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Basset hound puppy bitten near East Field

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

A five-month old basset hound puppy suffered a wound on his neck after he was allegedly bitten by a boxer/pomsky mix near East Field three weekends ago.

A Glens Falls Police Department report states that at 2:31 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, an officer was dispatched to the playground for a report of a dog fight.

The report says that on arrival the officer …

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Sports roundup

In boys soccer, Glens Falls (10-6) won it second straight Foothills Council championship with a 1-0 win over Queensbury Friday. Bolton-Warrensburg (16-0) won its third straight Adirondack League title Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Corinth.

In girls soccer, Lake George (12-2-2) captured its first Adirondack League title since 2021 Saturday with a 1-0 win over a Bolton-Warrensburg team that was going for its third straight championship.

In volleyball, the …

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Distillery proposed at Glenwood & Bay, across from Lowe’s

Chronicle Staff Writer Zander Frost reports: Andy Carayiannis and Chris Sander seek to open a craft distillery at the corner of Bay and Glenwood in Queensbury across from Lowe’s.

NY Highlands Distilling Company, under the current plan, would renovate 351 Bay — and demolish the former Ship Shape Building at 97 Glenwood.

“The building that’s there now, the retirement specialist building, will have an addition put on it,” their attorney …

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Cole’s Woods search puts Kensington School in lockout; ‘suspect not apprehended’ but ‘no direct threat’

Zander Frost reports: A search for a suspect who fled a Warren County Sheriff’s Patrol into Cole’s Woods led to a precautionary lockout of Kensington Road School earlier today, October 22, Glens Falls Police said.

Glens Falls Police said there was no “direct threat” to the public or school and that they’ve now “cleared the area.”

“The person in Cole’s Woods was not apprehended,” Warren County Sheriff LaFarr told The …

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Monty Liu seeks to open ‘High End’ cannabis dispensary

FIRST IN THE CHRONICLE • Zander Frost reports: Monty Liu is seeking approval for a retail cannabis store next to Monty’s Discount Liquor Store on Route 9 in Queensbury.

Mr. Liu seeks to open “High End” Cannabis Dispensary in the recently constructed “vanilla box retail strip mall” attached to the liquor store he operates.

The proposal is set to appear before the Queensbury Planning Board on November 19.

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