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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

I never forget that the purpose of Memorial Day is to honor those who gave their lives trying to defend freedom and our nation. In 2004, I took the photo that you see on the front page, of Nathan Brown’s casket leaving St. Alphonsus Church after the 21-year-old South Glens Falls soldier’s funeral. He died in the Iraq war.

The photo, and Nathan’s passing, stays …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Chronicle has a bird’s eye view across Ridge Street at A.J. Richards’ new [farmacy] restaurant that opened in April.

People seem to be streaming in, populating the chef’s bar in the open window nearly every night, even amid unfamiliar fare such as house-made beef heart pastrami, or seared scallops with a side of arugula “foam” and squid ink “tuile” — whatever that is.…

Memorial Day issue | Business plea: Help needed! Will Gov. Cuomo bring big check to Lake George Wednesday? Shawn Whalen, who changed & elevated dining in Glens Falls, is dead at age 43. Killington still skiing. STAR school tax relief changes. Thinking of Nathan Brown. Urban Assault in Glens Falls. Elvis Fest back in Lake George. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!…

Prime Time Seniors issue | Her first taste of [farmacy]. Roaring Brook sold. Locals won Proctors, next stop Broadway! Kyra Lombard’s extraordinary piano debut. Wheelabrator: No science to back up Mike Ewall’s call to shut it down. Ben Miller, 94, D-Day survivor, was medic who flew into Normandy in glider. Sold: Pruyn Flats at corner of Elm & Exchange Streets for $685,000. FAA’s reversal likely kills airport runway extension plan. …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Dino Roar Valley in the new Lake George Expedition Park won’t open to the public until Saturday, May 25, but The Chronicle got a sneak peek last week with John Collins, the park’s general manager, Chief Operating Officer and one of its five owners.

Dino Roar Valley — part of the former Magic Forest property — will feature 20 animatronic dinosaurs on 17 acres …