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Free online entrepreneur workshops are offered

SARANAC LAKE — Local “angel investor” company Point Positive Inc. and the North Country Innovation Hotspot Program at Clarkson’s Shipley Center will offer a series of free virtual workshops for entrepreneurs on four Wednesdays starting Aug. 12. The weekly one-hour sessions, from ...

Boat shops booming

As many small businesses across the state and the country shutter, some permanently, in the wake of the ongoing pandemic, a thankful group of local boat shop owners is not only surviving but thriving. Traffic may be down on the roads and in the skies, but the water is ...

Price Chopper pulls plastic bags from checkout

SCHENECTADY — Beginning Saturday, all New York Price Chopper, Market Bistro and Market 32 stores — including the Price Chopper in Lake Placid — will once again ban thin film plastic bags, in compliance with the environmentally conscious New York state law that was implemented shortly ...

Price Chopper will again stop giving plastic bags on Saturday

SCHENECTADY — Beginning Saturday, all New York Price Chopper, Market Bistro and Market 32 stores — including the Price Chopper in Lake Placid — will once again ban thin film plastic bags, in compliance with the environmentally conscious New York state law that was implemented shortly ...

Whitney Park listed for $180M

LONG LAKE — A historic Long Lake estate is being put up for sale. The price: $180 million. The 36,000-acre property, Whitney Park, is being sold by John Hendrickson, according to the Wall Street Journal. Hendrickson is the widower of Saratoga Springs philanthropist, socialite and ...

Outbreak delays casino reopening

AKWESASNE — A recent COVID-19 outbreak has prompted the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to delay the planned reopening of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort until the end of August. The facility had been scheduled to reopen Aug. 1 after submitting a reopening plan to the tribe for ...