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Bodies Recovered After Fall Into Niagara Falls Gorge, Snowmobile Accident

February 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Niagara Falls State Park (State Parks Photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers recovered two bodies in separate incidents in Upstate New York on Monday, February 13th.  In the first, a woman’s body was recovered from Niagara Falls Gorge.

Several hours later Rangers recovered the body of a snowmobilier killed when his sled hit a tree in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Bodies Recovered After Fall Into Niagara Falls Gorge, Snowmobile Accident

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Hamilton County, Long Lake, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara River, Raquette Lake, Search and Rescue, snowmobiling, State Police

I-87 Northway Emergency Call Boxes Being Dismantled

February 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff 5 Comments

I-87 Northway emergency call boxes sign in Northern Warren CountyThe New York State Police has begun removing the I-87 Northway emergency call box system in the Adirondacks.

In 1986, the State Police completed installation of the emergency telephones every two miles along the highway northbound and southbound from Northern Warren County to Clinton County. [Read more…] about I-87 Northway Emergency Call Boxes Being Dismantled

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Clinton County, Essex County, I-87, New York Telephone, Search and Rescue, State Police, Transportation, Transportation History, Warren County

Active Dissent: 1970s College Protests in New York

January 31, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Active Dissent - 1970s College ProtestsOn May 8th, 1972, New Paltz students went from dorm to dorm at the state university, pulling fire alarms, their reaction quick and spontaneous. Few students had television sets, but word spread quickly about President Nixon’s broadcast announcing he had ordered the mining of North Vietnam ports.

Just hours after Nixon’s address, around midnight, the college’s assistant director of housing placed a frantic call to campus security. [Read more…] about Active Dissent: 1970s College Protests in New York

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Columbia University, Cornell University, Education, New Paltz, New York State Archives, Political History, Richard Nixon, State Police, SUNY New Paltz, Vietnam War

Smugglers & The Law: Prohibition In Northern New York

January 19, 2023 by John Warren 7 Comments

A recreated chase of bootleggers in Chestertown, NY in 2013 (photo by John Warren)Dennis Warren left his job as a coal shoveler on the New York Central Railroad in Albany to ship out to the First World War. His transport ship had a close call with a German submarine on the way over, but got there in time to take part in what one of the bloodiest military campaigns in American history.

For Americans after the war, the Argonne would mean what Normandy meant just 25 years later – sacrifice. Sadly, that sacrifice in the Argonne Forest was never repaid to Dennis Warren, who met the death of a smuggler – running from an officious and invasive law on a treacherous mountain road near Port Henry on Lake Champlain.

According to the newsman who reported his death at the age of 29, “Canadian Ale was spread across the road.” [Read more…] about Smugglers & The Law: Prohibition In Northern New York

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Al Smith, beer, Canada, Clinton County, Crime and Justice, DeWitt, Essex County, Franklin County, Genealogy, Journalism, Lafayette, Lake Champlain, Legal History, liquor, Manlius, Newspapers, Onondaga, Onondaga County, Oral History, Plattsburgh, Political History, Pompey, Port Henry, Prohibition, Quebec, Rouses Point, Route 9, St Lawrence County, State Police, SUNY Plattsburgh, Vice, World War One

ATV Goes Through Lake Ice; Man Dies In Snowmobile Crash

December 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ATV through the ice on Waneta LakeOn December 20th, Retired Forest Ranger Lieutenant Morse reported an ATV broke through the ice on Waneta Lake in Willowemoc Wild Forest in the Catskills town of Rockland, Sullivan County. Ranger Stratton responded and issued tickets to the two subjects from Pennsylvania for unauthorized motor vehicle use on state land. A tow company removed the ATV from the lake.

Two days later, on December 22, 2022, at around 3:12 am, State Police responded to a report of a snowmobile crash with injuries on a snowmobile trail off the Wallace Road in the town of Louisville. Louisville is located along the St. Lawrence River, on the northern border of St. Lawrence County west of Massena. [Read more…] about ATV Goes Through Lake Ice; Man Dies In Snowmobile Crash

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: ATVs, Catskills, Forest Rangers, Louisville, Massena, Rockland, Search and Rescue, snowmobiling, St Lawrence County, State Police, Sullivan County, Willowemoc Wild Forest

17-Year-Old Dies in ATV Accident

November 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York State PoliceOn Saturday, November 26, 2022, at about 3:05 pm, New York State Police responded to the area of Batter Street in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, NY, for the report of an  ATV accident with injuries. [Read more…] about 17-Year-Old Dies in ATV Accident

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Recreation Tagged With: ATVs, Crime and Justice, Duanesburgh, Schenectady County, Search and Rescue, State Police

Adirondack Hikers Rescued By Helicopter In Two Separate Incidents

November 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hoist Rescue at Saddleback Cliffs in October 2022 (photo provided by DEC)On Sunday, October 30th, at 1:30 pm, while New York State Forest Rangers were battling two wildfires in other parts of the State, DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker with a lower leg injury near the summit of Mount Marcy.

Due to the location and severity of the injury, Rangers Lewis and Praczkajlo called for New York State Police (NYSP) Aviation assistance. [Read more…] about Adirondack Hikers Rescued By Helicopter In Two Separate Incidents

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, High Peaks, Keene, Mount Marcy, Saddleback, Search and Rescue, State Police

NYC Man Rescued After 50-Foot Fall Into Crevice At State Park

October 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Gertrude's Nose seen from Hamilton Point in the Minnewaska State Park (courtesy wikimedia user Mwanner)A 54-year old New York City man was rescued after falling into a deep crevice in a New York State Park, according to Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about NYC Man Rescued After 50-Foot Fall Into Crevice At State Park

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: climbing, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Gardiner, Minnewaska State Park, OPRHP, Search and Rescue, Shawangunk Ridge, State Parks, State Police, Ulster County

Small Plane Crashes Into Great Sacanadga Lake

October 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

NYSP logoAccording to a press release issued by New York State Police, on Sunday, October 9th, at about 11:54 am, State Police responded to a reported accident involving a small single engine plane on Great Sacandaga Lake in the area of 328 Houseman Street in Northampton, Fulton County. [Read more…] about Small Plane Crashes Into Great Sacanadga Lake

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Aviation History, Great Sacandaga Lake, Northampton, Saratoga County, Search and Rescue, State Police

Two Arrested After Bank Robbery in Adirondacks

March 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

New York State PoliceAccording to a press release issued by New York State Police, at about noon on March 26th, State Police in Mayfield, Fulton County, NY responded to a report of a robbery in progress at the NBT Bank on Bridge Street in the Village of Northville.

Two male suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of currency prior to the arrival of law enforcement. According to Police, no weapon was observed but the presence of one was implied. No one was injured during the incident. [Read more…] about Two Arrested After Bank Robbery in Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Fulton County, Mayfield, Northville, State Police

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