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Sheriff: Details on the fraud

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Warren County Sheriff Jim LaFarr updated the County Board of Supervisors Friday on his investigation of the $3.3 million wire transfer fraud perpetrated on the county in December 2025.

“I can say to you that we have solved this crime,” he said, on what he called “Day 116” since the fraud was discovered

He said no one has yet been arrested and much of …

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Bluebird’s Nest Preschool to close; house on Glen St. for sale

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: After 43 years of educating local two- to five-year-olds in a signature eggshell blue building on Glen Street, Bluebird’s Nest Preschool will not be registering for the 2026-2027 school year.

The house, at 497 Glen Street, is on the market as a six-bedroom single family home, zoned mixed-use residential-commercial.

Listing price is $435,000.

6 beds, 2.5+ bath, mixed-use

“This property has long been a …

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Glens Falls Firefighter Micki Guy is ‘critical but stable,’ Albany Med; community rallies

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Glens Falls Firefighter Micki Guy, 50, was critically injured as firefighters were departing the Broad Street Station at about 8 p.m Thursday, April 9, responding to a structure fire.

She sustained a severe head trauma and was ‘critical but stable’ Tuesday at Albany Medical Center.

Widespread unconfirmed reports say she fell from the passenger side of the truck as it was leaving the station. …

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Prom time!

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Greenwich Central leads off 2026 Prom Season this Saturday, April 18. Glens Falls, Lake George and Johnsburg follow on Saturday, April 25. Then come proms every weekend in May. Here’s our annual Prom overview, from schools we’ve heard from so far.

Greenwich goes first

Greenwich: Saturday, April 18, 6 to 10 p.m. at Surfside On The Lake in Lake George. Theme: Red Carpet. Entertainment: …

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SUNY Adk president pledge: End the deficits

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

SUNY Adirondack has experienced a plunge in enrollment, and its operating deficit ballooned by more than a million dollars in the past year.

Anastasia L. Urtz, J.D., the college’s new president, and Keith Kaplan, its vice-president administrative services/treasurer, delivered the sobering news to Warren County’s Higher Education Committee.

But Dr. Urtz pledged to fix the problems, underlining her determination with personal details.

“I’ve been here …

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