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Saratoga Springs plans paid parking May 1-Sept. 30

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The City of Saratoga Springs plans to implement a tourism parking program this summer in which non-residents would have to pay to park in parking garages and surface lots.

A presentation made by Saratoga’s Department of Public Works at the city’s Dec. 19 city council meeting explained that the hourly rate for visitor parking would be $2/hr for up to 24 hours. The program …

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Our February 1 front page

Lake George Winter Carnival April 8: Total solar eclipse in Adirondacks. Winter’s Dream: Coalition bullish despite soft start. Saratoga will charge to park. State of the City. Meet the Thunder! Biochar issue rages anew in Town of Moreau. Shooting in Glens Falls; victim to Albany Med; gun possession arrest. Stoddard photos at Fort William Henry. 18-0 Glens Falls boys basketball crushing foes; coach says they score like 2019 NYS title …

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Dome sale nears

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Doug and Teresa Miller expect in the next two months to complete sale of their Adirondack Sports Complex — “The Dome” — in Queensbury to Albany-based Afrim’s Sports, which owns five similar facilities in the Capital Region.

“Afrim’s is in the best position to keep this facility functioning as a sports facility,” Mr. Miller said. “And that’s the important thing for the community.”

Afrim’s …

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Matt Laplanche buyer, builder, finishing total redo on Mauro Ave, Glens Falls

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Every day when I walk our dogs, we pass by a house on the corner of Sanford Street and Mauro Avenue in Glens Falls, where a gut and rebuild was happening.

Monday for the first time — mindful that we were publishing our Winter Home Issue today — I ventured inside and introduced myself.

The first person I met turned out to be the head …

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Human Trafficking panel drew full house; told it’s happening here, local youth

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

A capacity crowd, 200 people, showed up for a panel on human trafficking at the local level, at the Park Theater on Thursday morning, Jan. 18.

In the audience: Community leaders including Glens Falls National Bank president Dave DeMarco, Warren County District Attorney Jason Carusone, Assemblymember Matt Simpson and numerous other elected officials, representatives of non-profit organizations, nurses and other health care professionals, parents …

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