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Readers report: Worst roads & intersections

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

Huge response again this week to the question we posed in our weekly e-mail to digital Chronicle subscribers. What’s the worst or most dangerous intersection or stretch of road in the area? Readers told us plenty.

John Hall in Lake George: Exit 20 southbound at the exit ramp at the intersection with Gurney Lane. It seems that there is …

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Local homelessness rises

By Patrick Daley, Special to The Chronicle

Editor’s note: Former Chronicle staff writer and Calendar Editor Pat Daley climbs back into the saddle. This is his first Chronicle article since pre-Covid.

Local homelessness service organizations in the Glens Falls area are reporting significant increases in individuals served as temperatures have dropped and snow has fallen.

Jamie Munyon, director of the Open Door Mission on Warren Street, says that their …

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Our December 22 front page

Merry Christmas!! Hudson Falls bank robbery. Champagnes barely escape; fire destroys their Qby home. Readers report: Worst roads & intersections. Local homelessness rises. Marathon Dance resumes format: March 3-4, back at South High. 18th annual Christmas Eve Road March. Biochar project still percolates. Hartford town at odds with highway chief, 4-man crew on pay rate, 4-day work week. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts &

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TD Bank in Hudson Falls robbed

The TD Bank at 14 Main Street, Hudson Falls was robbed today, December 20, the Hudson Falls Police Department announced in a press release posted on Facebook.
 
“At approximately 9:43 a.m., a black male wearing a black jacket, winter hat, and face covering walked into the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding money,” police said.
 
“No weapon was displayed. He was last seen on foot leaving the

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Kirsh Helmets, on Big Boom Road, aims to revolutionize helmet design

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Jason Kirshon says his company, Kirsh Helmets, is revolutionizing helmet technology, right on Big Boom Road in Queensbury. “The magic ingredient,” he says, is their patented liquid filled liner.

“We’re competing against foam,” Mr. Kirshon said. “We’re a medical grade platinum-cured silicone fluid. I didn’t skimp. I’m not shopping parts for cheapness, right? I’m looking to make the most effective helmet on the planet, …

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