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By William Loughrey, Special to The Chronicle

Charles Evans Hughes was born in Glens Falls to a woman of exceptionally strong faith and a father who was an abolitionist preacher, a head of the anti-slavery forces in the upper Hudson River Valley. Throughout his distinguished public career, Hughes was a civil rights stalwart, a role for which he has not been accorded credit.

For a century and a half, America’s …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The Frost family is in the midst of a two-week trip to Israel and Jordan, our first venture into the Middle East.

When our world-traveling 21-year-old son Max first proposed this adventure last fall, I’ll admit to total reluctance that was shared by my wife Sandy. I especially couldn’t see myself, as a Jew, going to Jordan and Palestinian territory.

But bit by bit, as …

Wedding issue! The Frost family reports from Israel, Jordan. Sawyer’s building sold. Davidson Brothers ‘Brew-ha-ha’ over tip policy. Moreau Lake water level down four feet. Emeritus Landing in Queensbury sells for $23-million. Megan Guarnier of Queensbury, top U.S. cyclist, heading to Rio Olympics. Looking for the arts, concerts, etc.? The Chronicle has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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Happy New Year! Hyde plans Douglass Crockwell show. Details on 1870 Black Mountain fire. If Trump wins, who’s next? Big plans for 1000 Acres Ranch. Gilbert Gottfried coming to Civic Center on January 7. Queensbury votes on ‘reimagined’ high school Tuesday, Jan. 12. Could tiny Lake George native worm help in fight of invasive clams? Pick of the Pix for 2015. So many New Year’s offerings. Looking for the arts, …

Merry Christmas! Hockey pros who settled here. Saving football. Gordon’s ‘new’ 120 year old Christmas Cactus. Lake George swimmers urge underwater cable. Schermerhorn’s airport restaurant gearing up. Family appeals to NYS to get son into Kensington Road Elementary. Winter work at Moreau State Park. Sign up for New Year’s Polar Plunge. Christmas shows galore. Looking for the arts, concerts, etc.? The Chronicle has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!…