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The Lake George Park Commission has issued its proposed new regulations on septic systems around the lake.

All wastewater systems located within 500 feet of Lake George or within 100 feet of DEC regulated streams would have to be inspected every five years under proposed State regulations seeking “to prevent degradation of the Lake from wastewater pollution.”

The Park Commission, which would administer the program, estimated it would apply to …

The Lake George Association came out fighting after the Lake George Park Commission approved on Tuesday use of an herbicide against invasive milfoil.

“This is a sad day for Lake George,” began the LGA press release.

“The Lake George Park Commission has abdicated its responsibility to protect the Queen of American Lakes by voting, by a margin of 6-2, to use a chemical herbicide, ProcellaCOR, in the Lake this spring …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Lake George Park Commission is laying the regulatory groundwork for a rolling septic inspection program that would require private systems around the lake to be checked by Park Commission inspectors every five years.

Dave Wick, Executive Director of the LGPC, said 2,700 properties fall inside the proposed boundaries — within 500 feet of the Lake George shoreline or within 100 feet of streams …

Happy Memorial Day! Betty Little Blvd. Parade schedule. Lake George Park Commission. HF valedictorian Caleb Koutrakos admitted to Army & Navy academies; he chooses Navy. Capital District CDTA brings Bike Share to GF, LG & Qby. Jeeps coming to ‘Invade’ LG & Stony Creek for June fest. Wood Theater & ATF require proof of vax or neg test; ‘lets us go 100%’ Hudson Headwaters ‘mobile health center’ Washington County Fair …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Here is more detail obtained by The Chronicle about serious injuries caused when a rented motorboat on Lake George struck a kayak last Friday, Aug. 9.

The kayaker was a Clifton Park resident, 82, whose name was not disclosed.

“He had a broken femur on his left leg and a big wound from the propeller, and a smaller wound and a broken kneecap on …