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GF Police charge man for punching person who some think was recording kids at Crandall Park

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Glens Falls police arrested Catarvis Metcalf, 26, of Corinth, on charges of disorderly conduct and harassment after he repeatedly punched a man in the outdoor workout area adjacent to the Crandall Park playground Sunday afternoon at 3:15 p.m.

Bystanders posted video of the incident to social media.

Mr. Metcalf said the man  was filming people in the park, Glens Falls Police Detective Seth French …

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Finch Paper will stop making its own pulp

BREAKING NEWS: The 161-year-old Glens Falls paper manufacturer Finch Paper announced today, July 17, that it will stop making any of its own pulp, instead buying all of it from outside suppliers.

Finch said the change “will enable Finch to expand its paper product offerings to customers and create a stronger, more
resilient operation focused solely on its core business of paper making.”

The company said, “All of the hourly …

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Romeos buy the Garden Time property

A rural farm building with a sign, parked vehicles, and farm equipment visible on the grounds during daytime.

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

After 51 years and two generations, the Troestra family has sold their Garden Time property to the automotive Romeo family of Glens Falls.

The garden center will continue operating this year.

“I’ll be open for business right up through October 31st,” Frank Troelstra told The Chronicle. “So I’ll still go through the mum season, the pumpkin season, the fall season, but I’ll no longer sell …

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Rabies found in beaver, raccoon and bat

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Lake George and Washington County have had four confirmed cases of rabies in wild animals in the past two weeks.

A beaver bit two people in the water on Lake George near Turtle Island July 4.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recovered a deceased beaver near Turtle Island July 9 that tested positive for rabies, but the agency stressed it cannot …

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Glens Falls eyes consolidated fire station at former Rite Aid; perhaps with police station too

A blue "Available" real estate sign with a phone number displayed in front of a two-story white house.

Chronicle staff writer Ben Westcott writes: The City of Glens Falls announced it is doing a feasibility study to consider whether to sell its two fire stations — at 134 Ridge St. and the intersection of Broad and Murray streets — and consolidate them in a new building at 124 Ridge, where the Rite-Aid store closed last year.

“The needs of the Glens Falls Fire Department have grown…The upgrades needed …

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