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By Mark Frost & Zander Frost, Chronicle Editor & Staff Writer

Glens Falls School Superintendent Paul Jenkins met with the public — more than 200 people attended — Thursday evening, Nov. 4, in the auditorium to discuss the school’s ongoing Covid response.

Some implored the school to ease restrictions and mask requirements.

“People understand the risks which are objectively low,” one parent said. “They, we, our kids, are ready to …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Barton International, the garnet mining company headquartered in downtown Glens Falls, invited The Chronicle in to discuss plans to, in their words, “modify” its mining operations within land it owns in the Town of Johnsburg.

Barton says current permit parameters only allow eight more years of operation at its Ruby Mountain Mine, which began operation in 1983. They said it’s one of four “large …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Brayden Dock, 15, is headed back to Augusta.

Next April 3, for the second straight year, the 10th grader at Glens Falls High School will compete in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters.

“I feel very honored to be able to even hit a golf ball at Augusta knowing that the best players in …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Luxury Box, a sports simulator and mobile entertainment business, is now open on Route 9 in Queensbury.

The Chronicle tried it out.

What looks like a long building is actually a series of steel structures, each with a sports simulator setup inside — a large projector screen, sports simulator and equipment, plus recliner chairs.

Owner David Brindle said, “You can play golf, you …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Glens Falls Ward 3 Common Council member Diana Palmer co-wrote a new article published in The Atlantic Magazine.

“The Second Amendment Has Become a Threat to the First,” published on Oct. 27, is based on original research she did for her doctoral dissertation.

Dr. Palmer earned her Doctorate in Law and Public Policy this year from Northeastern University, in a hybrid program that combined …