LAKE PLACID — The owner of a local real estate agency has applied for authorization to operate a new boat rental business on Mirror Lake. Peter Day, owner of Martha Day Realty, has submitted an application to the town-village Joint Review Board seeking authorization to operate a boat ...

Ice cream stands across the Tri-Lakes region are opening for the season. Tupper Lake’s Skyline Ice Cream opened Thursday afternoon and will be open daily (except Tuesdays) from 2 to 9 p.m. The Pine Cone in Ray Brook opened Friday. Mountain Mist’s Saranac Lake location is ...

QUEENSBURY — Great Escape is going on the honor system. Every employee and customer who says they are vaccinated against coronavirus can take off their mask at the amusement park. No one will need to prove their vaccination status. “Proof will not be required; we will be operating ...

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers. Kroger, the country’s largest grocery chain, became one of the latest to ...

ALBANY — New York eased its mask and social distancing mandates again Wednesday, but people shouldn’t be throwing their face coverings in the garbage just yet. Masks are still required for everyone in many settings. Millions of unvaccinated New Yorkers still have to wear them in most ...

SARANAC LAKE — Play ADK has purchased the former Branch and Callanan warehouse on Depot Street across from the train station. The space is to be transformed into a children’s museum and family resource center. Play ADK Board of Trustees co-Chair Beverly Bridger said now the nonprofit is ...