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Pilot Knob site (Photo provided by Nextel)

Adk Council Sues Over Lake George 'Frankenpine' Cell Tower

by Brian Mann

Sep 09, 2005 — A pro-environment group is filing legal action today aimed at blocking construction of a controversial cell phone tower on Pilot Knob, a hill above Lake George. The project was approved this summer by the Adirondack Park Agency and the Lake George Park Commission. But the Adirondack Council and a local activist group say New York state ignored evidence about the project's environmental impact. Brian Mann has our story. Go to full article

The vigil for Cindy Sheehan in Potsdam.

North Country Vigils Call for End to War in Iraq

by NCPR News

Aug 18, 2005 — Hundreds of North Country residents gathered at village parks and post offices last night for candlelight vigils. They stood in solidarity with Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a slain soldier who's protesting outside Bush's ranch in Texas. Go to full article

Chairman Richard Lefebvre

Park Agency Chairman Retires: Richard Lefebvre

by Brian Mann

Nov 14, 2002 — The Adirondack Park Agency's veteran chairman - Dick Lefebvre - says he'll retire after this week's meeting in Ray Brook. After a decade with the Agency, Lefebvre is seen as a peacemaker. His work brought new credibility to a controversial agency, charged with protecting the environment inside the blue line. As Brian Mann reports, some observers are now looking anxiously to the future. Go to full article

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