
Aaron Shellow-Lavine
Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief-
Over the summer, activists set up “Camp Liberation Stakes” outside the Saratoga Springs City Hall to protest a controversial camping ban. Four of those activists appeared in Saratoga Springs City Court Thursday for allegedly violating the new law.
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The senior vice president at the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce has been charged with allegedly trying to entice a minor to have sex with him.
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Drivers in Saratoga Springs may have to keep an extra eye out for students biking to school, and transportation advocates say that’s a good thing.
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The 10th annual Adirondack Champlain Regional Salt Summit is being held in Lake George today, bringing together scientists, business owners, and lawmakers to discuss best practices to protect local watersheds from sodium pollution that comes from using road salt.
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New data from the National Park Service show a growing impact on local economies as park tourism continues to increase since the pandemic.
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This episode digs into the life and career of Winifred Goldring, an incredibly prolific scientist who overcame prejudice to become the first female NYS Paleontologist at the State Museum in Albany. She was also a highly successful educator and innovative exhibit designer and would spend 40 years as a scientist at the State Museum.
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A decline in Canadian tourism may have impacted the summer season in the Adirondacks, but small businesses and officials in Lake George remain optimistic.
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The Trump Administration is promoting an unproven link between Tylenol and autism, urging pregnant women not to take the painkiller. On this week's 51%, we speak with Dr. Stacy De-Lin, associate medical director of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, about what expectant mothers should know about the drug, and why she feels it's still safe to prescribe. We also learn about what the end of funding for SNAP-Ed in the federal budget means for hunger programs across the country, and those who benefit from them.
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Monday marked National Voter Registration Day and local organizations and officials are preparing far ahead of November.
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After a string of startling animal abuse cases in the Capital Region, the Saratoga County board of supervisors voted this week to establish an abuser registry.