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Airport Master Plan process starts; 40+ turn out, voice input

Five people sit at a panel table during what appears to be a public forum or conference event.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The June 4 public meeting at SUNY Adirondack on a proposed update to the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport master plan drew a mix of support, skepticism and cautious optimism from the 40-plus attendees.

County officials and consultants from McFarland Johnson, a Binghamton-based infrastructure engineering and planning firm. said emphasized the master plan process is in its early stages.

The plan’s cost of $250,000 is …

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Full Moon on Glen Lake to reopen June 9 for food take-out, catering

North Country Catering Co. logo featuring two chefs in white uniforms and hats with a full moon and pine trees in the background.

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Adam Casey said his Full Moon Bar and Grill will reopen with food Tuesday, June 9, offering take-out, catering and special events. He and chef Michael Squires will man the kitchen.

Mr. Casey told The Chronicle, “I’m just having two cooks, a bartender. There’s not gonna be any waitresses. I’m just gonna do it as take-out food, but I know locally the bar will …

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Major health, biz, apt project eyed in Queensbury

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Three major local health care providers — Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Glens Falls Hospital and OrthoNY plus Albany Med — are joining an effort to create a medical campus on 14 wooded acres owned by Hudson Headwaters at 249 Corinth Road, next to Sky Zone in Queensbury.

The campus would feature a two-story, 70,000 sq. ft. medical office building, two three-story 48 unit apartment …

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Pride Fest & its driving force

A smiling young man in a blue blazer and checkered shirt at what appears to be a public event or gathering.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Lower Adirondack Pride Festival in City Park this Sunday, June 7, may be the most visible of the organization’s offerings but it is far from the only one. In 2023, young South Glens Falls native Cam Cardinale and others decided to revive previous efforts by LGBTQ+ advocates to mark Pride month with a festival in Glens Falls.

The LGBTQ+ acronym stands for “Lesbian, …

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City of Glens Falls: Getting many complaints on ‘individuals’ making others ‘uncomfortable’; gives guidance

The City of Glens Falls issued a statement Tuesday that said:

“The city has been receiving many complaints from people regarding certain individuals in the city who have been shouting inflammatory comments, gesticulating wildly and otherwise engaging with people in the city in a way that is disconcerting and makes people feel uncomfortable.

“We understand the discomfort, and we are not dismissing these concerns.

“The Glens Falls Police Department responds …

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