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It may not seem like it now, but soon the garden will be reaching for the sky. Some plants needs a little help to climb. Amy Ivy put in some plastic mesh fencing as a trellis this weekend to assist her peas and beans to reach their full potential. The same, with ties to hold heavier produce, can keep your cucumber and tomato bounty at a dry and healthy altitude.Almost anything from chain link to snow fence to woven twigs will do to add an upper story to the garden. [full story]

State prisons will be a major topic this week on the streets of Albany. This afternoon, the state's corrections officer union NYSCOPBA will hold a rally in the capitol to show "strength and unity." [full story]

State officials are taking public comments all this month on plans for a 34-mile bike path between Tupper lake and Lake Placid.Plans call for tearing up old railroad tracks between the two villages and creating a 10-foot-wide recreational trail with a stone dust surface suitable for biking, walking, skiing, snowmobiling and other pursuits. [full story]

It's been more than three-and-a-half years since Roedel Companies of New Hampshire bought the iconic Hotel Saranac in Saranac Lake and promised to restore it to its "historic grandeur." Now, after several setbacks and delays, the long-awaited re-opening of the hotel is finally in sight. Roedel Companies is on track to finish the $35 million project this summer. [full story]

Business leaders in Lake Placid are fiercely divided over a plan to build a new parking garage in the middle of the downtown shopping district. Some groups say it the garage will bring more visitors onto main street, but one of the Olympic village’s leading resort owners says the plan would cause too much congestion and should be scrapped. [full story]

President Donald Trump’s tax cut plan is so far just a one-page outline, but it’s already raising some red flags for New York’s political leaders. The plan would slash corporate taxes and nearly double the standard deduction for married couples to $24,000. [full story]

(Apr 28, 2017) Making it as a musician anywhere is tough, but even harder in rural areas. That's why Sebastian 'Seba' Molnar decided at a young age that if he wanted to be a professional musician, he couldn't do it in the North Country.

The Glens Falls Post Star is reporting this morning that two arrests have been made following a shooting and robbery on Tuesday in the town of Hague on Lake George.According to the newspaper, a man and a woman were taken into custody late yesterday. They are described by the Post-Star as being residents of the Queensbury area. [full story]

Mud season is underway, waters remain high, and there are still areas of deep snow near summits. [full story]

A year ago, the idea of a full-blown trade war between the U.S. and Canada was unthinkable. Now President Donald Trump is blasting Canada for "disgraceful" behavior and threatening to exit NAFTA. What would that mean for the North Country? [full story]