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By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Town of Moreau announced on its Facebook page that the cannabis crop at the 63 Spier Falls Road property off of Exit 17 owned by Saratoga Springs based Shangri-La Real Estate Holdings has been confiscated by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management.

The crop has caused consternation among residents and visitors complaining of the odor the plants have given off.

The Facebook post …

By Cathy DeDe & Ben Westcott, Chronicle Managing Editor & Staff Writer

Groups of people hanging out all day in City Park, sleeping on benches, congregating, often loudly, around the bricked half-circle sidewalk on Maple Street that is a main pathway to Crandall Public Library was noticeable all summer and has continued into the fall.

“I’d say there’s about two dozen people that make up this group. It changes. You’ll …

Election Issue! 150 word candidate statements throughout. GF acts on City Park ‘day spenders’ AngioDynamics isn’t leaving after all. 5,100 for Thunder opener! SGF cannabis plan with jiu jitsu link. State OCM confiscates Exit 17 cannabis crop in Moreau. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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FIRST IN THE CHRONICLE • Chronicle Staff Writer Zander Frost reports: Cynthia Secor of South Glens Falls and sisters Khadijah and Asia Peek of the Albany area plan to open “Tridentru” cannabis dispensary in South Glens Falls near Matt Secor Brazilian Jiujitsu at the Glen Gate Shopping Center.

Cynthia Secor is Matt Secor’s mother. She and the Peek sisters connected because Khadijah trains with Matt and is a Brazilian Jiujitsu …

AngioDynamics will keep 40% of its current workforce and continue on in Queensbury instead of closing entirely, Town Supervisor John Strough told The Chronicle.

In January, The Chronicle reported that the AngioDynamics closure would cost 350 jobs in Glens Falls and Queensbury in 2025.

Mr. Strough said Saleem Cheeks, VP Communications for AngioDynamics, said that “40% of their current workforce will be kept to ensure their new business plan; that …