Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Our men at the Masters

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

In what might be the greatest tough gig on the planet, four local men got backstage front-row passes to the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia — and all they had to do was work 13-hour days (or longer), nine days straight.

Peter Aust of Lake George and Larry Weaver of Queensbury were first-timers, hired to work security at Augusta National Golf Club. They …

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Lessons learned from Mom

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

What did you learn from your mother? We asked Chronicle digital subscribers.


To always be a leader and not a follower. If your friends are all jumping off a cliff, think what is best for yourself instead of following what everyone else does.
— Brooke Reynolds, Glens Falls

How to cook, how to keep a home, faith, love, be a welcoming hostess in …

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Sold! Lake George A&W for $605K

The Lake George A&W has sold for $605k, realtor Mitchell Muroff told The Chronicle. Hao Yang has purchased the 2208 Route 9 business from Wayne Pelak/CKHSW Corp.

Mr. Muroff said Mr. Yang is a restaurant owner in the Albany area who intends to keep operating as an A&W.
Mr. Yang has completed the brand’s franchise course “and is putting renovations into it now,” Mr. Muroff added.
 
It’s the second time

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Alleged drunk driver; death on Quaker Road

A Granville man was charged with felony Vehicular Manslaughter and misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated in a May 3 accident that killed Nicholas J. Canning, 33, of Queensbury.

The Warren County Sheriff’s police report said:

“On May 3, 2023 at 11:47 pm, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a serious motor vehicle crash on Quaker Rd in the Town of Queensbury.

“Michael Campbell II, age 39 of Granville, …

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Local school musicals score big again as nominees for Proctors awards

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Yet again, local schools are big nominees in Proctors Theatre’s Capital Region High School Musical Theater Awards.

Best Musical nominees include Queensbury’s Shrek The Musical, Glens Falls’ The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and South Glens Falls’ Tuck Everlasting.

Individual nominees include Carter & Delaney Sano of Queensbury, I believe they’re the first sibling nominees in the awards’ seven-year history.

Carter, a senior, …

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