Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Anita Richards’ legacy: Leaves house, land to The Sembrich

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Anita Behr Richards, who passed away in February at age 87, has left her home at Hilltop Cottage as well its property, barns and greenhouse to the Sembrich Museum across the road.

Mrs. Richards was the founding, longtime director of the Sembrich. Hilltop Cottage will now house The Sembrich’s administrative offices, said the museum.

“This is a transformative gift,” Sembrich Board President Lisa Hall …

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Sandra: On a Lake George island history cruise with author Noah Chirnomas

A group of people stand on a boat holding papers and discussing something together on a sunny day.

By Sandra Hutchinson, Chronicle Vice-President

On Monday, July 27, I and about 15 other people took a cruise on the Lake George Association Floating Classroom through the Narrows of Lake George, with commentary by Noah Chirnomas, author of the recently released book The Islands of Lake George. Todd Earl captained the vessel.

As regular readers of The Chronicle know, we have been featuring weekly excerpts from Noah’s book.

Noah, age …

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Glens Falls’ ‘Quality of Life’ committee will meet Aug. 17 on parking plan

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Sean Palladino, the Ward 5 Glens Falls Common Council member who chairs the Quality of Life committee, is charged with revisiting the parking permit resolution that was tabled on July 28.

The committee will meet Monday, Aug. 17, at 5 p.m. in City Hall.

Other committee members are Ward 3’s Dan Rice, Ward 1’s Dan Donohue — who is also on the Finance Committee …

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Mayor defends permit parking lot plan

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The resolution was tabled at the July 28 Common Council meeting in the face of many negative comments by the public, but Glens Falls Mayor Diana Palmer continued touting her parking lot permit fee plan in a follow-up conversation with The Chronicle the next Thursday.

Also participating were City Clerk Megan Nolin and Deputy Clerk Emily Neal.

The plan would turn the city lots …

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Cuyler, former North Warren star, 16, gets Ole Miss offer

A young man with curly dark hair wearing a blue shirt, smiling at the camera in an indoor gymnasium setting.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Semaj Cuyler, 16, who as an eighth grader helped North Warren boys basketball win its first ever state title in 2024 at the then-Cool Insuring Arena, has already received a power conference Division I offer from Ole Miss as a Class of 2029 rising sophomore.

The 6’4” guard now plays for Bella Vista College Prep in Phoenix, Arizona. The school touts on its website …

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