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By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

It’s a major changing of the guard in the Glens Falls School District. Superintendent Paul Jenkins and Athletic Director Arthur “Chip” Corlew both will retire at the end of the school year in June.

Mr. Jenkins told The Chronicle Tuesday, “This job is outstanding. I’ve been here for 13 years, and it’s the best job I’ve ever had.”

He said he contemplated retirement last …

To the Editor:

I’m sorry about your grandson’s dog, but your argument is emotionally based and anecdotal. [“Letter from Brant Lake: Blames bubblers for dog’s drowning,” Jan. 13 Chronicle]

Based on what you said, you should think about what you will say to your homeowner’s insurance provider when the ice does do actual damage to your home, because what you’re doing isn’t safe; you have
just been lucky.

’m not …

Chronicle Staff Writer Zander Frost writes: I took an impromptu guided tour of the Lake George Ice Castles Monday morning, courtesy of event manager Brad Buehlhorn.

Although the castle did not open to the public until 4 p.m., onlookers were already on hand, taking photos and trying to sneak peeks inside.

The excitement is palpable.

The castle is striking from the outside, but you don’t get an idea of the …

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe reports: It was yet another one of those nights at the Strand Theater in Hudson Falls where literal strangers were grabbing me like old friends to exclaim, “Only in Hudson Falls!” Director Jonathan Newell and team were ear-to-ear excited.

Tim Reynolds, lead guitarist of the Dave Matthews Band, is a massively talented artist, though his semi-trippy blend of funk, rock and jamz might at moments …

By Bob Weinman, Special to The Chronicle

I blame my auntie for the idea. She is just a hint over 70 years old, and every month in 2020 she shared a photo of her sitting in her kayak in Lake George. Wind, rain, sun or snow, there she was sitting in her little kayak.

Pretty cool, I thought, so I copied her. I added one extra twist. After paddling the …