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Glens Falls still seeks operator for The Ed & 36 Elm

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The City of Glens Falls extended to tomorrow, Friday, April 10, its original deadline to submit proposals to operate The Ed, home of the Glens Falls Farmers Market, and the first-floor commercial space at 36 Elm, now called 36 Inc.

“We’ve had several folks make inquiries and ask for qualifications regarding the RFP, but none who’ve committed to submitting proposals,” Glens Falls Economic Development …

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Leuci plans to sell, not rent, townhomes at former Mead’s

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Foothills Builders co-owner Joe Leuci now plans to sell individually, rather than rent, the 64 townhomes he’s proposing at the former Mead’s Nursery site on Ridge Road in Queensbury.

His initial plan was to rent them as apartments.

Mr. Leuci told The Chronicle, “After we received our initial approvals last year, we decided that given the current market conditions in the Queensbury area, we …

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Summit Senior Living looks to build 110 apartments with amenities on part of Bay Meadows Golf


$20-million, 3-story, 110-unit senior apartment building on 22.6 acres of the current 97.4-acre Bay Meadows Golf Course in Queensbury.

The proposal goes before the Queensbury Planning Board April 21.

Summit Senior Living has five locations already: Glenville, Guilderland, Saratoga, Halfmoon, and North Greenbush.

The Queensbury project, on the east side of Bay Road and north of Hearts Way, would include an indoor pool, hot tub and saunas, library, chapel, movie …

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17 local nominees: High School Musical awards at Proctors

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The Proctors Theater Collaborative School of the Arts announced nominations for its 10th annual Capital Region High School Musical Theater Awards, with 17 local nods.

9 individual nominations

Twenty students were invited two callbacks for Outstanding Lead Performer. The final two winners go to the National High School Musical Theatre Awards — aka “The Jimmys” — June 22 in New York City. Locals in …

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Queensbury student who backed Trump labels Iran war a ‘disaster,’ calls for ‘ceasefire’

Dear Mr. Frost,

As the U.S. enters its fifth week striking Iran, Americans wonder: what next?

While we’ve had tactical success through Operation Epic Fury, destroyed many targets, and taken out the majority of the Iranian government, it’s still unclear what our next move is.

The war in Iran might be a successful show of U.S. capabilities, but with the economic and diplomatic costs, along with no clear endgame, the …

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