- WATERKEEPER WANTS CRACKDOWN ON SEPTIC LEAKS THAT FEED ALGAE – Post-Star ( Glens Falls, NY) Website
Reporter Jamie Munks reports that the Fund for Lake George’s Waterkeeper and some lakeside residents would like a local law requiring property owners to regularly have their septic systems inspected and certified to prevent them from leaking into the lake.
- NEW YORK STATE PARKS VISITATION UP 2.3 MILLION – New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ( Albany, NY) Website
A press release notes that New York State Parks have enjoyed a 5.6% increase in visitors this year.
- A YEAR OF LEARNING HOW TO MANAGE MUCH-CHANGED RIVERS – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Mike Lynch reports that towns and residents learned a great deal about how to manage river cleanup work following Tropical Storm Irene.
- HOT, DRY SUMMER MAY MEAN EARLIER, DIMMER FALL FOLIAGE – Daily Gazette ( Schenectady, NY) Website
Reporter Lee Coleman reports that some experts are saying that the hot, dry summer may result in less color in some parts of upstate New York. **Please note that a paid subscription is required to view this article online.
- UNUSUALLY HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD EXTEND SUMMER FOR TOURISTS, BUSINESSES – Watertown Daily Times ( Watertown, NY) Website
Reporter Ted Booker reports that with summer-like weather forecast for the near future, tourism will increase and businesses that rely on it will see an uptick in cash flow.
- GOVERNOR: RAIL-TRAIL DECISION SHOULD BE REGIONAL – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Morris reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo will defer to the North Country Regional Economic Development Council regarding a decision on the best use of the Adirondack railroad corridor.
- CUOMO ANNOUNCES $640K FROM STATE FOR NEW KEENE FIREHOUSE – Adirondack Daily Enterprise ( Saranac Lake, NY) Website
Reporter Chris Morris reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo traveled to Keene to announce that the state will pay $640,000 toward the construction of a new firehouse to replace the one ripped in half during Tropical Storm Irene.
- BOMBARDIER EXPANSION CONCERNS RESIDENTS – Press-Republican ( Plattsburgh, NY) Website
Reporter Dan Heath reports that neighbors of Plattsburgh’s Bombardier Transportation facility are worried about how company’s expansion plans will affect them.
