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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Glens Falls

The Sagamore Resort plans three new projects in Bolton Landing on property already owned by the Sagamore.

• On-site seasonal employee housing, 53 units with two beds each in a three-story dormitory-style building at the center of the main Sagamore’s Green Island property. Kitchens and lounges on each floor.

• A two-story mixed use building on Lake Shore Drive, in downtown Bolton, in the …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has a new piece of technology that helps its officers train like never before.

The Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives Range Pro Interactive Force Simulator, acquired in February, can virtually put officers in thousands of scenarios they might encounter in their job, so they can practice reacting to situations.

Some of the situations are very dangerous, like responding to an …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Russell Wallack has a mission — “to build the organic chestnut industry to a watershed scale in the Northeast.”

Breadtree Farms LLC, created by Mr. Wallack in 2019 in Greenwich, just received a $1,957,328 USDA Organic Market Development grant toward establishing a $2,777,000 chestnut facility at the former Atwater Farm in Salem.

The chestnut trees are already being grown in Greenwich and Granville.

Breadtree …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Quebec-based Boralex, whose U.S. headquarters are in South Glens Falls, held an open house Thursday, April 18, at the Durkeetown Church in Fort Edward to allow the public to gather information about its proposed 100 MW photovoltaic solar energy generation facility.
The open house was well attended,

The solar project would be built on 750 acres in rural Fort Edward bounded on the north …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Reporter

At Tuesday night’s Glens Falls Common Council meeting, 3rd Ward Councilwoman Diana Palmer presented a draft flag policy for the city. Members of the public spoke at the meeting on various sides of the issue. No vote was taken.

The draft policy would allow, in addition to the U.S., state, and city flags, at the direction of the mayor or Common Council, the following flags …