ALBANY — State Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, and colleagues announced a package of bills aimed at providing relief to business owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. “The impact on our hospitality businesses, in terms of jobs and revenue lost, due to the COVID shutdown and ...

LAKE PLACID — The Joint Review Board has set a public hearing next month on a new housing development off of Wesvalley Road, one of three housing developments now in the works in Lake Placid. This new 22-unit development, called Fawn Valley, is being undertaken by the Homestead ...

PLATTSBURGH — While some may speculate on the talking points of U.S. President Joe Biden’s Friday call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Garry Douglas finds the “fresh and renewed” talk of bi-national matters more significant. Noting that the two leaders would likely ...

ALBANY — New York would become the first state in the nation to tax marijuana based on the potency of its THC — the psychoactive substance giving users their high — under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal. The governor rolled up the new approach to taxing weed while the state ...

LAKE PLACID — The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, in collaboration with Warren County Economic Development, is seeking input from people who live outside of this area to determine whether there’s an opportunity to entice more people to live in the Adirondacks year-round. The ...

LAKE PLACID — Whiteface Club and Resort in Lake Placid has been selected as a 2021 winner of The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot, a leading wedding ...