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Our July 10 front page

Torrent of Local Events! Woman, 21, drowns in Lake George. SGF man will be NY Yankees’ vet of the game 7/26. Rock the Dock, Steamboat Co’s big fest!. Bill Gates passed away on July 4. ‘LG Journey’: New book aims both for kids & coffee tables. Zerbini Circus! 5 shows in GF & HF. Fort Miller’s bell. Adirondack Thunder name Sylvain Cloutier new coach. No more Greenjackets at GF High …

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Shake, Rattle & ready to Roll

Chronicle Editor Mark Frost writes: Literally for years, locals and passers-by at one of Queensbury’s busiest intersections have watched slow, seemingly uncertain progress of a handsome new restaurant building (and a market building) at the corner of Routes 149 and 9L.

It’s totally the vision of Dale Baldwin, the Fort Ann concrete contractor who owns this 25-acre property and knows what he wants to do with it. For one

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Greenjackets player arrested at Glens Falls High School: alleged vaping, cocaine charges

Zander Frost reports: 32 year-old Greenjackets Football player Jonathan J. Hammond was arrested at Glens Falls High School for alleged vaping, cocaine charges on Saturday, June 28, Glens Falls Police said.

“At approximately 4:40 p.m., Glens Falls School District staff were made aware of a vape smoke detector activation in the high school boys’ bathroom,” Glens Falls Police said.

“The Glens Falls Police Department was then alerted by staff who …

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Our July 3 front page

Happy Independence Day! Fireworks! on the 3rd, 4th, 5th & beyond! GF Mayor primary:
Ward 1 tie; Diana won rest of wards in 71%-29% rout. Shake, Rattle & Roll ‘opens soon’ NYS law cuts local election terms short. GF to do another reval; 14 Hudson gets $10-million cut in assessment. Dixon launches campaign for Qby. Supervisor vs. John Strough. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts

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New downtown Stewart’s open; intersection at Sherman will still be redone

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy Dede writes: Stewart’s Shops did a ribbon cutting Friday for their rebuilt store at the corner of Glen Street and Sherman Ave. They also donated $1,500 to the YMCA.

Separately, Mayor Bill Collins confirmed that reconfiguring is still in the works for the four-way Glen-Sherman-Washington Street intersection, although it may not look it from the shop’s finished layout and landscaping.

The intersection was discussed as part …

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