Chronicle reporter Ben Westcott writes: Adirondack Thunder great Shane Harper came out of retirement Saturday and scored the go-ahead goal in a 3-1 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Wheeling Nailers.

Harper, 36, scored at 13:32 of the third period as the 4,324 fans at Harding Mazzotti Arena roared their approval.

Harper retired after the 2023-24 season. He also suited up in the Thunder’s 3-0 loss to Wheeling the night before.…

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Warren County Board of Supervisors will vote Friday on $417,000 in Occupancy Tax funding for 26 events planned in 2026.
The board’s final meeting of the year is Friday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. at the County Municipal Center.

The proposed grants, in order of date:

• $15,000 • 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, Warren County Commission, for the year
• $15,000 • Hyde

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

In his final college basketball season, former Hudson Falls standout Jonathan Beagle is making an impact on a Richmond Spiders team that boasts a 9-1 record.

The 6’10” senior forward, who played three seasons for Hudson Falls before wrapping up his high school career at St. Thomas More prep school in Connecticut, is averaging 7.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game for …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Queensbury native Mike Gerarde, a golf pro, has opened Hometown Golf & Social downtown on Glen Street across from Harding & Mazzotti Arena.

Mr. Gerarde, 33, already owned the indoor golf facility PSG Golf in Saratoga Springs and saw the opportunity to start a similar facility in his hometown.

“I definitely wanted to do something down here,” he said. “There’s obviously a lot of …

The Chronicle’s Ben Westcott writes: The Dec. 16 Argyle Town Court date for the couple charged in the Argyle dog deaths case was adjourned to Jan. 20 at 5 p.m., said a Dec. 15 email from Washington County DA’s Office Crime Victim Specialist Erika Loomis sent to owners of the 21 dogs who died overnight in August at Anastasia’s Acres Dog Boarding.

Boarding facility owners Robert and Anastasia Palulis pled …