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To the Editor:

I attended last week’s Common Council meeting with two key issues of concern.

The first was the hotly contested question of whether the city should purchase the former TD Bank property at 28 Maple Street. This was covered extensively in last week’s issue of The Chronicle.

The second issue was covered more extensively in an article the week prior: Whether or not the Common Council should approve …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Drew FitzGerald, the 1989 Glens Falls High grad who in 2015 co-founded JUST Water in Glens Falls, spoke at the annual Warren County Economic Development Corporation Luncheon Tuesday at the Queensbury Hotel.

He talked about Glens Falls as a ‘climate haven,’ embracing AI, and why he’s back here after years in Los Angeles.

“Community is a really big reason why we’re coming home,” said …

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

After feedback at the Glens Falls Planning Board’s August meeting, developer Chris Patten and his team have redesigned the Washington Square apartment project he proposes on the Glen-Washington-Harlem Street block across from the former Travelers Building.

“Facade treatments have been redesigned to be more inkeeping with the style of the one building on Glen Street that everyone seems to be so fond of,” project …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins suffered a rare Common Council defeat Tuesday when his plan to buy the TD Bank property across from City Park for $1.2-million fell short by an abstention.

Ward Two Councilman Bob Landry, Ward Three Councilwoman Diana Palmer and Ward Four Councilman Ben Lapham voted no.

But the decisive action was Ward One Councilman Ed Donahue’s decision to abstain.

Councilman-at-Large Jim …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Chief Operating Officer

Acai bowl franchise Bowled is coming to downtown Glens Falls.

Kim Marro-Borysewicz told The Chronicle that she and partners Stephen and Michelle Christian will open the location at 140 Glen Street, across the hall from Kru Coffee.

Bowled markets itself as a “A Healthy Alternative to Fast Food.”

Its main offerings are acai, salad, & grain bowls and smoothies.

Acai is a South …