Saturday, June 21, 2025

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Arrow Bank time and temp sign struck by car

Ben Westcott reports: Arrow Bank’s time and temperature sign on Glen Street was struck by a vehicle at 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, in a collision that also damaged a city light pole and Arrow’s fence, a Department of Motor Vehicles accident report said.
 
Joshua Brian Polunci, 46, of Lake Luzerne, allegedly struck the three objects with a 2012 Subaru and was charged with alleged Driving While Intoxicated and

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Past Hyde chief’s hot new book

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Fred Fisher led the Hyde Collection during its most tumultous times, 1978-1990.

Next Thursday, May 15, his tale of those times will be published in a book called The Practice Run.

The title refers to an attempted heist of the Hyde’s art in 1980 that Mr. Fisher and others contend set the stage 10 years later for the devastating, still unsolved theft of a Vermeer, …

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Glens Falls has 10,070 voters; 3,629 Dems

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Editor

Whoever wins the June 24 Democratic primary between Bill Collins and Diana Palmer for Mayor of Glens Falls will presumably have a big head start toward winning the November 4 election, but only 36% of the city’s voters will have a say in that outcome.

Glens Falls has a total of 10,070 voters and 3,629 enrolled Democrats, according to figures from the Warren County Board …

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Owners of two Saratoga bars plan Moreau Tavern, Rt. 9, south of Exit 17

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Jason and Marisa Fitch own the Saratoga City Tavern and King’s Tavern in Saratoga Springs, but they moved to Moreau 13 years ago.

They say that now having two kids and a desire to get more involved in the community has motivated them to want to launch the Moreau Tavern, at a long vacant building at 1000 Route 9 south of Northway Exit 17.…

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Warren County Board will vote on limiting its poles to only U.S., NYS & POW-MIA flags

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The Warren County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution at their Tuesday, May 13, meeting to limit displays on County-owned flagpoles to the American flag, New York State flag, and POW-MIA flag.

Glens Falls Ward 3 Supervisor Nancy Turner, while agreeing with the wording of the resolution regarding official county flagpoles said, “There’s no reason why we couldn’t designate another flag pole to …

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