By David Cederstrom, Chronicle Staff Writer
Chris Ruckert, 24, of Hartford, says he dreamed of joining the U.S. military, but it didn’t look possible a year-and-a-half ago when he weighed “a fraction away from 400 pounds, 399.6.”
Then he lost 193 pounds.
Now down to 207, he was inducted into the Marine Corps on Feb. 3 and went to their Parris Island boot camp in South Carolina.
“It had been …
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Our Resort Real Estate! Tracking the use of Lake George. Test-driving a $153,000 Maserati. Civic Center to get $4.2-million from NYS. Estate of DPW chief gives $50,000 for boat launch and park. Spurs sign Jimmer to non-guaranteed deal. Sandy’s seized by NYS for sales tax, then reopens. 2 cabins on LG’s Fourteen Mile Island listed for $1.4-million. Gordon’s day on the links in LA in 2004 with Donald Trump. Forest …
Read More »By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor & Publisher
For as many years as we’ve been dining at the ever-popular Ridge Terrace, on Route 9L, Upper Ridge Road in Queensbury, I’d never sat down and talked with owner Ray Rios until last week.
Ray, now 76, has an amazing story to tell. Born in Juarez, Mexico, he started working at the age of 8 as a dishwasher in a restaurant that drew …
Read More »By David Cederstrom, Chronicle Staff Writer
Lake George “is still remarkably healthy, but certain trends that could change that dramatically, and permanently, are headed in the wrong direction,” Eric Siy, executive director of the Fund for Lake George, told The Chronicle.
“It really is now or never….That’s not hyperbole,” he said. “The trend lines tell us that. The lake tells us that.”
He insists, though, “I’m really optimistic, as long …
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Our Summer Dining magazine inside! Saving Lake George. Glens Falls Hospital’s Snuggery turns 30. Kiwanis Club million dollar duck race Saturday, July 25 at Haviland’s Cove. Lost in the woods. Saratoga Racetrack opens July 24. North Creek nursing home out of money; NYS payment is late. Bonacio project needs Hoffman’s parking lot. JUST Beverages hasn’t submitted water quality test yet. The region’s best Arts & Entertainment section. Shows, Concerts, Events.…
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