Friday, November 22, 2024

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The tragic death of Trooper Pratt

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Tim Pratt, 55, was the pride of South Glens Falls. One of seven Pratt kids who grew up on Clark Street, Timmy was a Bulldog through and through, the son of community stalwarts Ruth and Town Justice Edward Pratt, himself a retired State Police sergeant. A 1979 South High graduate, Tim was a stock boy at the Joy Store and also worked at Rich …

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Elise Stefanik engaged to wed longtime boyfriend

Editor’s note: Viewing a Facebook page, eagle-eyed Chronicle News Editor Gordon Woodworth spotted what looked like a diamond ring on a finger of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s left hand. It prompted him to ask if indeed she’s newly engaged to be married. The answer was yes, leading to the following exclusive story./

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. House …

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Buy out the Burger King? Bartholomew: Won’t happen

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

“Buy the Burger King and put up a hotel or convention center.”

That’s what some have suggested amid the debate on how Glens Falls should spend its $10-million state grant for the Downtown Revitalization.

It’s an idea apparently going nowhere.

“To acquire that property and move them out, it would cost all of the $9.7-million,” Ed Bartholomew, the city economic development czar, said at …

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Does Omar Usmani’s Aeon Nexus still have employees in GF?

Chronicle News Editor Gordon Woodworth asks: What’s going on with Aeon Nexus, Omar Usmani’s company with offices in the former Russell & Wait building in downtown Glens Falls?

Several people mentioned to us that they don’t see much activity there, and a delivered phone book was left unpicked up by the back door for several days.

Earlier this month we noticed two Federal Express delivery notification slips; one indicated a …

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Peter Hoffman buys a buckboard

Not just any buckboard; a Joubert & White made in Warren St. building Hoffmans redeveloped.

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

After years of searching, Peter Hoffman has purchased an original Joubert & White buckboard surrey that was made in the Warren Street complex he and his wife Suzanne bought and renovated as Warren Square.

“I’m delighted. This is the first one I’ve ever been able to buy,” he said.…

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