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The motorcycles are coming! Americade and Warrensburg Bike Rally will brings tens of thousands of cycling enthusiasts to the area. Lake George Elvis Fest goes through Sunday. Karen Ross and friend survive 70-foot cliff fall into Lake Champlain. Big crowds commemorate Memorial Day at Crandall Park. Hospital pediatric coverage fallout continues. Chestertown has high hopes for ‘Woof-Stock.’ Max in Iceland. Greenwich band Eastbound Jesus interview. Glens Falls Dragons baseball opening …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

It’s over. After nearly three years, New York’s highest court rejected the final challenge to Steven and Jennifer Kitchen’s plans to build a 3,200-square-foot home on a landlocked, hillside double lot at Assembly Point on Lake George.

“The motion…is dismissed as academic,” wrote the Court of Appeals in a one-page May 14 ruling rejecting the opponents’ last appeal.

Foes of the project, who included …

Huge Memorial Day issue with parade schedules! Kitchens finally prevail – can build their lake house. Hogan’s Heroes – Scrabble champs. Max in Poland. Genpak joins restaurant suing NYC over packaging ban. Jim Lindsey won’t seek reelection as Kingsbury Supervisor. JUST hopes to bottle by end of May. Kingsbury votes ‘Yes’ on $650,000 bond. 22 school budgets pass. Mark’s boating ‘adventure’ on Lake George. Brooklyn woman buys Glenmoore Lodge, Glen …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Last month a friend alerted me that Dick Bartlett, ailing at the age of 89, had turned off the pacemaker. My friend advised me to hurry over.

So I did. When I walked into Dick’s home, sure enough, not only was Dick’s son Mike there, so were hospice volunteers. But when I was shown to Dick’s bedroom, what greeted me wasn’t death or anything the …

They even got the ‘S’ in Glens Falls, Jason says

By Jason Irwin, Chronicle Rock Columnist

After catching a musical performance of a “little” different type (watching my son, Julian, and his classmates rocking out at the Abraham Wing School Spring Concert), I hopped over to the Glens Falls Civic Center last Wednesday night, May 6, to check out the action.

It was nice to see the arena FULL when …