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Our November 17 front page

Honor Veterans, Nov. 11 So. Glens Falls Fire Holiday Parade Sunday. Warrensburg students with something to say. Glens Falls budget heat. Bill Gates Diner. NYS Volleyball Tourney in Glens Falls; Lake George seeks D title. So much mail on Stefanik editorial. Election winners & losers. Death of Luisa Cirelli. Rare twin elephants born at Syracuse zoo. Travis Whitehead: Queensbury is hiking taxes by 57% while it sits on a huge …

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Glens Falls Lehigh Cement plant to shut down in 2023

Lehigh Hanson, Inc. announced today “that it has made the difficult decision to halt cement production” at its Glens Falls plant that employs 85 full-time employees. “Operations will be shut down in a phased manner in 2023.”
 
The plant has been in operation since 1893.
 
“Lehigh Hanson is committed to providing financial and job search assistance to minimize the impact on its employees,” the press release added.
 
“As a

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Dan Hall & twin brother Dennis in NIH lifelong study of twin brother veterans

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Former Glens Falls Mayor Dan Hall and his fraternal twin brother Dennis are service veterans participating in the lifelong federal “Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging.”

Every five years, the National Institutes of Health provides the men an all expenses paid trip to check their mental and physical agility and other aspects of their health.

Most recently, they flew to La Jolla, San Diego, …

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New pole barn to aid volunteers who groom Cole’s Woods ski trails

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The volunteers who groom the City of Glens Falls’s cross-country ski trails in Cole’s Woods should have an easier time of it this winter because their equipment will be stored under a new pole barn largely built by volunteers using donated or discounted materials, services and equipment.

“It looks like a very simple structure. And it is to a certain extent, but, boy, it required …

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Fort Wiliiam Henry carriage house in redo as event venue, opening in May 2023

Fort William Henry said work begins this month “to transform its historic Carriage House into a new venue for wedding receptions, business meetings and performing arts programs.”

“When it opens in May 2023, The Carriage House, with soaring ceilings, post and beam construction and a wraparound deck overlooking Lake George, will accommodate 460 people in theatre-style seating and more than 300 people for banquets,” said press info.

Design is by …

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