Last year's Leadership Adirondack 'Adopt-a-Soldier' program packed up 140 boxes of hand-selected items to be shipped overseas to the deployed troops.By Susan E. Campbell Applications are still being accepted for an annual program that has already helped more than...
Community Challenge Program Pinpoints Downtown Vision, Development Strategies
By Lisa Balschunat For the past three decades a myriad of cities along Interstate 87 and 90 in New York State have been searching for ways to revitalize and energize downtowns that were categorically deteriorating due to suburban growth, economic...
Bees, Butterflies, and Pigs Among The New Shapes At 40th Adirondack Balloon Festival
Lily the bumble bee makes a return visit this year to the 40th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival, September 20-23 at the Warren County Airport. Other balloons on page 16.More details have been announced for The 40th Anniversary Adirondack Balloon...
Full Summer Marks 75th Anniversary Of Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum In Bolton
Opera buffs will enjoy a visit to the Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum in Bolton Landing, former summer home of the Polish soprano who lived from 1858 to 1935.By Jill Nagy The Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum on the shores of...
Saratoga-North Creek Railway Inaugurates 1st Freight Service To North River In Decades
Ed Ellis, President of Iowa Pacific Holdings, Inc. (second from left), cuts the ceremonial red ribbon marking the opening of the first freight train service from North Creek to North River in over 20 years. He is joined by...
40th Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival Animates Glens Falls September 20 – 23
This farmer and his barnyard will be floating over Warren County airport during the 40th annual Adirondack Balloon Festival on September 20-23. The world's largest inflated petting zoo with ten special animal shapes will lift off on Saturday and...
Double Your Cycling Pleasure With Beautiful Blossoms Along The Warren County Bikeway
Freddie Senser-Lee (r) poses with some of many bicyclists who enjoy the fruits of his labors beautifying the Warren County Bikeway with blossoming plants.By Eva Weaver Anyone who's been to the Aldi Store in Queensbury, or who frequents the...
Core Revolutionary Group Fitness Celebrates 1st Anniversary With Programs For Everyone
The four fitness experts who own and operate Core are (l to r): Joanne DeTore, Noelle Stevens, Sonja Balcom, and Nicole Sherman.By Maureen Werther Core Revolutionary Group Fitness of Glens Falls is celebrating its first year in business on...
Elevation Pilates Focuses On Strengthening Core Muscles To Boost Energy, Reduce Pain
Kathy Porcell of Elevation Pilates offers private, semi-private, and group classes using specialized machines and movements to strengthen the body's core muscles.By Jill Nagy A new fitness option, Pilates, is available in downtown Glens Falls. Elevation Pilates, which opened...
My Turn: Passive Solar – A Primer: What Do People Think Solar Energy Is??
Bruce R. Brownell, owner of Adirondack Alternate Energy.By Bruce R. Brownell When we hear the term solar used today, most people think of photovoltaic (PV) panels on roofs producing electricity from sunlight. It's popular, supported by incentives, efficient and...