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Phase 2 is on hold

The North Country region was on track to move into the second phase of reopening Friday. By late this evening, official authorization and guidance from the state to move forward had not yet come. Then, the state told local officials: No region is expected to move into Phase 2 ...

Building the future

LAKE PLACID — Students may be learning from home during the coronavirus pandemic, but there is still plenty of activity at the two Lake Placid Central School District buildings. “It’s a very busy place,” LPCS Superintendent Roger Catania said Wednesday, referring to construction ...

Amid real estate turbulence, Adirondack brokers see upswing

New York’s real estate market has seen significant turbulence in the last few months as the coronavirus pandemic, and state guidelines designed to curb the spread of the virus, temporarily shuttered businesses and left millions of people out of work. But local real estate brokers are ...

Officials stress importance of U.S.-Canada relationship

PLATTSBURGH — For the North Country, the pathway to renewed prosperity runs north, North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas said. “More importantly than ever, we need to be collaborating on a north-south axis to reinvigorate that relationship with Canada as part of ...

Ice cream openings say it’s time for summer

BLOOMINGDALE — When Teddy’s Ice Cream and Grill opened on Saturday, it was a pleasant surprise for local residents, tourists and staff, but the man it surprised most was owner and operator Steve Schmidt. Teddy’s usually opens in the second week in May, a bit earlier than most ...