Raquette-Lake News

Please join us for the 26th annual Americade in Lake George, NY. Throughout the week we will be offering demo rides and other activities such as a stunt show by Chamption Stunt Rider Chris "Teach" McNeil.

APA set to approve new I-87 "frankenpine" cell tower; safety cited as priority The Adirondack Park Agency is expected to approve another Verizon cell phone tower today along the Northway, closing a gap in ... via NCPR Daily RSS

Economic development officials in Hamilton County say they're thrilled with a plan to build a new twenty-room inn on the shore of Raquette Lake. via NCPR Daily RSS

Utica College was locked down after receiving information that an Albany-area man has made an unspecified threat against the college. via WTVH Syracuse

“Some versions of that (traditional) fuel are some of the dirtiest fuels available”

This is probably the wrong time of year to write about heating oil. As the days warm, most of us want to forget about all the fuel we burned to keep from freezing over the winter. via The Post-Standard

Wish Granters Needed! The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York is currently recruiting new volunteers in the Jefferson, St. via WWNY-TV Watertown

“We are reviewing every lawyer in our system”

New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office is kicking four attorneys' out of the New York state and local retirement system because an upstate BOCES district inappropriately classified them as employees. via Press & Sun-Bulletin

“Stopped in for fries late one night. Deserted. Needed to use the rest room, never again. The place has gone down-hill from when I lived in that area...”

Technicians are conducting three days of tests to see if the new emergency sirens around the Indian Point nuclear power plants are loud enough. via Middletown Times Herald Record

Art work in a work of art! The Everson Museum building, 401 Harrison Street in Syracuse, New York, is a sculptural work of art designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei. via Capital News 9

“It wouldn't be the state fair without quality country music”

Brooks & Dunn, the top-selling duo in the history of country music, will appear with the legendary Texas rock band ZZ Top at the Great New York State Fair Aug. via WSTM-TV Syracuse

ONEONTA _ The new 2008-09 state budget includes $66 million for two renovation projects at the State University College at Oneonta, Sen. via Daily Star

“With the sarcasm portion of it, the grandpa-biker stuff - that stuff's all uncalled for”

An Indian Point maintenance mechanic is awaiting his day in court on charges that he sent nude photos of himself over the Internet to an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. via The Journal News

“The realistic looking homemade device was constructed of plastic and sheet metal fashioned to look like a rocket propelled grenade. It contained no explosive components and was considered harmless after examination.”

The Weedsport exit from the state Thruway has reopened after a two-hour investigation into what state police thought might be a homemade explosive device. via The Post-Standard

The price of tickets to this summer's Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick concert at the New York State Fair has been adjusted by $1. Tickets to the Aug. via WSTM-TV Syracuse

Shirley K. Kushall * Reader Submitted * March 31, 2008 Do you know what life was like in the early 1800's and 1900's in Ontario, New York? Visit The Heritage Square Museum to learn about life then and other ... via Democrat & Chronicle

TARRYTOWN Riverkeeper, the environmental group with a mission to maintain the environment of the Hudson River, Wednesday released its "Clean Water & Healthy Communities Legislative and Policy Agenda for 2008." ... via Mid-Hudson News

Cortland - The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra is proud to host the Pops Series: Big Band Bash II at 8 p.m. Monday March 31 at Cortland High School. via Ithaca Journal

“Now that we have formally completed the membership of the panel, we are ready to begin the serious work of taking a thorough look at the operation of Indian Point”

BUCHANAN, N.Y., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The co-Chairs of the panel conducting the Independent Safety Evaluation of the Indian Point Energy Center today announced the panel's final two members. via Earth Times

I've inhaled my share of beignets down here and I've squinted into the sun long enough, so I guess it's time to go home and join the wait for spring to truly arrive up there in Central New York. via The Post-Standard

With Gov. David Paterson promising a new day in Albany, is it too much to ask for a rethinking of his prede cessor's feckless energy policies? The signs aren't good. via New York Post