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Mayor still aims to create transportation hub, now at 333 Glen

A concrete multi-story parking garage with a tall office building behind it under a blue sky.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Stymied in his effort to transform the Elm Street parking lot, Mayor Bill Collins is actively pursuing 333 Glen and its parking garage and lot for a transportation hub in downtown Glens Falls.

In January, the City submitted a $1.3 million bid for a federal “BUILD” grant to add two levels and about 150 parking spaces to the garage and create a central location …

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An interview with General Grant

An older man wearing a black top hat and dark suit sits in a wooden chair against a red and yellow painted wall.

By Hannah Hughes, Chronicle 2023 Summer Intern

Editor’s note: Our illustrious 2023 summer intern Hannah Hughes, who just graduated from Emerson College, wrote this article for us two years ago. It was not published until now.


Not many people can say they interviewed someone who has been dead for 138 years, but I got the chance to do just that at Grant’s Cottage.

Steve Trimm has been portraying Ulysses …

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New Healthcare Coalition warns of dire impact if Medicaid cut

A crowd of adults and children gather in an outdoor paved area near buildings on a sunny day.

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The newly formed Healthcare Coalition for the North Country gathered in downtown Lake George last Wednesday “to caution Washington leaders against enacting quick cuts to Medicaid that could do serious damage to the North Country’s regional healthcare delivery system.”

“Our job is to explain why Medicaid matters here. We do it on a non-partisan basis. We’re not trying to be political — we’re trying …

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Hudson Headwaters opens Salem Family Health Center

A large crowd of people gathers outside a modern building with wooden pillars during daytime.

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Southern Washington County has been without a large health care facility since Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge closed in 2003. Retired State Senator Betty Little noted it closed just as she took office. Last week she was praised for hosting the first meeting that got the long process started to bring a health center to Salem. Hudson Headwaters Health Network debuted it on Wednesday, May …

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Chris Patten seeks IDA help for South Street project; public hearing today

A man in a black shirt stands in front of a multi-story blue building under renovation with construction equipment and barriers visible.

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Chris Patten is seeking financial help from the Glens Falls Industrial Development Agency for his $5 million renovation under way at 45-56 South Street, on the corner of Elm Street downtown.

He is asking for exemptions on sales tax for materials and the mortgage recording tax plus a PILOT — Payment in Lieu of Taxes — on the property.

He notes it’s his first …

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