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New York State Police confirm officer arrest after GFPD post deleted

A black Ford police pickup truck with "New York Police" and "Glens Falls Police" markings parked in front of a brick building with a police department seal…

New York State Police confirmed to The Chronicle today that on Tuesday, December 2 they arrested former Glens Falls Police Officer John Hogan III for a “single charge of Petit Larceny, which is a Class A Misdemeanor.”

The Glens Falls Police Department had issued a release on its Facebook page announcing the arrest. Within several hours, the post was deleted from the department page.

The State Police representative told the …

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Our December 4 front page

Scanned front page of The Chronicle newspaper from December 4-10, 2025, featuring Christmas events and local news stories.

Christmas all around! Chester Street powwow. Cathy’s course: How to butcher a deer. Perspective of elected Ward 5 councilman Sean Palladino. Cole’s Collision fight. GF football finale. McNulty doubts Constantino allure. Siplon urges Fresh Water Center. Smokeshops shut. Kate Wilkins named Hyde Deputy Director. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

Click to download front page as a PDF.

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Locals handle Snoopy balloon, Macy’s parade

A giant inflatable character balloon floats above a crowded street with historic buildings in the background.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

While many of us are tuning into the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on NBC, the Caimano family of Queensbury, dressed in matching coveralls, will be helping guide Snoopy down Sixth Avenue.

Matt and Judy Caimano, their grown children Sarah (with boyfriend Sam Libby) and Ross (with girlfriend Savannah Bond) got their final assignment last week.

“We’re on the Beagle Scout Snoopy balloon, the most …

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Grandson reopens, revives O’Malley’s Log Grill in So. Glens Falls

Man wearing a dark hoodie and headband stands smiling in a wooden-interior room with a counter behind him.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

O’Malley’s Log Grill at 35 Main St. in South Glens Falls closed two years ago. Jerad Ross, grandson of founder Michael O’Malley, is reviving the legacy.

He plans to reopen the pub in the first or second week of December.

“It’s one of the oldest bars in the area,” Mr. Ross said. “My grandpa started it 48 years ago.”

When Michael O’Malley passed away …

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Solar & the birds in Fort Edward

Two brown and white owls perched side by side on a weathered wooden post against a white background.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Boralex, the Canada-based renewable energy producer, plans to build a 100 megawatt solar power facility on 530 acres leased from about 30 private land owners in Fort Edward.

The Schuylerville-based not-for-profit, the Grassland Bird Trust, claims it will be “disastrous” to birds and wants more acreage preserved than is planned or required.

In an Oct. 31 press release, the Trust said it “supports renewable …

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