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City opens Pruyn’s Path along Hudson; links Murray Street Park, Havilands Cove

A wooden informational kiosk stands along a paved path with landscaping, mountains visible in the background.

Chronicle reporter Ben Westcott writes: The City of Glens Falls has opened a new 0.9-mile long trail — Pruyn’s Path — along the north bank of the Hudson River. It connects with the Feeder Canal Path to form a 1.25-mile route between Murray Street Park and Haviland’s Cove Park, and it includes benches, signs with historical facts and views of the river.

“I am so happy we have been able …

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Glens Falls Hospital unveils new Emergency waiting area

Modern medical office waiting room with comfortable seating, wooden flooring, and large windows overlooking a city skyline at dusk.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Glens Falls Hospital opened part of its new Emergency Department waiting room first thing Tuesday morning.

Before the patients came, The Chronicle got a quick preview of what’s called “phase one” of the $27 million Sheridan Family Emergency Department project.

Hospital staff were finishing last-minute turnover of computers and signage from the old space to the new, Ray Agnew, the Hospital’s senior development/marketing executive, …

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Warrensburg School Resource Officer adds student arm wrestling club

A large group of adults and children wearing red and yellow shirts gather together indoors in what appears to be a gym or fitness facility.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Besides keeping students and staff safe at Warrensburg Central School, Resource Officer [SRO] Matt Fish forges connections with kids one arm wrestling match at a time.

In fall 2023, when Officer Fish was just starting out as the district’s first SRO, he launched a school arm wrestling club that was eventually sanctioned by the school board the following spring.

Office Fish says it’s the …

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Gerarde plans golf simulators & bar at former Trustco branch on Glen Street

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Mike Gerarde plans to open a bar with 20 seats and food and two golf simulators in the 2,000 square foot former Trustco Bank location at 100 Glen Street in downtown Glens Falls.

It expands PSG Golf, his Saratoga Golf Simulator and training business which opened in Saratoga in 2023.

“Big difference is we are going to have a much larger bar, and we’re …

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Former [farmacy] chef Colin Miner at Bistro LeRoux

A man with dark hair wearing a white shirt and black tie smiles at the camera in front of a brick wall.

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Colin Miner has joined the crew at Bistro LeRoux on Route 149 in Lake George, under chef-owners Jacob and Tiffany Guay.

“I’m really happy to be working with Chef Jacob,” Chef Miner said. He said they share some of the same culinary experiences, if about a decade apart.

Newly married and with a stepdaughter, Chef Miner, 35, said the new position allows him more …

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