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Alden Guay NYS XC champ

Queensbury senior Alden Guay won the NYSPHSAA state boys’ 7.5-kilometer nordic ski race at Bristol Mountain in Canandaigua Monday.

His time of 20 minutes, 49.1 seconds beat out runner-up Linden Bellizzi of Honeoye Falls-Lima by more than 15 seconds.

Local athletes have dominated the event in recent years. Queensbury’s Ben Jenkin won in 2023 and 2024. Glens Falls’ Forrest Slingerland won last year.

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Unkauf: Shirt Factory vandalized by youths; he says some parents apologized

Eric Unkauf, owner of The Shirt Factory redevelopment on Lawrence and Cooper Streets, says young people vandalized bathrooms, smashed a glass entrance door and caused “more minor issues.”

The subject came up at the city’s Quality of Life Committee meeting.

“We had a few different incidents on separate days in January involving five different kids,” Mr. Unkauf told The Chronicle.

He said “CCTV [closed circuit video] was turned over to …

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Glens Falls Firefighter Richard Stafford accused of theft of Union funds

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Glens Falls Fire Department Captain Richard G. Stafford, 45, was arrested by the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit on Feb. 17 and charged with two counts of Forgery in the 2nd Degree — a class D non-violent felony — and one count of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.

The State Police report, released the next day, says Capt. Stafford “is accused of fraudulently …

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‘Vertical farm’ lettuce, herbs, above Farmacy ceased operating; Jeff Flagg: ‘We proved it works,’ seeking operator

By Ben Wescott, Cronicle Staff Writer

The City of Glens Falls is seeking someone to resume growing lettuce and herbs at the “vertical farm” it pioneered on the third floor at 22 Ridge Street above Farmacy restaurant.

“We finished the grant project and successfully demonstrated that it works,” Economic Development Director Jeff Flagg tells The Chronicle.

He said the project’s budget was around $209,000, including a Smart Farm grant the …

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Erlowest expansion awaits knowing if new Lake George sewer line will extend to it

The second half of Erlowest resort’s expansion and renovation plan can’t be finalized because the applicants want to know if the Town of Lake George will expand its municipal sewer line there, project attorney Jon Lapper told the Feb. 10 Lake George Planning Board meeting.

“The project can be completed whether they gain sewer access or not,” Mr. Lapper said, but without it. “they would have to include an on-site …

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