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Knife attack reported on Betar Byway, South Glens Falls

South Glens Falls Mayor Nick Bodkin said that yesterday, Thursday, December 21, “The Village Police Department received a call reporting a knife attack on the Betar Byway (near the Water Tower Apartments).”

The alleged attack reportedly occurred between 7 & 8 p.m., the Mayor’s release, posted to social media, said.

The victim “was able to fight off the attacker with minor injuries reported and refused medical treatment,” the release said, …

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Shepherd (& lamb) restored

By Hannah Hughes, Chronicle Summer Staff

The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd across from Crandall Park in Glens Falls has restored its namesake statue.

“The Shepherd was here when we got here, kept a watchful eye on us. It’s kind of the signature of our church,” said Dixon Ballard, a church council member who has attended it since 1972.

“I was involved in helping the restoration in ’85,” he …

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SGF: Southy’s buyers want to ‘keep the recipes and love alive’

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Southy’s pizza and ice cream restaurant in South Glens Falls is changing ownership for the first time since opening in 2012.

As of Dec. 21, Queensbury residents and first-time restaurant owners Dave and Rachel Prehoda are buying the business from founders Tim and Christie Dickinson.

Mrs. Dickinson called them “the literal perfect people” to take over. “We were not going to sell to just …

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Newly rehabbed Hudson Falls auditorium honors legendary music teacher Joyce Irwin

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Thursday, Dec. 14, prior to the high school Winter Chorus and Band concert, Hudson Falls dedicated its newly refurbished auditorium to honor Joyce Irwin, the school’s legendary retired choral director, music teacher and long-time music department chairperson.

Miss Irwin said, “I was privileged to be here for 40 years, privileged to have students who responded to any challenge. And I know right now some …

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Hudson Falls Planning Board OKs cannabis store, Wash. County’s first

Chronicle staff writer Ben Westcott reports: On Monday, the Hudson Falls Planning Board unanimously approved Belinda McPhee’s request to open a cannabis dispensary called High Society Dispensary in place of McPhee’s Candy Shop and More at 345 Main St. in Hudson Falls, in the Hudson Falls Shopping Plaza.

High Society Dispensary would be the first cannabis dispensary in Washington County. Currently, the closest registered dispensaries for recreational marijuana are in …

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