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Showing legislators through the ‘Wild Walk’ display, one of dozens of attractions at Adirondack Day is Hillarie Logan-Dechene of the Wild Center in Tupper Lake (center). Listening to her presentation are state Senate Majority Coalition Leader Dean Skelos (center right), Town of Chester Supervisor Fred Monroe (left) and state Sen. Betty Little of Queensbury (right). Staged in the Legislative Office Building in Albany on April 29, Adirondack Day hosted exhibitors and vendors to raise awareness among lawmakers about life within the Adirondack Park. Photo provided
Legislators get taste of Adirondacks By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com ALBANY — State lawmakers and staffers were immersed in Adirondack culture, recreation, history and ambiance Monday —and the plunge was remarkably popular. Monday, April 29 was Adirondack Day in the state capital, and “The Well” in the Legislative Office Building featured an expo of Adirondack recreational oppor-
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LAKE GEORGE — Whether hosting a gambling casino would boost local prosperity in Warren County or detract from the local quality of life was debated with passion Monday as about 240 area residents spoke their minds at a public forum held at Fort William Henry Conference Center. The session, sponsored by the Lake George Village Board started with presentations from Attorney Michael Garry of Albany, and Robert Sturges, an attorney who has served as an executive of Nevada Gold Casinos, decades after he was a deputy Attorney General in New Jersey that fought organized crime involved in casino operations. Sturges talked of substantial positive economic benefits of municipalities hosting casinos, while Garry detailed the status of the legislation and court challenges that are likely to accompany New York State’s venture into hosting up to nine casinos. Sturges said that a casino in Warren County would dramatically increase tourism, and that event planners preferred to host business conventions
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