Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe reports:

Craig Merrell says his new venture at the B.B. Fowler Building (formerly 190 Grille & Cinema) in Glens Falls will be called The DownTown Social — or DTS.

He describes it as “a multi-concept entertainment eatery featuring a highly anticipated restaurant, wine bar, and sophisticated bourbon room,” plus “a charming delicatessen and café…with a variety of delicious and healthy options.”

“We will offer area …

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With 16 Division One basketball scholarship offers already in hand, the ante is being upped for Glens Falls High School basketball phenom Joseph Girard III.

“More of the big boys are getting involved now,” his father, Joe Jr., told The Chronicle.

“Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer was texting Joseph as we drove home Saturday after making an unofficial recruiting visit to Syracuse to watch the SU-Notre Dame game. Villanova is …