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Sprawl, Adirondack style

Yogi Berra’s quote, “It’s déjà vu all over again,” comes to mind looking over the development proposed for the Woodworth Lake Boy Scout Camp in northern Fulton County in the Adirondack Park. The...

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Rensselaer ready for next project

I recently confirmed the truth to the adage, “There are no sure bets,” especially when it comes to siting a casino. While we knew a casino would not be the silver bullet to our fiscal and social...

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A better Harriman plan

Our opinion: A new plan for private development at the Harriman office campus is on the table. Perhaps this more modest proposal will not languish and die like the last big Harriman idea. Stop us if...

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Long story short

A gift that keeps on giving for generations In the past quarter-century the Agricultural Stewardship Association has given our region some extraordinary gifts, preserving 15,600 acres of land in...

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Adirondack compromise

The state’s acquisition of 69,000 acres of timber lands in the heart of the Adirondacks reopens a perennial debate over the future of New York’s rich wilderness: what “forever wild” really means. The...

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Harriman campus plan just might be the one This isn’t the first time New York state has sought to redevelop part of the Gov. W. Averell Harriman State Office Campus to provide both new private sector...

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Forget retail, town needs a park

The Shenendehowa school board vote (4-3) to sell 34 acres to the highest bidder (a developer) is shortsighted. The town’s generous $1 million bid would have created a park, a Central Park for our town...

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