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Hiker found alive after extensive two-day search in Dix Range

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NORTH HUDSON — An overdue hiker was found alive Thursday afternoon following an approximately 18-hour wilderness search in the remote and rugged Dix Range. The rescue effort began at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday when the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Ray Brook dispatch center ...

Paul Smith’s College announces Operation Hardwater event

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PAUL SMITHS — Paul Smith’s College has announced its upcoming event, Operation Hardwater, spotlighting the rapid growth and real-world impact of Battlefish Academy. From 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday at the college, Operation Hardwater will showcase how the college, through ...

Snowshoer found dead in lean-to in Pharaoh Lakes Wilderness

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SCHROON — A Florida man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in a lean-to in the 44,400-acre Pharaoh Lakes Wilderness in southern Essex County on Tuesday, according to State Police. No foul play is suspected. An autopsy was performed at 7 a.m. today at the Glens ...

Judge rules howitzer applicant’s attorney can stay on case

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RAY BROOK — The administrative law judge overseeing the Adirondack Park Agency’s upcoming adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer testing range in the town of Lewis ruled on Friday that the applicant’s attorney and law firm will be allowed to remain on the case. The decision ...

Close call: State trooper struck by vehicle in Duane

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DUANE — A state trooper is OK after a close call on a Franklin County highway earlier this month. On Feb. 13, shortly after 8 a.m., state troopers were investigating a property damage crash at the junction of state Route 458 and state Route 30 in the town of Duane, according to a press ...