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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

“The whole Darnley family all come from elevators,” says Lorrie Crannell, the Queensbury-based Finance Manager for Nationwide Lifts.

The late Andrew “Bud” Darnley, Sr., started Atlas Ele-vators in Buffalo in 1974. His five sons and one daughter all worked for Atlas. Otis Elevator bought it in 2002.

Andrew Darnley, Jr., started Barrier Free Elevators in Glens Falls in 1993. The company still operates. Mr. Darnley …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

A subsidiary of construction company Peckham Industries wants to grow medical marijuana at Peckham’s 17-acre industrial park on Route 9 in Chestertown.

Hillary Peckham, a 23-year-old Hamilton College graduate and the daughter of company CEO John Peckham, and her mother Amy and sister Keeley are the applicants, through a Peckham Industries subsidiary, Etain, LLC.

They are among dozens of companies vying for five state …

Small Business Spotlight issue! Peckham seeks OK to grow medical marijuana in Chestertown. Queensbury family elevator business goes national. Looks like the end of the line for Dunhams’ Railroads on Parade. Last weekend for the Lake George Winter Carnival. Brian Howard, Former Queensbury school chief, dies after fall from roof. Closed: Dango’s Dugout in SGF & Corinth Dango’s. Civic Center Coalition seeks to end Global Spectrum deal. Vet tips for …

Prime Time Seniors issue! “Walk on Water’ to Dome Island. Brant Lake skier, Abe Studler, Olympic hopeful. Thoughts on ‘American Sniper.’ Fx3 Fit Food in former Friendly’s location. Hemlock trees rapid decline in Catskills. Senator Chuck Schumer visits Finch Paper. Glens Falls water/sewer rates up again, 2.3% in 2015, 28% over last 6 years. Tom Albrecht steps aside from CROP Walk leadership after 16 years. Meet Kim Bren, new Glens …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

For the first year-and-a-half that he headed Glens Falls’s Finch Paper, India-born Debabrata (Deba) Mukherjee, Ph. D., steered clear of the media.

This week he opened up — meeting separately with several newspapers. The Chronicle’s turn came on Monday at 11 a.m.

“What have I been doing the last 18 months? We have done what Finch has never done before. We added a huge number …