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SARATOGA COUNTY - SSAS members will be exhibiting throughout the area over the next two months. Carol Winterton will be exhibiting during November and Frank Coletta will exhibit during December in the Lobby of Clifton Park Town Hall, 1 Town Hall Plaza, Tel. # 518-371-6651. During Nov./Dec. Valerie Wolf will be exhibiting at the Mechanicville Library, 190 N. Main Street, Tel.#: 518-664-4646 . Valerie’s Show includes a colorful collection of styles including flo.abstract and realistic pieces. The Zion Lutheran Church, 153 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, Tel.#: 518370-4894 will host four amazing artists during Nov./Dec., Cheryl Birmingham, Carol Winterton, Rita Helie and Jack Morgan. Also during Nov./ Dec., in the Gallery of
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Porter Corner’s United Methodist Church Continues to Collect Bottles and Cans PORTER CORNERS -The Porter Corners UMC continues to collect deposit refundable beverage bottles and beverage cans They must have the label intact. You can leave yours at the back door of the church at 512 Allen Road or if you have a large amount we can arrange to pick them up. To arrange for pickup please call Jane at 518-893-2289 or Carrie at 518-893-6214. We thank you for your continued support!
For a $10 tax deductible donation, you receive 31 chances to win cash prizes. Colman’s Home Winning entries St. will be drawn daily, and the winner will be notified by phone or December Raffle 2021 Thisentries year we are working on . . re-entered . mail. All winning will be into the drum for another chance to win any of all remaining prizes. Your official raffle entry form is below. Raffle entry forms can be mailed or dropped off at St. Colman’s Home: St. Colman’s Home St. Colman’s Home (Attention: December Raffle)(Attention: December Raffle) 11 Haswell Road Watervliet, NY 12189 11 Haswell Road • Watervliet, NY 12189
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GANSEVOORT - Sundaes Best Hot Fudge Sauce will hold an open house and pop-up shop at their manufacturing facility on Saturday, November 20, 10am-4pm. Celebrating 20 years in business, owner Katie Camarro and friends will be on hand with product displays and gift ideas for everyone on your list. Sundaes Best Hot Fudge Sauce kitchen is located in Gansevoort at 23 Northern Pines Rd., 1st floor, Bldg. 2, across from Saratoga Restaurant
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News From Hadley-Luzerne Central School HADLEY/LUZERNE - A special thank you to the Luzerne-Hadley Fire Department for educating our students on fire safety and prevention.
Christmas Trees for Non-Profits in the Hadley - Lake Luzerne Area HADLEY/LAKE LUZERNE - The Hadley Business Association enjoys giving back to the community each year. They are offering to community non-profit organizations an opportunity to create a presence in the community by decorating a Christmas tree with ornaments that show the non-profit’s connection to the community. The trees are free and will be on display during the month of December at the Rockwell Street Park, just over the Bridge of Hope from Lake Luzerne. To register for your tree, contact the Hadley Business Association at info@ HadleyNYbusiness.org.
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Building of a lifetime Collector of all things Adirondack now ready to move on 50 years later ByLINE: LEIGH HORNBECK
GLOVERSVILLE - Don Williams bought a broken-down Victorian house and saw the Adirondack Great Camp it could become. It was 1970. Don and Beverly Williams needed more room for their five children, and found a house not far from where they were already living. Built as a mansion with 25 rooms in 1888 at the height of this Mohawk Valley city’s industrial reign, the house was later home to young women who worked as domestic help locally. By the time the Williamses bought the house, it had been empty for years, Williams said. It was drafty and clapboards were missing. The major selling point, beside the space, was the big barn on the property. He talked the seller down from $23,000 to $19,000 and moved in.
Once his family was settled, he planted 1,000 pine trees on the north side of the house to block the wind and changed out the coal furnace to gas so Beverly didn’t have to shovel coal. The Great Camp idea started as another way to keep the house warmer. “I decided to put log siding on it,” Williams said. “Being from the Adirondacks, I knew wood was a good insulator.” To say Don Williams is from the Adirondacks is like saying Frank Sinatra did some singing. Williams was born a seventh-generation Adirondacker. His family traces its mountain ancestry to 1792, when their forefathers moved to the Wells area to start a tannery. Williams’ career as an educator took him outside the Blue Line, but his affection for its history and culture run deep and wide. In addition to transforming the old Victorian into a Great Camp Please see COLLECTOR 18
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Don Williams, a retired Adirondack guide and former school principal and teacher, is pictured in his Victorian home that he styled after an Adirondack Great Camp on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, in Gloversville, N.Y. Williams is selling his home and collection.
