Wednesday, July 3, 2024

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Fast oil change biz eyes Aviation Rd. site where Lake George Baking is

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The ‘Take 5’ chain that changes the oil while you sit in your vehicle is proposing to build at 538 Aviation Road in Queensbury, current location of Lake George Baking Company.

Quattro Development proposes replacing the bakery on the .65 acre lot with a 1,720+ square feet “Take 5 express automobile change facility.”

The application is scheduled to go before the Queensbury Planning Board …

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Battenkill Creamery exits Glens Falls Farmers Market

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

As of last week, Battenkill Valley Creamery is no longer selling its milk and other products at the Glens Falls Farmers Market.

Asked about it, owner Seth McEachron tells The Chronicle that, prompted by conversations about the new Market Center coming to South Street, “I heard there were some kind of uncertainties of what was going to be happening with the Market, so I …

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Big plans for Mr. Bill’s

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Mike and Beatrice Greenough have been making a lot of changes since purchasing Mr. Bill’s Carhop in South Glens Falls from Jerry and Bonnie LaBarr on Aug. 31.

But while looking forward, they’re also looking back. Mrs. Greenough says she wants to build the carhop back to what it was when the original Mr. Bill (Bill Smith) owned it. “I know that when Mr. …

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Freshwater Institute chief corrects report as to Harmful Algal Blooms: Risk exists

Dear Mr. Frost,

In an article in the [Dec. 28] Chronicle titled “Harmful Algal Blooms may not be so harmful,” I was quoted as saying that the cyanobacteria that have been found in Lake George are labeled as a harmful algal bloom by the Department of Environmental Conservation, but the species does not meet the DEC’s definition of a bloom.

This is an incorrect attribution to me in the original …

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Springbrook Distillery debuts its new tap room on Rt. 149

By Cathy DeDe
Chronicle Managing Editor

Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery will have a soft opening on Friday, Jan. 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. for its new year-round tasting room and distilling facility, located on Route 149 in Fort Ann, just east of the intersection with Ridge Road.

The facility opened last week at the new location. It’s a much higher-profile spot than the former converted barn site was at …

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