Thursday, December 26, 2024

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Glen St. tenants get eviction notice; Patten project site

391 Glen St. resident Denise Baldwin told The Chronicle she received a notice to vacate on Aug. 27 from her landlord, One Washington Street Development, LLC. The Chronicle obtained a picture of the notice to verify Ms. Baldwin’s report. It orders Ms. Baldwin to leave the premises by Nov. 30.

*CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the document as an eviction notice, instead of as a …

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Fire damages Cole’s Woods bridge; not ‘natural cause’

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Staff Writer

The City of Glens Falls reported fire damage to a foot bridge in Cole’s Woods.

“Two 9-1-1 calls were received in the early morning of Saturday, Aug. 24, reporting that a footbridge in Cole’s Woods was smoldering,” the City said.

“The footbridge is located on the ‘Long Diagonal’ section of the Cole’s Woods Tom Jacobs Race Loop Trail.”

The bridge crosses Halfway Brook.

“The …

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Balloon Festival lays out schedule

Five launches are planned at the 51st annual Adirondack Balloon Festival running Sept. 19-22. Here’s the day by day schedule released by the festival.

Thursday, September 19
Crandall Park, Glens Falls

4-6 PM: Opening Musical Performance
5 PM: Opening ceremonies, food vendors, kids activities
5:30-6:15 PM: Flight of up to 15 balloons, special shapes possible
7-9 PM: Musical Performance by the Refrigerators
7:45 PM (approx.): Balloon Moonglow

Friday, September 20

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Glens Falls Drag Queen story hour sold out; location to be revealed later

Lower Adirondack Pride scheduled a Drag Queen Story Hour in Glens Falls on Saturday, Sept. 21, from noon to 1 p.m.

The group said participants must register in advance and the location will not be shared with them until Friday, Sept. 20.

The event, announced on Facebook on Friday, Aug. 23, had reached full capacity by the following Monday.

“We are grateful for the overwhelming response and enthusiasm from our …

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Pride flag will fly in GF, SGF, maybe more

Lower Adirondack Pride announced the Village of South Glens Falls has agreed to fly the Pride flag next June in recognition of Pride month.

The group said it has now reached out to Warren County, Washington County, the Villages of Hudson Falls and Lake George, and the Towns of Queensbury and Lake George, to fly the Pride flag at their municipal buildings next June.

The City of Glens Falls flew …

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