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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

There are so many interesting storylines about the exhibit on view now through June 30 at the Folklife Center in the basement of Crandall Public Library.

It’s called “Life Through Bloomer’s Lens: Portraits from the Richard M. Bloomer Glass Plate Negative Collection.”

One storyline is the somewhat miraculous way that Richard M. Bloomer has been rescued from oblivion.

He operated a portrait photo studio on …

By Bob Weinman, Special to The Chronicle
SECOND DISPATCH: Feb. 20-21, 2021

February was not warm. The darn lake froze…as did my goal to “paddle” it every month!

In his book Lake George Reflections, Frank Leonbruno includes a record of freeze-over and ice-out days. That, combined with records from the Lake George Association, indicates a 10 percent chance the lake won’t freeze.

That gave me hope. Irrational hope. But isn’t …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Ice Castles in Lake George may not be done, event manager Brad Buehlhorn told The Chronicle on the warm Tuesday (Feb. 22) as the paper went to press.

The attraction was open to visitors last Sunday, but it closed for several days before and after, due to warm weather.

‘We are still hopeful we can open for this next weekend,” Mr. Buehlhorn said …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The redrawn New York State Assembly and Senate district lines have been released, with significant changes locally.

Opponents have vowed to challenge them in court.

Republican State Senator Dan Stec’s 45th District becomes the 47th, stretching from the Canadian border as far south as Mechanicville. It contains all of Warren, Washington, Essex, Hamilton, Clinton and part of Saratoga and Fulton Counties.

New to Mr. …

“This is the time of year when New York’s resident coyotes breed and set up dens for pups that will arrive in the spring,” Basil Seggos, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, was quoted in a press release Tuesday.

“While conflicts with people and pets are rare, New Yorkers should remain alert and follow DEC’s common-sense guidelines to minimize the risk for potential conflicts with coyotes.”…