Friday, September 25, 2026

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Hudson Falls’ David Martin opens ETS ‘performance’ gym in Queensbury geared to young people

Man in white long-sleeved shirt standing with arms crossed in front of red exercise equipment in a gym.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Hudson Falls native David Martin has come home from Wisconsin to open ETS Performance — a 3,000 square-foot gym at 75 Carey Road in Queensbury geared to helping young people excel.

ETS Performance has more than 40 gyms across the country. This is its first in New York.

Mr. Martin was running an ETS gym in Eau Claire, Wis. “We’re trying to expand and …

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Our January 16 front page

Scanned front page of Northern New York's Chronicle newspaper from January 16-22, 2025, featuring stories about a new CEO at Finch Paper and an upcoming NFL…

Health & Fitness Issue! New CEO at Finch Paper. Weighting for Congress. Strough: I’m in. GF: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19: March, music, more. Warren County DMV: walk-ins OK every day. JG3 averaging 21 ppg in Lithuania. GF Republicans still seek candidates for Mayor & other seats. Push for Washington County to capitalize on American Revolution’s 250th. SGF Marathon Dance chooses 13 individual, 18 community recipients in ’25. …

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Congress hopeful plans free MMA in Glens Falls

Promotional poster for Cage Wars 64 Freedom Night event on February 7 featuring three male guests in formal and casual attire against an American flag…

Anthony Constantino, the CEO of the Sticker Mule business in Amsterdam, announced he will host and pay for a “FREE Cage Wars event at the Glens Falls Cool Insuring Arena on February 7th, 2025.”

Asked about it, Arena executive director Jeff Mead did not confirm it’s happening.

“We’ve been discussing hosting Cage Wars at the Cool Insuring Arena,” Mr. Mead did tell The Chronicle, without specifying promoters or personnel. “Until …

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Planning Board unanimously OK’s Patten’s Washington Square

A three-story brick residential building with white-trimmed windows, green shutters, and a peaked roof against a blue sky.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Glens Falls Planning Board on Monday unanimously approved Chris Patten’s plan to raze a pair of two-story houses on Glen Street and a one-story office building on Harlem Street to create Washington Square encompassing two new three-story apartment buildings and a fitness center.

Chair Dan Bruno and Planning Board members Art Belden, Tom Landry, Jack Morphis, and Ron Greene all voted yes. Rachel …

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Glens Falls City Hall’s new entry awning, paid by ARPA $$

The entrance of a historic brick building with a black awning labeled "City Hall," constructed in 1906, with a white car parked in front.

“Yes, that is something new in front of City Hall,” wrote the City of Glens Falls on its Facebook page.

The new entrance awning was funded from the $12.4 million Glens Falls received from ARPA — the federal government’s post-Covid American Recovery Plan Act funds.

“The front echoes the lettering on the original fan window above the entrance,” the City said. “And who can fail to notice the early morning …

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