Modified muffler ban in effect Critics say legislation meant to curb car noise puts unfair burden on repair shops ByLINE: MICHELLE DEL REY
ALBANY - Legislation signed into law recently by Gov. Kathy Hochul is intended to drive down the noise of pesky modified mufflers and exhaust systems, but opponents of the new regulation say it’s impractical and a detriment to auto repair shops. The legislation, dubbed The SLEEP Act, which Hochul signed last month, increases penalties for repair shops and motorists for illegally modifying mufflers and exhaust systems. If a person is found to have modified the equipment, sold a device to increase the noise of a vehicle, or installs it, they can be subject to a $1,000 fine, jail time or both. Motorists also risk being charged with a misdemeanor for violating the new law. If repair shops install equipment to increase an automobile or motorcycle’s volume three times within 18 months, they risk losing their certificate of inspection. Police vehicles also need to come
equipped with decibel readers. The legislation was crafted to reduce the amount of noise caused by illegal drag racing and to lower the rate of pollution that can be increased by the altered car parts. According to the state Senate’s website, the World Health Organizations considers the growing trend to be an “underestimated threat” and one in four people will lose their hearing in the U.S. Also, modified mufflers and exhaust systems have led to numerous noise complaints, especially in areas where racing occurs. “It represents an undue burden on people that do not have the resources to protect themselves from it,” the website states. As a result of the law, inspection stations will be responsible for ensuring that the equipment has not been illegally altered, a move that opponents say will risk the safety of repair shop owners and could reduce their clientele. Peter S. Kischak, president of the Service Station Dealers of Greater New York, says repair shops are being forced to invest in hundreds of dollars in equipment to measure decibel levels. Another
problem, he says, is that shops can potentially irritate their customer base by failing them during inspections if they don’t meet the requirements listed in the legislation. “It’s picking on the small businessman. That’s what it’s doing,” Kischak said, adding that he isn’t against the law but has a problem with how the state is addressing the issue. He suggested banning after-market corporations and companies from selling the equipment as an alternative preventative measure. Another opponent, Wayne Bombardiere, executive director of the New York Service Stations, said the legislation doesn’t make the road safer for drivers. Instead, it places pressure on repair shops to make sure area residents don’t get agitated when a passing car Please see BAN 4
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is too loud. State Sen. Jim Tedisco, a Glenville Republican, voted against the measure when it was brought forward in the Senate, along with 14 other senators. In a written statement to the Times Union, Tedisco said his concerns lie with the harshness of the law, which raises fines for people for altering a muffler but doesn’t give them a warning for a first infraction. “What’s next: charging fees for crying babies and barking dogs?” he said.
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LAKE LUZERNE - St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Lake Luzerne, is sponsoring a Gingerbread House Competition, which will be judged on Saturday, Dec 4th at 1 pm. Prizes will be awarded by age group or by family. You supply the gingerbread house and decorate it either at home or at St. Mary’s. A kit can be used in the competition. 20 free kits will be available for those needing them. Pick up of free kits and/or group house making (with refreshments!) will be Nov. 20 between 10am and 2pm. 5 groups of families/friends will be scheduled every hour at 10am, 11am, 12pm, and 1pm. Please RSVP at 802989-3213 to reserve a kit or sign up for the group house making. For those making gingerbread houses at home, the drop-off times for the competition are Dec. 1-3 between 2:30-5:30pm or
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by arrangement. Each gingerbread house requires a submission form which can be found on https://www.stmarysluzerne.org/sermons/. All gingerbread houses should be placed on a stable surface with a lip (like a cookie sheet) so that your hard work will be protected!! All activities will take place in the St. Mary’s Church Parish Hall at 220 Lake Ave, Lake Luzerne. Also be sure you submit a guess for how many Christmas candies are in the jar in the church hall! Closest to the actual number wins the whole jar!
2022 Town of Saratoga Calendars Now Available TOWN OF SARATOGA - The 2022 Town of Saratoga calendars featuring pictures from days gone by in the villages of Schuylerville and Victory and in the surrounding areas are now on sale. Calendar pages are sprinkled with close to 150 historical tidbits. The photos include Broad Street Schuylerville in the early 1900s, the 1951 confirmation students at Notre Dame Church, one of the last steam engines of
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Hadley Business Association’s Take-out Holiday Lights Fundraiser HADLEY - A delicious hot roast pork sandwich, mashed potatoes, baby glazed carrots, and everyone’s favorite dessert this time of year - warm apple crisp is being prepared by Chef Colin Hagadorn for the Hadley Business Association’s Take-out Holiday Lights Fund-raiser Friday, November 19th. Dinners are pre-ordered by Texting or Calling 518469-2998. Pick-up begins at 4:30PM at the Hadley Community/Senior Center at the end of Maple Street (Hadley Smead Memorial Park) and continues until 6:30PM. Enter the driveway at the tennis courts and follow the cones to the pick-up point then exit by the driveway closest to the center. All dinners are $12 and benefit the H.B.A. Holiday on the Hudson event. info@HadleyNYbusiness. org
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Adirondack Folk School Schedule for November/ December 2021 LAKE LUZERNE - 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne. (518) 696-2400 www.adirondackfolkschool.org - All classes are held at the Adirondack Folk School unless otherwise noted. Friday November 19 Cotton Cord Baskets with Linda Scherz. #1816-1119. 1 day. 9am-5pm. Tuition $115. Member Tuition $95. Materials fee $28-43. Saturday November 20 - Tin Ornaments with Art Thorman. #1759-1120. 1 day. 12pm-4pm. Tuition $55. Member Tuition $45. Materials fee $7. Saturday & Sunday, November 20&21 - Carving a Peace Board with Dennis Wilson. #17921120. 2 days. 9am-4pm. Tuition $210. Member Tuition $170. Materials fee $50. Sunday November 21 - Scroll Saw Christmas Ornaments with Walt
