Friday, December 27, 2024

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Cole’s Woods search puts Kensington School in lockout; ‘suspect not apprehended’ but ‘no direct threat’

Zander Frost reports: A search for a suspect who fled a Warren County Sheriff’s Patrol into Cole’s Woods led to a precautionary lockout of Kensington Road School earlier today, October 22, Glens Falls Police said.

Glens Falls Police said there was no “direct threat” to the public or school and that they’ve now “cleared the area.”

“The person in Cole’s Woods was not apprehended,” Warren County Sheriff LaFarr told The …

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Monty Liu seeks to open ‘High End’ cannabis dispensary

FIRST IN THE CHRONICLE • Zander Frost reports: Monty Liu is seeking approval for a retail cannabis store next to Monty’s Discount Liquor Store on Route 9 in Queensbury.

Mr. Liu seeks to open “High End” Cannabis Dispensary in the recently constructed “vanilla box retail strip mall” attached to the liquor store he operates.

The proposal is set to appear before the Queensbury Planning Board on November 19.

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Glens Falls YMCA merging into Saratoga YMCA

The Glens Falls YMCA will officially become a part of the Saratoga Regional YMCA by the end of the year, the Glens Falls YMCA announced in a press release.


The Chronicle broke the news in January that the two organizations were planning the move.


“We are excited to share that the Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area will officially become part of the Saratoga Regional YMCA as its sixth

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‘End of an era’: Ballard family of Fort Ann served 94 years, four generations, at Great Meadow

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

What’s the impact of a prison closure?

For the Ballard family in Fort Ann, it’s the end of a very long era — 94 years during which four overlapping generations worked as Corrections Officers at Great Meadow, the maximum security prison in Comstock that will officially close on November 6.

With the closing date nearing, Donald M. Ballard, Sr., who lives where he grew …

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Cannabis stink in Moreau

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

A cannabis field off of Northway Exit 17 has raised a stink in Moreau, as nearby residents complain about the strong odor the plants are giving off.

The property in question is 63 Spier Falls Road, owned by Saratoga Springs-based Shangri-La Real Estate Holdings.

The growing of cannabis at the site seemed to catch the town by surprise. An Aug. 19 notice of violation …

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