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Mayor seeks BIG events: Regional music fest; live art contest with $10,000 prize; ‘Taste’ for days

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The City of Glens Falls is thinking big about the possibilities for the $4.5-million Market Center it plans to build on South Street as the centerpiece of its $10-million grant from the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

Meeting with the public at Crandall Public Library Friday morning, Sept. 30, Mayor Bill Collins and his leadership team set out to reassure Farmers Market supporters.

“I …

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Farmacy’s new look

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

[Farmacy] owners Aj and Christina Richards have renovated the restaurant, fulfilling a plan they’ve had since it opened in April 2019.

“We wanted to do some things when we first opened,” Chef Richards said.

“We just had to get the doors open. And then we’re like, alright, this needs to change, this needs to change. And then COVID happens.”

He said guests have described …

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Apartment resident charged in Oct. 3 fire at 11 Maple, Hudson Falls

Hudson Falls Village Police said that Peter Lemery, 47, of Hudson Falls, was charged with Reckless Endangerment 1st degree following an investigation into the cause of a multi-unit apartment building fire Monday, Oct. 13, at 11 Maple Street.

The report said: “On October 3, 2022, at approximately 8 pm, Hudson Falls Police were dispatched to 11 Maple Street for a report of a structure fire.

“Upon arrival, responding Officers evacuated …

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Warren St. car theft, reports SMSA teacher

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: A teacher known to us at St. Marys-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, tells The Chronicle:

“Monday, I had my car parked on Warren Street right next to my school, on the school side. Two spots up from the power box with the dogs painted on it, at 12:47 exactly, because the bell rings in the next minute.

“I came back out at 2:45 and …

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Zander: Don’t ban TikTok

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

TikTok is a threat to American security. But right now banning it would be a mistake only benefiting lazy tech monopolies.

The Chinese-owned video clip app is endlessly addicting. Developed by ByteDance, it has taken the world by storm.

More kids watch TikTok by far than YouTube — 91 minutes a day to 56, globally at the end of 2021, per Techcrunch.

Its proximity …

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