By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Former South Glens Falls Mayor Joe Orlow defeated current Mayor Nick Bodkin for the Republican nomination in the March 18 election.

The caucus vote was 30-20.

Mr. Bodkin said he will run as an independent in the general election and said he planned all along to do that.

Mr. Orlow was mayor from 2013 to 2017 and has been a village trustee for four …

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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Lake George is “80%” of the way to freezing end to end, a scientist at Darrin Fresh Water Institute in Bolton told The Chronicle Tuesday. It would be the first time since 2022.

“There are still plenty of nights when it’s going to get pretty cold,” the scientist said. “With the [ice] coverage we have now there’s a good shot we’ll make it. Last year …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Mayor Bill Collins, in his State of the City address last Thursday evening at the Queensbury Hotel, told the crowd of well more than 100 people, “I’ve always said: Never bet against Glens Falls…But especially now. That would be a bad bet.

“Our City has patiently waited decades to turn the corner. The resurgence is here….Glens Falls has arrived!”

He credited efforts of the …

By Cathy DeDe & Mark Frost, Chronicle Managing Editor & Editor

South Glens Falls and University of Pennsylvania grad Dylan Hewitt, 32, confirmed in an interview Tuesday at The Chronicle office that he is seeking the Democratic nomination in the expected special election for New York’s 21st District Congressional seat that Elise Stefanik will resign after her presumed Senate approval as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

“I’m South Glens …