Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Sheriff LaFarr makes peacekeeping visit to Glens Falls after ruckus

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Things got testy between himself and Mayor Diana Palmer, Warren County Sheriff Jim LaFarr admitted to the Glens Falls Common Council at their Tuesday, Aug. 11, meeting.

He’d requested opportunity to address the Council after some unpleasant back and forth with the Mayor over the County’s hiring of a City Police Officer.

“I came really to ask for a reset,” Sheriff LaFarr said. “There’s …

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NY Times profiles Chronicle

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Erik Wemple’s story broke Monday on the New York Times website. The headline said, “Here’s a Man-Bites-Dog Story: A Newspaper That’s Doing Well.”

We thought that might be all there was to it. We had no idea if our story would appear in the print edition.

But Tuesday morning I did check The Times front page — and there was The Chronicle feature started at …

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New Glens Falls map lays out City parking specs

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The City of Glens Falls released a new downtown parking map “designed to help residents, visitors, employees and business owners quickly identify the parking option that best meets their needs.”

It shows locations of free all-day street parking, downtown time-limited parking, municipal lots, parking garages, permit parking locations, and evening and weekend parking options.

A dotted-line circle marks areas within a five-minute walk to …

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Where are my tenants to park downtown?

Dear Mr. Frost:

I have been following The Chronicle’s coverage of the permit parking resolution, including the mayor’s comments after the Council tabled it on July 28.

I own 128 and 132 Glen Street and I have invested in downtown Glens Falls because I believe in it. I think this proposal shows real disregard for everyone who has done the same.

There is one fact I have not seen anyone …

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Anita Richards’ legacy: Leaves house, land to The Sembrich

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Anita Behr Richards, who passed away in February at age 87, has left her home at Hilltop Cottage as well its property, barns and greenhouse to the Sembrich Museum across the road.

Mrs. Richards was the founding, longtime director of the Sembrich. Hilltop Cottage will now house The Sembrich’s administrative offices, said the museum.

“This is a transformative gift,” Sembrich Board President Lisa Hall …

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