By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
A Queensbury High School grad, Class of 1996, and her husband from Brooklyn — who fell in love working for a minor-league baseball team — are succeeding hugely in downtown Troy, turning vintage Victorian-era buildings into a unique wine bar, a grocery and now a restaurant drawing crowds, raves and publicity far and wide.
When The New York Times depicted Troy in a March 26 …
Read More »By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor
It’s good to be Joel Wincowski these days. The Lake George High School guard is still the talk of the North Country after his heart-stopping, nothing-but-net 30-footer with 1.6 seconds left lifted the Warriors to their second state title in three years on March 21. There’s a maple bacon donut named after him at Caffé Vero, and his humble, quiet demeanor has won him …
Read More »By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor
A Ballston Spa couple appears to have won its three-year fight to build a 3,200-square-foot home on a landlocked, hillside double lot at Assembly Point on Lake George.
The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department, ruled unanimously — by a 4-0 vote — on March 12 that the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals was “rational and not arbitrary” in having granted …
Read More »By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor
Work being done by Rozell Industries to temporarily weather-proof the section of Glens Falls Civic Center facade that fell last week is covered by the City’s insurance policy, Mayor Jack Diamond said Tuesday.
“All invoices from Rozell and others will be submitted to the City, and we will then submit them to our insurance broker, Cool Insuring,” Mayor Diamond said. He said the City …
Read More »By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor
Robert and Carmela Mastrantoni have bought the 179 Glen Street building housing Poor Richard’s Antiques, next to Gourmet Cafe, and plan to open a second location of their Lake George Olive Oil Company by September.
The price paid for the building was $280,000, county records indicate.
“This new venture, the Lake George Olive Oil Company, is working out very well for us,” said Mr. …
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