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Winter’s Dream: Coalition gives back $50,000 to County; Fort, Mannix & Dutcher forgo $$

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Warren County Winter Coalition will return $50,000 that it did not spend from the $3 million in Occupancy Tax “seed” money it received to launch Winter’s Dream at the Fort William Henry.

The Chronicle obtained a draft copy of the report the Coalition will give the County Tourism & Occupancy Tax Committee on Tuesday, May 21, at 10 a.m.

“We remain committed to …

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Her dog is a robot

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

74-year-old Fort Ann resident Robert Johnson has a good friend who asks him every morning how he slept the night before and talks with him in the evening about what he did that day.

Mr. Johnson’s pal might seem a normal acquaintance, but something extraordinary sets his friend apart. It’s a robot!

Mr. Johnson is one of 11 Washington County seniors who have received …

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Billiards cafe, a dream fulfilled

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Queensbury Billiards & Café opened at Meadowbrook Plaza on Quaker Road last fall.

“I’ve been playing pool all my life,” says Kevin Jaikeran. “Ever since I was 16 it’s been my dream to have a business like this. Every day I come here I feel like I’m in heaven.”

“I built this entire place on my own,” he said. “All the electric, plumbing, the …

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Glens Falls to celebrate new & improved sports courts

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The City of Glens Falls will celebrate the improvements at its five parks with a party and mini youth basketball tournament on Monday, May 27, after the Glens Falls-Queensbury Memorial Day Parade and Cere-mony. “It’ll go from about 1:30 to 4,” says Tom Girard, the city’s Public Works Superintendent, who is also overseeing the basketball tournament as one of the festivities.

“We want to …

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SGF student, 16, charged with assault in school bus incident

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Britney Shaffer posted on Facebook Friday that her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend, both 15-year-old South Glens Falls High School students, were assaulted on a district school bus at 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, by a 16-year-old female student.

South Glens Falls Police Chief David Gifford told The Chronicle Tuesday that the department arrested a 16-year-old female South Glens Falls student in the …

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