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Lights to light on Nov. 22 at Paul Smith’s house, Clayton Ave., Glens Falls

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Friday evening, Nov. 22, Paul Smith will flip the switch to “on” for the massive light display and interactive attraction at his house on Clayton Avenue, Glens Falls, behind the high school football field.

Santa will be there from 5 to 8 p.m.

Rain date for Santa, if it’s pouring, is Friday, Nov. 29, also 5 to 8 p.m.

Added attractions this year include …

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Chris Patten’s $4 million South & Broad St. plans

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Glens Falls developer Chris Patten has contracts to purchase the building at 46-56 South Street and the former Rite Aid property at 10 Broad Street.

He said he’s buying the large building at South and Elm Streets from Chad Nims for $800,000 and plans to put $1- to $1.5-million into renovating it, and he’s purchasing the Rite Aid property from Peter Shabat for $675,000 …

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Glens Falls: Addressing tents in Cole’s Woods & Haviland’s Cove

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

In addition to “day-spenders” hanging out in City Park that Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins discussed with the Chronicle last week, he also offered an update on people who have been living in tents at Haviland’s Cove and in Cole’s Woods.

Compared to so-called loitering, Mayor Collins said, “Camping is the easy one. That’s illegal in all jurisdictions.”

The issue came to particular light …

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Thunder home open Saturday; smash season tix sales mark

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Adirondack Thunder have their first home game on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. against the Trois-Rivieres Lions.

Team President Jeff Mead said Monday the game was “very close” to selling out, and that the Thunder had already sold about 2,400 season tickets, shattering the previous record of 1,614 season tickets sold set last year.

He said the Thunder offer the lowest priced …

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Basset hound puppy bitten near East Field

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

A five-month old basset hound puppy suffered a wound on his neck after he was allegedly bitten by a boxer/pomsky mix near East Field three weekends ago.

A Glens Falls Police Department report states that at 2:31 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, an officer was dispatched to the playground for a report of a dog fight.

The report says that on arrival the officer …

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