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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

About 20 people attended a Nov. 21 forum on issues raised by neighbors of 11 Chester Street, the Genesis House residential home for behavioral health clients that is run by Ascend Mental Wellness.

The session drew only four of the 30 or so neighbors who’ve expressed concerns, but several government officials attended:

Mayor-elect Diana Palmer, who currently is the Ward 3 Council member (the …

To the Editor:

Statistics clearly indicate the disadvantaged population isn’t just growing in our community, it’s a nationwide crisis. Homelessness, poverty, and mental illness are complex issues that are caused by several factors.

The reality is most of us know someone who is struggling right now. Additionally, even those who are doing ok today may not be in a few years as technology experts are predicting that within the next …

New York State Police confirmed to The Chronicle today that on Tuesday, December 2 they arrested former Glens Falls Police Officer John Hogan III for a “single charge of Petit Larceny, which is a Class A Misdemeanor.”

The Glens Falls Police Department had issued a release on its Facebook page announcing the arrest. Within several hours, the post was deleted from the department page.

The State Police representative told the …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

While many of us are tuning into the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on NBC, the Caimano family of Queensbury, dressed in matching coveralls, will be helping guide Snoopy down Sixth Avenue.

Matt and Judy Caimano, their grown children Sarah (with boyfriend Sam Libby) and Ross (with girlfriend Savannah Bond) got their final assignment last week.

“We’re on the Beagle Scout Snoopy balloon, the most …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

O’Malley’s Log Grill at 35 Main St. in South Glens Falls closed two years ago. Jerad Ross, grandson of founder Michael O’Malley, is reviving the legacy.

He plans to reopen the pub in the first or second week of December.

“It’s one of the oldest bars in the area,” Mr. Ross said. “My grandpa started it 48 years ago.”

When Michael O’Malley passed away …