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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Glens Falls-based Arrow Financial Corporation will acquire Utica-based Adirondack Bank, the banks announced on Feb. 26. Arrow operates Glens Falls National and Saratoga National Banks and Upstate Insurance agency.

Adirondack operates 19 branches in Oneida, Herkimer, Franklin, Essex and Clinton counties, and a loan production office in Onondaga County.

It is not to be confused with Saratoga Springs-based Adirondack Trust.

Arrow CEO David S. DeMarco …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Nearly two years after announcing his plans, Tim Ortiz will finally open Glens Falls Liquor, his wine and liquor store at 280 Glen Street in downtown.

The 2003 Queensbury grad and popular acoustic musician aims to open Monday March 9, with a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Friday, March 13.

“My goal was to open in time for St. Patrick’s Day,” he told …

Del Lago Restaurant & Bar in Lake George suffered a fire on Feb. 25 at 8:53 a.m., said the Facebook page the Fires Around the Falls: Tri-County Fire History. “Crews from Lake George and North Queensbury initially knocked down the fire in approximately 20 minutes, and the building required extensive overhaul,” it said. Del Lago owner Yerbol Kenzhebekov told NEWS10 that he believes everything is lost to the damage from …

Sorrentino’s Deli & Market in South Glens Falls is for sale, posted Realize Brokers, which has the listing.

“The property itself has a lot of versatility,” Realize’s Nic Ketter said in a YouTube video. “Somebody could come in and create a couple different spaces that could produce income, or of course you could continue the market as it’s running and revamp it, put your own style on it, and make …

Southy’s Pizzeria & Ice Cream in South Glens Falls has closed, a post in the Grow Moreau community Facebook page said.

“This is not a decision that we took lightly,” owner Paul Armstrong wrote in the comments. “We love this community. We will miss serving you!”

He took over the restaurant seven months ago from Dave and Rachel Prehoda, who had bought it from founders Tim and Christie Dickinson.

“We …