Ulrich. #1880-1121. 1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $105. Member Tuition $85. Materials Fee $15. Friday December 3 - Introduction to Pyrography with Bret Collier. #1840-1203. 1 day. 9am4pm. Tuition $105. Member Tuition $85. Materials fee $30. Saturday December 4 - Children’s Wooden Roller Coaster Toy with Frank Lagace. #1776-1204. 1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $105. Member Tuition $85. Materials fee $35. Saturday December 4 - Etched Egg Ornaments with Christina Boyd. #1755-1204. 1/2 day. 1pm4pm. Tuition $55. Member Tuition $45. Materials fee $12. Sunday December 5 - Woodturning: Holiday Ornaments with John Kingsley. #1795-1205. 1/2 day. 9am-12pm. Tuition $55. Member Tuition $45. Materials fee $20. Sunday December 5 - Herbal Electuaries and Truffles with Margo Mullein. #1802-1205. 1/2 day. 1pm-4pm. Tuition
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WILTON - Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park is encouraging people to get out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather by hosting an Autumn Discovery Hikes on Saturday November 20th and Sunday November 21st both beginning at 1:00PM. On this nature walk participants will learn about the transformative autumn months and how plants and animals adapt and
prepare for the winter season. The walk covers about a mile and a half of gently rolling terrain and will not take place if there is rain. This hike will depart from the Neilmann Trailhead located off of Ruggles Road. Registration is required. For more information or to register, please call the Preserve & Park office at 518-450-0321 or via email at info@wiltonpreserve. org. For up-to-date trail conditions or program information, please visit the Preserve & Park’s website at www.wiltonpreserve.org The Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park is a non-profit organization that conserves ecological systems and natural settings while providing opportunities for environmental education and outdoor recreation.
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This childproofing checklist can help keep kids safe It’s not long before newborns who need their parents to cater to their every need become toddlers who can’t wait to go exploring on their own. The curiosity can come quickly, which underscores how important it is for parents to childproof their homes. Childproofing is essential in the nursery where children tend to spend much of their time, but it’s necessary elsewhere in the house as well. The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles says fractures are the most common injuries among infants and toddlers as they develop a sense of curiosity and gain mobility. Head and mouth/tooth injuries are some additional injuries curious kids may suffer during this period in their lives. This childproofing checklist can help reduce the risk of injury. • Follow United States Consumer Product Safety Commission crib safety regulations, which include fixed sides, a firm mattress and slats that are no more than 23⁄8 inches apart. • Install UL-listed carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors on every story of the house and check batteries in detectors frequently. • Install a temperature guard on the water heater and never set it above 120 F.
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Saratoga Voices Heroic Handel CAPITAL DISTRICT – On Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., at Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Voices is performing a semi-staged version of Handel’s oratorio, Judas Maccabaeus. This oratorio, composed in 1746, has become Handel’s most popular oratorio, second only to The Messiah. To perform two of the lead roles, Saratoga Voices has engaged the talent of two internationally renowned vocal artists with strong dramatic experience. Tenor Thomas Cooley sings the title role of Judas Maccabaeus and baritone Jesse Blumberg sings the equally heroic role of Simon, the brother of Judas. Tickets for Heroic Handel! Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus ($40/$35 seniors) can be purchased at the UPH box office – UniversalPreservationHall. org – or by calling the box office at 518-346-6204.
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The Spina Bifida Association Encourages All to “Dare to Dream” this November CAPITAL DISTRICT - The Dare to Dream fundraiser is SBANENY’s major annual fundraiser supporting programs and services for individuals and families living with Spina Bifida. After this past year, with its many zoom meetings and challenges, SBANENY is able to once again host its annual Dare to Dream Gala in person at Wolferts Roost Country Club in Albany, NY on November 20, 2021 with Honorary Chair Dr. Dennis McKenna, Albany Med CEO & President. At this year’s event, there will be an auction that will have both in-person and online options for bidding on auction items, with in-person tickets costing $60 and online tickets costing $15. Location aside, all of SBANENY’s generous supporters will have an opportunity to bid on prizes like gift cards, sports tickets, fun baskets, and more from November 7 to November 21, 2021. The event will offer live music and food to enjoy while viewing a video presentation including SBANENY’s staff, providers from Albany Med, Assembly Member Phil Steck, and 2021 You Make a Difference Award Recipient The Daily Gazette. It is the success of fundraisers like Dare to Dream that makes supporting this community possible. However, if you cannot make it to our Dare to Dream fundraiser this year, there are other ways to support SBANENY. Donations are always appreciated,
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Youth2 November Community Care Pop-Up “Grateful Grains” CAPITAL DISTRICT - Youth2 – Youth Helping Youth (www. youthsquared.org) is hosting our 9th Community Care Pop-UP- “Grateful Grains”, a cereal box collection drive. All collected cereal will be donated to families in need by distributing to food pantries in Hadley-Luzerne, Ballston Spa, Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs. This food item will help families over the Thanksgiving break. The underlying support of Stewart’s Shops, with their amazing generosity and funding for our POP-UPs is much appreciated. This event will take place on Saturday, November 20th from 12:00-2:00 pm at Camp Stomping Ground, 3430 Boyhaven Road, Middle Grove, NY. At the end of the collection drive we will line up the cereal boxes and prepare our “domino effect” finale.
