By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
The acrid smoke from downstate wildfires that filled our region’s airspace on Sunday also set Facebook ablaze with heated posts by people convinced it was a fire caused by encampments of homeless people in the woods near Northway Exit 18.
It wasn’t. But concerns are rising over the numbers of homeless people and “day spenders” in Glens Falls City Park and now across Maple …
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By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Glens Falls developer Chris Patten has contracts to purchase the building at 46-56 South Street and the former Rite Aid property at 10 Broad Street.
He said he’s buying the large building at South and Elm Streets from Chad Nims for $800,000 and plans to put $1- to $1.5-million into renovating it, and he’s purchasing the Rite Aid property from Peter Shabat for $675,000 …
Read More »By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
The Chronicle spoke Tuesday with State Senator Dan Stec in the wake of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s being chosen by President-elect Trump as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
“Absolutely thrilled for Elise, but more importantly, thrilled for the country,” Sen. Stec said. “Having worked with her and known her personally and professionally this last 10-plus years, she’s one of the smartest, hardest working, …
Read More »The 10-0 Glens Falls Black Bears will play 8-2 Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk for the Section II Class B football championship Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. at Shenendehowa High School.
Last year Ravena spoiled Glens Falls’s undefeated season by beating the Black Bears 35-27 in the championship game.
“We are excited to make it back to the championship game and have a rematch of last year’s game vs Ravena,” Glens Falls Head …
Read More »By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Time Served, the bar & grill in Comstock across from Great Meadow, held a “Prison Funeral” last Wednesday, the correctional facility’s final day, so people could “come have a drink and share some stories.”
Shortly after the “funeral” started at 3 p.m. the inside of the bar and the outside patio area were packed.
Time Served is owned by Rich and Lorraine Straub, 78 …
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