Friday, November 22, 2024

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St. Mary’s school joins Adirondack League, growing sports program

By Caroline Martindale, Chronicle Staff Writer

St. Mary’s-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School — which goes to 8th grade — will play in the Adirondack League of New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Section II for the 2024-25 athletic season.

“We became official members of Section II two months ago,” Angela Cugini-Girard, St. Mary’s Athletic Director, told The Chronicle.

“So we get to play the smaller schools in …

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NAMIC reunion drew hundreds

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Rob Rossell and Bob Higley were having a glass of wine or more last Christmas talking about old times when they were executives at NAMIC, the medical device manufacturer that Phil Morse founded in Glens Falls in 1969.

The idea arose, “Let’s have a reunion.”

They called Phil the next day — he was more than receptive. Rob and Bob had anticipated maybe 75 attendees.…

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Glens Falls again giving parking tickets; hospital friction

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The City of Glens Falls has hired a new Traffic Control Assistant, responsible for enforcing parking restrictions, about a year after the prior officer retired.

Police Chief Jarred Smith said in a release that the City is in a “training and transition period” — “for both our new TCA and for our area drivers.

“For now, only warning notices will be given out.” Chief …

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Music plays on at Shepard Park using tent after bandstand fire

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

“We’re not skipping a beat,” Lake George Village Mayor Ray Perry told The Chronicle. “We still have all the free entertainment that everyone’s used to having. And look out for us next year — it’s going to get even better.”

A tent provided by local concert promoter Entertainment One quickly went up and concerts are going on at Shepard Park where the stage was …

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Hudson Falls: No varsity football this fall, hope to revive it

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Hudson Falls won’t field a varsity football team this season, Athletic Director Ryan Carpenter told The Chronicle, citing low participation numbers. The program will only field a JV team this fall.

“We lost a lot of players after last year to graduation, and over the past few years we’ve seen a decline in participation numbers within our football program,” Mr. Carpenter said.

“We only …

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