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Weddings: ‘You do’ aim to make yours unique; what’s trending?

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Here’s what some wedding and events planners at area venues (plus one independent planner) told The Chronicle about new, traditional and sometimes unusual things couples are incorporating into their wedding celebrations.

What’s trending

LeAnna Avila, Director of Sales & Events at The Inn at the Erlowest on Lake George, offers:

• Black tie formal is becoming more popular. Also, “Requesting all of the guests …

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New pastor at GF’s First Presbyterian ‘rides an iron horse’

First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls said its “new pastor rides an iron horse to get around to meet his new flock.”

The press release continued:

“Dr. Patrick Wrisley, formerly pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida begins his new season of ministry September 5th and can be seen around town on his Harley-Davidson Street Glide….

“A recent widower, he has moved closer to his kids who live …

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Our September 7 front page

Wedding Issue Follow-up on juvenile crime spree in GF: Tale of 2 eyewitnesses. Major water main break snarls biggest intersection. How much does The Post-Star cost? Hot rods & ’Vettes in LG & GF! Great Escape to add wooden coaster, The Bobcat; retires Alpine Bobsled. Driver, 23, dies in Schroon River. New pastor at GF’s First Presbyterian ‘rides an iron horse’. Cheese Tour! Plus Beer, wine, cider. Wood Theater launching …

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Glens Falls Police: Group of juveniles in crime spree

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Glens Falls Police Department cited on its Facebook page on Wednesday, Aug. 23, “a large number of complaints of incidents that juveniles have been involved in over the last week.”

Contacted for comment, Police Chief Jarred Smith tells The Chronicle, the press release referred specifically to “three to four incidents in the city involving the same group of juveniles.”

While criminal activity among …

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Winn: 26 Washington County drug overdose deaths in year; 39, Saratoga Co.; at least 10 in Warren; says supervisors must address it

Dear Editor:

According to CDC statistics (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/prov-county-drug- overdose.htm ), the provisional number for drug overdose deaths in Washington County for the 12 month period ending December 2022 was 26.

In Saratoga County, there were 39 deaths in 2022. Warren County reported 10 overdose deaths during this period, although this figure appears to be incomplete. For the Tri-County area, 75 deaths is a staggering number, particularly since such deaths are preventable …

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