Saturday, November 23, 2024

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Bowling alleys finally get OK; ‘had a real good day yesterday’

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Now that New York State is allowing bowling centers to operate, is Doug Bohannon, owner of Kingpins Alley in South Glens Falls, optimistic?

“We’re open, so that’s optimistic as it is,” he told The Chronicle Tuesday. “We’ll see.”

“I had a real good day here yesterday,” he said. “We were busy all day. They wore their masks and people had fun.”

They can operate at …

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Former Congressman Murphy & Jen Hogan buy Lake George house

Former Democratic Congressman Scott Murphy and his wife Jennifer Hogan have purchased a Lake George house at Bolton Landing for $1.54-million, according to Warren County’s listed real estate transactions. The purchased closed on Aug. 7.

The couple still own the former McMullen mansion across from Crandall Park in Glens Falls but they and their three children reside in New York City.

Mr. Murphy, 50, served part of one term in …

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‘Housewives of NJ’ filmed in Bolton, but left Morgan hanging

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Housewives of New Jersey reality show on Bravo TV filmed dinner at the Chateau on the Lake restaurant, owned by the Foy family in Bolton Landing.

But Rebecca Newell Butters says she and chef-husband Steve Butters of Morgan and Co. in Glens Falls got let down hard.

Ms. Butters said Bravo producers contacted her about filming there twice during the show’s visit last …

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Mayor Hall: GF police doing a great job; social services abound

By Cathy DeDe

Glens Falls Mayor Dan Hall said he decided to close City Hall Monday afternoon “for the safety of our employees” in light of rally plans to occupy the building.

He said rally organizer Wayne Denton had scheduled but cancelled a meeting before the event (because of a job conflict, Mr. Denton said separately). “I have no problem talking with them,” the mayor said.

Mr. Denton called for …

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No new movies; classics click at Glen Drive-In

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The good news for the Glen Twin Drive-In in Queensbury is that drive-in movies are one of the few pandemic-allowed, crowd-drawing entertainments.

The bad news is that Hollywood studios aren’t releasing any first-run hits that are the lifeblood of movie theaters.

“I was a little apprehensive with the older movies,” Brett Gardner, 39, the third-generation owner of the Glen Drive-In, told The Chronicle.

But …

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