By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Two cannabis dispensaries were approved by the Glens Falls Planning Board on March 5, but due to state guidelines, one is in pole position over the other.
Legacy Dispensary seeks to open at 12 Hudson Ave. in the building that Pizza Hut has long occupied but is vacating.
GF Cannabis Co. has plans at 72 South Street at the former Dizzy Chicken.
State rules …
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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
Binghamton will have a tough act to follow. The 2024 New York State Boys’ High School Basketball Tournament in Glens Falls drew 18,602 total attendance, reports Cool Insuring Arena General Manager Jeff Mead.
The tournament returns to Binghamton for 2025 to 2027, where it also was in 2017-2019. Looking back, Mr. Mead notes attendance at the 2019 Binghamton tournament was “10,000 or less.”
Attendance …
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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
Since last September, when the Women’s Care private practice in Glens Falls closed, Hudson Headwaters Women’s Health became the only game in town dedicated to women’s health services, gynecological care and obstetrics.
“Town” is actually all or part of seven counties — Warren, Washington, northern Saratoga and beyond — encompassing roughly 7,400 square miles.
Hudson Headwaters is now the only medical provider with delivering …
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By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Glens Falls is removing 38 trees on Webster Avenue to make way for a major pavement and infrastructure project.
Some trees are already gone. The rest are marked with white paint for removal by the end of the month.
City Superintendent of Public Works Tom Girard said the city has been looking into the Webster Avenue Pavement Preservation Project for four years.
Mayor Bill …
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The Glens Falls Board of Public Safety voted unanimously at its March 13 meeting to urge rejection of Hoffman Car Wash’s plan to build at 194 Broad Street, where Steve’s Place restaurant closed on March 15. Hoffman is buying the property.
The Public Safety Board motion cited “a belief that this will unfavorably impact ambulance access to the hospital and also unfavorably impact the …
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