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Bikers go wild

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

A woman driving alone returning from a trip visiting grandchildren was swarmed Friday, Sept. 15, by “75-100” bike riders on Veterans Road in Queensbury. Her car was damaged and she said she was terrified.

She took video of the incident. It was shared with The Chronicle.

It shows bike riders filled both sides of the road and aggressively confronted — and some collided with …

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Our September 21 front page

50th Adirondack Balloon Festival! Bikers go wild. Hemp paper industry. Lake George Boat Show. North Queensbury Fire 70th. Fort William Henry will put cannons away, make way for ‘Winter Experience’. Cathy’s handy tips to enjoy the Balloon Festival. Wool, Sheep, Fiber Festival! Sat.-Sun. Moose Fest! Indian Lake. ‘Pumpkinfest,’ Sat. French & Indian War reenactments in LG. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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DOT says there’s hope to finish Rt. 254 project next month

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

There’s fresh hope that travel between Glens Falls and Hudson Falls will return to normal next month.

The Chronicle received numerous calls asking why work on the Route 254 project on Lower Warren and River Streets in Queensbury seemed to have stalled and the road remains closed since March, inconveniencing many and hampering several businesses.

We contacted the State Department of Transportation, which said …

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Open Door will host Code Blue Shelter after all this winter

By Maury Thompson, Chronicle Freelance

The Open Door mission at 226 Warren Street in Glens Falls has reversed plans and will provide “Code Blue” shelter services this winter and going forward.

“The winter months, you need that safety to get in out of the cold,” Jamie Munyon, executive director of The Open Door, told The Chronicle Monday.

With renovation of the third floor completed, he said it will be possible …

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Newspapers are in free fall

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Big reaction to our front-page article last week about the senior citizen in Lake George who is paying $765 for The Post-Star. (She phoned to thank me for putting it in the paper and said that she cancelled her credit card and got a different one “because I don’t trust The Post-Star” not to keep charging her.

At last count there were 167 comments on …

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