Citing 400+ “chronically absent” students, Glens Falls City School District announced that it will hold a “a community workshop to break down barriers to K-12 student attendance and success.”
The District said “Chronic absenteeism has more than doubled nationwide and Glens Falls has not been immune to this trend. In the 2022-23 school year, 26% of GFSD’s 1,882 students missed more than 18 days of school.”
“While this ratio aligns …
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Chronicle Staff Writer
In the quarterfinals of the Section II Class B football playoffs, Glens Falls junior quarterback Brody Holcomb broke a school record with seven touchdown passes in a 48-14 win over Ichabod Crane.
But in Friday’s semi at Putt LaMay Memorial Field, the story was the Glens Falls defense, which held Schalmont scoreless in a 20-0 victory.
Frequently the home PA announcer described a …
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By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer
Three senior citizens at Cronin High Rise said one was assaulted, and all were harassed by a group of youths Monday morning, October 16, at around 11 a.m.
Larry Carter, 69, told The Chronicle a youth struck him from behind while he was in the “gazebo on the property for Cronin.”
Mr. Carter was with two other women, also senior Cronin residents.
“These kids …
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