Walgreens is planning to close around 1,200 locations, as the drugstore chain and its rivals struggle to define their role for U.S. shoppers who no longer look to them first for convenience. Drugstores that once snapped up prime retail space in towns and cities across the country are in ...

SARANAC LAKE — On Monday, the back rooms of RiverTrail Beer Works were bustling with anxious energy as staff prepared for the brewery’s grand opening today. General Manager Morgan McReynolds stuffed glass vases with flowers in the kitchen. In the expansive glassed-in brewing room, ...

SARANAC LAKE — Small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to capitalize on the busy traffic on the Adirondack Rail Trail and Adirondack Scenic Railroad may be eligible for up to $35,000 in grants after the towns of Harrietstown and Tupper Lake were awarded $200,000 each for a program ...

SARANAC LAKE — Construction on the Aubuchon Hardware plaza on Broadway is expected to start some time in November, and construction crews are currently preparing the site to lay the foundation for a new building after the former one was destroyed in a fire in early 2023. Michael Sambuceti, ...

SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Explorer Digital Editor Melissa Hart has been named editor in chief, effective in early 2025, succeeding James Odato, who has led the news magazine reporting team for three years with a focus on accountability journalism. Odato announced he will retire in ...

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba and village of Lake Placid will host a public open house on Thursday, Sept. 26 for the community to participate in the planning of the community’s upcoming application for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative Grant. “We encourage anyone with a ...