Blogger Dave Gibson writes about the news that the Saratoga & North Creek Railroad has gotten federal go-ahead to extend commercial rail uses to and from the former mine at Tahawus, Newcomb.

Reporter Jon Alexander reports that the proposed constitutional amendment that could end a century-old land dispute in the central Adirondacks survived its first of two trips through the state legislature. 

Adirondack Explorer publisher Tom Woodman writes about the need to save bobcats in the Adirondacks. 

Reporter Mike Lynch reports that the state Assembly approved first passage of a constitutional amendment on that would allow for a land swap in Essex County between NYCO Minerals, Inc. and the state.

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise editorial board writes that that "Mapping the Future of the Adirondack Park" workshop was held at the Harrietstown Town Hall in Saranac Lake.

Reporter Brian Mann reports that lawmakers in Albany pushed through two bills that would amend the state constitution for the Adirondack forest preserve.