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Mayor-Elect Palmer’s ‘First 100 days plan

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

“I’m a planner,” Glens Falls Mayor-Elect Diana Palmer told The Chronicle in a sprawling, two-day conversation on the eve of her January 1 inauguration.

“I already had a transition plan. I also had a first 100 days, first 30 days, four year-long goals.

“I’ve been planning everything from budget to training to meeting with department heads and staff to the physical space,” Mayor-elect Palmer …

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Amsterdam ends Glens Falls boys 56-game sectional record hoop win streak

The Chronicle’s Ben Westcott writes: Glens Falls boys basketball’s record breaking 56-game win streak came to an end with a 61-36 road loss to Amsterdam on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

The streak, which included two undefeated seasons and two state championships, is a Section 2 record, section Boys Basketball Coordinator Will Ferguson told The Chronicle.

Glens Falls hadn’t lost a game since March 2023.

“Honestly, we did not think too much …

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New lodge at Gore Ski Bowl: Ready to open but can’t due to ORDA-Johnsburg $4,000 fee fight

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Station, the new Ski Bowl Lodge in North Creek that is the centerpiece of a multi-year, $40 million upgrade by the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, sits ready to open — except for a dispute between ORDA and the Town of Johnsburg over an unpaid engineering contractor fee of something over $4,000.

Town Supervisor Kevin Bean says, according to a 2007 local town …

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Evergreen Bikes will close, at the Fort Edward train station

Here is an excerpt of what Evergreen Bicycle Works at the railroad station in Fort Edward posted on Facebook:

Owning and operating a small business is hard in the best of times, and when things that negatively impact the business begin to accumulate, it’s almost impossible. The people we have met through the shop over the years have given us the motivation to keep moving forward through the growing list …

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Glens Falls grad buys Flour Child Bakery: Plans to build on that, add his Cut & Cured charcuterie

Hello,

My name is John Cote, and I wanted to share a local business update that may be of interest to your readers.

I grew up in Glens Falls and graduated from Glens Falls High School in 2015. After graduating, I attended Siena College where I majored in Finance.

Over the past few years, I started a charcuterie business called Cut & Cured, which has grown steadily through local events, …

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