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Saratoga Arts Presents Schall SARATOGA SPRINGS - New Works by Multi-Instrumentalist/Composer Gary Schall written for Piano, Voice & Marimba. Marking the 58th anniversary of the JFK assassination with original modern-minimalist music and a multimedia video montage of the JFK funeral created in collaboration with Skidmore Digital Media Department. Location: Saratoga Arts,, 320 Broadway, Saratoga
Gloversville, a smaller one this time, and put the Great Camp on the market. The family has been working since January to help him sort through the collections and decide what to throw out, what to recycle and what to move to the new house. Williams is hopeful another collector will buy the house and turn it into a lodge, but he knows someone could buy it for the 2-acre lot and demolish the house. He is wistful as he walks around, pointing out where the barn used to stand (it burned down in 1976) and the solar panels he had installed (“I’m the only one I know who would sign a 20-year contract at 85,” he said), and the different species of trees he planted, all native to the Adirondacks. Pointing up at the “W” made with twigs near the peak, he said the five stars represent his five children. “It’s coming apart now,” he said. “I’ve got to get up there and fix it.”
Springs. Sat., November 20th (5:00pm) Sun.,November 21st (2:00pm) Contact Richard Brian (347)378-6644 Email: richardbrian@lstalentagency.com. Tickets $10.00. Tickets & Information @ Schallmusic.com Gary Schall makes music like you’ve never heard before. At only 19, this extraordinarily talented multi-instrumentalist was invited to join the Grammy-winning ensemble of acclaimed minimalist composer Steve Reich. In the decades since, Schall remained on the cutting edge of the music world, recording Reich’s landmark works, as well as composing his own music for experimental instruments like the metallic 31-toned Zoomoozophone and the patented Tap Dance Instrument – a wood and brass multi-timbre floor that turns tap dancing into music. This concert features Schall’s composition Memory of an Own, written in memory of his teacher James Preiss, a member of the President’s Own Marine Band, who distinguished himself as one of the 19 drummers to perform at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Building upon Saratoga Arts’ successful history and mission to make the
arts accessible to all Louise Kerr, Executive Director of Saratoga Arts has arranged for this concert in her effort to forge new relationships, partnerships, and connections. Schall’s partnering with Saratoga Arts and Skidmore Media Arts Department underscores his effort to connect with local arts organizations in his new hometown of Saratoga. Based on CDC guidelines and the dynamics of Saratoga Arts as an educational facility full indoor masking and proof of vaccination is required for this performance.
Genealogy and Local History SARATOGA COUNTY - Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County will meet on Saturday, November 20, at 1 pm at the Town of Saratoga Town Hall, 12 Spring Street, in Schuylerville. The program “The Hudson Valley, the First 250 Million Years: A Mostly Chronological and Occasionally Personal History” will be presented by author David Levine. David’s collection of writings offer a unique look at the area’s most important and interesting people, places, and events. Masks will be required. Public is welcome. For information call 518-885-9309.
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Local Non Profit, To Love a Child, Inc., Selected by Caffè Lena for TrueSongs: Lyrics of Life Project CAPITAL DISTRICT TrueSongs: Lyrics of Life will take place on Sunday, November 21 at 7p.m. at Caffe Lena at 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY. Advance Tickets: $20 general public, $10 students. At the Door: $22 general public. $5 student
rush tickets will be sold at the door with valid ID. The concert will also be available to live stream for $5. Information and advance tickets are available at www.caffelena.org. Cindy Schmehl, Executive Director of To Love A Child said “We are absolutely thrilled to be able to tell the story of our work in Haiti through an original song by songwriter Thomasina Winslow. This is such a unique opportunity and we are so
grateful to Caffè Lena for creating this concept and to Fingerpaint for helping to bring it to reality. It is a win-win for all involved”. Representing To Love a Child for the Truesongs project will be Kimberly Val, a young lady who began working with the organization when she was in high school in 2008. To Love a Child’s story is told through her eyes, a young woman who was determined to learn English, go to college, and
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have a career all the while working with To Love a Child as a translator, project assistant and later a nurse in our clinic. She has witnessed first-hand the impact our organization has had in Haiti where we have provided latrines, clean water, agriculture projects, solar power, education and more. On November 21, 2021 our story will come to life on stage as part of TrueSongs: Lyrics of Life. Designed to be collaborative, cathartic and compelling, TrueSongs pairs storytellers and songwriters to show lives changed for the better by local nonprofits. The show is produced by Caffè Lena and underwritten by Saratoga-based marketing firm Fingerpaint. Learn more about the work we do in our local community, Haiti and Zimbabwe and how you can make a difference in the lives of severely impoverished children. Visit our website at www.
