Saturday, October 24, 2026

Ed Deso

Our July 23 front page

Scanned front page of The Chronicle newspaper from July 23-29, 2026, featuring stories about Finch Paper mill operations and pulp production.

Summer Home Issue! Momentous change at Finch Paper. CEO: We prep mill for next 30 years. Beaty, Whitehead say NYS policy may let County save millions on jail. Mayor: Elm Street
will remain regular street, closing for special events. Massena men arrested after wild I-87 chase; 2 troopers hurt; 500+ pounds of cannabis seized. Who’s giving to VanNess & Lapper in Qby Supervisor race. GF Police charge man for punching …

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Romeos buy the Garden Time property

A rural farm building with a sign, parked vehicles, and farm equipment visible on the grounds during daytime.

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

After 51 years and two generations, the Troestra family has sold their Garden Time property to the automotive Romeo family of Glens Falls.

The garden center will continue operating this year.

“I’ll be open for business right up through October 31st,” Frank Troelstra told The Chronicle. “So I’ll still go through the mum season, the pumpkin season, the fall season, but I’ll no longer sell …

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Rabies found in beaver, raccoon and bat

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Lake George and Washington County have had four confirmed cases of rabies in wild animals in the past two weeks.

A beaver bit two people in the water on Lake George near Turtle Island July 4.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recovered a deceased beaver near Turtle Island July 9 that tested positive for rabies, but the agency stressed it cannot …

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Glens Falls eyes consolidated fire station at former Rite Aid; perhaps with police station too

A blue "Available" real estate sign with a phone number displayed in front of a two-story white house.

Chronicle staff writer Ben Westcott writes: The City of Glens Falls announced it is doing a feasibility study to consider whether to sell its two fire stations — at 134 Ridge St. and the intersection of Broad and Murray streets — and consolidate them in a new building at 124 Ridge, where the Rite-Aid store closed last year.

“The needs of the Glens Falls Fire Department have grown…The upgrades needed …

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3 Queensbury developments

Chronicle staff writer Ben Westcott writes: Three development proposals appear before the Queensbury Planning Board this month.

Saratoga Springs-based developer and Subway franchisee Russ Faden proposes demolishing an existing home and constructing a 3-story, 34-unit apartment complex on the corner of Pine and Main streets behind his existing retail plaza on Main. It’s a $4 million project.

Developer Tim Barber plans to construct an 80,000 sq. ft., one-story commercial office …

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