Three years have passed since invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil was discovered in Moody Pond, two years since the Friends of Moody Pond was organized to address this threat to the health of the pond, and one year since our first annual fundraiser. The fundraiser was a huge success and this ...

A rainbow-colored poster with a simple message has been appearing on windows and doorways of downtown shops and offices, announcing in 15 languages, “All are welcome here.” The poster’s proliferation can be traced to Glens Falls Hospital and its diversity, equity and inclusion ...

We moved from Brooklyn to Upper Jay in July 2003. We bought an old farmhouse and 5 acres along the AuSable River in a spot we’d been assured had never flooded. We learned that the Ironman cycling route was past our house, and that a seemingly endless stream of cyclists would zoom by up ...

As I went through the process to attend SUNY Potsdam this fall, in hopes of becoming an English teacher, my registration was held up temporarily because of a question about vaccination — and not for COVID-19. State officials have said SUNY students will have to get COVID shots to attend ...

The New York Court of Appeals’ recent ruling against extra wide Class 11 snowmobile trails in the Adirondack Forest Preserve has unleashed a flurry of conflicting opinions over who got it wrong and who got it right. Marc Gerstman, a former deputy commissioner at the state Department of ...

In June, more than nine out of 10 Americans COVID-19 deaths were unvaccinated. People are still dying in our country at rate of almost 90,000 per year. Get vaccinated at your local pharmacy. Even if you don’t die from COVID, you may lose your sense of taste and smell. That is life changing. ...