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As a curator, Dan Cameron likes work that is “bursting at the seams,” as he once told an interviewer. His own artwork might seem a bit more restrained. Nevertheless, some of the pieces now on display in “Pictures within Pictures” at the Lake ... Read More

America’s early militias fought Native Americans, the French, the British, Canadians and even citizens of the US. For Anti-Federalists and Jeffersonians, the citizen militia was not simply an armed force; it was a school for civic virtue, an ... Read More

Homeowners within 250 feet of Lake George in Warren, Essex and Washington Counties could be eligible for New York State funds to replace aging or failing septic systems. The state’s Septic System Replacement Program recently received $15 million in ... Read More

Spruce Hospitality Group, the Glens Falls-based team that operates the Queensbury Hotel and the Fairfield Inn and Suites, will manage the new clubhouse at the Ticonderoga Golf Course. Tyler Herrick, the Queensbury Hotel’s general manager and ... Read More

What causes Harmful Algal Blooms, why they occur with increasing frequency and why some produce toxins and others don’t: these are the questions driving the Jefferson Project’s research this year, according to Rick Relyea, Jefferson Project ... Read More

Paul Akira Miyamoto is a painter whose departure from abstraction – whether it be a sabbatical or permanent – has produced a body of work that is at once personal and political, steeped in history and of the moment.  “Go Home,” his ... Read More

Last week, New York State announced that it has purchased 1,263 acres of mountainous forests in western Warren County for the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Thanks to a  decision by New York’s highest court on May 4, there is a greater than average ... Read More

Bolton’s draft proposal to regulate short-term rentals, which have added hundreds of year-round vacation accommodations to the community over the past decade, remains open for discussion. No action will be taken for at least another month, and, if ... Read More

The Lake George Park Commission has adopted new rules limiting development within 35 feet of streams. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the first significant changes to its storm water regulations since they were originally approved in ... Read More

Lake George Supervisor Dennis Dickinson says he will vote against a proposal requiring the inspection of thousands of Warren County septic systems before transfers of property – if, that is, the bill makes it out of the Board of Supervisors’ ... Read More