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Great Upstate Boat Show is back at The Dome: Fri.-Sun.

After three long years of Covid shutdown,” The Great Upstate Boat Show returns to the Adirondack Sports Complex “The Dome” in Queensbury, this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 31-April 2.

“Welcome to the largest boat sales event between New York City and Montreal,” proclaims publicity from the show’s organizer, the Eastern New York Marine Trades Association.

Referring to the event by its first initials, it said, “‘GUBS’ has been …

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Our March 30 front page

Proms & Boat Show! Great Upstate Boat Show is back at The Dome: Fri.-Sun. Glens Falls mascot decision. Bobby Dick forever. Habitat & WAIT House to debut joint project: 10 affordable apts. on Lawrence St. 30 brewers at GF Brewfest at Cool, Saturday. Pennsylvania biscotti baker relocates to Qby, lured by IDA incentives. From ‘Blue Bloods’ to Glens Falls. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts

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JG3: Entering NBA draft process and college transfer portal

Glens Falls native JG3 today announced his current plans as he heads towards his fifth and final year of college basketball eligibility. He said he will enter the 2023 NBA Draft Process, but also maintain collegiate eligibility and enter the transfer portal.

“From the time I was a little kid, I’ve been committed with a relentless pursuit to play the game of basketball at the highest level. My focus has

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At 22, her baking biz is buzzing

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Twenty-two-year-old Taylor Suprenant says her new Flour Child Bakery at 128 Glen Street feels “impossible.”

Why? “Because I’ve dreamed of this forever…I’ve always known that I wanted to open a business.”

The 2019 Fort Edward grad opened in February at the former home of Abby’s Cookie Jar.

It all began when “I was still in high school, and I was just baking to bake.” …

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Lois Askew at 100: What an Alabama-Glens Falls tale to tell

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Lois (Whaley) Askew of Glens Falls turns 100 years old this Saturday. There will be a big party at the Queensbury Hotel, more than a hundred guests, Mayor Bill Collins proclaiming it Mrs. Lois Askew Day, and “a lot of love in the room,” says Lois’s daughter Elaine Oates.

Fortunately Lois remains a live wire and terrific interview. Get her talking and she tells stories …

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