By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor
Double H Ranch — the camp for critically ill children founded in 1993 by Charley Wood and actor Paul Newman at a former dude ranch in Lake Luzerne — is making a colossal transition.
Dr. Kathleen Braico, 73, the camp’s medical director since the camp began 29 years ago, is stepping aside. Dr. Chris Woll, 35, is succeeding her.
His connection to Double H is …
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Dr. Chris Woll was an eight-year-old cancer patient from Clifton Park when he first attended Double H as a camper.
Once he started, he never stopped — “every summer, up until I aged out as a camper…I started when I was eight and came until I was 16.” Then, from “17 to 25. I came as a counselor. And I held various roles on staff …
Read More »By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
333 Glen — the 10-story downtown building that houses Travelers Insurance and other tenants — went on the market last week for $15-million. Glens Falls’s only “skyscraper,” it’s already generating “good interest,” says listing agent Mark Levack. He said numerous entities have filed the non-disclosure forms required to view specs on the property.
Mr. Levack touts 333 Glen — also known as Monument Square …
Read More »By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
It’s a “go!” The 48th Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival will proceed, with a three-day run, Friday to Sunday, Sept. 24 to 26, organizer Mark Donahue tells The Chronicle.
It will be limited to 50 balloons rather than 100 — but there will still be special shapes.
Other notable changes:
• No Thursday flight in Crandall Park — That’s usually the locals-focused kickoff. “We …
Read More »By Sandra Hutchinson, Chronicle Chief Operating Officer
Elizabeth Finkelstein says that “even as a two-year-old I understood the magic of old houses.”
Her parents, Dr. Joel and Gail Solomon, raised their family in one of the most historic homes in Queensbury, on Chestnut Ridge Road. Called the Nehemiah Wing house, it was named after one of the 19th century owners, a descendant of Abraham Wing, a founder of Glens Falls.…
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