The Senate’s version of the Farm Bill Slashes $4.1 Billion in Food Stamps For Veterans, Seniors, and Food Insecure Families.. Gillibrand is speaking out....
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No Border Fees Amendment Gets Unanimous Approval in Committee
The House Appropriations Committee today unanimously passed an amendment introduced by Congressman Bill Owens that would halt the proposed study of a “border fee.” Owens introduced the amendment as part of the mark-up for the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
History Matters – Quilting in the Adirondacks
Historic Saranac Lake announced that the last of its four “History Matters” discussions in May will feature the topic of quilting in the Adirondacks. The talk is hosted in conjunction with the Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society. Hallie E.
Tupper Residents Reject Proposed School Budget
685 voted against the budget, 512 voted in favor of the budget which means the school board will have to go back to the drawing board.
Tufano Misses Lake Placid Board by 13 votes
Rick Preston received 333 votes total, And interestingly He’ll be taking over immediately for John Hopkinson who received the second highest total with 295 votes.
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Franklin County Legislators Discuss the Possibility of a Bed Tax
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Franklin County Legislators Wednesday evening met with the public twice. First in Saranac Lake and again in Tupper Lake. Tupper Lake Mayor Paul Maroun weighs in on a possible outcome.
Saranac Lake Partnering with Regional Tourism Office
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Essex County ratchets up its marketing efforts. The Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce and local legislators join ROOST in a marketing partnership.
Unemployment in Essex County one of the Highest in State
Essex County has the 4th highest unemployment rate in the State. That’s according to November unemployment reports released today by the State Department of Labor Statistics. According to the report, the state’s private sector job count increased by 88,000 from November 2011 to November 2012. Tomkins County has the lowest unemployment in New York...
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Holiday Sales Watch Reports “Upswing” in Shopping
Shoppers sprinted from the Thanksgiving dinner table to snatch up early bargains and continued buying throughout the weekend to deliver a solid start to the holiday season for New York state’s retailers. Seventy-four percent of merchants surveyed by the Retail Council of New York State early this week said their sales for Black Friday...
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Village Welcomes Active Motiff
Village Set to Welcome New Biotech Company Saranac Lake will officially welcome its newest corporate citizen and biotech company, Active Motif, at 6 pm, December 4th, with a reception and ribbon-cutting event which will be held at its 21 Main Street location. This new Active Motif site is in the former “water building” and...
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Saranac Lake Chamber Hires Katy Van Anden as Executive Director
The Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce Hires Katy Van Anden as their new Executive Director. Katy is a graduate of Saranac Lake High School, and grew up learning the ins and outs of small business managing her parent’s local delicatessen and catering business The Lakeview Deli. She pursued her college career at the Massachusetts...
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Remember to Read the Fine Print on Gift Cards
DiNapoli Cautions New Yorkers To Read Fine Print When Purchasing Holiday Gift Cards State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urged New Yorkers to pay special attention to fees and expiration dates when purchasing gift cards as holiday gifts. “If you plan on giving gift cards this holiday season, my advice is pay attention,” DiNapoli said....
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ORDA Winter Job Fair – Set for this Wednesday
ORDA Job Fair for Winter Season Employment, Wednesday, Nov. 14 Full and Part-Time Positions Available LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and Centerplate Food Service will host a job fair at the Whiteface Mountain Base Lodge, Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both full-time and part-time positions...
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Hannaford Supermarkets commemorates its 25th anniversary
First Hannaford store in New York opened in Queensbury in 1987 Grocer currently owns and operates 49 stores throughout Greater Capital Region, Hudson Valley and Utica areas Hannaford Supermarkets will celebrate a quarter century of serving shoppers in New York when the grocery chain this week marks the 25th anniversary of the first Hannaford...
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NY Tax Revenue Down / SUNY Research Foundation Employee Fired for Abuse
DiNapoli: State Tax Revenue Short of Targets Tax revenue through the first six months of the state’s fiscal year was 0.2 percent lower than last year and $213 million short of projections, according to a mid-year state revenue analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections would have to grow 6.4 percent for the...
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AMA Honor Event now at Left Bank Cafe
Village Changes Venue for Civic Testimonial Event Coordinator Katy Van Anden announced today that the venue for the first-ever village Civic Testimonial, honoring the American Management Association (AMA) on the evening of November 1st, is changed to at The Left Bank Café on Broadway. “Logistically, the Left Bank Café makes the most sense for us right...
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New Tourism Campaign / Regulatory Reforms from Governor Cuomo at New York State’s First Wine, Beer and Spirits Summit
Governor Cuomo conveins the first-ever New York State Wine, Beer and Spirits Summit in Albany to focus on initiatives to better promote New York-produced wine, beer and spirit products. One of the key focal points of discussion was how to get more of these products intoNew York’s restaurants. The Governor was joined on stage...
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AMC Welcomes new CFO
Adirondack Health is proud to welcome a seasoned professional to serve as its new Chief Financial Officer. Greg Moore began work as a member of Adirondack Health’s executive leadership team recently, and has settled into the community with his wife and two children. His most recent position was as interim Chief Executive Officer at...
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Jobs Jobs Jobs – New York September Jobs Report
NYS Adds 2,900 Private Sector Jobs in September – Job Count Reaches an All-time High The State Department of Labor reports the addition of 2,900 private sector jobs in September. That brings the state’s job count to an all-time high of 7,337,000. According to the September report, the state has added 107,200 private sector...
