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The Lake George School District has opened voting on four options for its new mascot — after state determination that the old name, “Warriors,” falls under the edict earlier this year banning Native American names and imagery.

The school said a student advisory committee selected the final four from more than 270 community suggestions.

The final choices, listed in alphabetical order, with the school’s explanations:

Falcons: Peregrine falcons are local …

Chronicle reporter Zander Frost writes: A night that started with a testy Glens Falls Common Council Workshop Tuesday ended with the Council and mayor coming to a revived former agreement.

On June 13, the Council unanimously approved a resolution brought by Ward 3 Councilwoman Diana Palmer to pursue a grant to pay up to 90% of the cost of creating a new city comprehensive plan.

The city’s current comprehensive plan …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Saratoga Hospital’s new Family Medicine Residency Program brings six doctors to Saratoga and to the soon-to-open Hudson Headwaters Heath Network Center in Glens Falls.

The three-year residency is a collaboration with Albany Medical Center and Hudson Headwaters. The plan is to add six new residents each year, totaling 18 residents, by 2025.

On Friday, July 8, Hudson Headwaters hosted a panel talk for the …

Health & Fitness Quarterly F.W. Webb rezone hearing, full page. Fireworks firm’s drone show. Long Lake got hit hard. Lake George mascot vote: Owls, Islanders, Falcons, Lakers. Haviland’s Cove is fully open 7 days; Moreau beach cut to 5 days a week. Glens Falls Hudson Headwaters, Saratoga Hospital join in program to train medical residents. ‘Heroes of Hospitality’ dinner, July 20, Fort William Henry Carriage House. Concerts, comedy, shows… The …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Electric boating is getting a big push this summer on Lake George.

In June, “the first marine fast charging station east of Michigan” — made by a firm called Aqua superPower — was installed at the Queen Boat Company at Dunham’s Bay.

“What we’re trying to do is instigate the movement away from internal combustion engines,” Aqua SuperPower Vice-President Scott Canning told The Chronicle.

He …