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Town of Greenfield Lions Club Annual Christmas Tree & Wreath Sale
GREENFIELD - The Greenfield Lions will be selling Christmas Trees and Wreaths in the vacant lot next to the Greenfield Community Center at 31 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center. The trees are $ 40.00 each and Wreaths are $ 12.00 & $ 15.00. The sales start on Nov. 21st.
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Middle Grove United Methodist Church Craft & Vendor Fair MIDDLE GROVE - The Middle Grove United Methodist Church is having their annual Craft and Vendor Fair on Sat., Nov 20 from 9am – 3pm. A variety of crafters and vendors will present at our small but mighty church. There will be LIVE music throughout the day. Lunch (soup & sandwiches) will be available to purchase and we will have a silent auction also! Come join the fun and get some shopping done. The church is located at 429 Middle Grove Rd (corner of Middle Grove & North Creek Rd). to tackling things head is the most productive approach. AQUARIUS Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you treasure friends and family, and this week calls for an important decision that could affect them all. It may be tough but you will make the right call. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, minor obstacles are in your path and it’s easy to get frustrated. Once you clear the hurdles it will be smooth sailing before long. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER 21 Jena Malone, Actress (37) NOVEMBER 22 Scarlett Johansson, Actress (37) NOVEMBER 23 Justin Turner, Athlete (37) NOVEMBER 24 Peyton Meyer, Actor (23) NOVEMBER 25 Christina Applegate, Actress (50) NOVEMBER 26 Rita Ora, Singer (31) NOVEMBER 27 Jaleel White, Actor (45)
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OPINION
How Biden Can Turn His Bad Polling Numbers Around
Gary Franks, Tribune Content Agency President Biden has managed to do a host of things in a short period of time that he probably should not have done. The results are some of the worse polling numbers at this stage of almost any presidency. In addition, a new NBC News poll has found that 71 percent of Americans believe the country is moving in the wrong direction. I will outline the major reasons for the declining public support and recommend solutions. The bipartisan Infrastructure bill passage is proof of what is necessary and what can be accomplished. Mr. Biden and Congress deserve praise for getting this done. We need more bipartisanship. Americans can look at true landmark domestic legislation like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Bills of 1964, 1968, and 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Clean Air & Clean Water Acts to see what they all have in common. They were passed with votes from Democrats and Republicans. Build Back Better (BBB), if passed, should resemble those pieces of legislation, not the one-party partisan Affordable Care Act that engendered polarization. Wrong Direction: Biden and Democrats are debating spending money we do not have unless we hike taxes. They want to increase spending for social welfare programs and climate change initiatives while neglecting real crises. For instance, the Social Security Trust will be depleted by 2034 and the Medicare Trust will be insolvent by 2024, as reported by the Congressional Budget Office. Help is urgently needed for long-term solutions. Wrong Direction: Energy costs are soaring, adding to
inflation. China and Russia took a pass on the Climate Summit. Other industrialized countries are lukewarm on their climate change plans. Without cooperation and earnest participation of all the largest greenhouse emission countries addressing climate change on a global front cannot succeed. It would be like trying to heat a house with all your windows open. Yet we are planning to spend a half trillion for this cause? America is being asked to lead in the near elimination of the use of our God-given natural resources - crude oil, natural gas, and coal. Not wise. We should be all in on energy sources. Biden shut down an oil pipeline, yet prices at the pump are soaring. Instead of being a net energy exporter, like we were in 2019 and 2020, we are now at OPEC's mercy. Wrong Direction: Get every American who wants to leave Afghanistan out immediately. The handling of this self-inflicted disaster and the many proclamations made by Biden, which conflicted with facts, marked the beginning of his sharp and abrupt fall in the polls. His approval rating now is at a paltry 38 percent. The Biden administration's silence gives the appearance that those left behind have been forgotten, which adds to Biden's woes. We are not a country that leaves Americans behind in a war. Now, we have to ask Afghanistan's leaders to let Americans return home. Wrong Direction: We should not be allowing a migrant invasion at our southern border. The estimated 2 million migrants who've entered the U.S. recently will likely soon serve as anchors for more to come legally later. Haitians and those from Central America should follow our immigration laws. Biden's cavalier attitude as caravan after caravan marches toward the border is disheartening. In addition, the Biden administration would like to
give those undocumented immigrants who entered America in 2018, and were separated at the border from their children, a huge payout in the range of $450,000 per person. This raises concern. Will Black Americans with a slave heritage, like myself, who the government allowed to be separated from their families get the same benefit? I ask facetiously. Wrong Direction: The Build Back Better bill is filled with free stuff that, like other social welfare programs, people would be entitled to if they qualify. Once these benefits have been adopted, they will never be reversed, even when the "temporary" taxing measures have come to an end, thus potentially adding to our $29 trillion national debt, unless a permanent source of revenue has been established. Advice: It would help to stop blaming everything on COVID-19, Donald Trump, or other people. It is getting old to most Americans and adds to Biden's declining poll numbers. Advice. Consider a staff shakeup. Also, copy what Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama did in their administrations - place a few prominent folks from the opposing party in your administration. It can foster bipartisanship and give you a different perspective. During the campaign Mr. Biden said he would consider doing this, but he has yet to place a Republican in a key or prominent position. It cannot hurt. Gary Franks served three terms as U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th District. He was the first Black Republican elected to the House in nearly 60 years and New England's first Black member of the House. Host: podcast "We Speak Frankly." Author: "With God, For God, and For Country." @GaryFranks
