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JULY 2024
The Village At Upper Sherman Offers Buyers Hudson Headwaters Health Opens A New A Quality-Built Home At A Reasonable Price Primary Care Medical Center In Lake Placid
Construction has started on The Village at Upper Sherman, a maintenance-free community in Queensbury being offered by Cerrone Builders.
Hudson Headwaters Family Health at Lake Placid has opened a fully equipped and staffed primary care center in the village.
Courtesy of Cerrone Builders
BY SUSAN ELISE CAMPBELL Cerrone Builders has just broken ground on the model for a new maintenance-free residential development in Queensbury named The Village at Upper Sherman. The custom builders are about a month away from marketing 45 units starting at $550,000, according to Steven Cerrone, one of the company’s three managing partners and who is taking the lead on this project. “We want to showcase what we do as a premier development company with The Village at Upper Sherman,” said Cerrone.
The Cerrone family built The Village at Sweet Road in Queensbury several years ago and the new project mirrors that concept, he said. “We like the concept of a village because we are creating a little community where everything is taken care of for you,” said Cerrone. “It’s a place that people can be proud to live in.” The Village will have a homeowners’ association and monthly fee to maintain the common grounds and each lot’s lawn and landscaping, including mowing, mulching and trimming. Snow removal Continued On Page 9
Courtesy of Hudson Headwaters Family Health
Hudson Headwaters Family Health at Lake Placid, the network’s 24th health center, is now open. Family Health at Lake Placid has five exam rooms and will provide primary care to patients of all ages. The network will operate the practice on the first floor of the facility, located at 203 Old Military Road in Lake Placid and owned by Adirondack Health. “As a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), our mission is to expand primary care access,” said Hudson
Headwaters CEO Tucker Slingerland, M.D. “The new location in Lake Placid will be a helpful addition to the vital primary care access that has been provided by Adirondack Health, a fellow safety-net provider, and other providers for many years.” “Adirondack Health appreciates the opportunity to collaborate with Hudson Headwaters Health Network to expand primary care access in Lake Placid and the surrounding communities,” said Aaron Continued On Page 11
The Adirondack Thunder Has Extended Its A Very Popular Glens Falls Diner Reopens Coaches’ Contracts Through The 2025-26 Season Following Lead Cook’s Hiatus For Surgery The Adirondack Thunder, the ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils and Utica Comets, has announced that the club has signed Head Coach Pete MacArthur to a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. MacArthur, 39, helped lead the Thunder to the regular-season North Division Championship with the most wins (43) and points (97) in franchise history. Adirondack also advanced to the Eastern Conference Final before falling to Florida in six games. In two seasons behind the bench for the Thunder, MacArthur is 75-47-22 and qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs both years. “My family and I are so grateful to continue with this amazing opportunity in Adirondack,” said MacArthur. “We look forward to continuing to improve on-and-off the ice and fight for a Kelly Cup Championship with the best fans in the league behind us. Go Thunder!” On the ice, MacArthur played professionally for 14 years before his coaching career. The Clifton Park native played four seasons with Adirondack and sits third all-time in franchise history in points (175), second in assists (122), is fourth all-time in games played (202) and sixth in goals (53). “We are thrilled to be able to extend Pete’s contract” said Team President Jeff Mead. “He has proven in just two years that he is the right leader for our organization. We have seen amazing success on the ice, including 17 sellouts last season. We look forward to continuing our quest for the Kelly Cup under Pete’s leadership.” MacArthur will continue to be responsible for overseeing the club’s hockey operations including managing support staff and recruiting and signing
Pete MacArthur, Adirondack Thunder coach, had his contract extended. Courtesy of Adirondack Thunder
players. The Boston University alumnus currently resides in Clifton Park with his wife Cristina and two sons, William and Danny. The organizations have also announced that the club has signed Assistant Coach Mike Bergin to a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. Bergin, 36, retired from playing following the 2017-18 season and joined the Thunder as an assistant coach in the 2022-23 season. The Kanata, Ontario, native helped the Thunder to a 75-47-22 Continued On Page 11
On July 15, Peter’s Diner re-opened after a two-month hiatus. The iconic Glens Falls business has been closed while the lead cook, Nia Miller, took time off to recuperate from a knee replacement. Peter’s Diner was originally opened in 1961 by Peter Demas and his wife, Helen. It was the culmination of a dream for Peter. He was a Greek immigrant and proud US Navy veteran. The 2024 closure was the longest in the diner’s history. Helen still shows up for work every day as she has done for the past 63 years. “This is the longest I have not worked”, said Helen. “While I was able to spend time in my garden, I have to get back to our customers.” Over the past two years, the diner has upgraded its counters, f looring and mechanicals. Now it was necessary to repair the knee of Nia Miller. Nia is Peter’s daughter in this all-family business. There were many days when customers would see her grimace as she worked to prepare and serve their meals. Nia said, “I went as long as I could on that knee. Eventually the pain got to be unbearable. It was time.” The surgery was more complicated than expected. Nia was not able to even bend her knee for over five weeks. Then physical therapy started. Now she is ready to return to making breakfast, lunch and full meals for her customers. “I am bored stiff, and really miss seeing
A longtime local favorite, Peter’s Diner has reopened after being closed for two months. Glens Falls Business Journal photo
all of my customers. I just hope I remember how to cook,” she added, with a laugh. The diner is popular with a regular crowd. Some of them eat there twice a day beginning, at 5:00 a.m.. It’s also popular with visitors to the region. There are annual visits by out-of-town guests who consider this a “must re-visit” site. Every once in a while, they are surprised by the cash-only policy. They are pointed to the Glens Falls National ATM down the street. Continued On Page 2