Assembly Member Janet Duprey urges voters to approve Proposition 5, the Adirondack Land Swap amendment, and the Proposition 4, the Township 40 amendment.

Writer Charles Morrison, member of the Adirondack Committee of the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club, urges New York voters to vote no Proposition 5 on Nov. 5.

Reporter Amy Heggen reports that three Plattsburgh city mayoral candidates discussed their economic plans, the need for an improved Community Development Office and opportunities to partner with SUNY Plattsburgh at a forum on Tuesday.

Reporter Shaun Kittle reports that the village of Tupper Lake has passed a resolution in support of converting rails to a trail. 

A staff report notes that the Adirondack Scenic Railroad has been repaired after a recent act of alleged sabotage earlier this month.

Reporter Shaun Kittle reports that the Tupper Lake village passed a resolution in support of converting rails to a trail. 

Letter writer Charles Morrison, a Sierra Club member from Saratoga Springs, writes that the Sierra Club, Protect the Adirondacks and Adirondack Wild all urge a "no" vote on Proposition 5, the Adirondack Land Swap, because the proposal is completely inconsistent with the intent, purpose and letter of the "forever wild" provision in the state constitution.

Reporter Ted Booker reports that a new state law signed by the governor this week limits annual increases in the state’s agricultural land assessments to 2 percent, down from a maximum of 10 percent. 

Reporter Sarah Harris reports that state environmental officials have released about 11,000 baby sturgeon into the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries in an effort to restore the sturgeon population in the region.