Maury Thompson

6 days ago | writermaury.medium.com | Maury Thompson

The Sandy Hill Masonic lodge was bringing The Schubert Club of Schenectady to perform April 15 at the Hudson Falls High School auditorium, The Glens Falls Times reported on April 8, 1925. “The club consists of sixty male voices and the personnel of the club include a great many of the prominent vocal soloists of Schenectady churches.”The concert was a success.

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PLATTSBURGH — County sheriffs in the region have concerns about the cost of housing an increased number of inmates as the state attempts to deal with staffing shortages at state correctional facilities, made worse by a recent 22-day correction officer strike.

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Economic optimism in Moriah was limited a century ago. “Rumors are persistent in Port Henry that the Witherbee, Sherman & Co. blast furnace will shut down within a few days, and, from all appearances, the rumors are not without foundation,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on March 19, 1925. “Since the Moriah mines shut down, that village and Port Henry have endured many weary months of stagnation.”The rumors were correct. Yet the gravel pit was busy supplying material for road work.

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.

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.