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Kevin Colwell, 53, founder and CEO of the Capital District-based Colwell Law Group, died in a skiing accident at Gore Mountain on Saturday.

“This is an immense tragedy for all of us at the Colwell Law Group,” its COO Jennifer Stevens said in a statement.

“Kevin built not just a business, but a family, and the loss of his presence is felt deeply by all who had the privilege of …

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe reports: The 5.6-acre Adventure Family Fun Center on Route 9 south of The Great Escape sold on February 4 for a total of $1.38 million — $1.15 million for the real estate and the rest for equipment, Realize Brokers principal Nicholas Ketter tells The Chronicle.

He said seller Justin Ermiger’s father, the late Ken Ermiger, founded the amusement park in 1997. “In 2007 he put …

Chronicle Staff Writer Ben Westcott reports: Major water damage from a broken sprinkler pipe on Saturday, Jan. 25, caused Countryside Veterinary Medical Group in Kingsbury to close for 10 days.

As of Monday, crews from Quick Response Restoration had been on the scene for over two weeks, Countryside owner Dr. James Keller told The Chronicle. He estimated it will take four to six weeks of construction to “rebuild” the hospital.…

Chronicle editor Mark Frost writes: Downstate videographer Ian McGrew had never even heard of Hickory Ski Center (formerly Hickory Hill) in Warrensburg until he saw a Faceboook post about the effort to reopen it for skiing and as a year-round recreation hub. Ian volunteered to make a video. He said he was thinking 3-to-5 minutes, a little promotional item they could use however they pleased.

Once he got into it, …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

About 3,000 people attended the free ‘Cage Wars 69’ night of Mixed Martial Arts bouts and politics sponsored by Constantino for Congress Friday in Glens Falls, Cool Insuring Arena Director Jeff Mead tells The Chronicle.

The arena wasn’t filled as promised by Anthony Constantino, the Amsterdam entrepreneur and NY-21 Republican Congressional hopeful, but later on Facebook he called it “the largest amateur event in …