SARANAC LAKE — If you, too, are stocking up on shovels and leaf blowers, Justin Williams and Don Poulsen can help you out. The two longtime Saranac Lakers — Williams grew up here, and Poulsen has lived here for 20 years — have recently taken over as co-managers at Coakley Home and ...

WILMINGTON — Maggie Pope, chief executive officer of the Peru Federal Credit Union, attended Wilmington’s monthly town council meeting on Tuesday to express her interest in Wilmington and get a sense of whether the feeling is mutual. Pope said that early in her career she worked in ...

CANANDAIGUA — Amateur winemaker Bryan Kransler, a retired Canandaigua firefighter, is making wines with juice from Fulkerson’s Winery in Yates County. He is looking forward to this year’s vintage. He ordinarily makes Rieslings and Chardonnays. “This year is a phenomenal year for ...

LAKE PLACID — Shannon Eaton has joined the real estate team of The Reynolds Group, based in Lake Placid. Eaton has lived in the Adirondacks for over 10 years. It’s here that she and her husband Tyler founded Blue Pepper Farm, a thriving sheep dairy in Jay specializing in sheep milk ...

NORTH POLE — It looks like the 71st season of the Santa’s Workshop theme park will roll out the elves and reindeer after a just-received green light from state officials. The Christmas attraction didn’t have a regular summer opening this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but winter is ...

SARANAC LAKE — After more than seven years of planning, development, name changes, ownership changes, a state dredging project — and a pandemic — the Saranac Waterfront Lodge plans to finally open its doors on Nov. 1. Through those doors is a great room featuring a wood-burning ...