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With 16 Division One basketball scholarship offers already in hand, the ante is being upped for Glens Falls High School basketball phenom Joseph Girard III.

“More of the big boys are getting involved now,” his father, Joe Jr., told The Chronicle.

“Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer was texting Joseph as we drove home Saturday after making an unofficial recruiting visit to Syracuse to watch the SU-Notre Dame game. Villanova is …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

“I’m playing football next year for sure,” Joseph Girard III told The Chronicle Sunday. “100 percent. I’m not a fan of losing,” referring to Glens Falls’ 20-7 loss to Pleasantville in November’s state semifinals.

Girard, who has Division I scholarship offers in both basketball and football, was just named New York’s Class B football Co-Player of the Year by the statewide sportswriters’ association.

He …

By David Cederstrom, Chronicle Staff Writer

Eight Democrats seeking to unseat two-term Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, including five local candidates, addressed about 200 people at a three-hour congressional candidates forum at the Moreau Community Center on Sunday, Jan. 7.

It was organized by the group Citizens Acting Together 21 (CAT21)

To the audience’s applause, many comments focused on the stated need to defeat Ms. Stefanik and how to accomplish that.…

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Owner Craig Merrell said Tuesday that he “and the DownTown City Tavern team” will open a new, second restaurant and bar utilizing the whole first floor of the B.B. Fowler Building at 190 Glen Street, just across the Elm Street parking lot from DTCT.

“The one thing we know is that it will not be a movie theater any more. The theaters are coming …

Wedding Issue 2nd section! | 2018’s big events. Larry Farenell. Democratic Congress hopefuls drew throng. Frosts’ week in Cuba. Kate has a girl! Villanova & Duke calling on Joseph Girard III. DownTown City Tavern to open 2nd restaurant at 190 Glen St. Their India Glens Falls wedding. Events to benefit SGF Marathon Dance. Lots of real estate listings… Find your dream home! Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the …