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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Another 11 adults were set to graduate Tuesday this week from a customized seven-month, 500-hour machine tool course at the Southern Adirondack Education Center — better known as BOCES, on Dix Avenue in Hudson Falls.

Better jobs are the immediate prospect.

“This is very much a program driven by the local employers,” says course instructor Jason Viele.

“They say we can’t get enough people that …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will use solar-powered “prism beacons” — 360-degree flashes of light from sunup to sundown — to try to deter gulls and ducks this summer from coming to Million Dollar Beach and swimming area in Lake George Village.

DEC says the popular beach will “safely” open for the season on Memorial Day Weekend.

The prism beacon plan …

$9.4 million upgrade to ‘Adirondack Experience’

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

When the Adirondack Museum reopens for its 60th anniversary season on May 26, it will be as the Adirondack Experience. No, it’s not adding a zipline — but the museum is shifting toward a more hands-on, active model, says director David Kahn.

New exhibits will allow visitors to roll logs in an immersive virtual river flow. They can …

Mother’s Day issue Alex West found guilty. Free NY camping for beginners, including tent! DEC plans light flashes to limit bird at Million Dollar Beach. Mountain Mayhem soccer: It’s big! Morgan & Co. plans courtyard dining out front. School board and budget votes Tuesday, May 16. BOCES success: Machine tool course. ‘Bonnie & Clyde’s Gourmet on the Run’ take-out eatery coming to Hudson Falls. ‘Raise the Rink’ effort to hep …