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By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Interviewed by The Chronicle, Republican Glens Falls Ward 4 Common Council candidate Sarah Driscoll took issue with Democratic incumbent Ben Lapham’s post on Facebook opposing purchase of the Crockwell Pond property because “the city does not have enough resources to be chasing old men’s fantasies.”

“I wouldn’t put my colleagues on blast like that publicly,” Mrs. Driscoll said. “I would work with them, speak …

Hudson Falls Central School District, in conjunction with the Sandy Hill Chapter of the National Honor Society Induction, holds its 23rd Annual Wall of Distinction Induction in the High School Auditorium Sunday, Nov. 2 at 11:30 a.m., with an unveiling at 12:45 p.m. followed immediately by a reception for the inductees in the cafeteria.

Inductees include teacher Lee Townsend, Class of 1968, business owner Nicholas Mead, Class of 1998, opera …

By Maury Thompson, Special to The Chronicle

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, through her new statewide Save New York Political Action Committee, contributed $1,000 each to Queensbury Republican Supervisor candidate Mike Dixon and county at-large supervisor candidates Jason Miller and Doug Beaty, indicates a new PAC finance report filed with the state Board of Elections.

Mr. Dixon, currently 3rd Ward councilman, is challenging 7-term incumbent Supervisor John Strough, a Democrat.…

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

As hockey season nears, it’s not clear when or even whether the Glens Falls Recreation Center will have ice.

It will certainly be delayed.

Ice-in is typically around October 15. They’ll likely be at least a month behind, Mayor Bill Collins tells The Chronicle.

The Rec Center, behind the YMCA, is home ice for Adirondack Youth Hockey and the Queensbury Spartan and Glens Falls-South …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The Lake George Association issued a seemingly bombshell press release Tuesday about the herbicide applied in two bays in 2024 to combat Eurasian mifoil.

It said, “Procella-COR has been approved and promoted for its rapid degradation in the environment. But, our team’s novel, long-term, field-based sediment study found that the herbicide and its breakdown products persisted in lakebed sediments for more than a year. To …