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How the country dog from Greenwich won the crown in NYC

By Gordon Woodworth & Mark Frost, Chronicle News Editor & Editor

Getting up at 4 a.m. and driving from Greenwich to New York City on Saturday, Feb. 13, proved well worth it for Wendy Cerilli and Holster, her six-year-old Australian Shepherd.

Holster won the Masters Agility Championship at the famed Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden.

The agility competition, in its third year at Westminster, has each dog race …

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DEC proposes to allow smelt fishing in LG

By Dan Ladd, Chronicle Outdoors Editor

Once again the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing a number of fishing regulations. Allowing anglers to once again harvest rainbow smelt in Lake George is one of them.

Those with fond memories of springtime “dipping” for smelt with nets in tributaries should not get too excited. The proposal would only allow anglers to jig for them during an established open …

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Our February 25 issue

Prime Time Seniors issue Country dog from Greenwich takes crown in NYC. Expect no move on Glens Falls’ police. Lake George real estate heats up. Cathy’s review of 190 Grille. Jimmer joins Knicks on 10-day contract. 800+ students signed up for South High Marathon Dance. In Glens Falls, 1,104 taxpayers delinquent on water & sewer. Jeff Ives of Fort Edward buys Jonathan Reid. Joe Girard dies at age 75. Revolution …

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No ‘woe is me’ in Otto Miller

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Otto Miller, the 18-year-old Queensbury High grad paralyzed from the waist down in a fall from a third-story roof in Maryland, is now at the Shepherd Center spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation facility in Atlanta.

And he’s nothing but upbeat — and inspirational to the people around him.

“I’m doing great!” Otto told The Chronicle via Facebook. “The rehab center is very nice. …

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Our February 18 issue

Insuring & Investing issue Upbeat Otto Miller. John Phillips of Glens Falls hits the big time, wrote movie ‘Dirty Grandpa.’ Cathy reviews dinner at The Sagamore. Jimmer Fredette scores 35, wins MVP. Hometown Smoothies closed. Glens Falls Hospital sends numerous stroke patients to Albany Med. SGF’s Matt Secor gains in Mixed Martial Arts ranks. Looking for the arts, concerts, etc.? The Chronicle has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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