Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Patten plans to buy & redo South & Elm and former Rite Aid

Ben Westcott writes: Developer Chris Patten has contracts to purchase 46-56 South St. and the former Rite Aid building on 10 Broad St. 

Mr. Patten intends to restore the large South Street building into 20 apartment units and six commercial spaces, and the Broad Street property into 24 apartment units and 56 parking spaces.

He said he’s purchasing the South Street building from Chad Nims for $800,000 and plans to

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Zach Walker skates into the front office at Adk. Thunder

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Zach Walker still goes to work every day at the Cool Insuring Arena. But the 26-year-old Adirondack Thunder forward has traded his skates for loafers, as assistant director of sales and marketing.

“It’s different to be on this side of things, but it makes me almost cheer harder for these guys that were my brothers on the ice,” Walker said. “Now I just want …

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Logan Fisher: My experience with a loved one who was homeless in Glens Falls

To the Editor:

I cried today, Glens Falls Chronicle, reading this article. [10/31/24: “GF acts on City Park ‘day spenders’; Mayor: Public complaints, arrests, but aim to help them too”]

Then I pulled myself together and thought that maybe — just maybe — a woman like me — a native of Glens Falls, a lifelong citizen of Warren County, a working and contributing adult to our community — could share …

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Glens Falls: Addressing tents in Cole’s Woods & Haviland’s Cove

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

In addition to “day-spenders” hanging out in City Park that Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins discussed with the Chronicle last week, he also offered an update on people who have been living in tents at Haviland’s Cove and in Cole’s Woods.

Compared to so-called loitering, Mayor Collins said, “Camping is the easy one. That’s illegal in all jurisdictions.”

The issue came to particular light …

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