Steve Thurston scored a scoop within days of his being let go as editor of The Post-Star after 17 months. He posted on his Facebook page in December:

“Well, that was quick, but through a convoluted grapevine: Word is getting out that the current Executive Editor of the Post-Star is gone. Three weeks after they replaced me with him.”

The Post-Star had written on Dec. 4: “Paul Kasko, an accomplished …

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: State Senator Dan Stec talks about his pursuit of the 21st District Congressional seat that Elise Stefanik will leave to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

“What I’ve said is, hey, my entire senate district rests within the congressional district. I’ve been in the legislature for 12 years now, born and raised in the district, college educated in the district, lived my whole …

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By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

2024 was another big digital year for The Chronicle. We reached 16,500 free digital subscribers — up from 5,000 four years ago.

And our posts generated millions of views via Facebook and Instagram. A record number of them reached over 100,000 people each.

As always, we’ve maintained our commitment to organic growth. We’ve never paid to boost a post. The success is all thanks …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Here’s an interesting, high-profile story that will unfold in the month ahead.

Will New York’s U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats, vote for President Trump’s nomination of our Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations?

Some Trump nominees have drawn harsh criticism — Robert Kennedy for Health, Pete Hegseth for Defense. Matt Gaetz was quashed right out …