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Special Olympics 2025 State Fall Games brings 900 athletes and coaches to Glens Falls Oct. 17-18. Opening Ceremonies featuring a parade of athletes are at City Park Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Athletes compete in bocce at the Adirondack Sports Complex, cross country running at Cole’s Woods, cycling at the Warren County Municipal Center, soccer at the Morse Athletic Complex, equestrian at the Skidmore College-Van Lennep Riding Center, golf …

The Village of Lake George plans a groundbreaking ceremony for the rebuilt Shepard Park Amphitheater Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m.
The previous structure was destroyed by fire in June 2024.

Construction has begun, said the notice from Town/Village Planning Department director Dan Barusch, “to transform one of the region’s most beloved performance spaces into a safe, modern and dynamic community venue.”

Mayor Ray Perry was quoted, “These improvements are …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Interviewed by The Chronicle, Republican Glens Falls Ward 4 Common Council candidate Sarah Driscoll took issue with Democratic incumbent Ben Lapham’s post on Facebook opposing purchase of the Crockwell Pond property because “the city does not have enough resources to be chasing old men’s fantasies.”

“I wouldn’t put my colleagues on blast like that publicly,” Mrs. Driscoll said. “I would work with them, speak …

Hudson Falls Central School District, in conjunction with the Sandy Hill Chapter of the National Honor Society Induction, holds its 23rd Annual Wall of Distinction Induction in the High School Auditorium Sunday, Nov. 2 at 11:30 a.m., with an unveiling at 12:45 p.m. followed immediately by a reception for the inductees in the cafeteria.

Inductees include teacher Lee Townsend, Class of 1968, business owner Nicholas Mead, Class of 1998, opera …

By Maury Thompson, Special to The Chronicle

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, through her new statewide Save New York Political Action Committee, contributed $1,000 each to Queensbury Republican Supervisor candidate Mike Dixon and county at-large supervisor candidates Jason Miller and Doug Beaty, indicates a new PAC finance report filed with the state Board of Elections.

Mr. Dixon, currently 3rd Ward councilman, is challenging 7-term incumbent Supervisor John Strough, a Democrat.…