Stefanik Calls For Reopening of Shuttered Hospitals in the North Country

North Country Public Radio’s Brian Mann reports North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik — to help the efforts in overcoming COVID 19 - wants the Department of Defense to retrofit old hospitals and facilities across Upstate New York.

She joined in making the call with Democrat Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) whose district includes a small portion of the North Country.  

“Our nation is at a critical point in the national response to the coronavirus pandemic,” Stefanik and Brindisi wrote.

To read more from Brian, click here.

The Changing Minute By Minute Landscape for Schroon Businesses

Courtesy of Covid 19 —nothing is for certain during these times. Things are changing minute by minute. The full impact of the virus on Schroon area businesses is yet to be realized. Take for instance the food service industry and this post from Sticks and Stones early Monday afternoon.

To our loyal guests:

First of all, thank you for supporting us over the last challenging week!
Secondly, we are forced to adjust our operations starting at 8 PM tonight.

We will open as usually today at 4 PM for regular dine in and take out. We will close at 8 PM tonight.

Tomorrow we will post our plan moving forward, as directives could be different in 24 hours.

Thank you all. Be safe. Cherish your time with family.

Steve & Gary

And this from DeCesare’s Pizza:

To our friends and family:

During this COVID-19 epidemic, DeCesare’s Pizza is currently open for our normal business hours. We are taking additional precautions to keep our customers safe. We are sanitizing all tables, chairs, menus, bathrooms, and all surfaces more frequently throughout the day. In addition to our inside dining, beginning Thursday, March 19th we will be offering curbside delivery. Place your order via phone, then give us a call when you arrive. We will deliver to your car. You won’t even have to leave your car! Be safe everyone and please support your local eateries. We all depend on you. 🙂. Thank you!

NOTE: There is currently no reported COVID-19 cases in Essex County and we will continue to monitor the situation and all information available.

Here’s the latest from Flanagan’s:

As you are all aware of by now, N.Y. State governor Cuomo, has put a moratorium on Restaurants/Bars as of tonight at 8:00 because of the COVID-19 Virus, Making take out our only option for service. We normally close to do our cleaning in a week anyway, so in trying to make a BAD situtation, a tad better. We are going to close and get even more extensive projects done. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING ST PATRICK'S DAY when we are able to reopen. GREEN BEER AND CORN BEEF WILL HAVE TO WAIT. 😭😭 Thanks to ALL of you, Good Luck and hugs.

And there’s some positive news from the Adirondack General Store:

We will be changing our hours so we can accommodate the community during this unprecedented time. Beginning Wednesday, March 18th we will be open every day 8am-2pm.

We will do our best to have as many essential items stocked as we can. We will have limits so everyone will have the same opportunity to purchase the many essential items that are out of stock at the larger grocery stores.

We have toilet paper, paper towels, milk, juice, half & half, bread, eggs & bottled water, We will also have chicken breast, hamburger, deli meats & cheeses by the pound.

As of now we will still be open until 8pm on Saturday, serving dinner. We will remain open through April as well, instead of closing for vacation, if the need is still there.

If there are any special food requests please reach out to us, we will do our best to accommodate any request. Also, If you know of anyone who can't get to the store we will also have some ability to deliver.

You can email us adirondackgeneralstore@gmail.com, message us here @ADKGeneralStore or call the store at 518-494-4408. Leave a message if we don't answer. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Joe & Yvette.

We’ll post more as we know it. We hope everyone stays safe and businesses will rebound ASAP.

Oh, What A Night!

Seagle Colony’s 104th season kicked off Saturday night showcasing the extraordinary class of 32 emerging artists at their “Old Friends and New Concert.”

The show spanned the gamut of opera standards and Broadway hits, with the finale featuring a guest appearance by Darren Wood, SMC’s Artistic Director and former General Director of Fort Worth Opera, as he led the company with a performance of “Old Friends” from Merrily We Roll Along, by Sondheim.

And a big shout to the four pianists: John Cockerill, Eric Frei, Jonathan Heaney and Ciyuan Zhu.

Darren was like a proud parent when he talked about this year’s artists, the upcoming shows and the success of the first “audition classes.”

These are mock auditions where the artists perform different arias, in costume, before a panel of industry experts, and receive immediate feedback on their performances: from vocal techniques, stage presence and attire.

“The first few auditions have been exhilarating. Today we watched Ashlee Lamar and her performance from Madam Butterfly was simply amazing”.

A champagne reception followed with the young artists mingling with guests, sharing their various journeys to Charley Hill Road, first impressions of Schroon and their excitement about the shows they are in.

Rehearsals have begun for Evita which is almost sold out and (click here for tickets) and this week “sing-throughs” for the remaining season begin.

Three Cheers For The Brewers of Paradox

The three cool brewers of Paradox--  Devon Hamilton, Thomas Formicola,  and James DeWaard, -- can be spotted in a video, promoting a new, upcoming series on PBS about the Empire State's growing brewing industry, Brewed in NY.  The three appear briefly in the video, captured while kicking back at this year's NY Craft Beer Festival in Utica. Check out the video in our Food and Drink section, by clicking here.