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Parades & programs to honor the fallen

Communities commemorate those who fell in service to our country with parades and ceremonies around the region. Here’s some of what’s planned.

FRIDAY, MAY 26

South Glens Falls: Parade, 6 p.m., on Main Street from intersection with McHugh Street to 5th St. Proceeding on 5th Street to Veterans Memorial Park for ceremony at approximately 7 p.m. Guest speaker is Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner. …

Chronicle Staff Writer Zander Frost writes: Alfie, the Pittsburgh dog that was lost for ~16 days last year and then found, is returning by invitation to march in the 2023 Glens Falls Memorial Day parade.

Alfie had been left for a day at GF-K9 by a family visiting Lake George. When they returned, he was gone. Many people joined the search — Alfie was eventually found in a backyard near …

The Glens Falls School District has postponed its “Mascot Reveal Rally,” originally set for Wednesday, May 31.

“As it turns out, we’ve encountered a delay in the Black Bear mascot-logo design process,” the school tells The Chronicle. “We are pushing the reveal rally to Monday, June 12, at 6 p.m. in the High School auditorium.”

A student-led effort ended with the district selecting the Glens Falls Black Bears as their …

Chronicle Summer Staffer Hannah Hughes writes: The Lake George community will have until May 30 to vote on a new school mascot and nickname via a poll on the district’s website, school officials said at a forum on Tuesday night.

Only recently did New York State rule that Lake George and other schools with “Warrior” mascots must change.

The state considers the Warrior a “vestige” of Indigenous culture, said Lake …

By Hannah Hughes, Chronicle Summer Staff

“It’s the closest thing to flying.” is how Ed Zibro explained what it feels like to ride a motorcycle.

Mr. Zibro founded the Warrensburg Motorcycle Rally to provide a less expensive motorcyclist expo and event.

“You shouldn’t have to pay to see if you want to spend money to buy that pair of shoes, or that dress, or that hat, or whatever you have …