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By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Sophomore Joseph Girard III, who quarterbacked Glens Falls High School’s state championship football team, is a top Division I college basketball prospect, but “I’m definitely playing football for two more years,” he said when we asked him Monday before Glens Falls basketball practice.

Girard, who turned 16 on Nov. 27, has already received three full-ride Division I scholarship offers — from UAlbany, High Point …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Hudson Falls Marine Corps League. Memorial Detachment 2 has broken ties with the National Toys for Tots program and has gone independent with their own “Toys for Girls and Boys” program to provide gifts to area children for the Christmas season.

Committee member Jerry Steves of Queensbury said that after last holiday season, Toys for Tots centralized in Albany.

“We wanted to be sure …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Sixty-four years after it opened in the heart of downtown Glens Falls, Scoville Jewelers is closing.

“Debra [Vales] and I are retiring and the store will be closing the end of December,” Chris Scoville told The Chronicle.

He said they’ll exit on a high note.

“We’ve been blessed, for the last year and a half business has been amazing,” Mr. Scoville said. “We thank …

Poblano’s Authentic Mexican Food will relocate from its small “shack” at 199 Warren Street across from Stewart’s to the heart of downtown at 14 Ridge Street, the former location of Hometown Smoothies (directly across from The Chronicle office).

“Same great food, better location,” with indoor seating as well as take-out, says the ad announcing the move, which owners Mark and Mariana Brown said will happened “on or about December 1st.”…

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Necessity is the mother of invention, so for the first time I’m doing my election endorsements on the Web instead of in the print version of The Chronicle. Why? Because I ran out of time and space in this week’s paper edition.

So here are my choices and observations.

For President — I can’t vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

Donald Trump is …