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A snowmobile for sale rests recently on the grass and what remains of this year's snow in Broadalbin.

It’s been unseasonably warm. Here’s how that plays out for Capital Region winter stakeholders

CAPITAL REGION — It looked like a promising start. That was a fluke. The Pineridge Cross Country Ski Area, located… Read more »

From the rescue - Credit: Department of Environmental Conservation

Schenectady 19-year-old rescued in Adirondacks; Rangers find him near peak, warm him, get him to safety

ESSEX COUNTY — State forest rangers rescued a 19-year-old Schenectady teen from the High Peaks Wilderness Area in Essex County after… Read more »

The south end of Lake George is viewed from Prospect Mountain on a hazy June day in 2019.

Controversial Lake George herbicide plan heads to vote

LAKE GEORGE — A plan to kill invasive milfoil with herbicide in two Lake George bays faces what may be its biggest… Read more »

An excursion train runs along the Hudson River in 2012. The rail company has ended service.

Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s tracks up for auction

ADIRONDACKS — A 30-mile section of train track leading into the Adirondacks is up for auction. The track and its… Read more »

James Schlett has authored "Frontier Struggles: Rollo May and the Little Band of Psychologists Who Saved Humanism." (photos provided)

‘Frontier Struggles’ Colonie author’s story about the underdog; psychologists fought to regulate their own professions

Coming off the release of his first book, Colonie author James Schlett was looking for a break; for some light… Read more »

Adirondack Council Executive Director Willie Janeway poses at a recently improved section of the trail up Cascade.

Capital Region

Adirondack Council calls for state investment sustainable backcountry trail design

The Adirondack Council on Monday renewed calls for funding to improve degrading trails in the popular Adirondack High Peaks. The… Read more »

Sunny Boy -- inspired by Earth's brightest, hottest light -- will fly at this weekend's Adirondack Balloon Festival. Dragon will also lift off. (Photos provided)

48th Adirondack Balloon Festival set to begin, minus food and craft vendors

QUEENSBURY/ GLENS FALLS — The 48th annual Adirondack Balloon Festival kicks off today with colors brightening the skies this weekend,… Read more »

Eileen Egan Mack, left, and also with Dan Berggren in “Voice of the Mountains: Jeanne Robert Foster, An Adirondack Legacy.” (photos provided)

Warren County

Jeanne Robert Foster’s Adirondack legacy to be told in stories, song

When Eileen Egan Mack first stumbled upon “Adirondack Portraits: A Piece of Time,” she thought the book would make a… Read more »

The soon-to-open Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Interpretive Centerwould not have become a reality without the work of the late archaeologist David Starbuck, inset,

Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Interpretive Center to open in August

LAKE GEORGE — Most people who picnic in the peaceful state park near Million Dollar Beach have no idea of… Read more »

”From Wilderness to Warfront: The Adirondacks and World War II" is the opening exhibit at The Adirondack Experience. (photo provided)

The Adirondack Experience in Blue Mountain Lake reopens

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — The Adirondack Experience (ADKX) reopens Thursday (July 1) with an exhibit that explores the contributions that Adirondack… Read more »

Warren County

Multiple vehicle break-ins at Adirondack trailheads in Lake George, Washington Co. areas, troopers warn

LAKE GEORGE – State police are warning of multiple vehicle break-ins this weekend at Adirondack trailheads in the Lake George… Read more »

Left: Photos of Robert Garrow after being arrested on June 2, 1973; Center: Jim Tracy's book; Right: Author Jim Tracy

New book recounts 1973 Garrow murder spree in Adirondacks and summer of fear

ADIRONDACKS – People old enough to remember can vividly recall the “summer of terror” the Adirondack Park experienced nearly 48 years… Read more »

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It’s been unseasonably warm. Here’s how that plays out for Capital Region winter stakeholders

Schenectady 19-year-old rescued in Adirondacks; Rangers find him near peak, warm him, get him to safety

Controversial Lake George herbicide plan heads to vote

Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s tracks up for auction

‘Frontier Struggles’ Colonie author’s story about the underdog; psychologists fought to regulate their own professions

Adirondack Council calls for state investment sustainable backcountry trail design

48th Adirondack Balloon Festival set to begin, minus food and craft vendors

Jeanne Robert Foster’s Adirondack legacy to be told in stories, song

Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Interpretive Center to open in August

The Adirondack Experience in Blue Mountain Lake reopens

Multiple vehicle break-ins at Adirondack trailheads in Lake George, Washington Co. areas, troopers warn

New book recounts 1973 Garrow murder spree in Adirondacks and summer of fear

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TSA hosting job fairs for openings at Albany International Airport

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Water meter swap to begin Tuesday in Johnstown; Aim to boost meter accuracy, officials say

Initiative reminds pedestrians, drivers how to safely share roads in Amsterdam, Montgomery County

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