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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

P.J. Ferguson played the concert of the century Friday night, Sept. 5. at the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls.

Strand founder and genius Jonathan Newell can throw in the towel now.

It won’t get better than what we experienced when Whitehall native turned Nashville frontman P.J. Ferguson brought his Tennessee Strange Band for a Washington County-stretching homecoming everyone will remember.

P.J. had the crowd …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Colby Jones Brown, 39, a Lake George mother of two and relief veterinarian at Glens Falls Animal Hospital, Moreau Animal Hospital, and Hometown Mobile Veterinary Practice, became the 15th person ever to swim the length of Lake George over Labor Day weekend.

She finished the 32-mile swim from Diane’s Rock on the lake’s north end to the public docks in Lake George Village at …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Glens Falls will get a second legal cannabis dispensary, in the little Broad Street Shopping Center just before the Hudson Avenue intersection.

Holly Harris’s Windy Hill Wellness was approved by the Glens Falls Planning Board Wednesday.

It will be Ms. Harris’s second dispensary. She’s been operating one in Greenwich since October 2024.

“I definitely think Glens Falls is going to be much higher traffic …

Chronicle Managing Editor

Time to get your “Vroom” on!

The Albany Rods & Kustoms Club’s 35th annual Adirondack Nationals car show returns to Lake George Village this weekend, while the Adirondack Corvette Club’s annual VetteFest is back in downtown Glens Falls.

“One show, 1,500 cars, 236-plus vendors,” is how Adirondack Nationals touts itself. It showcases colorful, souped up, reconditioned hot rods, classic and antique cars from 1979 or earlier, on …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Town of Argyle Dog Control Officer Nancy Quell was one of the first to arrive at Anastasia’s Acres Dog Boarding in Argyle after 21 dogs died overnight Aug. 23-24 when the facility’s owners allegedly failed to provide adequate water and ventilation for the animals.

“From my point of view, it was horrendous,” Ms. Quell told The Chronicle. “I’m still struggling today with it. I’m …