Tag Archives: Glens Falls

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Stymied in his effort to transform the Elm Street parking lot, Mayor Bill Collins is actively pursuing 333 Glen and its parking garage and lot for a transportation hub in downtown Glens Falls.

In January, the City submitted a $1.3 million bid for a federal “BUILD” grant to add two levels and about 150 parking spaces to the garage and create a central location …

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Chris Patten is seeking financial help from the Glens Falls Industrial Development Agency for his $5 million renovation under way at 45-56 South Street, on the corner of Elm Street downtown.

He is asking for exemptions on sales tax for materials and the mortgage recording tax plus a PILOT — Payment in Lieu of Taxes — on the property.

He notes it’s his first …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Ten years in the writing, Dr. Jacquiline Touba’s latest book is a history of the World Awareness Children’s Museum, which the world-traveling sociologist founded in her adopted hometown, Glens Falls, in 1985.

“The book is about how the museum got started, in all the phases that went through right from the beginning, from an idea to a reality,” Dr. Touba said.

“It was really …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Fred Fisher led the Hyde Collection during its most tumultous times, 1978-1990.

Next Thursday, May 15, his tale of those times will be published in a book called The Practice Run.

The title refers to an attempted heist of the Hyde’s art in 1980 that Mr. Fisher and others contend set the stage 10 years later for the devastating, still unsolved theft of a Vermeer, …

Dear Mr. Frost,

As I sat at the Mayoral Roundtable on Wednesday night, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed regarding the Mayor’s impression of Glens Falls.

He stated that at one point there were only two restaurants in Glens Falls: Davidson Brothers and the Gourmet Cafe. That statement was a slight to the years of dedication and perseverance of my family business and other business owners in the city.

Some …