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By Joyce Miller, Chronicle Freelance

Editor’s note: Joyce Miller, Distinguished Professor of Library Science at SUNY Adirondack, was a founding staff member of The Chronicle in 1980 and was our first Arts Editor, among many responsibilities here over many years. She’s an ardent bird-watcher. Earlier this summer she went to Brazil.

Imagine the sound of European emergency sirens — you know, “EEEE-OOOOO! EEEE-OOOOO!” Then envision it performed by a …

Growing hotbed of entrepreneurs in GF

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Exchange Street in downtown Glens Falls is on the rise, with an established and growing cluster of locally owned businesses and eclectic entrepreneurs.

Ann Parrish has two new tenants at the pre-Civil War building she owns at 16 Exchange Street and where for 15 years she has successfully operated her Milk & Honey clothing and gift boutique.

She …

Pro basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal takes on the wild Adirondacks in a new episode of the NBC TV series Running Wild with Bear Grylls airing Monday, Aug. 29, 10 pm.

The pair were dropped into the Adirondacks, presumably by helicopter, and left to fend for themselves, with only the bare essentials (and a television production crew with state-of-the-art equipment.)

The episode is described by the website simkl.com this way: “After …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Last week’s Chronicle story and photo about Big Brown Bat encounters in the Glens Falls region prompted numerous readers to chime in with more incidents.

The state’s bat expert isn’t surprised.

“This is the time of year when we see a huge spike in encounters because in mid to late August, young bats that are born this year start to leave their mothers, and …

Autumn preview issue! South Street gets $10-million. Brant Lake Camp 100th anniversary section. Orthopedic & Spine 20th anniversary. Exchange Street business is strong. Shaq & Bear in the Adirondacks. Washington County Fair week. Travers is Saturday in Saratoga. Bat encounters surge. Grandma’s Table dinner a success. Marriott in Lake George opens August 29. Boat wash coming to Exit 18 rest area? Max returns home, will give presentation on travels. Antique …