SARANAC LAKE — Trudeau Institute and Adirondack Health have been named co-Businesses of the Year by the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. The two Saranac Lake institutions formed an unexpected alliance this year as the hospital contended with supply shortages amid the coronavirus ...

NIAGARA FALLS — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul began a statewide tour to “build back better” the state’s tourism industry with a Niagara Falls roundtable Tuesday morning. The gathering included Mayor Robert Restaino, USA Niagara President Anthony Vilardo, John Percy, executive director of ...

A shot of Jameson, a pint of Fiddlehead IPA, a Slim Jim. That’s what’s ordering at a local bar looked like this week, after a sudden ruling from Gov. Andrew Cuomo last Thursday, July 16 required that bars and restaurants serve food items with all alcohol sales. The move came as a ...

SARANAC LAKE — Hardware stores are some of the most essential of businesses, as anyone who’s ever tried living without a hammer and nails — much less a snow shovel — can attest. Now a local hardware store is adding COVID-19 aid to its services. Coakley Home and Hardware and the ...

LAKE PLACID — The deadline for short-term vacation rental owners to apply for a permit is in less than two weeks. Many properties remain unregistered. A total of 161 permit applications had been submitted to the Building and Planning Department as of Monday. That includes a few ...

LAKE PLACID — A new boutique hotel opened on Mirror Lake Drive this month. The 40-room hotel, owned by local businessman Paolo Magro’s MAGDI Corporation, officially opened its doors on July 3, ahead of the busy Fourth of July weekend. The opening came after two years of construction, ...