Reporter Brian Mann reports that the Adirondack Park Agency voted Friday to create a vast new 24,000-acre wilderness and primitive area along a remote stretch of the upper Hudson River.  Of note: Similar articles ran in the Adirondack Almanack and Hamilton County Express. 

Reporter Don Lehman reports that Horicon Supervisor Ralph Bentley retires Dec. 31, leaving behind a legacy of a new town hall/community center and a new town highway garage with no town debt for either building. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that the State Adirondack Park Agency commissioners classified 42,000 acres of state land in the central Adirondacks on Friday, heralding their decision as a compromise that protects the environment and creates new opportunities for public recreation.

Reporter Pete Nelson reports that when it comes to major issues that impact the future of the Adirondacks this year has been one of the most event-filled in decades, yet, he feels one big issue has not been addressed. Without saying what that is, he would like to poll readers to find out if they know also. 

The Associated Press reports that State transportation officials are holding a public information meeting Wednesday night regarding the Cuomo administration’s plans for a $12 million road project on Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks.

Reporter Chris Knight reports that the story of one of the most important historic sites in the Adirondack Park is being told anew, the former mining village of Adirondac which is in the first phase of being preserved.

A staff report notes that Brian Houseal, Executive Director of the Adirondack Council from 2002 to 2012, has been named Director of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s Adirondack Ecological Center in Newcomb.