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      APA Approves Draft of Essex Rezoning Plan (THE SUN)

      January 21, 2017 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      Adirondack Park Agency Deputy Director of Planning Kathy Regan is pictured at the APA hearing in Ray Brook on Thursday, Jan. 12. (Via Youtuve Screenshot via THE SUN)

      The Adirondack Park Agency has approved the first draft of a plan to change state zoning in 15 sections of the Town of Essex. After five years of work initiated by the Essex Planning Board, the proposed map amendments would go to public hearing this summer, according to APA … [Read more...] about APA Approves Draft of Essex Rezoning Plan (THE SUN)

      Filed Under: News Tagged With: Adirondack Park Agency, rezoning, Town of Essex, Town of Essex Zoning Laws, zoning

      Odd Rock in Essex, NY Residential Garden

      September 29, 2016 By Monica Rumsey 3 Comments

      A photo showing the "holes" a little better along that long edge. (Credit: Monica Rumsey)

      The photos above were taken of an unusual rock formation that I found among the weeds this summer. We had hired some landscapers to remove a lot of overgrown shrubs in the garden inside our oval driveway. A few months after the shrubs were gone, the weeds took over and I had just … [Read more...] about Odd Rock in Essex, NY Residential Garden

      Filed Under: Nature, Outdoors Tagged With: Adirondack Park Agency, geology, igneous rock, Monica Rumsey, rock, sedimentary rock

      Wi-fi Disruptions Causing Headaches for Local Residents (The Sun)

      June 7, 2016 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      Typing on Computer (Credit: UnSplash)

      "For the past two weeks, wireless internet service to a handful of local businesses and residents has been disrupted. At times, service has crept to a crawl in Reber, Essex, Willsboro and Whallonsburg. The culprit is FM radio signals interfering with the transmitters … [Read more...] about Wi-fi Disruptions Causing Headaches for Local Residents (The Sun)

      Filed Under: News Tagged With: Adirondack Park Agency, Beth Schiller, CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, Cable Communications of Willsboro, Champlain National Bank, Champlain Valley Senior Community, CONNECT NY BROADBAND PROGRAM, CV WIRELESS, Essex Farm, FM RADIO SIGNALS, Full and By Farm, internet, Jacqueline Hallock, Pete DeMola, RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN, REBER, Shaun Gillilland, THE VALLEY NEWS SUN, Whallonsburg, Willsboro

      Gov. Cuomo Signs Off on Boreas Ponds Tract Acquisition (The Sun)

      May 11, 2016 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday the completion of the Boreas Ponds Tract acquisition to the state’s land holdings. With a shimmering Elk Lake framed by a ring of spruce trees as a backdrop, Cuomo formally announced the completion of the largest addition to the … [Read more...] about Gov. Cuomo Signs Off on Boreas Ponds Tract Acquisition (The Sun)

      Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Park Agency, BILL FEREBEE, BOREAS PONDS, DEC, FINCH PRUYN, GOV. ANDREW CUOMO, LAND ACQUISITION, Nature Conservancy, Pete DeMola, RON MOORE, The Sun Community News

      Peter Paine: NYS is Breaking Adirondack Park Rules

      December 1, 2015 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      Peter Paine Jr. (Source: Brian Mann, NCPR, Nov 30, 2015)

      The man who wrote two of the Adirondack Park's most important environmental laws says state officials are breaking the rules with a plan passed earlier this month. Peter Paine from Willsboro was the principal author of the State Land Master Plan and New York's Wild … [Read more...] about Peter Paine: NYS is Breaking Adirondack Park Rules

      Filed Under: Environment, Government, Opinion Tagged With: Adirondack Park Agency, Andrew Cuomo, New York's Wild Recreational and Scenic Rivers Act, Peter Paine, State Land Master Plan

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