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Real Estate Market Report

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The latest data on home sales, listings and prices in the Highlands

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Electric vehicles represent small, but growing, share

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Tompkins concert, Pinewood Derby, mayor shares a story, meeting of the minds

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Dutchess Mall Plan Approved

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Warehouse to replace blighted vestiges

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Around the Region

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A roundup of stories from beyond the Highlands

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Albany ‘Good-Cause’ Eviction Law Falls

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Beacon and Kingston measures remain

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Storm ends drought 

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Funding Targets Housing Discrimination

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Victims include disabled, renters with vouchers

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Officials Bristle at Plan to Boost Housing

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Concerns that state would bypass local control

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After Ohio derailment, says industry must make changes 

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New York Guard Recognizes Volunteers

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Two Highlands residents receive citations

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Campaign Exceeds Expectations

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Residents Cautioned About ‘Bold’ Coyotes

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State warns about leaving food out

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Music at the Crier, stories in paint, light the night

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Baby and Dog

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Not just a baby, not just a dog, but both…

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The End of Snow Days?

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Climate change, remote learning threaten tradition

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A roundup of New York State news

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Record Attendance at State Parks

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More than 79 million visitors in 2022

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Where’s All the Snow?

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Blankets of white missing during warm winter 

A rendering of the new Fjord Trail steward station (Gray Organschi Architecture)
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Partial Breakneck Ridge Trail Closure to Begin March 1

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Trailhead to be moved in first phase of Fjord Trail

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