ALBANY — Hundreds of thousands of New York motorists have put off their vehicle inspection during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving auto shops bracing for an onslaught of customers whenever Gov. Andrew Cuomo decides to restore the annual requirement. As of Sept. 4, New York auto shops had ...

SARANAC LAKE — With many businesses currently in flux because of the pandemic, the Center for Businesses in Transition, a partnership of many local nonprofits and other agencies, has announced new tools and virtual events to help. Among the new resources from CBIT are a new website, a ...

SARANAC LAKE — The restaurant industry has suffered more than almost any other in the country from the pandemic. According to the National Restaurant Association, the total restaurant sales losses as of Wednesday had topped $185 billion, and August staffing levels were 2.5 million jobs ...

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Friday announced enforcement of New York’s plastic bag ban will begin Oct. 19. In August, state Supreme Court Judge Gerald Connolly, Albany County, ruled the ban will be enforced, more than six months after the Bag Waste ...

LAKE PLACID — Planning for a restoration of the historic Hotel North Woods continues. The new owners of the Main Street hotel, Lake Placid Hotel Partners LLC, submitted an application to the North Elba-Lake Placid Joint Review Board seeking approval for a number of exterior upgrades ...

LAKE PLACID — A Lake Placid restaurateur is planning to open up a new restaurant. The proposed parking plan for the new Wilmington Road restaurant came before the North Elba-Lake Placid Joint Review Board on Wednesday. Zuifer Cecunjanin, a longtime resident whose extended family ...