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APA approves Fox Hill; Black History Month legislation, ADK conditions

(Feb 20, 2026) The APA approved plans for a new housing development in Lake Placid at its meeting yesterday; Black lawmakers and other lawmakers of color in Albany are highlighting key priorities, like more education funding, affordable housing and progress on issues like sentencing reform; and John Warren checks trail conditions in the Adirondacks ahead of a snowy weekend.

ORDA facilities dilemma, Micron wastewater concerns, filmmaker Casey Shaw

(Feb 19, 2026) The Olympic Regional Development Authority says it doesn't have a long-term plan to care for its facilities in Lake Placid; people living north of Syracuse are concerned about the wastewater that could come from the massive Micron semiconductor chip plant; and as the Winter Olympics wind down in Italy, we have a conversation with a filmmaker about his own portrait of many of the athletes in the years ahead of the games.

Fort Edwards PFAS debate, Essex forest school, Nanci Vineyard memoir

(Feb 18, 2026) Some residents in the village of Fort Edward are raising concerns about a proposal to allow a nearby incinerator process PFAS-contaminated soil; we venture to a snowy forest in Essex, where a young teacher says she's found her calling in a forest Kindergarten; and we have a conversation about a recent memoir that traces one woman’s hard fought fight to rehab a derelict house in Indian Lake.

Glens Falls mayor, Utica ski hill reopening, astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue

(Feb 17, 2026) Glens Falls first female mayor says she's focused on housing, development, and long-term planning; Utica is celebrating the reopening of a historic ski hill following a $2 million renovation of its snowmaking and lift equipment; and astronomer Aileen O’Donoghue guides us through the night sky.

Freestyle aerials ski jumper, ADK love story, "The Story of Writing" podcast

(Feb 16, 2026)