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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Steve and Sylvia Ovitt are as northern New York as it gets. He grew up in a dairy farm family in Argyle. Sylvia (Liebig) grew up in Granville where her father farmed too. They met at a 4th of July party that went on for days at an Argyle farm.

Steve retired after 25 years as a New York Forest Ranger, developing particular expertise in …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tim Drawbridge resigned Friday as the City of Glens Falls’s first full-time Communications Director after roughly 10 months in the job. He’s “taking a new position in the Capital District closer to his daughter,” the city press release said.

Glens Falls is seeking a new Communications Director. It said it pays “$50,000-$55,000” with “Excellent benefits.”

Ward 3 Councilwoman Diana Palmer questions that expenditure.

“When …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Scott T. Earl, owner of Twin Bridges Waste & Recycling, withdrew the offer to purchase land in the Moreau Industrial Park.

Moreau Town Supervisor Todd Kusnierz told The Chronicle it’s “a loss for our community.”

Town minutes put the prospective sale price at “$725,000, almost 30% over appraised value.”

The deal was another flashpoint in a series of intra-Moreau conflicts.

Shortly after the initial …

By Hannah Hughes, Chronicle Summer Staff

The 133rd Washington County Fair opens Monday, Aug. 21, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 27, at the County Fairgrounds on Route 29, “Old Schuylerville Road,” outside Greenwich.

4-H, kids and animals, carnival midway, Demolition Derby and Tractor Pulls, nine new food options; The Big Push Calf Birth; comedy, magic, juggling — and plenty more.

“There’s quite a bit of excitement going on at the …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Assembly Member Carrie Woerner was in Glens Falls Monday with State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The Chronicle took the opportunity to ask her thoughts on the push by some to ban horse racing.

“I think the forces in opposition of horse racing are really a small minority of people who are calling for the ban.” said Assemblymember Woerner.

“When we look at the number of …