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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Finally!

I’ve eyed Revolution Rail’s Adirondack outings since they opened in North Creek in 2017.

Three Wednesdays ago on a hospitably mild afternoon I got to ride the rails.

There were five in our group, using one two-seated double and a four-seat “quad.”

We pedalled 3.5 miles each way on the North Bridge run — crossing a short trestle bridge above the Hudson River.…

Glens Falls youths shot, accident. Cathy rides (& pedals) Revolution Rail. 105-year-old earns diploma. The duo remaking Autoworld. No more Cool: It’s now Harding Mazzotti Arena. Rich Schermerhorn charged in Spa brawl. ‘The Outsiders’ on Aug. 6 at Glen Drive In, thanks to SGF. August auction for Tom Hoy’s 1954 MG TF to raise $$$ for GF Hospital ER. Stabbing charge at Hadley boat launch. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle …

Zander Frost writes: The Adirondack Thunder will not be the only Heavy Hitters in Glens Falls’ local arena.

The Adirondack Civic Center Coalition today announced that “Harding Mazzotti LLP have secured the naming rights to the former Cool Insuring Arena, now Harding Mazzotti Arena, through 2030.”

“Harding Mazzotti’s partnership with the Adirondack Civic Center Coalition to sponsor Harding Mazzotti Arena underscores our commitment to improving the communities we serve and …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Hayden Knapp, the South High rising sophomore who beat out college and adult golfers last week to win the 95th New York State Women’s Amateur Golf Championship, started her journey in the game when her late grandfather Tom Knapp would bring her along for rounds at Queensbury Country Club. Tom, a South Glens Falls native, was a long-time teacher and coach at Hudson Falls. …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Smitty’s Pizza in Hudson Falls closed in 1997, but now, 27 years later, original founder John Smith, his wife Diane Smith, and Mr. Smith’s son Connor, 21, and Diane’s son Henri, 17, have resurrected the eatery on the very same street with the new name Smitty’s Firehouse Pizza.

The restaurant was originally at 287 Main Street. Now it’s at 67 Main, in a lately …