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Tag Archives: Queensbury

Uncommon Grounds Coffee & Bagels to open in Queensbury at former Recovery Grill

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

CHRONICLE FIRST: Uncommon Grounds — the downtown Saratoga Springs coffee and bagel mainstay — will open in Queensbury at the former site of Recovery Grill, The Chronicle has learned.

“This is a special location and we believe Uncommon Grounds will provide the community with another place to gather and connect in an inviting and welcoming atmosphere,” said an Uncommon Grounds official. “We look forward …

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Bike incident report draws big, intense response

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

Much fall-out and follow-up from last week’s Chronicle report of an incident on Veterans Road in Queensbury. A slew of bicyclists was using both lanes of the road. A woman driver said she was forced to stop her car, which she said was struck by a bicycle. She expressed fear.

The Chronicle found out that the incident occurred during the Glens Falls “MC” Rideout,” …

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Queensbury School: Free concert by ‘Recycled Orchestra’ from Paraguay, 9/30

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, Paraguay, will perform a free concert on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Queensbury High School Auditorium as part of their United States tour.

The orchestra was profiled in the award winning 2016 documentary The Landfill Harmonic.

It tells the origin story of youths and families in an impoverished town who, under the guidance of now-director Favio …

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Wedding boom as local venues expand & open

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

“The wedding biz is booming,” proclaims Dawn Bennett, wedding and events planner of the Fort William Henry in Lake George.

Added area venues both reflect and propel the boom. The Fort William Henry and Queensbury Hotel both completed high-profile, multi-million-dollar projects — a total redo of the Carriage House at the Fort, big expansion of the Adirondack Room, other space and banquet kitchen at …

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F.W. Webb COO: Not ‘adamant,’ but ‘we’re a good use for the site’

By Zander Frost & Mark Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer & Editor

Bob Mucciarone, F.W. Webb’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, took a phone call from The Chronicle Monday afternoon.

He said the Massachusetts company — “the largest wholesale supplier of plumbing, heating, cooling and industrial PVF products in the Northeast” — is still intent on getting approval of a zoning change so it can build a 76,000 square foot distribution …

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