Friday, September 25, 2026

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Our August 27 front page

Autumn Preview Issue! Farmers Market change. Balloon Fest to honor 250th. NYT article reaction. Ellsworth plan: Turn former LG Magic Forest into 180-unit residential. Police chief: GF cameras aren’t Flock; info limit. After scam that cost millions, Warren County plans Department of Finance. HF: 5 hour armed 9 standoff ends safely with arrest. Travel team the Saratoga Stampede is actually all about Argyle. LG School celebrates its new Transportation Facility. …

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Our August 20 front page

Washington County Fair starts Monday! Top of the World at 100. 8-man football for HF-FE, LG-Wbg-Bltn. More parking views. Vietnam Wall & 5 9/11 Memorial at GF Crandall Park; on display to Sun. Ben: On the LGA Annual Meeting. Qby grad Brigid Duffy scores 4, helps team win pro lacrosse title. Classic Boats to Rendezvous on Lake George. Hot stuff this week: Gem Fest, Rockers, Anthime, art. Concerts, comedy, shows… …

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Saddle Up Stables sale ends N.C. family’s near-century Lake George horse ride biz

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

In the early 1930’s, “Coot” Follette and his brother Bob traveled from North Carolina to the Adirondacks bringing a small herd of horses to the region’s summer camps.

“Recognizing the growing demand for riding experiences at the area’s premier resorts, they established their first stables at Green Mansions and Scaroon Manor,” says Saddle Up Stables’ website.

Coot was then invited to open a stable …

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Elected officials: Big impact from trash plant closing

Chronicle reporter Ben Westcott writes: The Chronicle reached out to local elected officials asking their thoughts on the announcement that the WIN Waste trash-to-energy plant at 93 River St. in Hudson Falls aims to close by year end.

Bob Henke, the Argyle Town Supervisor who chairs the Washington County Board of Supervisors, said, “I find it very interesting that some of the people who are celebrating the closure of the …

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Panel talks parking, City Hall, Aug. 17

Glens Falls’s parking permit plan will be the topic of the Quality of Life committee Monday, Aug. 17, 5 p.m. in City Hall.

Ward 5 Council member Sean Palladino, who chairs the committee, has also composed a survey seeking public imput on parking. The survey was to go live following the Tuesday, Aug. 11, Common Council meeting, he told The Chronicle.

Check the City website, or his Ward 5 Councilmember …

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