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OPINION
Child Care Proposal's Hidden Consequences By Rich Lowry
President Joe Biden wants to bring the same discerning, common-sensical governing style to American child care that has his job approval rating in the low 40s. In other words, look out below. The child care proposal that House Democrats have written into Biden's Build Back Better "human infrastructure" bill may be the worst feature of the nearly $2-trillion legislation, and that's saying something. It is high-handed and prescriptive, constitutes a new front in the culture war via an expanding welfare state, will likely increase the costs for middle-class and upper-middle-class parents, and may have an unconstitutional provision to boot. The proposal reflects the preferences of two-earner, professional couples in the Acela corridor inclined toward expensive, formal, all-day child care, and would make a large step toward enshrining them as the national norm. There is no doubt that there is a significant demand for child care. Roughly half of married and single moms with children under 5 work full-time, and about 40% of working moms pay for child care. But it's a mistake to believe that all parents want to be in the work force, with their kids in standardized child care programs. According to a 2019 Gallup poll, 50% of mothers of children under age 18 would prefer to stay at home taking care of family over having a job. A survey from the populist think tank American Compass found that 53% of married mothers prefer the model of one parent working and one parent staying at home in families with children under age 5. Those parents who have to work or choose to work use all sorts of child care options, from relatives to smaller home-based day cares, to non-profit or for-profit day care centers. There is a pronounced class divide here. As Patrick Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center points out, white children of parents who don't have a college degree spend most of their hours per week with their parents; only 30% of children with college-educated parents do the same. What the Democratic proposal would do is put an enormous thumb on the scale toward for-profit centers. It would pour hundreds of billions of dollars, not into supporting the varying choices of parents, but into pushing the current archipelago of diverse options into a one-size-fits-all system defined by the government. The proposal would boost the pay of child care workers significantly, seeking to make it equivalent to elementary school teachers, and add new regulations best sustained by for-profit centers. It would thus bring the progressive model of constricted supply leading to increased cost that characterizes the housing, education and health care sectors to child care. The left-wing policy analyst Matt Bruenig caused a stir when he warned of spiraling costs from higher pay and new regulations. He noted that the proposal's subsidies to families are phased-in based on income. This means that, depending on the proposal's final design, unsubsidized families could be exposed to increased costs without getting additional government help. He cited the hypothetical of a dual-earning family that feels the squeeze of increased costs, so one spouse quits to lessen the household's income and qualify for subsidies. "Normally people who quit jobs to take care of their kids do so in order to save the money they'd have to spend on child care," he wrote. "Under this plan, they have to quit their job in order to afford child care!" On top of this, the House proposal prohibits government funds to upgrade child care facilities from being spent on facilities "used primarily for sectarian instruction or religious worship." This is a clear shot across the bow of church-based child care, one unlikely to pass muster with the Supreme Court. Biden's presidency so far has been a long exercise in ideologically driven governance removed from reality. The child care proposal is no different. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
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Rose Garden Infrastructure
By Bob Franken Economists estimate (they always guess) that as many as 660,000 jobs will be created by the infrastructure bill, and when the signing ceremony is held, almost as many Democrats will be there to crowd the podium. President Joe Biden said in a Saturday-morning presidential statement that it would be "millions" of jobs: "I don't think it's an exaggeration to suggest that we took a monumental step forward as a nation." This was after the measure's near-death experience the night before that left a lot of House members with their arms badly twisted. But for Biden, it was a happy photo op, following a bunch of miserable ones along the way. But still the question remains, what is wrong with this picture? The relieved Democrats were the same fractious ones who quarreled throughout the summer about the Build Back Better social infrastructure sister measure. That became Build Back Less and Less as centrists in the party shattered the dreams of progressives in Joe Biden's deal-making. The White House prefers to call it the $1.2 trillion bill, but that combines the new spending of $550 billion with what would normally be ponied up for public works. And it's far less than the $2.3 trillion Biden asked for early on. In Washington negotiating terms, that's the "ask for everything but the kitchen sink" phase. What's left of the Build Back Better phase of the social infrastructure bill would add trillions of dollars more, except it's caught in the Democratic quicksand. They have lots of work to do before they pass whatever emaciated BBB liberal package they end up with, to say nothing of the fact that they face disaster if they can't come up with some way to agree on a spending bill to keep the federal government all the way open. Add a catastrophe (what's another word for infinite disaster?) if they somehow can't resolve passage of the debt ceiling. If they don't, and they always flirt with not doing it, then the
