reports that a federal appeals court overturned a federal rule that laid out how much air pollution states would have to clean up to avoid incurring violations in downwind states.

Reporter Jessica Collier reports that one of the first benefits of the Regional Economic Development Council process has been to inaugurate one regional identity for the North Country. 

Reporter Jessica Collier reports that the village of Tupper Lake is seeking $300,000 to perform a study to determine if a biomass-fired energy system would be feasible. 

Writers Dan Plumley and Dave Gibson, of the environmental group Adirondack Wild, say that at a cost of less than $700 per acre, New York State’s purchase of the former Finch lands is a well-balanced acquisition benefiting the Park’s environment, human communities and needed economic enhancement.

Reporter Nick Reisman reports that Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy positioned Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration as establishing a real balance between environmental regulation and enticing businesses to come to New York.

Reporter Brian Mann reports that political compromises in the 1970s led to APA zoning regulations that are inadequate to protect shorelines of lakes and ponds in the Adirondack Park.

A staff report notes that both parties in the "paddling-rights" lawsuit against Adirondack Explorer Editor Phil Brown have requested summary judgment in the case.

Writer Ernest Hohmeyer writes that if tourism is going to be “transformational” to our economy, we may need to think in new cooperative ways to encourage it before we lose the viability of our outlying communities.

Reporter Julie Grant reports that North Country apples seem to have survived the early frost that hit other areas of the state and are in decent shape, though a little early, this season. 

Reporter Dan Heath reports that Bombardier Transportation in Plattsburgh is going ahead with plans to expand its manufacturing facility. The North Country Regional Economic Development Council awarded the project $2.5 million in state money to help pay for the $25 million project.

Writer John Warren writes that Finch forest managers are proud of how they managed the forestland — including the 69,000 acres just sold to the state — and are still committed to playing a role in sustainably managing supplies of wood fiber for their plant in Glens Falls.

 Letter writer Patrick Arceri writes that the state should find better uses for the $49 million it used to buy Adirondack forest land.

Reporter Jon Alexander reports on a stepped up effort to enforce the ban on transporting firewood in an effort to slow the progress of the emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned beetle.

 Reporter Jamie Munks that the state Legislature won’t deal with requests to allow lakeside towns to regulate boathouse and dock construction until at least next year.

Reporter Jordan Carleo-Evangelist reports that Albany is looking at an LDC to create a land bank where foreclosed buildings are taken off County books and given to responsible developers.

Reporter Brian Mann reports that the APA has approved a 1,300 acre subdivision that borders the Hurricane Mountain Wilderness.

Reporter Jim Scott speaks with Fred Monroe, executive director of the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board, about the state land purchase and how the money could have been better used to

A staff report notes that the company that owns the now-closed Newton Falls paper mill is planning to leave the machinery in the mill as it searches for a new owner. 

Writer Dan Plumley of Adirondack Wild writes that a program will help the understanding of the dynamic nature of our rivers and streams.

 A staff report notes that Thursday’s APA meeting will be focused on economic development and planning.

Reporter Jamie Munks reports that Lake George and Queensbury are seeking an amendment to state law to allow the municipalities to continue regulating docks and boathouses.

Reporter Mike Lynch reports that the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages issued a statement opposing the state land deal announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

A staff writer reports that a subdivision in the town of Keene is on the agenda as the state Adirondack Park Agency holds its regular monthly meeting Thursday at its headquarters.

Jerry Delaney, chairman of the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board, and Frederick Monroe, executive director, criticize the recent state purchase of Adirondack land. 

Carol Hart, the executive director of Adirondack Association of Towns & Villages, criticizes the state’s purchase of 9,000 acres of land in the Adirondacks. 

The Leader Herald editorial board weighs in on New York’s acquisition of 69,000 acres of Adirondack land. 

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise editorial board weighs in on the recene Adirondack land purchase by the state. 

Reporter Andy Flynn reports that for the first time in nearly a quarter century, a freight train made the trip this week from North Creek to the Barton garnet mine. 

A staff writer reports that the state Department of Environmental Conservation is conducting a survey to assess how the state’s management of state forests affects their public use.

YNN’s Nick Reisman talks with Fred Monroe of the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board and Brian Towers of the Adirondack Association of Towns & Villages about the recent state Adirondack land purchase. 
 

NCPR reports that a groundbreaking legal case about which government can regulate boathouses isn’t over yet. 

The Post-Star editorial board weighs in on the state purchase of 69,000 acres in the Adirondack Park.  

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise editorial board comments on the state aquisition of 69,000 acres of former Finch, Pruyn and Co. timberland from The Nature Conservancy.  

