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Aubuchon rebuild expected to start in November

SARANAC LAKE — Construction on the Aubuchon Hardware plaza on Broadway is expected to start some time in November, and construction crews are currently preparing the site to lay the foundation for a new building after the former one was destroyed in a fire in early 2023. Michael Sambuceti, ...

Explorer editor to retire in January

SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Explorer Digital Editor Melissa Hart has been named editor in chief, effective in early 2025, succeeding James Odato, who has led the news magazine reporting team for three years with a focus on accountability journalism. Odato announced he will retire in ...

Community encouraged to attend DRI grant meeting in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba and village of Lake Placid will host a public open house on Thursday, Sept. 26 for the community to participate in the planning of the community’s upcoming application for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative Grant. “We encourage anyone with a ...

The Frenchman’s Bakery quietly opens in Keene Valley

KEENE VALLEY — The Adirondacks reminds Mathieu Fialon of his home near the Basque region of France on the border of Spain. Both areas have green mountains, rocks and a culture that revolves around the outdoors. When he came to the Adirondacks with his family, the pandemic having made ...

Big plans for historic Loomis Block

SARANAC LAKE — The big blue Loomis building on the corner of Broadway and Woodruff Street is decked out with flowers hanging from its wrap-around porch after Saranac Lake resident Ed Dukett sold the historic building he’s owned since 1972 to Taimim Li of Long Island. Katie Stiles, the ...

Dow drops 1,000 as markets quake around the world

NEW YORK — A scary Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987’s crash has swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as fears worsen about a slowing U.S. economy. The S&P 500 was down by 3.1% in late trading and on track for its worst drop ...