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Wednesday, JULY 3

Crandall Park, Glens Falls: GF Symphony Orchestra Independence Day Pops Concert at 7:30 p.m. Family festival and car show beforehand & finale of fireworks accompanied by music at dark.

Washington County Fairgrounds:, Fireworks at dusk, as part of community fest.

Hague: 9:15 p.m. at Town Beach and Park.

Thursday, JULY 4

Lake George Village: 9:30 p.m. View from Shepard Park or Beach Road. …

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Fire strikes Lake George …the music will go on

Shepard Park stage destroyed; Mayor: ‘We’ll salvage the summer’

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

“We’re still open for business. We’re gonna salvage this summer. We’re Lake George strong,” Village Mayor Ray Perry said Sunday looking at the charred remains of the Shepard Park bandstand, still standing at the time.

By Monday, the mayor was buoyant. “This is an opportunity to make the greatest amphitheater in the Northeast,” Mayor Perry …

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ProcellaCOR used in Lake George after Muller lifts restraining order

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

After a multi-year battle between the Lake George Park Commission and the Lake George Association, the Commission finally got its wish Saturday morning, applying the aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR to an eight-acre treatment area in northern Lake George to control invasive Eurasian watermilfoil.

The Park Commission said, “The permitted application area for Blairs Bay is 4-acres, and a total of 4.2 gallons was applied over …

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City Park stabbing under investigation; ‘no public danger’

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: A stabbing on Tuesday afternoon, June 25, in City Park is still under investigation, Glens Falls Chief of Police Jarred Smith replied by e-mail to a Chronicle inquiry.

“The victim suffered a laceration to the leg, was then treated at the hospital and released,” Chief Smith wrote.

“This was an isolated incident among acquaintances and there is no danger to the public at this …

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Hudson Falls Police: Woman’s stabbing claim untrue

After a thorough investigation,” the Hudson Falls Police Department said it has determined that a reported knife attack said to have happened May 27 on Oak Street “did not occur as initially reported to law enforcement.”

The alleged victim had claimed a stranger “swung his hand in her direction” with a sharp instrument, causing a laceration to her forearm after he requested a cigarette, which she did not have, she …

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