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Apartment resident charged in Oct. 3 fire at 11 Maple, Hudson Falls

Hudson Falls Village Police said that Peter Lemery, 47, of Hudson Falls, was charged with Reckless Endangerment 1st degree following an investigation into the cause of a multi-unit apartment building fire Monday, Oct. 13, at 11 Maple Street.

The report said: “On October 3, 2022, at approximately 8 pm, Hudson Falls Police were dispatched to 11 Maple Street for a report of a structure fire.

“Upon arrival, responding Officers evacuated …

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Warren St. car theft, reports SMSA teacher

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: A teacher known to us at St. Marys-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, tells The Chronicle:

“Monday, I had my car parked on Warren Street right next to my school, on the school side. Two spots up from the power box with the dogs painted on it, at 12:47 exactly, because the bell rings in the next minute.

“I came back out at 2:45 and …

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Zander: Don’t ban TikTok

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

TikTok is a threat to American security. But right now banning it would be a mistake only benefiting lazy tech monopolies.

The Chinese-owned video clip app is endlessly addicting. Developed by ByteDance, it has taken the world by storm.

More kids watch TikTok by far than YouTube — 91 minutes a day to 56, globally at the end of 2021, per Techcrunch.

Its proximity …

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Glens Falls Dog Park is a ‘go’ — next seeks funding

Jim Murphy of Glens Falls is leading the effort dubbed ’Dacks Dog Park, to build a dog park on tennis and basketball courts at Haviland’s Cove that are described as underused. The Glens Falls Common Council approved it last week.

The resolution empowered Mr. Murphy to raise funds for the project.

He wrote on Facebook, “This comes after six meetings — over Zoom, at City Hall and in the field …

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How Glens Falls works

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Friday night at the Queensbury Hotel seemed to me a perfect example of how Glens Falls works.

We were there to attend Crandall Public Library’s “Heart of the Community Dinner,” a benefit honoring Dr. Jim Morrissey, 90, the retired cardiologist who’s been one of Glens Falls’s quiet, impeccable civic leaders most of our lives. No surprise a throng turned out at $99 each, filling the …

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