Tag Archives: Moreau

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

Alltown Fresh, a gas station convenience market place and kitchen with a chef-driven menu that emphasizes fresh and local food options, opened on Route 9 (1401 Saratoga Road) in the Town of Moreau on Nov. 2, north of Northway Exit 17. It’s the former site of a Sunoco and XtraMart.

“It’s been awesome, it’s busy,” General Manager Holly Kitchen said. “But it’s great because …

By Ben Westcott & Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writers

Over 60 community members attended an information meeting Thursday night at the Moreau Community Center as part of ongoing efforts to stop Saratoga Biochar from building in the Moreau Industrial Park.

The event was sponsored by the Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls (CAAN), Not Moreau, and Hands Off the Hudson.

Moreau Town Board member John “J.D.” Donohue, a member …

By Maury Thompson, Chronicle Freelance

An “environmentally friendly” firm that would manufacture paper products from hemp is considering opening a mill in Moreau, or perhaps elsewhere in Saratoga County, Moreau Town Supervisor Todd Kusnierz told The Chronicle.

“We’re hopeful,” Mr. Kusnierz said in a telephone interview on Monday. “It’s really in the early stages at this point.”

He said the prospective firm originally was interested in taking over the Essity …

By Cathy DeDe & Hannah Hughes, Managing Editor & Summer Staff

Glens Falls has enough lifeguards, and its Haviland’s Cove beach on the Hudson River is open full-time — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, interim Recreation Director Amy Collins told The Chronicle. “Our new aquatics director Mia Cote is a Glens Falls graduate and was a swimmer at St. Bonaventure. She’s done a wonderful job of recruiting and …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Saratoga Biochar controversy in Moreau gained still more heat last week.

The Moreau Town Board approved selling three parcels in its industrial park to Scott Earl, owner of Twin Bridges, “to be operated by Twin Bridges Waste & Recycling and affiliates.”

The price was “$725,000.00, almost 30% over the appraised value,” said town minutes.

Just days later, Vermont-based Casella Waste announced it will …