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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 …

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 …

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 …