Ed Deso

Couple plans ‘Hometown Shop,’ Patten South St. bldg.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Kara Magoolaghan and her husband Matt Rafferty plan to open a home decor store called Hometown Shop in one of the five commercial spaces in Chris Patten’s current redevelopment of 46-56 South Street, the building now painted blue across from “The Ed,” the new farmer’s market building.

The couple said they moved to Glens Falls from Pittsburgh in 2023, where they flipped two houses …

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Glens Falls will provide 110 parking spaces to Bonacio at 333 Glen garage; city cost $72,600/year

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: All 110 parking spaces for Bonacio Development’s Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects on South and Elm Streets will be located in the garage at 333 Glen Street, the former “Travelers Building,” City Communications Director Paul Ghenoiu tells The Chronicle.

Glens Falls agreed in its contract with Bonacio to provide the spaces at no charge to the developer.

The cost to Glens Falls in …

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Neighbors balk; Glens Falls Planning Board tables 196 Ridge

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: More than a dozen neighbors spoke for an hour at the Wednesday, Nov. 5, Glens Falls Planning Board meeting urging the board not to accept plans for the 196 Ridge Street development planned by the Snyder family.

The board decided to table the project.

Planning board member Christopher Reed Jr. said, although the project as designed “checks all the boxes,” it doesn’t pass the …

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Our November 13 front page

Election Charts! Can Elise win? Bonacio gets its parking. Mayor Bill’s plea. Chester St. friction over GF mental health group home. Couple plans ‘Hometown Shop,’ Patten South St. bldg. Fort Ann girls seeks NYS soccer title in Final Four this weekend. Neighbors balk; GF Planning Board tables 196 Ridge. BOCES breaks ground: $98M Wilton Campus, Sept. ’27 open. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts &

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Our November 6 front page

Election Results! Palmer cruises, Dems big in GF; Strough wins Qby re-election. Soccer success. First look: The new apartments atop former Sandy’s Clam Bar. Washington Co. budget: 16.97% hike, cut 63 jobs. Jimmer got emotional: Glens Falls induction. John Austin award to late Bill Gates Jan. 24. Glens Falls Market ‘excited’ for winter at the Ed. Sentence: 25-years-to-life, 2024 shooting, Pearl St., Glens Falls. Saratoga Plan opens Curtis Preserve in …

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