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2 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Ben Westcott |Ed Deso
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer Former Queensbury state champion football coach John Irion is taking the reins of the Warrensburg-Lake George-Bolton football team. Irion coached the Spartans for two decades, winning the state title in 2013 and reaching the finals three other times. He also coached Granville for three seasons prior to being an assistant at South Glens Falls for the last four years.
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2 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Maury Thompson |Ed Deso
By Maury Thompson, Special to The Chronicle The 21st Congressional District became even more red in the roughly four months after the November election, as the region geared up for an expected special election which has not materialized. Democratic active enrollment in the district decreased by 817 voters between Nov. 1 and Feb. 20, while Republican active enrollment increased by 1,888 voters, according to a report by the state Board of Elections.
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2 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Ben Westcott |Maury Thompson |Ed Deso
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer Three bronze statues in Lake George Battlefield State Park will get $44,000 in restoration — mostly from private benefactors — in time hopefully to be rededicated by summer, said Battlefield Park Alliance President John DiNuzzo said.
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4 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Ben Westcott |Cathy DeDe |Ed Deso
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer The Great Upstate Boat Show takes place this weekend at Afrim’s Sports Dome in Queensbury at 326 Upper Sherman Avenue in Queensbury. Admission is $13 for adults, free for children 12 and under. They can be purchased on the show’s website at www.thegreatupstateboatshow.com.
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4 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Ben Westcott |Cathy DeDe |Ed Deso
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer Four days before the March 18 Fort Ann village election, Jon Lashinsky says he decided to run for mayor as a write-in. He won, defeating incumbent Denis Langlois 44-21. Mr. Lashinsky, 32, has been Chief of the Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Company since 2020 and is credited by members for helping turn it around. “They kept pushing me, saying the village is messed up — you did it here, you can do it there,” said the Fort Ann High grad.
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4 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Cathy DeDe |Ben Westcott |Ed Deso
By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor The Glens Falls Farmers Market will move to Maple Street, adjacent to City Park in downtown Glens Falls for its outdoor market, starting Saturday, May 3. Farmers Market president Tom Wells tells The Chronicle they’ll be there potentially for most of the summer at least. The Farmers Market is envisioned at the Market Center being built for the City on South Street.
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4 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Ben Westcott |Cathy DeDe |Ed Deso
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer “In my eyes it’s got to be probably the best team ever to come out of Glens Falls,” Head Boys Basketball Coach Rob Girard said after his squad won its second straight state championship Sunday afternoon, completing consecutive undefeated seasons and extending its win streak to 54 games.
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4 weeks ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Ben Westcott |Ed Deso
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer Scott Boucher, owner of Mullen’s Pub on Main Street in Hudson Falls, has opened a steakhouse just down the street at the former county courthouse. The Heisman Court Grill “soft opened” Thursday by reservation only. “I’m glad to see it finally come to fruition,” Mr. Boucher, a 1997 Hudson Falls High School grad, told The Chronicle. “Everyone loves this building.
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1 month ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Ben Westcott |Ed Deso
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By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer It’s that time of year again — the sap is starting to flow freely in sugar maple trees. The Chronicle checked in with three local maple syrup producers — Toad Hill Maple Farm in Thurman, Mapleland Farms in Salem and Rathbun’s Maple Sugar House in Whitefall.
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1 month ago | 
glensfallschronicle.com | Cathy DeDe |Ben Westcott |Ed Deso
By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties wants to build 28 multi-family condominum units on Baybridge Drive off Bay Road in Queensbury. The not-for-profit is scheduled to go before the town Planning Board on Tuesday, March 25 for initial site plan review. They plan two buildings — a one-story with eight condominium units and a two-story with 20 units, Executive Director George Earle told The Chronicle.
