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Some urge ‘Get tougher’ with ‘day spenders’
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
The public was invited to weigh in at the Oct. 24 meeting of the Day User Task Force Committee.
Drew Gerster said he moved to Glens Falls from Buffalo two years ago and that he had been “a homeless drug addict for 10 years” throughout New York before he “got out of it himself.”
He said, “Nothing’s being done” to fix the situation at …
Read More »Ben races at soon-to-open ADK Karting at Aviation Mall
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday I got behind the wheel at ADK Karting Experience ahead of its Nov. 12 opening at Aviation Mall.
Friendly staff gave some pre-race instructions. Then it was time for me and five others in my ‘race’ to don our helmets and hop into our electric karts.
The karts came from England. The 57,000 square foot track was built by an Italian company with …
Read More »4 vie for 2 seats on Moreau Board
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Moreau Town Board:
- Mark Stewart is seeking his second term. He has the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Moreau United lines.
- Kevin Ostrander is running on the Republican and Conservative lines.
- Laura Garrant is running on the Democratic and Moreau United lines.
- Maureen Jackson is running as a write-in candidate.
Mr. Stewart co-owns Northern Builders and …
Read More »Launched ‘Classic Boats’; builds luxury wooden boats in Hudson Falls
By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
In April Classic Boats set up shop in a 15,000 square foot warehouse at 5 Depot Street in Hudson Falls making one-of-a-kind wooden boats whose prices can range from $250,000 to $5-million.
“We have a proposal out right now for a very special type of boat,” founder-owner Adam Porter told The Chronicle. “It’s a three-year build, 11,000 hours of labor.
“We’re really concentrating on …
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