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Glens Falls Public Safety balks at Hoffman carwash

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Glens Falls Board of Public Safety voted unanimously at its March 13 meeting to urge rejection of Hoffman Car Wash’s plan to build at 194 Broad Street, where Steve’s Place restaurant closed on March 15. Hoffman is buying the property.

The Public Safety Board motion cited “a belief that this will unfavorably impact ambulance access to the hospital and also unfavorably impact the …

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Bonacio gets $6.6-million NYS tax credits, key step for his South St. apts.

New York Gov. Hochul announced Monday that the apartment project proposed by Bonacio Development for…South Street has qualified for tax credits valued at $6.6 million,” the City of Glens Falls said Tuesday.

“With that announcement, South Street might truly become the ‘Street of Dreams’ as the projects connected to the apartments and the Downtown Revitalization Initiative come to fruition.”

“It’s been nearly a decade in process, and now the revitalization …

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Our March 21 front page

Women in Business Issue! Glens Falls, North Warren both win NYS titles at Cool!. Great Upstate Boat Show is March 22-24. HHHN’s OB/GYN practice is now the region’s one & only. GF Public Safety balks at Hoffman carwash. Cannabis shop at Pizza Hut site favored by NYS vs. South St. try. NYS tourney attendance soars: 18,602; 9,370 in 2023, 11,531 in 2022. Bonacio gets $6.6-million NYS tax credits, key step …

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Corinth election for Mayor, 3/19, referendum on new village hall

By Mark Frost & Zander Frost, Chronicle Editor & Staff Writer

Village of Corinth voters go to the polls on Tuesday, March 19, with a suddenly competitive election. Current Deputy Mayor Dean Brown is running for Mayor. He is unopposed on the ballot but now faces a write-in opponent, Terry Miller, a former village trustee.

Also on the ballot — after a petition drive — will be Proposition 1, on …

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LGA vs. LGPC fight goes on: To use/not use ProcellaCOR vs Eurasian milfoil

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Lake George Park Commission has filed a new application to use the aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR to control the invasive plant Eurasian watermilfoil at Blairs Bay and Sheep Meadow Bay in the Town of Hague.

The LGPC first applied to use ProcellaCOR in 2022, but the Lake George Association remains steadfastly against their proposal.

In 2022, the state Department of Environmental Conservation approved LGPC’s …

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