Saturday, August 2, 2025

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New Way Lunch: Priority given to new biz overlooks those here already

Dear Mr. Frost,

As I sat at the Mayoral Roundtable on Wednesday night, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed regarding the Mayor’s impression of Glens Falls.

He stated that at one point there were only two restaurants in Glens Falls: Davidson Brothers and the Gourmet Cafe. That statement was a slight to the years of dedication and perseverance of my family business and other business owners in the city.

Some …

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Asks: Is Queensbury losing what’s special?

To the Editor:

I enjoyed your article regarding West Mountain. Typically I am a private person and I don’t get involved in rendering an opinion on a project like this. However since my wife and I have already had an article written about us by the Times Union about the home we are under contract to purchase on 40 North Rd in Queensbury I figured why not share with someone. …

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Jimmer Fredette announces retirement from basketball

Jimmer Fredette, the Glens Falls High School basketball standout whose performance at Brigham Young University launched the “Jimmermania” craze, announced he has retired from Basketball.
 
Jimmer was the 2011 AP College Basketball Player of the Year. He was drafted 10th overall in the 2011 NBA draft, and played for the Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, and Phoenix Suns. He also had a successful stint overseas,

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Kopf’s bet on Hudson Falls

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Andrew Kopf, 32, is betting big on John Street. He calls it “the South Street of Hudson Falls.”

John Street has “many reputations,” he says. “It has fallen, and it will come again, just like Hudson Falls Village will.

“It only makes sense as Glens Falls develops, the neighboring communities are going to develop. They just will. Hudson Falls is still a cheaper place …

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‘Family-friendly’ nail salon coming to downtown Glens Falls

We’ll be offering nail services for kids ages 4 and up. Adults are welcome, too, even without kids — as long as they don’t mind that their neighbor might be little and friendly,” Stephanie Guzik-Lendrum tells The Chronicle about Blush Mini Spa, her new business targeting a May opening in the Colvin Building on Glen Street downtown.

She told the Glens Falls Planning Board, before they approved the project last …

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