(Jun 21, 2024) After years of removing the invasive aquatic water plant Eurasian water milfoil by hand, the Adirondack Park Agency has voted to allow the use of a chemical herbicide in three lakes, despite pushback; US Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility on a part of undeveloped shoreline on the St. Lawrence River. Residents, a bipartisan group of lawmakers and environmental groups have all said it's not the right place; a Montreal-based pharmaceutical company that’s been in the North Country for more than 30 years held a ribbon-cutting for a new state-of-the-art facility in Plattsburgh yesterday; and, a preview of Potsdam's Juneteenth celebration.