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By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Andrew Kopf, 32, is betting big on John Street. He calls it “the South Street of Hudson Falls.”

John Street has “many reputations,” he says. “It has fallen, and it will come again, just like Hudson Falls Village will.

“It only makes sense as Glens Falls develops, the neighboring communities are going to develop. They just will. Hudson Falls is still a cheaper place …

Zander Frost reports: In a change of plans, the Glens Falls Farmers Market will begin its Summer Season on Saturday, May 3 inside in Aviation Mall — and then plans “to move into the new Market Center” on South Street “on Saturday, June 7.”

The market had previously planned to start its summer season on Maple Street “due to ongoing construction on South Street.”

Now, the Farmers Market said in …

Zander Frost & Caroline Martindale report: Denver Semon wants to expand her Scratch Kitchen business to 113 Bay Street in Glens Falls, in the building that housed Dick Saunders insurance.

She told The Chronicle that Scratch Kitchen may move there entirely, “or it may be in addition to our current space.”

Chef Denver is seeking a variance from the Glens Falls zoning board at their meeting this Monday, April 21, …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Three bronze statues in Lake George Battlefield State Park will get $44,000 in restoration — mostly from private benefactors — in time hopefully to be rededicated by summer, said Battlefield Park Alliance President John DiNuzzo said.

The statue The Battle of Lake George, depicting the British General William Johnson and native American King Hendrick, dedicated in 1903, will have over $18,000 of work done, …