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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Lower Adirondack Pride Festival in City Park this Sunday, June 7, may be the most visible of the organization’s offerings but it is far from the only one. In 2023, young South Glens Falls native Cam Cardinale and others decided to revive previous efforts by LGBTQ+ advocates to mark Pride month with a festival in Glens Falls.

The LGBTQ+ acronym stands for “Lesbian, …

The City of Glens Falls issued a statement Tuesday that said:

“The city has been receiving many complaints from people regarding certain individuals in the city who have been shouting inflammatory comments, gesticulating wildly and otherwise engaging with people in the city in a way that is disconcerting and makes people feel uncomfortable.

“We understand the discomfort, and we are not dismissing these concerns.

“The Glens Falls Police Department responds …

After discussion and debate, on MaY 12 the Moreau Town Board voted 4-1 to put up a “Town Commemorative Flagpole” in the community garden in front of Town Hall that would fly the Pride Flag.

Councilmembers John Donohue, Laura Garrant, Patrick Killian and Mark Stewart voted in favor. Supervisor Jesse Fish was opposed.

Councilwoman Garrant told The Chronicle she voted yes because “Nothing is more American than lifting up others.”…

The Glens Falls Common Council voted unanimously at its May 26 meeting for the city to enter into a contract with National Grid for a solar energy project on the roof of Harding Mazzotti Arena. Ward 1 Councilman Dan Donohue was not present for the vote.

“Harding Mazotti Arena is an ideal location for solar PV generation, which will result in clean renewable energy generation and long-term energy cost savings,” …

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The City of Glens Falls and CDTA are nearing a solution to providing access to the bathroom in the entry to the Police Department when City Hall is closed.

Mayor Diana Palmer said at the May 26 Common Council meeting, “CDTA has offered to install…a padlock with a number code on the door. That might be a nice compromise to make sure that people …