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Smith leads Bean by 6 for supervisor of Johnsburg; Smith had stroke

Two side-by-side photographs of men, the left showing a bald man in a plaid shirt and the right showing a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt.

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: A recount was planned on Wednesday morning, Nov. 19, for the Town of Johnsburg Supervisor election — after this The Chronicle went to press.

As of Tuesday, challenger Mark Smith held a six-vote margin, 301-295 over incumbent Republican Kevin Bean.

Mr. Smith has been hospitalized since October 20 at Albany Medical Center since suffering a stroke.

He told The Chronicle on Monday from Albany, …

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Our November 20 front page

Scanned front page of The Chronicle newspaper from November 20-25, 2025, featuring stories about local sports, holiday events, and community news.

Next issue early: Wednesday Whiteface opened; our Ben skied it! Glens Falls football rolling! SGF Holiday Parade is Sunday, at 5 pm. Greenwich Lighted Tractor Parade is Saturday at 6. Clara Rudnick, 101. ‘East End Rising’ Jade Eddy’s returnables protest. Raúl’s building & restaurant for sale: $998,500. Smith leads Bean by 6 for supervisor of Johnsburg; Smith had stroke. ARCC Juckett Award to Dr. Jackie Touba. Concerts, comedy, shows… The …

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Chester St. friction over Glens Falls mental health group home

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The CEO of Ascend Mental Wellness — formerly Warren-Washington Association for Mental Health — plans to meet on Friday, Nov. 21, with neighbors of its Genesis House residence on Chester Street in response to their complaints.

The facility with space for 13 residents working through psychiatric disabilities has been on Chester Street since the 1980s, but neighbors say disturbing problems have arisen in recent …

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

Two people posing together indoors against a brick wall, both smiling at the camera.

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

A concrete multi-story parking garage with a tall office or residential building on top, with parked vehicles visible on the ground level.

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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