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Medical marijuana legal but so hard to come by

Parents of Qby. girl, 11, call it ‘a miracle’ but struggled to find doctor to prescribe.

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Eleven-year-old Allison Hoffer of Queensbury suffers from Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a type of epilepsy that causes hard-to-treat seizures and often impairs development.

Her mother Ellen says that up until a few weeks ago, Allison was non-verbal, had up to 180 seizures a day and had a three-year-old’s level …

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Our April 21 issue

Earth Day issue Prom roundup. Medical marijuana hard to come by. Schermerhorn for Trump. ‘Annie Jr.’ at the Wood. Blue Oyster Cult coming. Abe Studler makes US Ski Team. Soprano family bottling their marinara sauce. Cameron Orr wins national title in Elks Hoop Shoot. Boat Show sales nearly $5-million. Chronicle’s Iroquios Reading Council. Looking for the arts, concerts, etc.? The Chronicle has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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Our April 14 issue

Spring Home issue Queensbury Hotel’s team. Repurposed barns. Adirondack ‘man cave.’ Choosing the perfect paint color. Otto Miller’s new home retrofit. Queensbury Prom. Cruz, Trump & GOP doom. Patti Whann ends mayor bid & Collaborative lead. LG’s Formula 5 plays Sander’s Albany rally. Aimee’s gift cards and 190 Grille ‘misunderstanding.’ Luisa’s gift cards now being accepted at Cirelli’s for 50% of value. Looking for the arts, concerts, etc.? The Chronicle

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Otto Miller is coming home

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

“All is good and I feel great,” Otto Miller said from a transitional house next to the Shepherd Center spinal cord rehabilitation center in Atlanta as he prepares to return on Friday, April 8, to his family’s Queensbury home newly retrofitted by a group of volunteers to accommodate him.

The 18-year-old severed his spinal cord in a Jan. 26 fall from a roof while …

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ACC sets underwater CSI

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Rich Morin, who owns Rich Morin’s Professional Scuba Centers in Glens Falls, will teach underwater Crime Scene Investigation in a pioneering 10-week course this summer at SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury.

The course, not yet for credit, is geared to any student in the 64-school SUNY system and to criminal justice majors at other colleges and universities. It will run five days a week from …

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