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Johnsburg reval is a hot topic

By Cathy DeDe. Chronicle Managing Editor

Hundreds of Johnsburg taxpayers are objecting to the new property valuations in the town’s first reassessment since 1953, almost 70 years.

More than 250 have made appointments for initial 10-minute informal grievance meetings, Town Assessor Letitia Williams tells The Chronicle.

Letters with preliminary assessments went out in mid-February.

A group calling itself Town of Johns-burg Concerned Citizens has 247 members on Facebook, and posts …

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LG School Board race heats up early: 3 seats, 4 candidates & just 1 incumbent

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Campaign signs are already up for Linda Clark and Lisa Doster as they challenge for Lake George School Board seats in the May 17 election.

Three seats are up for election.

Incumbent Maryanne MacKenzie, is seeking reelection, but Linda ‘Lin’ King and Melissa Seale are not.

Elementary parent and business owner Chris Picard announced on Facebook that he is running for school board, too.…

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GF school in flux: 6 top administration jobs are open or shifting

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Glens Falls School District has six top positions in flux: Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Superintendent, Athletic Director, High School Principal, High School Assistant Principal and Middle School Assistant Principal.

They think they’re found the new superintendent.

“We hope to introduce her at our April 11 Board meeting,” its president Timothy Graham tells The Chronicle. He said the district is awaiting confirmation of the contract.…

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Bob Liebig, 94, started Utopia biz at age of 70

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

I made it over to Hartford Sunday for the celebration at the firehouse of Bob Liebig’s 94th birthday. Buffet lunch and many well-wishers included Hartford Town Supervisor Dana Haff and Fort Ann Town Supervisor Sam Hall.

Bob and his wife Barbara live in Hartford and operate Utopia Enterprises, a precast concrete business that Bob launched at the age of 70 after his prior business partner …

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