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Whann: Client paid $219,000 in 2008, sells for $172,500; cites high GF taxes

Dear Editor,

Last week, I received a call from a Glens Falls resident who had kept my information from a letter I wrote to The Chronicle on November 27, 2018, about my neighbor who lived at 10 John Street and was reassessed $77,000 higher over a three-year period — once for $17,000 and then last year for $60,000.

The City had raised his assessment to $225,000, which doubled his taxes …

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Our March 28 issue

Women in Business issue | Glens Falls Indians icing on the cake! Brewers rally after Common Roots fire. Bronzino buying spree continues. Neighbors cite water issues in homeless apts. plan on Cooper. ‘Rally for Reggie’ as newlywed, 32, battles rare brain cancer. Sunnyside Par 3 grand re-opening. Glens Falls unfair tax assessments. ‘Hot!’ Bands n Beans moves to Ft. William Henry. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s

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Our March 21 issue

Spring Has Sprung issue | Glens Falls wins it all! Cambridge girls win state championship. ‘We are dealing with it,’ says Glens Falls Hospital. Great Upstate Boat Show at the Dome. Apartments for homeless on Cooper Street draws support and opposition. Hudson River Brew House opens in Hudson Falls. Glens Falls school to replace turf. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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Could hemp save family farms in Washington County?

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Could hemp be the savior of the family farm in Washington County?

Seth Jacobs of Slack Hollow Farm in Argyle says yes. “I can’t think of another time when small farmers had such an opportunity to get in on what looks to be an important pharmaceutical commodity,” he said. “Only once in every few generations does an opportunity like this come.”

Iris Rogers of …

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