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Credit Unions Reporting Growth in All Categories
LOCAL CREDIT UNIONS ARE SHOWING FINANCIAL GROWTH New York’s credit unions continue to show across-the-board growth in all fundamental categories, including membership, lending, assets and savings through the 2nd quarter of 2012. In so doing, they have exceeded the national averages in each of those areas as well. Membership growth atNew Yorkcredit unions over...
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NBT Bank Announces Merger with Alliance Financial
NORWICH, N.Y. and SYRACUSE, N.Y. – NBT Bancorp Inc. (NBT) (Nasdaq:NBTB) and Alliance Financial Corporation (Alliance) (Nasdaq:ALNC) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Alliance will merge with and into NBT. The merger is valued at approximately $233.4 million and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013 subject to customary closing conditions, including...
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NFIB September Report shows Low Expectations
The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index is released at 7:30am Tuesday.. Low expectations and pessimism summing up the NFIB report (released just a few minutes ago) for the small-business community. The Small Business Optimism Index loses 0.1 points and falls to 92.8. The report suggests the reading was pulled down...
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Activists and Coporate CEOs Together at Last!
“Oil and Water” Meet on Wall Street What happens when social activists and corporate executives are thrown together in a conference setting over two days in a Wall Street meeting place? The people who put together Commit!Forum2012 say good things happen, and that the world moves a little bit toward a better place. The...
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Forever Wired Conference in it’s 4th Year
The fourth annual Forever Wired Conference happens Friday, atClarksonUniversity… This year’s focus is the state of broadband in the Adirondack North Country and the progress made in generating greater awareness and economic opportunities along with a discussion of responsible and sustainable economic growth in theAdirondacks. Conference Chair Kelly Chezum says “Forever Wired has been...
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Harrietstown Candidates clarify their positions on Business Park
The Town of Harrietstown is going to have a new Supervisor come Election Day… and in a regular feature here on WNBZ, we’re taking a regular look at the positions of the two candidates.. We’re going to look more closely at the Town’s Business Park and more specifically today, we’ll hear on Candidate lay...
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Department of Labor Says New York Adds 102,700 Private Sector Jobs in 2012
In 2012,New YorkState’s economy added 102,700 private sector jobs, the State Department of Labor reported today. This year-to-date increase in the job count contributed to the state’s recovery of 348,000 private sector jobs since November 2009. New YorkStatehas regained all of the private sector jobs it lost during the state’s recession. Only four other states...
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Training for Alcohol Intervention Procedures offered at Plattsburgh State
A Free Training program is offered through local sheriffs offices and STOP-DWI programs along with several additional drug and alcohol task forces… The Groups are inviting restaurants, hotels, bars, nightclubs and all on-premise liquor license holders to participate in the Training for Intervention Procedures program… It’s called TIPS for short and the program is...
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Google’s in Town
Google Map’s Street View came to the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid on Friday morning. Jim Hilker, Google’s videographer based in Ithaca, will create 360-degree, up and down views of the entire resort property, including the Cottage Café, pictured here. The technology allows for browsers to take virtual tours of...
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NBT Lake Placid completes building Renovation
CHANGES ON MAIN STREET: NBT BANK CELEBRATES RESTORATION OF MAIN STREET BRANCH You may have noticed some changes at the NBT Bank on Main Street. “When the front of the building and the big fan window were removed, our customers and the community were initially confused and upset to see it go,” said Camilla...
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K&J Show – Active Motif Coming to Saranac Lake
The end of Labor Day marks the approach of another Biotech Company’s arrival in SaranacLake.. On November 1st, 2012, Active Motif will begin operations in their newly designed facility complete with it’s own hydroelectric turbine pump and a biotech neighbor, Myriad RBM, across the river in the old Village Offices. Active Motif is moving...
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AARCH FOCUSES ON MAIN STREET
This workshop is free and is being sponsored by Adirondack Architectural Heritage and the Preservation League of New York. Speakers will cover a range of topics including: the National Register of Historic Places, code requirements in historic buildings, and how to use tax credits in a restoration project. Many North Country communities are struggling,...
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Labor Day – an opportunity for CSEA
The strength of America is in our shared community, not the rugged individual’s survival of the fittest A Message from Danny Donahue – President of CSEA — It’s time to get real about the importance of community and collective action in all our lives. There’s a popular myth about rugged individualism in America, but...
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Water plus Color at Adirondack Artists Guild
Adirondack Artists Guild – New feature Begins August 31st with reception 5p-7p “Water+Color,” a collection of paintings by Jacqueline Altman, will be the featured exhibit at the Adirondack Artists Guild from August 31 through October 3. Water+Color is a constant theme for the artist. Ms. Altman is intrigued by both in her art and...
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Business Council Releases Voters’ Guide
– The Business Council of New York State Inc. released its 2012 Voters’ Guide, which measures New York State legislators’ commitment to promoting fiscal reform and improving the state’s economic climate by scoring their votes on key legislation during the 2012 session. All 212 seats will be up for re-election in 2012, and our Voters’...
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Forest Hill Property becomes latest Beneficiary of Saranac Lake Rehabilitation Grant
The Village of Saranac Lake Boardof Trustees meets during their regular meeting upstairs in the Harrietstown Town Hall, it’s actually a little warm and the AC is running on full while they consider Pay Vouchers and approve minutes… One of the resolutions on the agenda for the evening is Bill 174.. It’s a Bill that...
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