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Christopher Bennett, a Queensbury native who now resides in Virginia, has donated $500,000 to Crandall Public Library in memory of his mother, Anna J. Bennett, and aunts, Helen B. Whittemore and Mary E. Jones, the library said.
“When my mother passed in February, I knew I wanted to commemorate her memory with a gift to Crandall. She and her sisters frequently enjoyed all the services Crandall offers, especially the Outreach …
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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
Steve and Sylvia Ovitt are as northern New York as it gets. He grew up in a dairy farm family in Argyle. Sylvia (Liebig) grew up in Granville where her father farmed too. They met at a 4th of July party that went on for days at an Argyle farm.
Steve retired after 25 years as a New York Forest Ranger, developing particular expertise in …
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Tim Drawbridge resigned Friday as the City of Glens Falls’s first full-time Communications Director after roughly 10 months in the job. He’s “taking a new position in the Capital District closer to his daughter,” the city press release said.
Glens Falls is seeking a new Communications Director. It said it pays “$50,000-$55,000” with “Excellent benefits.”
Ward 3 Councilwoman Diana Palmer questions that expenditure.
“When …
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Scott T. Earl, owner of Twin Bridges Waste & Recycling, withdrew the offer to purchase land in the Moreau Industrial Park.
Moreau Town Supervisor Todd Kusnierz told The Chronicle it’s “a loss for our community.”
Town minutes put the prospective sale price at “$725,000, almost 30% over appraised value.”
The deal was another flashpoint in a series of intra-Moreau conflicts.
Shortly after the initial …
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