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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 …

Ben Westcott writes: Tractor Supply seeks to open a location in Kingsbury on a 3686 Burgoyne Ave. property “right across from the community pool and Tri County Eye Care,” Kingsbury Supervisor Dana Hogan told The Chronicle.

He said that in March Tractor Supply’s developer Cocca Development came to the Kingsbury Planning Board for their preliminary hearing.

“They are tentatively set for their public hearing in April,” he said. “But this …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Kayler Grizzle and fiancé Zack Bushey, both 23, plan to open Kay’Z Bubble Tea in the first-floor, right-hand cafe space of the Empire Theater building, 11 South Street.

“We got the keys yesterday,” Ms. Grizzle told The Chronicle Monday.

It will be their second Kay’Z. They opened the original shop downtown in their hometown, Plattsburgh, two years ago in July, Ms. Grizzle said.

“We …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Today, Thursday, March 26, marks the 10th anniversary of Ed Moore’s purchase of the Queensbury Hotel, bringing it back under local ownership.

“This is your hotel. We’re just stewards…” says the 80-year-old Mr. Moore. “We’re blessed to be here; great to be part of downtown. It’s a wonderful thing.”

A Staten Island native who had an excavating business there and now a long-time Queensbury …