United States will be hugely embarrassed, because it will weasel on its sovereign debt. This could be blamed on an inherent weakness in its political system; a democracy-demagoguery that's a fatal flaw. It would be a shambles. To a certain extent, it could be back to the drawing board to mess with the Senate filibuster, for example, and by extension make a wreckage of the U.S. tradition of built-in safeguards against the "tyranny of the majority." A frenetic month is what's ahead in December, but it's been a miserable autumn and summer with the Afghanistan debacle, the trouble dealing with the pandemic, which everyone believed was under control, and various economic problems like inflation. That contributed to tanking polls and that led partially to a miserable showing for Biden and his fellow Democrats, most notably Glenn Youngkin's and the GOP's upset defeat of Terry McAuliffe in Virginia. The White House chorus has not been singing "Don't Worry, Be Happy." If the Democrats can salvage the social part of the Biden pledge (and the rubber and concrete chunk was politically easier by comparison) there could be whimpers of "Happy Days are Here Again." If not, it's going to be a long hot winter. (It used to be a long cold winter, but that was before climate change.) Joe Biden describes himself as an optimist when it comes to the American people, meaning most of them agree with him. It's also optimistic to think that by 2025, the jackhammers will be making their atrocious noise and infrastructure work will be humming along by the midterms and the polls will recover for the Democrats. I hate to disagree with the president, but the American people are in a dark mood. If enough of them are caught up in humongous traffic jams because of some project associated with infrastructure construction, they'll bitterly complain about "Biden's gridlock." Bob Franken is an Emmy Award-winning reporter who covered Washington for more than 20 years with CNN.
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COPS, COURT AND FIRE CALLS Amsterdam woman is charged with drug trafficking AMSTERDAM -- A 51-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday for alleged drug trafficking in the city, police said Tuesday. Amsterdam police said the woman had been a target of their drug trafficking investigation, and upon seeing her driving in the city Tuesday morning at about 8 a.m., detectives pulled her over during a traffic stop on Market Street. Police said after bringing her to the police station and getting search warrants on her vehicle and Wall Street home, detectives found a large amount of cocaine, heroin packaged for sale, opioid pills, scales and over $10,000 in cash. Her car was seized as part of the investigation. The woman is charged with felony criminal possession and sale of controlled substances counts.
East Greenbush burglaries investigated EAST GREENBUSH -- Town police are investigating a home invasion and are seeking the public's help in the case. An unknown man entered an occupied Valley View Boulevard residence through a window at 2:08 p.m. on Wednesday. When confronted by the homeowner, the suspect fled, according to police. Authorities said the entry was an attempted burglary. Police released a photo of the suspect and two vehicles that are involved with the incident. Authorities said the vehicles and suspects were in multiple neighborhoods on Wednesday claiming to look for a lost dog while casing homes and may have been involved in other burglaries. Anyone with informa-
tion on the suspects or vehicles is asked to contact the East Greenbush Police Department at 518-4792525.
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The East Greenbush Police Department said this suspect was in multiple neighborhoods on Wednesday claiming to look for a lost dog while casing homes and may have been involved in other burglaries.
Hadley woman accused of creating child porn HADLEY — A town woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly photographing two children under the age of 5 to create child pornography, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said. The photographs allegedly taken by the 26-year-old who lives on Second Avenue were found on an electronic device by a family member of one of the children, deputies said. The suspect was charged with two counts of promoting a sexual performance, using a child in sexual performance, both felonies, as well as two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, the Sheriff’s Office said. She was arraigned in Malta Town Court.
Burglary alleged at Wilton Walmart WILTON — A Schenectady woman, charged with
burglary and other offenses, is accused of shoplifting items valued at $167 from the Walmart on Old Gick Road and damaging other items, State Police said Thursday. The 40-year-old, who also is charged with petit larceny, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance (a glass smoking pipe containing methamphetamine residue), was stopped as she left the store, troopers said. She had been restricted from the property. She was issued an appearance ticket and is due in Wilton Town Court.
Halfmoon man charged with setting car on fire MALTA— A 30-year-old Halfmoon man is charged with felony arson, accused of setting a car on fire at the Malta Gardens Mobile Home Park on Saturday, Saratoga County sheriff’s officials said. The suspect also lied about the circumstances of the fire and is charged with misdemeanor making a punishable false written statement, deputies said.
Burglary suspect accused of attack NISKAYUNA — A 21-year-old man is accused of breaking into a home’s garage and later attacking an officer, town police said Thursday. Officers responding to a burglary in progress on Chestnut Lane around 10 a.m. Monday discovered that a man had broken into an attached garage while the homeowner was there, police said. Authorities said the homeowner gave officers a description of the man, who they found walking on River Road near Line Drive. Police said an officer approached the man who then became aggressive and started fighting with the officer. “The officer
was able to gain control of the subject with the assistance of a motorist passing by,” police said in a statement. The suspect was taken into custody and identified as the person the homeowner saw in the garage, police said. The officer involved in the altercation was injured and taken to Ellis Hospital for an evaluation. He was later released. The suspect, who police consider homeless, was charged with burglary and assaulting a police officer.
