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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Monday night’s Queensbury Board of Education meeting was moved to the elementary school cafeteria in anticipation of the large crowd that turned out, expecting discussion regarding the issue of tran students’ use of boys or girls’ locker and bathrooms.

It was not an issue on the Board agenda, but 11 people spoke on the subject during the open comment period at the end of …

The January 7 Planning Board meeting was the first to utilize the newly renovated 3rd floor Courtroom/Common Council Chamber at City Hall.

“This is the first time ever there’s been good acoustics in this room in all these decades,” remarked attorney Jon Lapper, who frequently appears here in his professional capacity.

People both within the room and watching on TV have long complained about not being able to hear proceedings.…

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Adirondack Theatre Festival’s 2026 season, announced at the sold-out Mamma Mia! Monday gala Jan. 12, will include a one-man show by Queensbury grad, now New York City actor, Trevor Strader about his true experience when he was trapped in a bus baggage compartment.

The season will also feature the Tony-winning Broadway musical Come From Away and the return of free children’s theater in Glens …

Warren County disclosed this morning that in early December it paid $3.3-million to a bogus account “through a fraudulent phishing scheme.”

The press release said, “According to Warren County officials, two electronic payments in the amounts of $2.1 million (December 12th, 2025) and $1.2 million (December 22, 2025) were transmitted to a fraudulent bank account by the Warren County Treasurer’s Office.

“Warren County has received information from investigators that the …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Ali Gazetos Mineo will open a women’s boutique — Floro’s Mercantile — in the South Street storefront where her family’s New Way Lunch once operated.

It will be located on the first floor of the 15 South Street building that Chris Patten is renovating.

Ms. Gazetos Mineo hopes to open within a few months and says she plans to offer “elevated basics for women …