ALBANY — The SUNY system is investing nearly $1 million in nursing programs in areas with a shortage of health care providers, and is giving a handful of North Country colleges some cash to help them connect their nursing programs more closely. On Tuesday, SUNY officials announced that ...

GLENS FALLS — Cigarette use among adults living with a disability or experiencing mental distress is significantly higher than the average smoking rate for adults. A regional initiative is working to reverse this trend. North Country Nicotine Consultants, a joint initiative of The Heart ...

OGDENSBURG — It seemed like Blake Gendebien knew every person in the Tim Hortons on the outskirts of this city. At a small table in the middle of the combined coffee shop, Subway and Valero gas station, between coolers of Red Bull and beer, Gendebien sat with his 81-year-old father Peter, ...

RAY BROOK — With the Adirondack Park Agency and the project applicant in agreement that more time is needed, the upcoming adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer testing range in the town of Lewis has been delayed. The original start date of Dec. 22 has been moved to 10 a.m. on Feb. 4. ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Downtown Advisory Board for the village of Saranac Lake is searching for a new member to join the board. The member would serve a two-year term and is someone who “enjoys being involved in the community, likes big ideas, creative projects and making downtown even ...