Insurance fraud alleged from county fund MILTON — A Schenectady man allegedly fraudulently received $38,753 in 207-C wage replacement payments from the self-insurance fund of Saratoga County, sheriff’s deputies said Friday. The 47-year-old city man also misrepresented material facts in documents that he completed for the claim for benefits, deputies said. He was charged with grand larceny, insurance fraud and falsifying business records Thursday, arraigned and released to answer the charges in court.
Arrests made in stabbing, gun cases ALBANY — A 23-yearold Albany man is charged with assault, accused of stabbing another 23-yearold man Wednesday evening on Quail Street in Pine Hills, city police said Saturday. Officers responded to a home on Elberon Place near Quail Street for reports of a stabbing at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday and found a 23-year-old man with a stab wound to his abdomen. The victim was treated by emergency medical personnel and taken to Albany Medical
The Corinth Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Breakfast Buffet CORINTH - The Corinth Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, 16 Saratoga Avenue, Corinth, NY is having a Breakfast Buffet on Sunday November 21, 2021 from 7 to 11, to Benefit the Cancer Society. All Proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Society. The buffet will consist of the same menu that we have been having, scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French Toast, Sausage biscuits and gravy, and Strawberry Shortcake. Coffee, tea and juice. Donation of $10 for Adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Parking in rear of Firehouse.
The Porter Corners and the Middle Grove United Methodist Churches Thanksgiving Eve Service PORTER CORNERS/MIDDLE GROVE - The Porter Corners and the Middle Grove United Methodist Churches will host a Thanksgiving Eve Service on Wednesday, November 24 at 6:00pm at the Porter Corners UMC at 512 Allen Road, Porter Corners. All are encouraged and invited to attend. An offering will be taken and given to local food pantries. Center Hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition, police said. The two know each other and have been involved in an ongoing dispute. During the night of the incident, the two men got into an altercation inside a store on the 200 block of Quail Street where the victim was stabbed, police said. The suspect was charged with assault and criminal weapon possession. In a separate case, city officers recovered two loaded handguns at 3 a.m. Saturday morning on
Quail Street after reports that a group of men were arguing outside and that they had handguns. A man matching the description of a suspect was seen walking nearby. After a chase, the Troy man, 18, was apprehended and found with two loaded 9mm handguns. One was reported stolen by the Rock Hill, South Carolina Police on Oct. 30. He was charged with criminal weapon possession and possession of stolen property, arraigned and jailed.
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HOUSE OF THE WEEK
215 Forest Haven Drive, Guilderland
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The home at 215 Forest Haven Drive, Guilderland, has 7,468 square feet of space. At right is the entrance.
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id you say unique? This week’s selection is that. Standing at the end of a road in a neighborhood of big houses, this modern confection stands out. Built in 1990 on 3.3 acres, the home has 7,468 square feet of living space. There are five bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two half baths. The house is finished in neutral colors and the rooms are defined by high ceilings and angles except for a rounded, tower-like structure next to the front door that extends the height of the roof. There’s a sauna, a walk-out basement, and a pond with a bridge and a pavilion on it. LEIGH Voorheesville schools. Taxes: $18,000. HORNBECK List price: $1.34 million. HOUSE OF Contact listing agent THE WEEK Binglin (Ben) Li of Keller Williams Capital District at 518-290-6851.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS Christmas Craft Vendor Fair11/27, 9a-5p at the American Legion, 379 Lake Ave, Lake Luzerne. Multiple vendors!
Catholic Charities Announces Dates for 2021 Saratoga Festival of Trees Event! SARATOGA SPRINGS - Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties invites the local community to mark their calendars for the 26th annual holiday event fundraiser – The Festival of Trees, on Wednesday, December 1 through Sunday, December 5 at the Saratoga Springs City Center. The Festival will showcase beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, centerpieces and other holiday items for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the programs of Catholic Charities in the tri-county region. Because so many hands go into the making of the festival, this year the Catholic Charities organization is extending an early call to the community for tree sponsors, decorators and event volunteers. Each year over 300 volunteers donate their time and talents to ensure the Festival’s success. Their support helps to raise funds to enable services
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design: Anne-Marie Baker; Featuring: Joe Frederick, John Love, Michael J. Madsen, Dianne O’Neill. December 3, 4, 10, 11 at 7:30pm. December 4, 5, 11, 12 at 2:00pm. Tickets $30. Dee Sarno Theater Saratoga Arts, 320 Broad-
way, Saratoga Springs. For tickets and information visit: www.homemadetheater.org or call 518-5874427.
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“Buy Local” Bazaar and Soup Luncheon WARRENSBURG - A “Buy Local” Bazaar and Soup Luncheon will be held at Church of The Holy Cross, 3764 Main St Warrensburg (518-623-3066) on Sat. Nov. 27 from 9am-3pm. Featuring fresh wreaths and kissing balls, crafts, vendors, candy walk and gently used treasures in Grandmother’s Attic. Free children’s activities include making candy with the Christmas Elf and choosing a toy from Santa’s Sack. Tickets for the Annual Raffle will also be available. The winners will be drawn Dec.4.
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