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Drop the Gloves Hockey Tourney & parking lot party at GF Rec Center to help Marcus Noble & fight ALS

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The fourth annual Drop the Gloves with ALS charity hockey tournament is Friday to Sunday, March 27-29, including a community-wide parking lot party fund-raiser Saturday noon to 4 p.m.

Everything takes place at the Glens Falls Recreation Center Ice Rink.

Proceeds benefit Marcus Noble, to help with costs in his continued fight against ALS — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease — and …

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Bolton boys basketball wins school’s first-ever state title

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Bolton boys basketball’s Class D state championship last weekend in Binghamton was the first for a team sport in school history, Head Coach Cody Kober said.

To pull it off, the Eagles, who finished the season 26-1, had to defeat nine-time state champ Bridgehampton 62-50 Saturday and then come back the next day for an early 10 a.m. start time to defeat Sackets Harbor …

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Beer & food weekend ahead!

Glens Falls Brewfest, Shirt Factory Spicy Food Meltdown, Fort’s Battles & Beverages

The Feeder Canal Alliance’s Glens Falls Brewfest, The Shirt Factory’s Winter Meltdown Spicy Food Festival and the Fort William Henry’s Battles & Beverages all take place this week and weekend. Plus, Glens Falls Restaurant Week.

Here’s a quick overview.

Brewfest is back at The Q, events all week!

The Glens Falls Brewfest returns to its original site — …

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Fort Ann honors Jimmy Paige, 89, school bus driver 59 years

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Friday afternoon, March 6, Fort Ann School unveiled a new sign dedicating the school’s transportation building to James “Jimmy” Paige.

Mr. Paige, who turns 90 in September, has been a Fort Ann School bus driver for 59 years. He’s still doing it full-time.

“Passed the test last week, no problem” Fort Ann Transportation Director Mark Larrow told The Chronicle. “I hope I’m in half …

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DEC OK’s killing of 20 deer at the Sagamore. Critic: It’s ‘disgusting’

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

After a reader alerted The Chronicle that deer were being killed on The Sagamore’s property in Bolton Landing, we asked the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation about it.

DEC, in written statements, confirmed that USDA Wildlife Services had killed six deer on the Lake George property as of March 3 after the DEC issued a Deer Damage Permit to The Sagamore effective …

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