By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
The Glens Falls catheter manufacturer that launched the region’s medical device industry will mark its 85th anniversary on November 19.
In 1939 Norman Jeckel co-founded USCI — the United States Catheter and Instrument Corporation. It began operating in 1941 with 35 employees in the brick building on Warren Street in Glens Falls where Native Textiles later operated.
CR Bard bought USCI in 1966. Bard …
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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
Jackson Donlon, 20, a 2024 graduate of Queensbury High School, perished while hiking with a college classmate in the Rocky Mountains.
He was a student at Colorado Mountain College’s Leadville residential campus studying outdoor recreation leadership.
“Those who knew him remember his adventurous spirit and the deep friendships he formed along the way,” the College wrote.
It said his classmate Kaden Matsuda, 19, of …
Read More »By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
Starting on Nov. 7, there will be two Saturday morning winter farmers markets when we used to have one.
The markets at Aviation Mall and at The Ed on South Street downtown, will have more than 70 vendors total.
Indoors at Aviation Mall, Qby.
The Glens Falls Farmers Market Association, marking 50 years, will be indoors at Aviation Mall Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. …
Read More »Chronicle staff writer Ben Westcott reports: Aviation Mall said it is fixing code violations cited by the Town of Queensbury that threatened to close certain interior spaces if a Nov. 16 deadline is not met.
“We anticipate that all violations will be corrected by next week,” Aviation Mall said in an Oct. 29 statement. “The town of Queensbury provided us with a list of approximately a dozen interior code violations, …
Read More »By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Washington County’s tentative 2027 budget presented on Friday, Oct. 30, increases the property tax levy by 9.79%.
That’s less than the 2026 16.97% hike but still well above the 2% tax cap.
“I feel that we have put the county in a great position moving forward to get our tax increases at a more stable 4-5%,” Budget Officer Brian Campbell said in his Budget …
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