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By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Doug and Teresa Miller expect in the next two months to complete sale of their Adirondack Sports Complex — “The Dome” — in Queensbury to Albany-based Afrim’s Sports, which owns five similar facilities in the Capital Region.

“Afrim’s is in the best position to keep this facility functioning as a sports facility,” Mr. Miller said. “And that’s the important thing for the community.”

Afrim’s …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Every day when I walk our dogs, we pass by a house on the corner of Sanford Street and Mauro Avenue in Glens Falls, where a gut and rebuild was happening.

Monday for the first time — mindful that we were publishing our Winter Home Issue today — I ventured inside and introduced myself.

The first person I met turned out to be the head …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

A capacity crowd, 200 people, showed up for a panel on human trafficking at the local level, at the Park Theater on Thursday morning, Jan. 18.

In the audience: Community leaders including Glens Falls National Bank president Dave DeMarco, Warren County District Attorney Jason Carusone, Assemblymember Matt Simpson and numerous other elected officials, representatives of non-profit organizations, nurses and other health care professionals, parents …

A 22-year-old Argyle woman was hospitalized after being “repeatedly bitten” by her “large mix breed” dog, said the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

It said deputies on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 8:18 a.m. responded to a report of “an aggressive animal at a residence on Lick Springs Road in the Town of Argyle.”

The press release said “deputies were forced to utilize a taser in order to subdue the aggressive dog …

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released draft air and solid waste permits for public comment for the Saratoga Biochar Solutions facility proposed for construction in Moreau.

The facility would heat processed human waste to create a carbon fertilizer.

The DEC will now hold two public comment hearings “to ensure full consideration of any potential environmental and environmental justice concerns relating to the project.”

Saratoga Biochar touted the …