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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Lake George is “80%” of the way to freezing end to end, a scientist at Darrin Fresh Water Institute in Bolton told The Chronicle Tuesday. It would be the first time since 2022.

“There are still plenty of nights when it’s going to get pretty cold,” the scientist said. “With the [ice] coverage we have now there’s a good shot we’ll make it. Last year …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Mayor Bill Collins, in his State of the City address last Thursday evening at the Queensbury Hotel, told the crowd of well more than 100 people, “I’ve always said: Never bet against Glens Falls…But especially now. That would be a bad bet.

“Our City has patiently waited decades to turn the corner. The resurgence is here….Glens Falls has arrived!”

He credited efforts of the …

By Cathy DeDe & Mark Frost, Chronicle Managing Editor & Editor

South Glens Falls and University of Pennsylvania grad Dylan Hewitt, 32, confirmed in an interview Tuesday at The Chronicle office that he is seeking the Democratic nomination in the expected special election for New York’s 21st District Congressional seat that Elise Stefanik will resign after her presumed Senate approval as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

“I’m South Glens …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Three local filmmakers worked on the independent film Anora, which won the highest prize, the Palm D’Or, at the Cannes Film Festival and is now nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing. (Please note it is “R” rated for a reason.)

Brothers Stephen Phelps and Christopher Phelps and friend Ryan Fitzgerald …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Notwithstanding last year’s cannabis controversy and legal fight, Saratoga Springs-based Shangri-La Real Estate Holdings proposes to construct 12 greenhouses, a barn and a farmstand on 76 acres it owns at 63 Spier Falls Road in Moreau near Northway Exit 17.

Odors from Shangri-La’s cannabis field drew ire from neighbors last summer and fall, and the town cited Shangri-La for growing cannabis outside of an …