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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Up to 80 balloons including nine special shapes are expected at the 51st Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival, Thursday to Sunday, Sept. 19 to 22.

Opening night, Thursday, is locals-friendly at Crandall Park, Glens Falls.

Again this year, all Thursday activities will be held in the park (no downtown festival or car show as in past years).
Plans include the first launch of 20-plus …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Revolution Rail in North Creek has added a new, “truly physically demanding” 20-mile, railbike tour, the Boreas River Valley Run, to the northern reaches of its North Creek-Tahawus line.

“Not for the casual rider,” says the website, “this truly physically demanding tour follows the Hudson River, offering stunning views as we pedal northward. This four-hour adventure is perfect for those seeking both physical exertion …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

2009 Glens Falls grad Hans A. Hansen III, who lives now in the Albany area, is a diehard Buffalo Bills fan who went from previewing Bills games on the team’s subreddit to creating content for the Bills’ online Sports Illustrated page. “If I had told 10-year-old me I was writing for Sports Illustrated, I don’t think 10-year-would have believed it,” he said. “I hated …

Chronicle editor Mark Frost writes: The shuttered bar was once a jammed downtown Glens Falls mainstay known in particular for St. Patrick’s Day, a long-running nickel wing promotion and two generations of “Dangos” at the helm ­— the late Ward 1 Councilman Dan Johnson and then his son David, both known as Dango. Everybody called it Dango’s, but the actual name was Fitzgerald’s.

The parcel — 154 and 156 Maple …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Warren County Administrator John Taflan told The Chronicle the County still plans to hold public sessions to discuss a possible increase of the County sales tax from 7% to 8%. Dates are not yet set.

But Mr. Taflan added, “Where we are is, we believe it will only make sense to do if some of the other counties intend to move too. So, Washington …