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Mayor: Police Chief to retire

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Mayor Diana Palmer tells The Chronicle that Police Chief Jarred Smith became eligible to retire as of January.

“He let me know last week that he was going to be doing that.”

Mayor Palmer said Chief Smith will retire at the end of April after 20 years with the department. “It has nothing to do” with the Officer John Hogan situation she said in …

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City updated Hogan status: ‘Resigned for cause,’ can’t be police officer

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Mayor Diana Palmer tells The Chronicle that under her administration the official status of Officer John Hogan III’s departure from the Glens Police force was changed from “resigned” to “resigned under pressure from disciplinary actions.”

The change was made on February 3, The Chronicle confirmed with the State Division of Criminal Justice Services, or DCJS.

“Yes,” the DCJS confirmed when asked if the updated …

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Warren County gets $256,000 back of scammed $3.3-million

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Warren County Administrator John Taflan tells The Chronicle that the County has received $256,000 back from the electronic payment scam that rocked the County on New Years Eve.

“The Secret Service provided [it] back to us,” Mr. Taflan said.

This is in addition to the $1.2 million already recovered shortly after the fradulent payment scheme was discovered and the scam bank accounts were frozen.…

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NYS Conservatives back Smullen with ‘presumptive’ nod; Constantino: I’ll win GOP primary

The New York State Conservative Party announced State Assemblyman Bob Smullen is their “presumptive” choice for the 21st New York Congressional District.

“Although the interview process continues and the circulation of petitions begins on February 24, Bob Smullen has met with the majority of the organized counties in the…District and the NYS Conservative Party wishes to send a clear signal that Bob Smullen will be our nominee,” said the press …

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Crandall’s chief: Yes, some issues but library is still ‘clean, kind, warm’

The Chronicle received a letter complaining about a “very bad homelessness problem at the library”and stating that a person snuck in and stayed overnight and drug paraphernalia has been left in the building.

We asked Crandall Library Director Kathy Naftaly about it.

“I agree that some individuals have overstayed their welcome at the library,” Ms. Naftaly said.

She confirmed that “someone managed to lock themselves in a bathroom” overnight “although …

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