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FIRST IN THE CHRONICLE: Boy bitten by dog at Balloon Fest; owner not yet identified

Chronicle Staff Writer Zander Frost reports: A 3 year-old boy was reportedly bitten by what was described as a “greyish brown pitbull boxer mix” at the Adirondack Balloon Festival Saturday evening, September 21, at Warren County Airport.

Tyler Ennis told The Chronicle that Trent is his stepson and is recovering well. “He’s a tough little guy.” Mr. Ennis’s girlfriend, Emily Matuszczak, is Trent’s mother.  They live in Gansevoort.

Warren County …

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BREAKING: Mayor seeks approval Tuesday to buy former TD Bank site for $1.2-million

Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins is asking the Common Council to approve this Tuesday, Sept. 24, spending $1.2-million for the city to buy the former TD Banknorth property next to the Queensbury Hotel and across Maple Street from City Park and Crandall Public Library.

The purpose is “to address the parking needs of the city and further economic development.”

The resolution is the #11 item in the agenda for this …

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Cannabis, greenhouses, farmstand proposed at Exit 17

Chronicle reporter Ben Westcott writes: Shangri-La Real Estate Holdings of Saratoga Springs wants to build a dozen 3,600 sq. ft. greenhouses, a 5,000 sq. ft. drying/storage barn, and a 1,000 sq. ft. farmstand off Exit 17 at 63 Spier Falls Road in Moreau.

Peter Loyola, an agent representing Shangri-La at Monday’s Moreau Planning Board meeting, said that under current plans, the greenhouses would grow half cannabis and half other produce.…

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South Glens Falls Police investigate suspicious Incident with child & pickup truck

BREAKING: The South Glens Falls Police Department said it is actively investigating the report of a suspicious male in a pick-up truck approaching a child Wednesday, Sept. 18, at around 6 PM in the vicinity of Gansevoort Road and Reynolds Street.
 
Police described the suspect as Asian, approximately 40 to 50 years old, driving a dark green Chevrolet pickup truck with yellow license plates. According to a witness, the suspect

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Big fire at Spier Falls dam halts power generation

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

A fire fought by 10 local fire companies at Spier Falls Dam in Moreau on Saturday evening wreaked havoc on the 56 megawatt hydroelectric plant owned by New York City-based Brookfield Renewable U.S.

“Unfortunately, the powerhouse at the Spier Falls hydropower facility has been lost to the fire,” the company said in a statement.

“Brookfield plans to restore operations, but we don’t currently have …

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