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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Queensbury Town Supervisor John Strough opened Monday’s town board meeting proposing a resolution procaiming support for Proposition One, the proposed state constitutional amendment on the Nov. 5 election ballot.

The amendment, also called the Equal Rights Amendment, would raise the number of classes protected against discrimination from four to 12.

About 75 people, many wielding signs for and against Prop One, turned out.

During …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

After an Ulster County man died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis after being the first person in New York to contract virus since 2015, the state Department of Health declared an “imminent threat to public health” from the disease.

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did a press conference outside Glens Falls Hospital announcing a two-pronged push to combat the mosquito-borne …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Glens Falls Planning Board on Oct. 1 unanimously approved Shirt Factory owner Eric Unkauf’s plan for a 36-by-20-foot mural depicting a Great Horned Owl on the back brick wall of the building, facing the Cooper Street parking lot.

The mural, by artist Justin Suarez of Rochester, is part of Mr. Unkauf’s ongoing Muralgarten project at his property.

It is funded in part by …

By Diana Palmer, Glens Falls Ward 3 Councilwoman

Glens Falls’ Financial Future — A Chance to Get Real About Our Budget.

Mayor Collins recently pointed to the $7.88 million fund balance as proof that Glens Falls is financially strong.

While the numbers may look healthy at first glance, the reality is more complex. The proposed budget this year projects a $1.6 million deficit, and in previous years, we faced similar …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Key question: What will the Market Center cost Glens Falls taxpayers once it is built?

The project has two parts:

• The City-owned birch leaf-shaped Market Center to house the Farmer’s Market and host other events, which is currently under construction.
• 36 Elm, the former Incubator building, which Bonacio Construction’s Spring City Development is just beginning to renovate. The City will use the first floor