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‘Signing Day’ celebrates CTE grads entering the workforce

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The BOCES Career and Technical Education program of Warren-Washington-Saratoga-Hamilton Counties held its second-ever “Signing Day” Thursday, June 9, at the Park Theater in Glens Falls.

It’s a celebration modeled on Division One college sports signing events. Here, students signed letters of intent to begin work at area firms after graduation. Thirteen students attended in person, and as of last week, 31 students in all …

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He paddled Lake George, also climbed Black Mountain

By Bob Weinman, Special to The Chronicle

When I was nine years old my dad told me to jump off a cliff.

He also told me to “Take a hike,” “Get out,” and “Go away.”

All great advice, and I love him for that.

Dad and Mom were always taking our family on outdoor adventures. “Taking hikes” in the White, Green and Adirondack mountains; “Getting out” on local lakes, rivers …

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Stefanik, Stec, Castelli on guns

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, her challenger Matt Castelli and State Senator Dan Stec all sent press releases Monday that talked about guns.

Rep. Stefanik denounced New York legislation enacted over the weekend that looks to curb the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down the Empire State’s long-standing high threshhold for letting people carry guns.

Governor “Kathy Hochul and her radical Far-Left Democrat allies in Albany are shredding the …

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Says Warren County should safeguard bike trail where exposed

To the Editor:

The tragic deaths two weeks ago on the Route 9 portion of the Warren County Bikeway brings into sharp focus the safety (or lack thereof) on that and other sections of the bikeway.

The stretch of the bike trail along Country Club and Round Pond Roads leave bikers, runners and walkers totally exposed and unprotected. One false move by a speeding or distracted driver could result in …

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Our July 7 front page

So Much News! Vacationer’s lost dog in Glens Falls. Throng at Glens Falls Symphony’s Crandall Park concert. Warren County tax due 7/8. Queensbury enacts 5-day minimum stay on short-term rentals; vehicles; notice. Motorcyclist indicted in LG crash; killed 2, including boy, 8. Stefanik, Stec, Castelli on guns. Max Frost in Guyana. 12 hours, 25 bands, 14 artists: Gemfest. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts &

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