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First look inside: ‘Winter’s Dream’

Silhouetted figures stand in an immersive art installation with glowing turquoise light projections and hanging translucent panels.

Interview with Bronwyn Averett, project’s Creative Lead

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

What’s it take to make a “Winter’s Dream?”

The Chronicle spoke with Bronwyn Averett, Creative Lead for Moment Factory of Montreal, maker of the new Winter’s Dream immersive light-and-sound attraction that opens this Friday, Dec. 8, at Fort William Henry in Lake George.

An Atlanta native now living in Montreal, she says, “I really had to discover …

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Ward 4 councilman Ben Lapham: Why I voted no on Glens Falls 2024 budget

Glens Falls Ward 4 Common Council Member Ben Lapham sent the following letter to The Chronicle on Wednesday.


Last night I voted against the mayor’s proposed budget for 2024. I wanted to take a moment to explain my vote. There are many things that I support in the budget, but I fear the process is broken and needs to be addressed.

The mayor and council-at-large said the process was …

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Glens Falls grad Griffin Woodell: CAA Offensive Rookie of Year

Football player in dark uniform with orange and blue stripes running with the ball during a game.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

When Glens Falls High School graduate Griffin Woodell first walked on to the University at Albany’s football team last fall, he certainly wasn’t thinking about the possibility of one day being named the Coastal Athletic Association’s Offensive Rookie of the Year.

“It never crossed my mind that I would do it,” Woodell said.

But that was before he was given a scholarship in August, …

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Minogues stores renamed ‘BEVS’ by new Saratoga Eagle owner

Logo with large blue letters spelling "BEVS" above a red cup outline and red text reading "Whatcha Drinkin?

The four Minogue’s Beverage Centers in Queensbury, Malta, Saratoga Springs and Wilton are newly rebranded as BEVS.

The move was made by the Vukelic family, owners of beer distributor Saratoga Eagle, who purchased the beverage centers from the Minogue family in 2021.

“The BEVS brand was created out of a desire to be short, to-the-point, and memorable,” announced Trampoline Design. “It’s informal, and visually bold — yet bubbly. A retail …

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Hickory Ski gets funding, can open lifts

Black t-shirt with text reading "I helped save a small ski area" and a small graphic above the text.

Hickory Hill Ski center in Warrensburg said it has secured financial assistance from two outdoor companies — Indy Pass and Unofficial Networks — and “may run its lifts for the first time in eight years.”

Last week the Ski Center put out a call for supporters to buy season passes so it could buy the “liability insurance required for state certification of our lifts for operation.”

Hickory’s “plight caught the …

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