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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

With enrollment “soft” and principal Patty Balmer having stepped down after five years for family reasons, St. Mary’s-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School is taking a new direction in this its 140th year.

In a YouTube video, St. Mary’s Catholic Church Pastor Scott VanDerveer asked rhetorically, “Who is going to be the next principal? You might be surprised to know I actually am up for …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Kay Hafner, director of the Hudson Falls Free Library, contacted The Chronicle with word of a first-ever gala in October, new user cards that feature Kendall McKernon’s photo of the library — and an end to late fees for books and materials.

What’s that? No more overdue fines?

“It’s a real trend for libraries,” said Ms. Hafner. “But it did take a while for …

By Sophia Afsar-Keshmiri, Chronicle Summer Staff

“This is history. It’s exciting. I’m honored to be a part of that,” says Hannah Williams (@hannwilliamsart) regarding her mural taking shape on Warren Street. “I’m so passionate about public art…advocating on how much it can bring value…business and tourism,” she says.

“Public art is accessible to everybody….It boosts community morale.”

Miss Williams’s work is one of two commissioned murals being paid for out …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Ukrainian twins Anna and Tetiana Huzii have worked at the Fort William Henry hotel desk all summer.

“I work in the morning, Anna in the evenings and our guests think it’s one person,” Tetiana laughed. Their only simultaneous day off is Friday.

The twins’ hometown, Ivano-Frankivsk, is around 200 kilometers from the border with Poland in Western Ukraine.

Asked about the Russian invasion, Tetiana …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Warren County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Alfred Snow as the County’s new tourism director at its meeting on Friday, Aug. 19.

Mr. Snow, a Syracuse native who is currently in central Florida, where he is the Convention, Meeting and Event Representative for Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing, is set to begin at Warren County on September 12.

Some supervisors …