By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
Lake George Mayor Bob Blais said he anticipates a nearly full roster of events this summer, after events were cancelled or greatly scaled back last year by Covid.
“We are putting together everything we have done in the past, including fireworks, in hopes we will be able to do them. Based on what we have heard about the Covid and vaccines, we are …
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Last summer EDC Warren County board member Jim Siplon stepped in as interim CEO of the economic development corporation after the unexpected death of its long-time president Ed Bartholomew.
Last month the EDC made the appointment permanent. Mr. Siplon, 55, is being paid $130,000, Mr. Bartholomew’s salary.
“Since July, our board has seen firsthand how he energizes people, marshals resources and catalyzes progress through …
Read More »By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
“I’ve been in the boat business for 50 years,” George Pensel told The Chronicle from Florida Monday in response to our call. “I’ve learned a little bit about doing real estate, but I don’t know nearly as much about doing deals in real estate as I know about doing deals in boats.”
In a nutshell, he said, that explains why he abandoned his plan to …
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Two couples who are luminaries in metropolitan restaurant and beverage circles plan to open a restaurant/bar called Gem and Little Gem Liquors in Bolton Landing.
It’s in the Main Street building that most recently housed Community Wines & Liquors, which closed on Feb. 28, and the adjacent former Sagamore Pub.
In reply to a Chronicle e-mail, partner Patricia Boccato, who informally listed her job …
Read More »By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
Citing the arrival of such threats as Harmful Algal Blooms and the tree-killing Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, the Lake George Association and the
FUND for Lake George said they will merge into a single entity that will keep the LGA name.
“One voice, one strategy, one constellation of assets [combined] into one organization totally focused on Lake George water quality.”
Eric Siy, 60, executive director of …
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