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By Zander Frost & Mark Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer & Editor

After 35 years, Nick Barber and Mike Smith have sold Pilot Knob Marina on Lake George to John “JD” Donnelly, a Massachusetts healthcare software entrepreneur, for just under $3-million.

“It’s one of those things where it’s bittersweet,” Mr. Barber told The Chronicle. “We just think it was time.

“Neither one of us have children. There’s nobody to follow us …

Women in Business Issue Hockey’s back. Special Olympics. Pilot Knob Marina sold. Spectrum gives $50,000, laptops, job training, more to Moreau Center. Elections heating up. Halloween is back!. Grey Ghost bike race coming 10/24 to GF. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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By Zander Frost & Mark Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer & Editor

After 47 years, John Gunther has closed The Toy Works toy and houseware manufacturing business on Fiddler’s Elbow Road, in Middle Falls just west of Greenwich in Washington County.

Now 73, Mr. Gunther says, “I had a great job….I definitely enjoyed the creative side of it. I worked with some terrific artists and illustrators and designers.”

Printing, stuffing and …

Adirondack Thunder, ECHL Hockey returns to Cool Insuring Arena with a pre-season home game this Friday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. vs. Reading Royals.

The regular season home opener is Saturday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. against the Newfoundland Growlers.

It’s been 593 days since the Thunder’s last regular season game on March 10, 2020 (vs. Worcester), the team notes.

There are 36 home games scheduled in the regular season, …

Chronicle managing editor Cathy DeDe writes: They call golf “a good walk ruined,” but how about the increasingly common experience of walking a trail that is literally lined with dog refuse — neatly packaged in the plastic bags often even provided at the trailhead — but then left by the side of the walk.

“Help me understand,” I asked via Facebook on Sunday, alongside 17 pictures I posted of “doggie …