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By Sandra Hutchinson, Chronicle Chief Operating Officer

Phyllis Hudson served in a number of roles at the Glens Falls Family YMCA since joining the staff over 36 years ago. But more than anything, she is associated with the swimming pool and aquatics program.

Last week, she wrote what she calls the most difficult letter of her life. She sent 300 e-mails and 40 letters on paper advising her students and …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

With the Coronavirus crisis decimating its sales in the New York City market, the Argyle Cheese Farmer business now intends to open a retail store right away in the former Lewis Super building it bought on Burgoyne Avenue in Hudson Falls.

“The virus hit and we lost all our market of distributors in New York City,” said Marge Randles, who owns Argyle Cheese with …

Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted on Thursday, March 19. We’re able to bring it to you now. Several Chronicle staff members submitted questions. Then-News Editor Gordon Woodworth conducted the phone interview. Here are excerpts. Again, this is from March 19.

Mark Frost: Can people in this district be confident that needed health care will be available if they get COVID-19?

Rep. Stefanik: Yes. I am in touch …

By Max Frost, Chronicle Special Correspondent

Should we call COVID-19 the China virus? President Trump is doing so, earning the ire of his opponents who think he’s inciting racism and scapegoating China.

But President Trump has a point. COVID-19 is a distinctly Chinese creation: a product of the Chinese Communist Party’s repression and censorship, and China’s often illegal wildlife trade. To stop the spread of this disease and others like …

As the U.S. and much of the rest of the world desperately try to obtain medical masks by the millions from China — and as the Netherlands recalls as defective 600,000 N95 masks from China — there’s emerging sentiment that the United States needs more control of its destiny.

Kathy Juckett, the CEO of Telescope Casual Furniture in Granville — a manufacturer founded in 1903 — already knew it. She …