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Tricky travel today

SARANAC LAKE — A winter weather advisory is in effect for Franklin, Essex and St. Lawrence counties until 7 a.m. Thursday, as another snow storm rolls through the Adirondacks in what has been a cold and snowy start to the winter season. The National Weather Service’s Burlington, Vermont ...

APA’s top lawyer leaves as howitzer hearing looms

RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency's top attorney, Damion K. L. Stodola, will be leaving the agency at the beginning of the new year. The departure comes as the APA readies for an adjudicatory hearing concerning a proposed howitzer artillery cannon testing range in the town of Lewis. ...

Hochul signs some, vetoes nearly 50 bills amid year-end push

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed 48 bills on Friday, part of a push to wrap up action on the last of the legislation passed in the Capitol this year. Earlier last week, Hochul called for nearly 100 bills to be sent to her chamber for review; where she would take the last steps necessary ...

ACW to present Queer Lit Night at Hex and Hop Brewing

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing will host a Queer Lit Night at Hex and Hop Brewing in Bloomingdale on Sunday, Dec. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. “As my first initiative with ACW, I’m thrilled to offer this space for queer readers and writers,” ACW’s new program manager Obi ...

Report details accessibility of Adirondack trails

KEENE — A new report from the Adirondack Land Trust, “Ground Truthing Accessible Wildland Trails Across the Adirondacks,” fills gaps in knowledge about trails that allow people with mobility disabilities to experience wild nature. “Accessible trails are often overlooked in the broad ...