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Dave Strainer makes it 7 seeking appointment to fill Rachel Seeber’s term; town interviews this week

February 16, 2023

A middle-aged man with glasses and a mustache wearing a dark blazer and blue plaid tie smiles at the camera.

Now seven people are seeking the appointment to fill Rachel Seeber’s unexpired term — through the end of this year — as a Queensbury At-Large Warren County Supervisor. Ms. Seeber resigned.

David Strainer has joined the field. A Democrat, he is a Realtor who served as a Qby. At-Large Supervisor on the County Board for three terms, 2007 to 2013.

The other applicants are James Dobkowski, Robin Larkin, Mike Parwana, …

Beaty to run for Harrison Freer’s Queensbury Ward 2 seat on town board; Deeb: I’m in, too

February 16, 2023

Republican Doug Beaty will not seek reelection after five terms as one of Queensbury’s four At-Large members on the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

Instead, Mr. Beaty tells The Chronicle he will run for the Ward 2 Queensbury Town Board seat held by Democrat Harrison Freer.

David Deeb, who nearly defeated Mr. Freer two years ago, plans to run again.

Other candidates could still run, too.

“The Town forced me,” …

Ed Moore buys 80 Glen near his JE Sawyer bldg.

February 16, 2023

A two-story brick building with large windows on a street corner under clear blue sky.

Queensbury Hotel owner Ed Moore has purchased the building at 80 Glen Street for $550,000, he told The Chronicle Tuesday. It’s across from the J.E. Sawyer building that Mr. Moore also owns.

“I don’t really have a plan for it,” he said. “It’s been for sale for a while. For a while, I said to myself, I don’t need this thing” and held off. Eventually, “I just said, maybe I …

Marathon Dance student chairs, on bringing it back to school

February 16, 2023

Group of ten people wearing neon safety vests and casual clothing posing together indoors in front of a white door.

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Here are thoughts from some of the nine student chairs as they chug toward the 46th annual South High Marathon Dance on March 3-4, shared via email exchanges with The Chronicle.

“This year’s 2023 SHMD is going to be awesome!,” Logan Mahoney said. “The whole SGF community has waited for the dance to return to the school and be able to witness the SHMD …

Max Frost spent 2 1/2 weeks in Ethiopia last month; reporting for his Roca News venture

February 16, 2023

A person wearing traditional face paint and colorful beaded necklaces stands outdoors with mountains in the background.

Editor’s note: Former Chronicle foreign correspondent Max Frost is still doing international journalism, but now it’s for RocaNews, the Internet news organization he founded with two partners in August 2020. In January Max and Roca writer Alex Norris spent 2.5 weeks in Ethiopia. They’re back in the U.S. now, but Max is writing daily reports of the trip in the RocaNews letter. It’s free. Go to rocanews.com to sign up. …