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ALBANY — Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul on Wednesday announced appointments to the state’s Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force.

Governor Hochul announced appointments to the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force.

When snow and ice come to the Mohawk Valley, the 9.2-mile stretch of Route 5 from Ilion to the Oneida County line will be treated with liquid brine.

On the eve of the 51st anniversary of the first Earth Day, the north country was blanketed by fresh icy flakes. Just beginning to awaken, spring blooms have been pushed into sleep again, with growers battening the hatches to protect the season’s young crops. Weather rocks would tell you the pandemic year — now rolling into a 14th month — saw rain, sun, snow, wind and fire. A dry summer and frigid winter punctuated 2020, an American chapter that brimmed with environmental degradation, conservation success, policy plays and deeply emotional connections to the blue planet. Inaugur...