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(Albany) Times Union ALBANY — She calls him the “worst governor in America.” His right-hand man calls her “the worst member of Congress in America.” It didn’t used to be this way. The vitriol between Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, and their staffers, began escalating after the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, with Cuomo and his staff criticizing Stefanik for her support of then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The incendiary rhe...

Worst in America: inside the very public feud between Cuomo and Stefanik FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 FILE - In this May 27, 2020, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, speaks during the Republican National Convention on Aug. 26, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.Daniel Acker/Washing...

Lake Champlain (Provided photo — AdkAction) KEESEVILLE — AdkAction has been awarded $50,000 by the Lake Champlain Basin Program for a new “Clean Water, Safe Roads” partnership to reduce salt polluting the 125-mile-long lake between New York and Vermont. Together with partners from Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute and Lake Champlain Sea Grant, this project will implement a comprehensive, personalized outreach and education program to municipal highway departmen...

New UVM Research Vessel Under Construction  The University of Vermont (UVM) plans to replace its aging research boat with a hybrid electric “model of seaworthy sustainability”. The quiet, low-emission vessel will be able to run on electric power for two hours and be used as a floating classroom and laboratory for lake education and science. Click here to read more on the UVM website. Update on the Invasive Zebra Mussel First discovered in the southern part of Lake Champlain in 1993, zebra...

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Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   COVID-19 has affected every aspect of our lives. We are all suffering on so many levels and the uncertainty of what lies ahead takes a toll. While news of the vaccine brings us hope, it will be months or more before we are safe. Hopefully the summer will bring back a sense of normalcy in our daily lives and renewed energy for another fight: the fight against climate change. At Blue Spruce Farm, we are adapting to the immediate impacts of CO...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Lake Placid village officials are considering signing a contract with the Ausable River Association that would help the organization continue its biological and water quality monitoring of Mirror Lake. If authorized by the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees, the service agreement would help the association along in its goal to fully fund its new Ausable Sustainable Salt Initiative. The Ausable Sustainable Salt Initiative, slated to span at least five y...

COVID-19 roundup: Vermont eases guidelines a bit for holiday gatherings Staff and Wire Reports Modified: 12/22/2020 9:16:19 PM Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced a slight relaxation of the restrictions on social gatherings to allow two trusted households to gather over the holidays as the state’s coronavirus case numbers have stabilized, although they are still higher than the administration would like to see. “It’s been a little over a month since we took significant steps to slow the r...

Mon, 12/21/2020 - 5:19pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) Monday evening announced key Vermont highlights of the bipartisan agreement to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2021, which includes the COVID relief package to provide relief to the thousands of Vermonters suffering during an unprecedented health and economic crisis. As the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Leahy secured several key priorities for Vermont in the f...