A staff report notes that Paul Smith’s College will use a $500,000 federal grant to expand its boat inspection program and help further protect Adirondack lakes from invasive species.
 

A staff report notes that State Sen. Betty Little has been appointed to the Rules Committee and the Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee in the Senate. 

The Associated Press reports that a new coalition of labor groups, farmers, landowners and businesses from New York counties along the Pennsylvania border is calling on state officials to lift the nearly 6-year-old moratorium on shale gas development. 

Reporter Matthew Turner reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo will make a trip to Lake Placid Sunday to Kick off the Adirondack Winter Challenge, an event meant to highlight tourism and winter activities in the area. 

Reporter Don Lehman reports that work to repave the access road around Million Dollar Beach and its parking lot will go ahead on schedule, as the effort to remove artifacts from beneath the road and lot have drawn to a close.