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Our July 30 front page

Another BIG Issue! Food truck park lauded. GF plan to end free parking here & 2 more downtown lots. In pursuit of Occupancy Tax funding: Warren County mulls $1.2 mil.: ARX air show. Locals vying to regain NYS hoop tourney seek Oc Tax $300,000 aid over 3 years. Burnout bid. Beavers have a friend in Natalie. Jointa Lime at 175. Million Dollar Beach volleyball tourney. Cerrone plans 12 homes near …

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City eyes vote tonight to eliminate free parking, go permit-only in Warren, Ridge, Exchange St. lots, Clinton Ave. garage

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The Glens Falls Common Council could vote at its meeting tonight, Tuesday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m., on a resolution imposing permit-only paid parking in the Warren Street, Ridge Street and Exchange Street lots, and on the first floor of the Clinton Avenue parking garage that faces Elm Street.

Most of the available permits will be for weekly or monthly users, with limited single …

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Momentous change at Finch Paper

CEO: We prep mill for next 30 years

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Finch Paper CEO Drew Gardner told The Chronicle Tuesday, “We don’t run this mill like other mills in the uncoated free sheet space that are just trying to run for another five years before they shut down. That’s not at all what we were doing.

“We are setting this mill up to run not five years, not …

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Beaty, Whitehead say NYS policy may let County save millions on jail

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Warren County could potentially save “millions” of dollars by following new state guidelines for staffing at the county jail, Doug Beaty and Travis Whitehead told the county’s Criminal Justice Committee meeting Tuesday.

The men said New York State acknowledges its initiatives like bail reform and Raise the Age regarding youth offenders have led to fewer incarcerations — and so less staffing is needed.

Mr. …

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Mayor: Elm Street will remain regular street, closing for special events

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: We’ve been hearing from downtown businesses and community members with an interest and concern about the future of Elm Street north of South Street.

It’s been closed to traffic as Bonacio Development builds its Phase 2 five-story apartment building where the Farmers Market and South Street parking lot used to be.

This past spring, Glens Falls approved another Bonacio extension request to keep Elm …

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