This rendering shows the interior of the new Rocksport Indoor Climbing Gym and Outdoor Guide Service building that will be built on Carey Road. The climbing walls will be 50 feet high. Courtesy Rocksport Indoor Climbing Gym By MAureen...
Company Develops App That Speeds SPCA Response Time For Cases Of Animal Abuse
Jennifer McDonald, left, and Pam Sissons of eVision Digital Marketing LLC, developed an app that the SPCA can use to speed response time for animal abuse, neglect or dangerous animal calls. Photo/Todd Bissonette Photography eVision Digital Marketing LLC, a...
State: Treat Smoking As Addiction, Not Bad Habit
The state Department of Health has launched a "Treat Nicotine Addiction Campaign," to urge health care providers to reframe smoking as an addiction to nicotine, rather than a bad habit, and to treat nicotine addiction with counseling and medication....
Mandate For Prescriptions To Be Emailed To Pharmacies Will Improve Safety, Officials Say
As New York state shifts away from paper prescriptions, an Albany Medical Center physician said electronic prescribing, or "e-prescribing," will lead to improved patient safety and a more efficient prescription process. As of March 27, all prescriptions written in...
Personnel Briefs: May 2016
Mannix Marketing's team of marketing professionals has expanded again with three recent additions. Erin Nudi and Joseph Legault joined the team as creative content editors. Nicholas Flaherty joined the team as a client support specialist. Nudi brings experience as...
Tickets On Sale For 2016 Horse Racing Season; Perks Added For Season Pass, Ticket Holders
Horses charge to the finish line at historic Saratoga Race Track in Saratoga Springs. Season tickets and other passes are now on sale for the 2016 season that begins July 22. ©2016 Saratoga Photographer.com The New York Racing Association,...
Sous Chef Hired For Fenimore’s Restaurant In The Queensbury Hotel Will Help Change Menu
Dan Mattocks is the sous chef at Fenimore's, the restaurant inside the Queensbury Hotel. Courtesy The Queensbury Hotel With an eye toward bringing a gastro-pub dining environment to the downtown Glens Falls, the new operators of the Queensbury Hotel...
80 Students Recognized At Hyde Museum’s 25th Annual Juried Arts Awards Ceremony
The Hyde gave out awards recently for this year's High School Juried Show. Courtesy The Hyde A total of 80 area high school art students were recognized in April during a special awards ceremony at the Hyde Collection in...
Gov. Cuomo Signs Law Boosting Minimum Wage, Establishing 12-Week Paid Family Leave
The newly approved New York state budget includes a minimum wage increase that is the result of several compromises. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on April 4 signed legislation enacting a statewide $15 minimum wage plan and a 12-week paid...
Developer Purchases Queensbury Hotel;Brings Local Ownership To Downtown Landmark
From left, Zach Moore, Ed Moore and Tyler Herrick pose in the Queensbury Hotel, where future plans were announced. Ed Moore bought the building. His son and Herrick will manage it. Glens Falls Business Journal The Queensbury Hotel, a...