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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Do you remember those electronic parking “plugs” or sensors that the City of Glens Falls installed under some downtown streets in September 2022?

Wonder what happened to them?

Well, they’re up “up and functioning” — and making money for Glens Falls, city Development Director Jeff Flagg tells The Chronicle.

The sensors track when a vehicle has remained in a space beyond the designated time …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Tony DeSare, nationally touring piano vocalist and storied Hudson Falls High School valedictorian of the Class of 1996, brings his “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” show to the Strand Theater this eek end.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 & 16, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17. Tix: $30, $25 students and veterans. Box office: 832-3484 or at brownpapertickets.com.…

Washington County Sheriff’s Department reports:

“We are proud to share a milestone achievement in our department — Taser, an enthusiastic Australian Cattle Dog, and his handler, Sr. Civil Clerk Hannah Terrio, have successfully passed their Therapy Dogs International Certification testing requirements.

“Sheriff Jeffrey J. Murphy was approached last June and the idea of adding a Therapy Dog to the ranks was proposed to help enhance our department’s community outreach and …

Progressive Motorsports in Hudson Falls and Sportline Power Products in Queensbury have agreed in principle to combine their dealerships into a single operating entity, Sportline said in a Dec. 6 press release.

“We’re super excited about it,” Sportline Owner Glenn Kelsey told The Chronicle. “I can’t wait to get rolling.”

The combined business, whose name is to be determined, will operate its retail and service operations in the current Sportline …

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