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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Every seat was sold for Garrison Keillor’s appearance at The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls last Wednesday, March 25 — delayed from November because of illness.

At 83, Mr. Keillor, creator and star of the old, longtime public radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion, is much the same as ever — still lanky as Lurch, still in red Saucony sneakers, red socks and …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Three couples — five of them local teachers — have published a new illustrated children’s book called The ABCs of Lake George, “an alphabetical journey through the nature, history, and beauty of Lake George.”

“The idea for the project began during our weekly trivia get togethers, before evolving into a collaboration of a shared passion for the beautiful place we call home,” they wrote …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Chronicle Staff Writer

As of March 28, Fort Edward’s Slickfin Brewing Company is no longer serving beer and spirits at Fire Mission Smokehouse & Taproom at Glen and Park Streets in downtown Glens Falls.

Slickfin Brewing owners Kris and Heather March and Carnivore Brothers BBQ food truck owner Justin Prescott partnered to open the Texas-style barbecue joint in October.

Now, “Fire Mission is becoming its own …

By Maury Thompson, Special to The Chronicle

Dylan Hewitt, who has suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress, said one of the factors was an expected challenge of his nominating petitions by rival Democratic candidate Blake Genedebien.

Mr. Hewitt said he and campaign volunteers had collected more than enough signatures on nominating petitions to get on the ballot for the June 23 primary, and he was confident the …

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: South Glens Falls has nearly finished replacing the mainline sewage-wastewater pipe that broke under the Route 9 bridge to Glens Falls on March 5.

“The pipe is completely replaced. It’s all brand new, rock solid…finished,” Village Trustee Claude Middleton, who serves on the Water and Sewer Committee, tells The Chronicle. “We’re in the process of finishing the insulation, picking up our mess and going …