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See local Dylan McDonnell at ‘Rare Disease Day,’ Saratoga

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Get a first taste of Upstate Boys, the documentary-in-progress by one Glens Falls graduate who happens to be a filmmaker and rock climber about another who is wheelchair-bound, at an event called Rare Disease Day at the Movies on Monday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m. at the Bowtie Cinemas at 19 Railroad Place in Saratoga Springs.

Dylan McDonnell, 38, is the local face of …

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Expect no move on Glens Falls’ police

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Don’t expect Warren County to take over Glens Falls Police Department duties anytime in the near future, despite all the talk in recent weeks and months.

City and county officials seem at a total impasse.

Meanwhile, the police department is costing city taxpayers $4-million, 23.3% of this year’s $17.3-million overall budget.

Mayor Jack Diamond’s newest proposal would pay the County $22.5-million over 15 years …

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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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