This is the logo for the CCM/ECHL All Star Game in 2017 that will be played Jan. 18 at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Stars from the league will compete against the Adirondack Thunder. Courtesy Adirondack Thunder The Adirondack...
Great Escape Will Add ‘Dueling’ Water Body Slides To Its Array Of Attractions In 2017
The Great Escape plans to add 'Bonzai Pipelines, a pair of 'dueling' water slides in 2017. The attraction will be the park's first body speed slides, featuring unpredictable twists and turns. Courtesy Great Escape The Great Escape has announced...
Glens Falls Awarded $10 Million Grant To Help Revitalize A Large Section Of Its Downtown
This section of South Street is included in the Arts, Wellness, and Entertainment District of downtown Glens Falls that will benefit from a $10 million grant award. Downtown Glens Falls was selected as one of five winners, statewide, of...
Six-Story Marriott Hotel In Lake George Is Already Being Eyed For Meetings, Conventions
Lake George Courtyard by Marriott, the first six-story structure in the Village of Lake George, opened recently. The 119-room hotel has 60 suites and many amenities. By Lisa Balschunat Lake George Courtyard by Marriott, the first six-story structure in...
Adirondack Thunder Upcoming Season Will Celebrate 35 Years Of Hockey In Glens Falls
The Adirondack Thunder 2016-17 season will celebrate 35 years of hockey in Glens Falls. The Adirondack Thunder, the East Coast Hockey League affiliate of the NHL Calgary Flames, announced the 35th Anniversary of Adirondack Hockey campaign for the upcoming...
Local Officials, Developers See Grant Funds As A Huge Boost To Continued Growth Of City
Dr. John Rugge of Hudson Headwaters says his company will one day occupy all of 90 South St. Courtesy of Hudson Headwaters By Maureen Werther News of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award to the city of Glens...
With Closing Of HoJo’s In Maine, Lake George Restaurant Becomes The Last One In Chain
This Lake George Howard Johnson's location was opened in 1953. It is now the last restaurant in the country that bears the chain's name, after the recent closing of a location in Maine. By Liz Witbeck People interested in...
Local Habitat For Humanity Anticipates Two New Homes Will Be Complete By Year’s End
Katie Leahy is a registered dietitian nutritionist at Glens Falls Hospital. Courtesy Glens Falls Hospital Glens Falls-based Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties will break ground on its second build of the year. Officials said...
NYS Now Allows Bars To Sell Alcohol Before Noon On Sundays; Law Also Helps Brewers
Legislation was signed Sept. 7 to modernize New York's archaic 80-year-old Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, which included provisions prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages at on-premises establishments before noon on Sunday. The legislation allows alcohol to be sold earlier...
44th Adirondack Balloon Festival Soars Into Glens Falls, Lake George From September 22-25
These hot air balloon, dubbed 'Yellow Bird and Puddy Cat,' are scheduled to make its debut at the annual Adirondack Balloon Festival. They are owned by John Calvin. Courtesy Adirondack Balloon Festival The colorful and multi-themed hot air balloons...