Verizon Wireless has started construction on the first four of the planned 13 new cell sites that will close a more than 50-mile coverage gap along Interstate 87 along Northway, New York.

By Kim Smith Dedam, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Jul. 22--RAY BROOK -- Six more cell-phone antenna panels have gained fast-track approval for co-location on an existing 237-foot telecommunications tower near Keeseville. Adirondack Park Agency staff recently granted a general permit.

By Tom Wanamaker, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Jul. 16--ALBANY -- Adirondack Explorer magazine and the Adirondack Mountain Club are joining forces for more quiet waters in the Adirondack Park. Specifically, they are targeting 13 ponds directly south of the St. Regis Canoe Area.

By Kim Smith Dedam, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Jun. 13--RAY BROOK -- An array of solar panels approved Thursday will generate nearly one-quarter of electric power used in Adirondack Park Agency offices.

By Brian Nearing, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Oct. 24--ALBANY -- Membership on the Adirondack Park Agency was complete Tuesday, for the first time in months, after Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Senate Majority Leader Joseph L.