Tag Archives: Glens Falls

Chester St. friction over Glens Falls mental health group home

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The CEO of Ascend Mental Wellness — formerly Warren-Washington Association for Mental Health — plans to meet on Friday, Nov. 21, with neighbors of its Genesis House residence on Chester Street in response to their complaints.

The facility with space for 13 residents working through psychiatric disabilities has been on Chester Street since the 1980s, but neighbors say disturbing problems have arisen in recent …

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Our November 13 front page

Election Charts! Can Elise win? Bonacio gets its parking. Mayor Bill’s plea. Chester St. friction over GF mental health group home. Couple plans ‘Hometown Shop,’ Patten South St. bldg. Fort Ann girls seeks NYS soccer title in Final Four this weekend. Neighbors balk; GF Planning Board tables 196 Ridge. BOCES breaks ground: $98M Wilton Campus, Sept. ’27 open. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts &

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Our November 6 front page

Election Results! Palmer cruises, Dems big in GF; Strough wins Qby re-election. Soccer success. First look: The new apartments atop former Sandy’s Clam Bar. Washington Co. budget: 16.97% hike, cut 63 jobs. Jimmer got emotional: Glens Falls induction. John Austin award to late Bill Gates Jan. 24. Glens Falls Market ‘excited’ for winter at the Ed. Sentence: 25-years-to-life, 2024 shooting, Pearl St., Glens Falls. Saratoga Plan opens Curtis Preserve in …

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Some urge ‘Get tougher’ with ‘day spenders’

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The public was invited to weigh in at the Oct. 24 meeting of the Day User Task Force Committee.

Drew Gerster said he moved to Glens Falls from Buffalo two years ago and that he had been “a homeless drug addict for 10 years” throughout New York before he “got out of it himself.”

He said, “Nothing’s being done” to fix the situation at …

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Portnoy effect: Pizzerias say his viral reviews increased sales

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Chronicle caught up with the local pizzerias that Barstool Sports founder and social media personality Dave Portnoy rated last month. All but one of them said his viral reviews increased sales.

Crave Pizza at Mount Royal Plaza in Queensbury got a 7.7 rating, Portnoy’s highest local review and said a big boost.

“After the interview got released, those next two weeks were crazy,” …

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