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BIG 32 Page Issue!! Adirondac, LG tour boat, burns; County: ‘Not suspicious’. Strange police case in Glens Falls. GF Planning Board okays 196 Ridge St. Messy House, soon to be Knuckleheads, opens at former Dango’s in GF. Knox cannon celebration! Brett Rodriguez starts ‘On Deck Athletics’ at Aviation Mall. Tigers cut Tyler Mattison loose, but he says they will re-sign him. GF Planning Board OK’s Katy’s Wine & Whiskey Bar. …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Detroit Tigers removed Fort Ann’s Tyler Mattison from their 40-man roster last month, making him a free agent, but   he tells The Chronicle he’ll re-sign with the organization after the Rule 5 Draft, set for Wednesday Dec. 10, after our press time.

Mattison, 26, hopes to start next season with Triple-A Toledo, where he finished last year, but is taking nothing for granted, …

Community Christmas festivities peak this weekend near and far. From tree lightings and block parties, to wagon rides, reindeer and Santa, holiday activity is everywhere.

Downtown Glens Falls

Three days of events!

Friday: Mayor Bill Collins, the “First Lady,” Santa Claus, Elves, Clarice and other characters arrive by firetruck for the tree lighting in City Park at 6 p.m. Also on Glen Street: Photos with Santa, live music, Bolton Dance …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

I don’t know how you spent your Sunday after Thanksgiving. I spent mine hunkered down for more than six hours at SUNY Adirondack’s Culinary Arts classroom in downtown Glens Falls learning how to butcher a deer.

Emily Peterson was our instructor in “Deer Butchery: A Nose-To-Tail Breakdown of a Whole Deer.”

Offered for the first time by SUNY Adk. Continuing Education, the cost was …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Cole’s Collision wants to open its eighth location on Route 9 in Queensbury at the site of the former Blue Moose Restaurant.

The Glen Lake Protective Association is resisting. Paul Derby, the group’s president, told The Chronicle the “vast majority” of members oppose it “because of the potential environmental harms to Glen Lake that the business could create.”

The town planning board meets on …