Reporter Jessica Collier reports that members of the Franklin County Industrial Development Agency spent some time Wednesday getting familiar with the Adirondack Club and Resort project.

Reporter Keith Lobdell reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a trip to the Lake Placid Conference Center to officially sign off on the state’s acquisition of 69,000 acres of land formerly owned by Finch Pruyn for inclusion into the Adirondack Park Forest Preserve.

Reporter Mike Lynch interviews Mike Carr, executive director of The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Chapter. 

Reporter Jon Campbell reports that the state’s top environmental regulator said today that 69,000 acres of Adirondack land purchased by the state will help lead to economic development in the area.  

Reporters Mike Lynch and CHris Morris report on the reaction to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that the state would proceed with the purchase of 69,000 acres of former Finch, Pruyn and Co. land in the central Adirondacks.  

AP reporter Mary Esch reports that world-class canoe and kayak waters will be open to the public within a few months when the first phase of New York’s plan to buy 69,000 acres of Adirondack land is completed.  

Reporter Eric Anderson reports that for the first time in 23 years, a train on Wednesday will travel north of the North Creek station in Warren County.

Reporter Rick Karlin writes that  not everyone is thrilled with the recently announced purchase of 69,000 acres of forest land in the Adirondacks.  

Reporter Mike Lynch reports that it appears the state is planning to purchase the Essex Chain of Lakes first in its plan to acquire 69,000 acres of Adirondack wilderness.

Reporter Mike Lynch interviews state DEC commissioner Joe Martens and state forester Rob Davies, director of DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests.  

The Times Union editorial board weighs in on the state’s acquisition of a large swath of Adirondack land from the Nature Conservancy.  

Reporter Jon Alexander reports that the rail line between North Creek and North River will officially open Wednesday to freight service.

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Reporter Brian Mann reports that the Adirondack Park Local Government Review board is criticizing Governor Cuomo for his decision to purchase tens of thousands of acres of Adirondack land.  

Reporter Chris Morris reports that the biggest addition to the Adirondack State Forest Preserve in more than 100 years was made official during a press conference Sunday.

Reporter Kim Smith Dedam reports that the largest state land purchase in more than a century took place Sunday. 

Reporter Jamie Munks reports that the Adirondack State Forest Preserve grew by 69,000 acres Sunday, when the state acquired former Finch Paper land in the Adirondack Park.

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Lee Keet, a member of ARTA’s board of directors, weighs in on the rails vs trails debate. 

North Country Public Radio reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo traveled to Lake Placid on Sunday and signed an agreement that will expand the Adirondack forest preserve by nearly 70,000 acres.

"These are the jewels.  These are lands surrounded by existing forest preserve.  Places like Boreas Ponds, OK Slip Falls, the Essex Chain of Lakes, miles of the Hudson River.  These are places people will come to discover from around the world," said Mike Carr, executive director of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy.  

Reporter Bryan Fitzgerald reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday the state’s acquisition of 69,000 acres of Adirondack land previously owned by the timber company Finch Pruyn and the Nature Conservancy.

Reporter Brian Mann writes about the work of Mike Carr, executive director of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy.  

Citing the recent discovery of the invasive spiny water flea in Lake George and the Champlain Canal, the Adirondack Council is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature to establish boat-washing and inspection stations at all state boat launches in the Adirondack Park.

Reporter Ernest Hohmeyer reports on the debate over saving Adirondack communities vs creating regional centers. 

Former Adirondack Daily Enterprise feature writer Ken Youngblood offers thoughts on the Adirondack rails vs trails debate.  

Reporter Brian Nearing reports that the state’s forever-wild state Forest Preserve in the Adirondack Park is growing by more than 400 acres of forests and wetlands along the western shore of Lake Champlain.

A staff writer reports that the state has acquired 156 acres on southern Lake Champlain in the Town of Dresden that will be added to the state Forest Preserve.  

Reporter Pete Klein reports that bicyclists and walkers will be able to stay off the roads and on the TOBIE Trail when they want to cross the Moose River in the Town of Webb, thanks to the Adirondack Park Agency Board of Commissioners.  

Reporter Brian Mann writes that one of the smallest school districts in the Adirondack Park voted yesterday to close its doors.  

A letter to the editor from Saranac Lake resident Emmett Hoops offers thoughts on the rails vs trails debate.  

 Reporter Thom Randall reports that a proposal to build an eight-story hotel in downtown Lake George is now under consideration by the Lake George Village Zoning Board of Appeals.

 Blogger Pete Nelson writes about efforts to revitalize Tupper Lake.