by Elizabeth Izzo PLATTSBURGH | Colin Read isn’t a communist. But since the city imposed an 18-month moratorium on cryptocurrency nearly four months ago, the City of Plattsburgh mayor has gotten an onslaught of emails telling him he is. “I’m...
WESTPORT — The Town of Westport has been designated a Clean Energy Community by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The designation recognizes the town's leadership in reducing energy use, cutting costs and driving clean energy locally....
By Kelly O'Brien PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) The future of cryptocurrency mining was the focus of a summit at Plattsburgh State University Tuesday. Crypto mining is the processing of transactions in digital currencies and creating and also the means through which...
By Griffin Kelly PLATTSBURGH — At this point, cryptomining is still an ambiguous subject with no clear benefit to some North Country officials. The Adirondack North Country Association, the office of state Sen. Betty Little, the State University of New...
By Joseph Labernik OLD FORGE — Erica Murray, who owns Old Forge Hardware at 104 Fulton St., said business in town has been going well for everyone lately. She said there’s been an increase in new businesses, with a varied...
By Rick Karlin PLATTSBURGH — Colin Read knows he’s at Ground Zero in the growing debate over cryptocurrency mining. As mayor of Plattsburgh, he pushed through an 18-month moratorium on crypto mining after city residents complained of jumps in their...
By Pat Bradley Northern New York is a prime location for Bitcoin miners and block chain technology because of its low electric rates. But a number of communities have imposed moratoriums on new cryptocurrency operations because their use of electricity...
ROUSES POINT — Village trustees in Rouses Point have voted to impose a 24-month moratorium on cryptocurrency-mining operations in the village. “Our priority is always in keeping the best interests of the taxpayers in mind,” Mayor Thomas Batha said in...
By Naj Wikoff A vision of the Common Ground Alliance, the annual gathering of the political, environmental, and economic leadership and related stakeholders of the Adirondack region, is healthy communities and ecosystems thriving together in a protected and unique landscape.
By Eric Reinhardt SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced the formation of the Center for Businesses in Transition to deal with what it calls a “looming” problem. The center will help interested retiring business...
