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Our August 5 front page

Prime Time Seniors issue! Colossal changing of the guard at Double-H. 333 Glen for sale: $15-million. Yes, there will be an Adirondack Balloon Fest! Dick McGuire, 98 and sharp. AG concludes: Cuomo harassed women; officials declare: Resign. Special Olympics NYS Fall Games here in October. Qby. grad Keenan Slusher covers Olympics again for NBC, from Connecticut. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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Queensbury native: ‘Cheap Old Houses’ new HGTV show

By Sandra Hutchinson, Chronicle Chief Operating Officer

Elizabeth Finkelstein says that “even as a two-year-old I understood the magic of old houses.”

Her parents, Dr. Joel and Gail Solomon, raised their family in one of the most historic homes in Queensbury, on Chestnut Ridge Road. Called the Nehemiah Wing house, it was named after one of the 19th century owners, a descendant of Abraham Wing, a founder of Glens Falls.…

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Hoffmans in high gear

Saved former Post Office building that church sought to demolish; Social Security office moving in on 10-year lease, $20,000 per month. Chronicle photo/Mark Frost

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Peter and Suzanne Hoffman call their business Glen Street Associates, but they’ve got so much going on around the corner that Peter quips maybe they should change it to Warren Street Associates.

Social Security is about to relocate its local office …

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Mayor: GF likely to opt in on pot, but not smoking it in public places

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

“Nothing formal” has been decided or even discussed yet, but “conversationally,” Glens Falls Mayor Dan Hall says he believes “we are not going to opt out” of the state’s plan for legalized marijuana.

“Just talking to the Common Council members and the general public, most people think we’d be crazy to opt out, so we will be going on that path, if possible,” he …

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Warren County: Should we ban fireworks sale?

“The Warren County Board of Supervisors wants to hear your opinions about the Warren County law that allows sales and use of certain types of fireworks within the county,” said a county press release.

“Those who have opinions about the law, either pro or con, can email their comments to warrencountystrong@warrencountyny.gov for presentation to the Board of Supervisors.”

The release said, “The Board of Supervisors adopted a county law in …

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