By Mark A. Sissons Not everyone gets one, but it's always a welcome sight -- a tax refund. If you receive a refund this year, how can you best put it to work? The answer depends, to a large...
Deanna Derway Is Interim LDC President While Officials Eye Agency Restructuring
By R.J. DeLuke Deanna Derway was made interim president of the Washington County Local Development Corp. at meeting of the LDC board of directors last month. The board vote was unanimous. She replaces Tori Riley who left earlier this year...
Bar Association Elects New Officers For 2013
Matthew F. Fuller was elected president of the Warren County Bar Association in May. Other officers and members elected to the group's board of directors for the 2013-2014 membership year were: Kristine K. Flower, president-elect; Dennis J. O'Connor, vice president;...
Sleep And Weight Are Close Cousins
By Sandra J. McNeil , MA,RD,CDN,FADA Americans are sleeping less. Over the past three decades Americans have decreased their sleep time by about two hours a day according to the University of Pennsylvania. This results in less sleep time than...
The Station Advances From Gift Shop To Deli With Sandwiches, Soups And More
Ella Collins, retired superintendent of Abe Wing School, co-owns The Station in Fort Edward with her daughters, Sarah Ignazio and Nicole Beecher. By Pamela Fisher A new business, The Station, a deli and gift shop, officially opened in the historic...
David Kruczlnicki, President And CEO Of Glens Falls Hospital, Moves On Into Retirement, Is Replaced By Dianne Shugrue
David G. Kruczlnicki has been president and CEO of Glens Falls Hospital since 1989. David G. Kruczlnicki, president and CEO of Glens Falls Hospital who has given 33 years of service to the facility, retired effective May 10. He...
Casino In Lake George Favored In Village Poll
By Susan E. Campbell A forum in Lake George last month on the possibility of casino gambling in the area drew some 250 people, "the largest turnout I have ever been involved with in this county," said Lake George Mayor...
Sen. Gillibrand Proposes Law That Would Expand Markets For Local Farm Produce
After touring the new Healthy Living Market in Wilton Mall in late April, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced proposed legislation that would expand markets for farmers and increase the availability of nutritious, locally grown food for consumers. The Local Farms,...
Professionals Approach Growth Issues With Same Skill Sets, But Different Perspectives
Susanne Murtha is a wellness coach in Bakers Mills, Warren County By Susan E. Campbell Like many business owners, people get consumed by and intertwined with their company. It becomes part of their life. When a business suffers, they...
Two Local Theaters Among Those To Be Assisted Through Fundraising Campaign
A local effort is under way to preserve the small, independent theaters in North Country communities that are threatened with closure unless they can upgrade their projection systems from printed film to digital. The fundraising effort it called "Go...