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How much to operate?

A wooden timber frame structure under construction against a blue sky, with construction equipment and materials visible on the ground.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Key question: What will the Market Center cost Glens Falls taxpayers once it is built?

The project has two parts:

  • The City-owned birch leaf-shaped Market Center to house the Farmer’s Market and host other events, which is currently under construction.
  • 36 Elm, the former Incubator building, which Bonacio Construction’s Spring City Development is just beginning to renovate. The City will use the first floor
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‘Worlds Largest Garage Sale,’ Warrensburg, Fri.-Sun.

Crowd of visitors walking through an outdoor market with white tents under a large tree with fall foliage.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

“Shop ‘til you Drop & Feast Like a King!” declare organizers of Warrensburg’s World’s Largest Garage Sale, Friday to Sunday, Oct. 4-6. “Rain or shine, sunrise to sunset.”

“Get ready for a shopper’s paradise and a foodie’s dream. This epic event transforms our charming town into a treasure hunter’s playground, with vendors lining the streets and over 100 residential yard sales happening simultaneously.”

Parking …

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Ben Miller of Park & Elm: Should Glens Falls compete with private biz?

To the Editor:

I attended last week’s Common Council meeting with two key issues of concern.

The first was the hotly contested question of whether the city should purchase the former TD Bank property at 28 Maple Street. This was covered extensively in last week’s issue of The Chronicle.

The second issue was covered more extensively in an article the week prior: Whether or not the Common Council should approve …

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Drew FitzGerald: Why he’s coming home; how Glens Falls is a well positioned ‘climate haven’

A man in a light blue shirt speaks at a podium while gesturing with his hand during a presentation.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Drew FitzGerald, the 1989 Glens Falls High grad who in 2015 co-founded JUST Water in Glens Falls, spoke at the annual Warren County Economic Development Corporation Luncheon Tuesday at the Queensbury Hotel.

He talked about Glens Falls as a ‘climate haven,’ embracing AI, and why he’s back here after years in Los Angeles.

“Community is a really big reason why we’re coming home,” said …

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Glens Falls adding 2 dog parks, at May St. & East Field

A street intersection with a stop sign, street lamp, and trees showing fall colors under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The City of Glens Falls has not just one but two dog parks in the works, both as park upgrades funded through the City’s ARPA — American Recovery Plan Act federal post-Covid funds, Mayor Bill Collins tells The Chronicle.

The May Street dog park is under construction in the former children’s playground behind Ridge Street Fire Station.

A dog park at the East Field …

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