Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Stefanik would regain Moreau if new district map is okayed

Map showing congressional districts with text boxes indicating district boundaries and political representation changes.

By Maury Thompson, Special to The Chronicle

The Saratoga County towns of Moreau, Hadley, Day and Edinburg, now represented by U.S. Rep Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, would be moved into the 21st Congressional District, represented by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, under a new proposed congressional redistricting plan.

The “compromise” plan, which the state Independent Redistricting Commission approved by a 9-1 vote on Feb. 15, retains all of Warren and Washington counties …

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Our February 22 front page

Scanned front page of The Chronicle newspaper dated February 22-28, 2024, featuring articles on marijuana legalization, a winter mountain fire, and senior…

Prime-Time Seniors Issue LG’s Winter gambits will close early. CEO of Protect Our Winters. Q&A: Views of marijuana. Washington County lost a mainstay. Stefanik would regain Moreau if new district map is okayed. Warren County Board check-in. Paul Crandell, who founded Flyers Swim Club, to retire from coaching. GF & HF both have brothers wrestling in NYS tourney. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts &

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Enrollment grows at SMSA

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Enrollment is growing at St. Mary’s-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School in Glens Falls.

“For next year…we’re anticipating 125 (students) for grades K to 8, which is a big bounce,” says Father Scott VanDerveer, pastor of both the school and St. Mary’s Church. “We’re anticipating potentially two kindergartens, two first grades and a return of eighth grade, all in the same year.”

SMSA suspended its …

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New in Hudson Falls: Falcons Brewhouse Bistro, Tavern

Two women wearing blue shirts stand together smiling inside a bar or restaurant with brick walls and shelving behind them.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Five years ago, when Kim Bender bought the 171 Main Street, Hudson Falls building now housing her new Falcons Brewhouse Bistro and Tavern, it didn’t have the inviting atmosphere and upscale ambiance that greets visitors today.

“It was pretty much flooded,” Ms. Bender said of the long-ago bank and former shoe shop dating from 1910. It had sat vacant for years. “None of this …

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Buys ‘weed’ locally

A clear plastic bag containing dried cannabis flower labeled "Jealousy 20% hybrid" on a wooden surface.

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Last week I bought marijuana at a weed shop in Queensbury.

Well, I bought a sticker and received marijuana as a gift.

I had heard about the store for over a year.

I’d been told that stores like this exploit a loophole.

You buy a sticker and they give you marijuana as a gift.

So you’re not technically buying marijuana.

After enough rumors, I …

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