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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

A year after announcing plans to launch in Bolton Landing, two couples who operate in such hot spots as New York, L.A. and Hudson, have opened The Gem in the long idle former Sagamore Pub across from the entry road to Green Island and the Sagamore Resort.

“It’s a mix of high and low,” says Paty Boccato, speaking for the group. “What we’re saying …

The Chronicle’s Zander Frost writes: Peter Hoffman and his daughter Christiana have purchased the classic brick building at 20 Maple Street across from Crandall Public Library.

It was built circa 1870 as a carriage house for Henry Crandall, who gave Glens Falls both the library and Crandall Park.

“It was a carriage house and we really want to return it to its roots,” Mr. Hoffman told The Chronicle. He and …

“Homes in New York’s Southern Adirondack region spent an average of 24 days on the market in June, lower than any point in the past decade. “The median sales prices jumped to $350,000, the highest mark in the past ten years,” reports the Southern Adirondack branch of the National Association of REALTORS®.

“Nationally, the median sales price exceeded $400,000 for the first time ever, up 15% from the same time …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

On Monday night, July 18, the Moreau Town Planning Board decided to delay a decision on an approval for the Saratoga Biochar facility for 45 days.

The meeting was contentious — a packed house carried anti-Biochar signs and audibly objected throughout.

It was filled with twists and turns.

Acting Chairman John Arnold called for order throughout the night, reminding the audience that this was …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Lake George town and village are eyeing a former motel property as a potential site for a dorm for J-I international student workers.

“We have struck a deal with the owner,” Town Supervisor Dennis Dickinson said. He would not specify the property, but said it is “in disrepair,” and is located centrally in Lake George, walkable and on the trolley route.

“We’ve solidified a …