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By Cathy DeDe. Chronicle Managing Editor

With the Glens Falls School District ending its Indian nickname under New York’s statewide order, there’s a boom in sale of GFHS Indian merchandise.

“We definitely see more people coming in, looking specifically for items with Indians and the arrowhead logo, since the announcement,” says Kevin Hall, who operates Hallwear on Lawrence Street.

“I think there’s a lot of nostalgia, and also, people saying, …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Carly Mankouski, who co-owns Radici Kitchen & Bar in Glens Falls, is running for the Moreau Town Board.

The town Republican committee endorsed her and incumbent Alan VanTassel. Lone Democrat John Donohue is also seeking re-election.

More candidates could run too, as the petition filing deadline has not passed.

“I’m very excited to be unanimously endorsed by the Moreau Republican committee,” Ms. Mankouski texted …

Now seven people are seeking the appointment to fill Rachel Seeber’s unexpired term — through the end of this year — as a Queensbury At-Large Warren County Supervisor. Ms. Seeber resigned.

David Strainer has joined the field. A Democrat, he is a Realtor who served as a Qby. At-Large Supervisor on the County Board for three terms, 2007 to 2013.

The other applicants are James Dobkowski, Robin Larkin, Mike Parwana, …

Republican Doug Beaty will not seek reelection after five terms as one of Queensbury’s four At-Large members on the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

Instead, Mr. Beaty tells The Chronicle he will run for the Ward 2 Queensbury Town Board seat held by Democrat Harrison Freer.

David Deeb, who nearly defeated Mr. Freer two years ago, plans to run again.

Other candidates could still run, too.

“The Town forced me,” …

Queensbury Hotel owner Ed Moore has purchased the building at 80 Glen Street for $550,000, he told The Chronicle Tuesday. It’s across from the J.E. Sawyer building that Mr. Moore also owns.

“I don’t really have a plan for it,” he said. “It’s been for sale for a while. For a while, I said to myself, I don’t need this thing” and held off. Eventually, “I just said, maybe I …