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By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

The main event is on November 8, but Warren County Family Court Judge candidates Ted Wilson and Rob Smith square off on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in a primary that will determine which candidate has the Independence and Reform Party lines.

All county polling locations will be open from noon to 9 p.m.

Both men are already assured spots on the November ballot. Mr. Smith …

Autumn Wedding issue! Big car show weekend. Sandy Hill Days Fri. & Sat. Restoring Crandall park mansion. Old Fort House Museum’s latest treasure. Balloon Fest shapes. Matt Rozell’s new book. Rob Smith vs. Ted Wilson for Warren Co. family Court Judge. Fort Hudson Home Health expands. Salmon fishing on Lake George. Fall is looming, but the events keep coming!…page after page of shows, concerts and things to do. The Chronicle …

Artists’ model for a day: Her stint at Hyde Face-Off event

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Sometimes working here at The Chronicle affords us unique opportunities.

Such was the case last week, when the Hyde Collection invited this writer to be one of two models for its second annual “Art Battle” — this year, a friendly paint-off between 12 regional portrait artists they dubbed a “Face Off.”

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By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Deric Buck, in his fourth year of operating Bay Meadows Golf Club and Bogey’s restaurant in Queensbury, is buying Kingswood Golf Club in Hudson Falls, The Chronicle has learned.

“We have signed a contract,” Mr. Buck confirmed Tuesday. “The tentative closing is in October.”

Peter Shabat, who owns both Bay Meadows and Kingswood, said, “It’s going to happen” when asked about the deal. He …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Peter Shabat’s several properties on South Street in Glens Falls include 46-56 South, seen by some as a potential anchor in the $10-million state-funded revitalization of downtown’s “Street of Dreams.”

The three-story, 25,000-square-foot building on the corner of South and Elm sits largely vacant, except for a couple of taxi cab companies in spartan storefronts.

“It’s listed for $650,000, which is a very fair …