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Glens Falls Zoning ok’s variances for 28 Chris Patten apartments on Washington St.; synagogue objects
By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
The Glens Falls Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday night approved five variances that will allow developer Chris Patten to build two apartment buildngs on adjacent properties at 3 and 5 West Washington Street, downtown.
The motion passed despite objections from Mark Hoffman, president of Congregation Shaaray Tefila, that one of the proposed buildings, on what are now two paved parking lots, will pose …
Read More »Shooting on Pershing Ave, Queensbury
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said Friday morning at 10:27 am, it “was called to 13 Pershing Road in the Town of Queensbury for a report of a person, or persons, with stab or gunshot wounds. The residence and immediate area were secured and it was quickly determined that there were no concerns for public safety relating to this incident.”
“The incident involves one suspect who shot persons at the …
Read More »Lake George Battlefield unveils restored battle diorama
Chronicle Summer Staff Hannah Hughes writes: The Lake George Battlefield Visitor Center unveiled a restored diorama on Tuesday, July 11, that depicts “General James Abercromby’s 15,000-man flotilla departing the head of Lake George in 1758 on its way to a disastrous defeat by the French at Ticonderoga.”
The diorama was originally created in the 1950s for the Adirondack Museum (now the Adirondack Experience).
“This is a battle that’s been …
Read More »Winter phenom plan at the Fort
By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
Warren County has made its biggest occupancy tax commitment ever — $3 million — to “seed” an immersive outdoor winter-themed attraction running from December to March for the next five years on the grounds and ramparts of the fort at the Fort William Henry in Lake George.
It will be organized by the newly formed Warren County Winter Coalition and created by Montreal-based Moment …
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