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Anastasia’s Acres owner sentenced to two years probation in Argyle dog death incident

Ben Westcott reports: Anastasia Palulis, owner of Anastasia’s Acres dog boarding in Argyle, was sentenced to two years probation Wednesday after pleading guilty in Argyle Town Court to misdemeanors in the deaths of 21 dogs left overnight at the facility with no water or ventilation in August 2025.

Magistrate Stacy Davis pronounced the sentence.

The misdemeanors were Overdriving, Torturing, and Injuring Animals; Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance.

Mrs. Palulis’s property …

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Our May 28 front page

Americade Rolls In! ‘Repose of the Fallen’ The wedding of Max & Kira. Peltz seeks 250 to sing at July 3 concert. Electric school bust. Bird Trust-Boralex deal. Adirondac aims to cruise with 2 decks by summer; 3rd deck in 2027. Glens Falls Hospital eyes June opening for new ambulance bay & Emergency Dept. addition. LG Music Fest’s secret formula? Artists crave connecting with each other & an ardent audience. …

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Our May 21 front page

Memorial Day Issue! New Police & Fire Chiefs in Glens Falls. Americade motorcycle rally in Lake George: May 27-30. Brodie’s acquires Chaparral boat line long held by Pilot Knob Marina. Who were these LG Patriots of 1776? FW Webb opens 90,000 sq. foot facility in Qby. Scratch Kitchen opens, downtown on Ridge St. Should bathroom at GF police station be open to public 24 hours? Kay’Z Bubble Tea to open …

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St. Mary’s pays abuse victims $1.27- million

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Glens Falls will pay $1.27 million as its share of the Albany Diocese’s $148 million settlement with survivors of sexual abuse by Diocese clergy members.

St. Mary’s Pastor Father Scott VanDerveer informed parishion-ers of the payment in a letter.

“Of the 440 cases of sexual abuse in our Diocese that were surfaced during the two-year lookback window of …

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Hudson Falls passes its own Clean Air Law vs. trash plants

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Village of Hudson Falls on April 20 enacted a Clean Air Law to regulate waste incinerators in the Village.

It’s not named in the law, but the law impacts WIN Waste waste-to-energy facility, formerly Wheelabrator, known generally as “the trash incinerator” or trash plant located on River Street.

The law is enforceable by Village Code Officers, Hudson Falls Village Attorney William Nikas tells …

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