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Lake George season pass boaters lost valued option in NY’s new rules

Mark,

In your commentary about the new Lake George day-use site reservation system [June 22 Chronicle], you didn’t mention what I consider to be a significant change (and loss) with the Annual Pass (Passport).

In past years, a pass holder not only had the ability to “squat” on an unused day-use site but could also officially reserve a day-use site at no additional charge using their pass number.

With the …

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Glens Falls Council urges Queensbury: Reject rezoning for F.W. Webb

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

“Catastrophic” was just one of the strong words Ward 2 Councilman Robert “Bob” Landry used at last Tuesday’s Common Council meeting to describe the impact on City residents of the F.W. Webb distribution center and retail store proposed on Quaker Road across from Garvey Volkswagen.

The project site is in Queensbury, but sits adjacent to the Windy Hill and Windy Ridge neighborhoods in Glens …

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Our July 6 front page

Summer Events Calendar! Knifepoint robbery in Queensbury. Lake George electric boat push is on… 70th Anniversary of Fort Edward’s Old Fort House Museum. Warren County OK’s $3 million from bed tax for ‘game changer’ winter attraction. Women’s Care to close, MDs to HHHN, Saratoga Hospital. Hilary Stec resigning as Qby. At Large County Supervisor & moving elsewhere. Amsterdam, Holland is all about boats, bikes & canals. Concerts, comedy, shows… The

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2 arrested in knifepoint robbery at Queensbury Speedway

State Police said at about 7:24 a.m. on July 4, Troopers responded to the Speedway on Aviation Road in Queensbury, for the report of a robbery in progress.

Justin M. Cabral, 36, of Queensbury allegedly “entered the business, brandished a knife, and demanded money from the clerk. Before law enforcement arrived, he fled the location in a vehicle driven by” Garrett A. Murray, 25, of Greenwich, said the State …

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GF: ‘Yes’ to beers & open containers at Take a Bite events

The Glens Falls Common Council at its Tuesday, June 27 meeting voted to lift the downtown open container ban for the weekly Take a Bite food festivals, held on Wednesday evenings from July 5 to August 9.

The ban is lifted only “within the parameter of Ridge, Glen and Maple Streets between Bay and Ridge,” and only during the specific times and dates of Take a Bite.

Event chair Carly …

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