Wednesday, December 25, 2024

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Local school musicals score big again as nominees for Proctors awards

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Yet again, local schools are big nominees in Proctors Theatre’s Capital Region High School Musical Theater Awards.

Best Musical nominees include Queensbury’s Shrek The Musical, Glens Falls’ The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and South Glens Falls’ Tuck Everlasting.

Individual nominees include Carter & Delaney Sano of Queensbury, I believe they’re the first sibling nominees in the awards’ seven-year history.

Carter, a senior, …

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Asked: Your favorite tree?

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

What is your favorite tree? is the question we posed last week to our digital subscribers. Answers were interesting as always. I’m happy that two people (see final replies) chose a tree that is my favorite, too.


Gina Mintzer of Lake Luzerne: The Willow Tree is my favorite as it bends, flows and and goes with the times whatever comes its way, i.e. weather, …

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Unkauf gets Glens Falls Planning Board OK for 4 murals in his ambitious Muralgarten

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Glens Falls Planning Board approved four murals Tuesday night for Shirt Factory owner Eric Unkauf’s “Muralgarten” project — and they seemed supportive the overall project.

Artists will be Hannah Williams, of Glens Falls, on the back of 182 Maple. Sarah Calzada, of Bolton, on the front of 188 Maple. Jedidiah Murphy on the face of Community Action. Eric Unkauf and team for the …

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Craft on 9, Park & Elm get outdoor seat nod

The Glens Falls Planning Board gave a positive recommendation for chef-owner Rob Murphy’s Craft on 9 proposal that would add five tables and 20 outdoor seats to the South Street restaurant.

Mr. Murphy’s pitch showed an open sidewalk space between 4’7” and 4’9” — just below Mayor Collins’ mandated 5 feet for ADA compliance.

Mayor Collins had previously told The Chronicle he aimed to be flexible over outdoor seating to …

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Lake George Village adds upper-story condo zoning, biz district only

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Village of Lake George last month added a new zoning category that specifically allows upper story condominiums in a limited section of the downtown business district.

“We never had them in the use table before,” Mayor Ray Perry tells The Chronicle. He said it eliminates the need for a special variance.

Creating the “overlay district” makes condos legal “but not in many zones,” …

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