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The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation on Thursday urged hikers to postpone hikes on Adirondack trails above 2,500 feet until high elevatio

Managers at Franconia Notch State Park and Acadia National Park expand parking and shuttles to deal with busy hiking destinations.

From blueberry picking in New York and New Hampshire to pure solitude in New Hampshire and Maine, moose sitings in Vermont, and peaks in New York, these the hikes feature the best of the Northeast.

Leave the tent at home: At these 12 perfect backcountry huts, you'll find an entirely new way to experience the trail

Capitol Confidential By Edward McKinley on May 11, 2021 at 6:30 AM Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday that State University of New York campuses will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students starting in the fall semester. The policy will also apply to the City University of New York, and Cuomo said he would encourage private colleges to adopt it as well. (TU) The U.S. Treasury will start pumping $350 billion in relief funds to state and local governments with the first...

Feb 24, 2021 KEENE VALLEY — New York state forest rangers guided a trio of unprepared snowshoers out out the High Peaks Wilderness last week. On Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 5:37 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook dispatch was notified of three overdue snowshoers who left from the Garden parking area in Keene Valley to hike the Johns Brook Valley and had not returned. The hikers were from Albany and Topeka, Kansas. They did not have lights, overnight gear or appropriate clothing for anticipated zero-degree tem...

months. and expected to come home in august. his body is expected to arrive at dover air force tomorrow 5:30. family and friends on 17- year-old christopher brown gathered saturday morning. browns mom, siblings, extended family and friends and attorney said good-bye at colonial baptist church. >> chris browns mom wants everyone to know this is the beginning of the rest of his life. it leaves a willing is legacy to the youth. >>im going to remember his handsome, loving smile. >> polic...