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For Chronicle Issue 100 in September 1984, Mark Frost sought an interview with Andy Rooney,
star commentator on CBS’s 60 Minutes on CBS and former seasonal resident on the east side of Lake George. Here’s his reply. (He died in 2011 at the age of 92.)

Dear Mark,

We don’t get to The Lake much any more. We still own the place…but my sister’s in it and we’re more comfortable …

Editor’s note: As The Chronicle nears its 40th anniversary on Sept. 2, here is another article from our archive. It was an exclusive that we published on May 22, 1986, written by Chronicle editor Mark Frost and his University of Maryland School of Law classmate Clark Shaffer.

It was big local news when Frank J. LaPere was arrested here on Nov. 4, 1984. Drug enforcement agents swooped in on his …

UPDATE: Outside dining is now allowed. NYS changed the rule after The Chronicle went to press.

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Lake George is pushing hard to win an immediate okay for customers to dine outside at the resort’s and region’s restaurants.

Sit-down dining isn’t scheduled for possible opening until the state’s Phase Three, which can’t start sooner than June 17, but business owners argue that customers would eat more …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

This week would have been the 38th Americade motorcycle rally in Lake George. Organizer Christian Dutcher still hopes to conduct it the week of July 21-25.

He said he expects to know better by mid-June “whether the state will bless us or not. Every week, we as a society learn something new about how to live in the COVID era.”

Mr. Dutcher, who took …

Memorial Day Issue! Lockdown meets reality, gives in. Lake George Village wants biz, not crowds. Stefanik: ‘Investigate Cuomo’ for nursing home COVID deaths. Car dealers: Our showrooms, all departments are open now. Boiled down, mask mandate is voluntary. Whitehall rallies for firefighter Jim Brooks. Youtheatre season cancelled. Music, art, more now live online! Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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