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Twin Bridges won’t buy land in Moreau Industrial Park

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Scott T. Earl, owner of Twin Bridges Waste & Recycling, withdrew the offer to purchase land in the Moreau Industrial Park.

Moreau Town Supervisor Todd Kusnierz told The Chronicle it’s “a loss for our community.”

Town minutes put the prospective sale price at “$725,000, almost 30% over appraised value.”

The deal was another flashpoint in a series of intra-Moreau conflicts.

Shortly after the initial …

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Washington County Fair starts Monday

By Hannah Hughes, Chronicle Summer Staff

The 133rd Washington County Fair opens Monday, Aug. 21, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 27, at the County Fairgrounds on Route 29, “Old Schuylerville Road,” outside Greenwich.

4-H, kids and animals, carnival midway, Demolition Derby and Tractor Pulls, nine new food options; The Big Push Calf Birth; comedy, magic, juggling — and plenty more.

“There’s quite a bit of excitement going on at the …

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Carrie Woerner: Horse racing is key to economy & public loves it; ‘small minority’ seeks to ban it

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Assembly Member Carrie Woerner was in Glens Falls Monday with State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The Chronicle took the opportunity to ask her thoughts on the push by some to ban horse racing.

“I think the forces in opposition of horse racing are really a small minority of people who are calling for the ban.” said Assemblymember Woerner.

“When we look at the number of …

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Glens Falls gunshots on Maple St., injuries, names withheld

On Sunday, August 13, at about 3:30 a.m., Glens Falls Police said they “responded to a report of gunshots in the area of Maple Street and Culvert Street.

“Officers arrived on scene and confirmed that at least two shots were fired in the area as shell casings were located in the roadway on Maple Street.”

Police said, “There were non-life threatening injuries sustained in the shooting and the details of …

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Our August 17 front page

Washington County Fair starts Monday! Gunshots, injury in Glens Falls. Adirondack Trail Makers. Carrie Woerner: Horse racing is key to economy & public loves it; ‘small minority’ seeks to ban it. F.W. Webb digs in its heels. Crandall Library gets $500,000 donation from Qby. native to honor his late mother, 2 aunts. Tim Drawbridge to exit; GF seeks Communications Chief, $50,000. Twin Bridges won’t buy land in Moreau Industrial Park. …

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