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By Zander Frost, Chronicle Chief Operating Officer

The Romeo family, who operate Romeo Toyota on Broad Street and Carriage Traders in South Glens Falls, are buying Whiteman Chevrolet on Dix Avenue, The Chronicle has learned.

Mike Romeo confirmed the purchase plan. He said Tuesday completion of the sale is expected in early December, and that Chevrolet has approved transfer of the new car franchise.

Amy Whiteman Brown, the dealer-principal at …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

We emailed to ask Jamie Munyon and Jason McLaughlin, executive directors, respectively, of Open Door Mission and the WAIT House in Glens Falls: How is it that we seem to be seeing more homeless or at-large people in the streets?

First, What’s that about?

Second: Is there any truth to circulating rumors that “unwanted” people are being bussed here by other municipalities such as …

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: “I am not running for election next year,” Lake Luzerne Town Supervisor Gene Merlino, 80, announced at the end of Tuesday morning’s Tourism and Occupancy Tax committee meeting.

“I know I did this four years ago,” Mr. Merlino said, “but the town did a write-in campaign and I still got the job. This time even with a write-in I’m not gonna do it.”

Mr. …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The acrid smoke from downstate wildfires that filled our region’s airspace on Sunday also set Facebook ablaze with heated posts by people convinced it was a fire caused by encampments of homeless people in the woods near Northway Exit 18.

It wasn’t. But concerns are rising over the numbers of homeless people and “day spenders” in Glens Falls City Park and now across Maple …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Glens Falls developer Chris Patten has contracts to purchase the building at 46-56 South Street and the former Rite Aid property at 10 Broad Street.

He said he’s buying the large building at South and Elm Streets from Chad Nims for $800,000 and plans to put $1- to $1.5-million into renovating it, and he’s purchasing the Rite Aid property from Peter Shabat for $675,000 …