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Chronicle asked Sheriff LaFarr & D.A. Jordan: Is there a crime wave? How is it all changing?

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

A shooting last Sunday in the parking lot of the Walmart on Route 9 in Queensbury. An armed robbery at the Cumberland Farms on Quaker Road. Dozens of guns stolen from Calamity Jane’s on Dix Avenue in Hudson Falls.

In Saratoga Springs at 3 a.m., an off-duty Rutland cop shot multiple times in an exchange with an alleged assailant and by Saratoga Springs police.…

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Wolverines fall 41-22 in NYS Class C semi’s; for next year, Bolton joins LG & Warrensburg

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Warrensburg-Lake George-North Warren Wolverines led 22-13 at halftime but ultimately lost, 41-22, to James O’Neill High in the Class C football semifinals Saturday in Middletown.

“Bittersweet,” Coach Mike Perrone told The Chronicle afterward. In their first season ever, the team finished 12-1.

“We’re starting to look at what we did. And overall we’re really proud, but it’s tough at the same time because, …

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Our December 1 front page

Bond in Motion Sheriff & DA on crime. Sunday shooting in Qby. Walmart lot; no arrest, but not seen as public threat. 7 charged in SGF narcotics bust. Kevin Bruen. Lucas Garrett. Christmas festivities abound! Restaurant at Park & Elm will debut on Dec. 9; successor to Doc’s. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

Click to download front page as a PDF.

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Plight of the mama bear

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Did you catch the widely circulated story about a woman who was attacked by a bear on Nov. 2 near Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont?

It said that the woman, who fortunately was not severely injured, was attacked after her dog, a Shih Tzu, chased a bear cub up a tree. (The dog was not injured.)

Reports said wildlife officials were searching for the presumed …

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Crazy trying to keep up with Warren County gov goings on

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

I attended Friday’s monthly meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. What emerged then and in the days thereafter was more than I bargained for.

The board approved the 2023 budget, rebuffing two attempts to table it by supervisors who wanted the whole board and the public to take a fresh look.

But the budget was upstaged by word that new County Tourism

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