All older Americans with Medicare are being encouraged by the AARP to take advantage of the Medicare open enrollment period through Dec. 7. Given the simultaneous open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, AARP is trying to make sure people...
Albany Medical Center Opens New ICU For Patients With Severe Neurologic Injuries
Albany Medical Center opened its new expanded neuro intensive care unit in October for patient use in its new Patient Pavilion. Hospital officials said it is the most advanced of its kind in the region. The 15-bed neuro ICU provides...
Personnel Briefs
Associates of Glens Falls Insurance named Jason Pirozzolo of Glens Falls to partner and appointed him a vice president and member of the board of directors. Pirozzolo has nine years experience brokering commercial insurance and holds the chartered property casualty...
Business Briefs
A team organized by Glens Falls National Bank employees collected supplies and raised nearly $550 for Operation Adopt A Soldier through its participation in the 196-mile Ragnar Relay Adirondacks in September. The team of 12, dubbed the Happy Feet...
Breweries Are On the Rise In the Region; Munter Enterprises Has A Hand In Many
Jason Kissinger, head brewer at Davidson Brothers Brewing Co., oversees the brewing process in Glens Falls. The business will soon expand at a new facility in Queensbury By Lisa Balschunat Mike and John Munter, both with years of experience...
Poll Says State Voters Likely to Approve Casino Legislation As Worded On Ballot
When New York voters head to polls in November, they are likely to approve the constitutional amendment to legalize the expansion of non-Indian casino gaming, according to the results of a Siena College poll release Sept. 30. Saratoga Springs...
Rare Earth Wine Bar Aims to Be A Place Where Eclectic Wines, Fine Foods Meet
Mark Belanger, left, and Paul Parker are partners in the Rare Earth Wine Bar coming to downtown Glens Falls at the site of the former Choclate Mill, currently under renovation By Barbara Brewer LaMere Mike Belanger and Paul Parker's...
Plans For A Second Large Hotel Scrapped In Lake George; Project to Be Downsized
BY JILL NAGY Responding to community opposition to plans for a six-story hotel to replace the Surfside by the Lake on Canada Street in Lake George Village, owner Salim Amersi has decided to downsize his project, but still make...
‘Leadership Adirondack’ Enrollees Named; class Reaches Full capacity For First time
The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC) announce the Leadership Adirondack class of 2013- 2014. Leadership Adirondack is a long-standing program of the Chamber, now in its 24th year. For the first time in the history of the program...
Projects At Library Get Financial Help Via Grant From Leo Cox Beach Foundation
Crandall Public Library received a grant of $22,800 from the locally-based Leo Cox Beach Foundation to support four library projects over the next year. Library officials said a portion of the grant will fund efforts to expand the library's...