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Businesses seek clarity on reopening, need workers

The operators of large attractions want more clarity about when they will be allowed to reopen, saying they’ve been left in the dark. “We’ve invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to operate safely in our environment, and we have no idea when that’s going to happen,” said ...

Tupper mayor puts Family Dollar on warning

TUPPER LAKE — Mayor Paul Maroun says the village’s Family Dollar is one mask-related violation away from having its certificate of occupancy temporarily revoked. Maroun said he has received several complaints that employees at the store are not wearing masks. Two of these complaints ...

July 4 brings wave of tourism

LAKE PLACID — This region saw heavy tourism over the Fourth of July weekend, with the rush of visitors standing in stark contrast to the last four months of few tourists visiting this area amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ongoing closure of the U.S.-Canada border essentially cut off ...

Well into Stage 4, what’s open now?

LAKE PLACID — The North Country region entered Phase 4 of reopening 19 days ago. Since then, New York state has issued new guidance and different industries have gradually been given the go-ahead to reopen. So what’s open now? The short answer: Everything is allowed to be open except ...

Biggest PPP loans in the Tri-Lakes

The largest Paycheck Protection Program loan in the Tri-Lakes area was given to St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers, based in Saranac Lake but also with locations in Tupper Lake, Malone, Massena, Elizabethtown, Ticonderoga and Keeseville. It received a grant in the $2 ...

Stefanik, fellow reps call for plan to reopen the border

WASHINGTON — North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, and fellow representatives are pushing for the United States and Canada to develop guidance for a phased reopening of the border. “We are asking that the United States and Canada immediately craft a ...