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Annual Glens Falls Symphony July 3rd Summer Pops Concert and Youth Arts Experience!

The Glens Falls Common Council approved a resolution in an attempt to halt zoning changes in the Town of Queensbury that could affect Glens Falls home owners in the Second

Editorial: Lake Septic FacebookTwitterEmail A fisherman casts his line as he fishes in a light rain from a pier on Friday, March 26, 2021 in Lake George, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / Albany Times Union THE ISSUE: Algal blooms in Lake George are linked to leaking septic systems, which are not inspected by any state agency. THE STAKES: New York must start regular inspections designed to keep sewage out of a lake that is one of the state’s natural jewels. ---- Tests by the Lake George Association have found measurable levels of caffeine and Splenda in t...

During a stretch of unusually warm weather and calm water last fall, a pair of algal...

Old septic systems a threat to lake John Strough FacebookTwitterEmail Photo illustration by Jeff Boyer / Times Union Ever since Lake George experienced its first harmful algal bloom last fall, I can’t stop asking myself, “Was that the canary in the coal mine?” What if this relatively brief occurrence of pea-soup-green bacteria is the precursor to larger and more persistent blooms? What if the bloom had been toxic? Lake George is a drinking water source. How will future blooms impact our ecology, economy, tax revenues and property values? We can’t afford to wait and see. The time is no...