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By Max Frost, Rocanews.com, Chronicle Foreign Correspondent

Last July, my last stop in eastern Ukraine was Mariupol, a city on the Azov Sea that had been occupied by the separatists for 2 months in 2014.

Getting there took a 7-hour bus ride, parts of which were within 9 miles (15 km) of the ceasefire line. Some of the towns we passed through are at constant risk of being caught in …

Chronicle editor Mark Frost writes: Our son Max — reporting for RocaNews.com, the digital news company he founded with two friends in 2020 — crossed the border from Poland into Ukraine on March 4, hitchhiking with a driver transporting relief supplies. The man invited Max to stay in his three-generation household as long as Max wanted. Max stayed three nights, four days.

After the third day, Max Facetimed with us. …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Glens Falls hadn’t done a general reassessment of property values since 2005.

Last week, owners were notified of new preliminary assessments calculated by KLW Appraisal Group of Buffalo.

It’s caused some shock waves.

“I have heard from many constituents,” Diana Palmer, Ward 3’s council member, said in response to a Chronicle inquiry.

“Initially, there were a lot of questions, some anger, some confusion, and a …

By Jason Irwin, Chronicle Freelance

This past Sunday, the Glens Falls community came together to show their support for the people of the Ukraine with an amazing display of unity. By 1 p.m., well over 200 people of different ages and backgrounds stood side by side, braving the below-freezing temperature, and carrying flags, signs and wearing blue and yellow (the colors of the Ukrainian flag), preparing to walk together from …

By Richard F. Kelly, Special to The Chronicle

Saint Patrick’s Day in Glens Falls is, has been, and will always be a special holiday for the residents of Glens Falls.

In the 60’s and 70’s few events could rival stops at Sullivan’s, Hart’s, Toomey’s, the Ridge Manor, the Blue Room, the Embassy, Herb’s and The Lantern Inn, to name a few.

All venues welcomed partygogoers, but — like ancient Rome …