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League of Women Voters of Saratoga County Launches Electronic Voter Guide SARATOGA COUNTY - The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is pleased to announce Vote411.org, an electronic voter guide is now available with information on over 100 races in the county . Vote411 may be
accessed on computers, tablets, and mobile phones Candidate information includes biographical information and responses to questions posed by the League, as well as links to candidates’ social media and campaign websites. Candidates who have not yet submitted their information are listed with “Candidate Has Not Responded;” their responses will be posted as soon as the candidates provide the
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Capital Region Social Happenings October Event and Concert Series CAPITAL DISTRICT - https://www.facebook. com/CapitalRegionSocial - CapRegSocialHappenings@gmail.com. Friday Night Events at 7 pm – Picnic at noon at 435 New Karner Road (Hanover Square Building) at “Hill” door entrance. Open to the public. Inside seating is limited. Plenty of free parking. Handicap accessible.CDC & COVID compliant. Masks required on everyone. Call 518-4526883 for more information. Friday Night – October 22: Doc Horton and the Jay Street Band will keep the house rockin’ with music. This is guaranteed to be an enjoyable evening. Performance starts at 7 pm. $12 pp and that includes beverages and snacks. Friday Night – October 29: If Magic is your thing, this is the night for you. Jonathan Downer will wow us with his illusions. This is guaranteed to get you in the mood for Halloween. Performance starts at 7 pm. $12 pp and that includes beverages and snacks.
Southern Saratoga Art Society SARATOGA COUNTY - SSAS members will be exhibiting throughout the area over the next two months. During October, Carol Winterton will exhibit in the lobby of the Town of Clifton Park, 1 Town Hall Plaza, Tel. #
518-371-6651. Carol has been painting for over 30 yrs., but when her husband passed away, she found painting filled a void and provided comfort. She paints in watercolors, oil and acrylics. 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 the Clifton Park Senior Community Center, 6 Clifton Common Blvd, Tel.#: 518-383-1343, artists and members of SSAS will be exhibiting in a Themed Show, “Nature”. Visit these venues and support the arts in Southern Saratoga County. For more information about SSAS, visit: southernsaratogaartist.com
Local Art Show and Fundraiser Showcases Patients and Caregivers SARATOGA SPRINGS - Tickets are now available to this year’s “Art with Heart & Hope” at Universal Preservation Hall. Now in its third year, “Art with Heart & Hope” is a pop-up exhibition, fundraiser, and celebration of patients and caregivers who channel complex feelings into expressive creations, using their craft to cope with the many challenges of life with illness or disability. “Art with Heart & Hope” combines the healing power of art with the equally powerful component of storytelling. Works are displayed alongside
written statements from the artists, who share the ways art helps them move beyond their personal battles with illness or disability. It is an evening full of inspiration, awareness, and community partnered with food, drink, live music, and lots of exciting raffles. This year’s major sponsors include Fingerpaint, Times Union, and Vanahian & Associates Financial Planning Inc. The event will take place on Thursday, October 28, 2021 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the newly renovated Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs. Tickets can be purchased online at BeyondMyBattle.org/ tickets for $48 or at the door for $50. All proceeds benefit Beyond My Battle, a Saratoga-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping people reduce the stress of serious illness, rare disease, and disability. To learn more about BMB, visit BeyondMyBattle.org.
Empty Stocking Project Begins SARATOGA COUNTY The Saratoga County Children’s Committee is a nonprofit organization that helps children and families in Saratoga County. The Empty Stocking Project provides holiday gifts and necessities to about 900 children and teens each year. Generous people and organizations sponsor a child by purchasing gifts from the child’s “wish list”. If you are willing to sponsor a child or for more information please call Kathy Kelly at 399-6629 or go to our website www. saratogachildrenscommittee.org. Cash donations are always appreciated and may be sent to The Saratoga County Children’s Committee, P.O. Box 1254, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
History Center Publishes New Book: Saratoga County Stories SARATOGA COUNTY – The trustees, staff, and volunteers of the Saratoga County History Center, in partnership with the Saratoga County History Roundtable, are thrilled to announce the publication of Saratoga County Stories. A collection of essays and articles from local historians, the book is aimed at the general public, and will delight readers of all ages with snapshots of the past and true tales of crime, heroism, and colorful personalities. Saratoga County Stories, which is slated for an October 2021 release, is a major achievement for the History Center and the Roundtable, and the product of over a year of writing and editing. Comprised of fifty-eight short articles, the collection is a veritable who-what-where-whenand-why of Saratoga County history. Contributing authors include familiar names of local historians, as well as many regional “history buffs.” Readers will be impressed with the research and charmed by the narratives. To accompany the book’s launch, the History Center has planned two in-person events: Saturday, October 23, 2-5 p.m. at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa; and Sunday, November 7, 2-4 p.m. at Historic Grooms Tavern in Clifton Park. The public will be able to meet contributing authors and the editorial team, purchase copies of the book, and have their editions signed by the historians. The volume will make an excellent holiday gift! For more information, or to pre-order books, go to https://brooksidemuseum.org or email Jim Richmond of the Saratoga County History Roundtable: saratogacohistoryroundtable@gmail.com.
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WFP: Don't vote for our party Working Families brass say choose Democrats as GOP hijacked ballot ByLINE: WENDY LIBERATORE
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Leadership of the Working Families Party on Monday had an unusual pitch a matter of weeks before the general election. They told voters to cast their ballots in November for Democrats, not for those listed on their line. Standing in front of Saratoga Springs City Hall, they said they are going to these lengths because their party was hijacked by Republicans who switched their party affiliation last winter to the WFP so that they could knock the Working Families' endorsed candidates from the ballot line. The same concern has been echoed in other New York communities, including the town of Fishkill downstate, where Democrats and Working Families Party members late last week raised an alarm about two town board candidates they
called "ghost candidates." "We ask you not to vote for the phony candidates placed on the WFP ballot line by Republican operatives in an effort to confuse and deceive the voters of Saratoga," said Anita Thayer, the treasurer of the state Working Families Party and secretary of the Capital Region chapter. "These phony candidates do not agree with our WFP values and are on the ballot line simply to manipulate and mislead the good people of this city." This has been an issue statewide, including in Rensselaer County. There, the GOP doubled the size of the Working Families Party to roughly 2,000 enrollees. In Saratoga County, the WFP enrollment grew by 30 percent with 124 new members, 73 of which came from the Republican Party and the now-defunct Independence Party of New York. Joe Seeman, a WFP volunteer who endorses Saratoga County candidates, said that six of the seven Working Families Party candidates have not participated in
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Ron Kim, Democratic mayoral candidate in Saratoga Springs, said at a Monday news conference outside Saratoga Springs City Hall that a number of Republicans switched parties to the Working Families Party to knock that party’s endorsed candidates from the ballot line.
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For first time in years, a race for Saratoga supervisor Two candidates for top job describe their visions for the town ByLINE: WENDY LIBERATORE
SARATOGA - The historic town is headed for a historic election. For the first time in at least the past two decades, voters will have a choice for supervisor -- Republican incumbent Tom Wood, who wants to continue to bolster the town's farming traditions with some development, or Democrat Paul Murphy, who seeks to preserve all the fields and forests as well as transform its villages into economic engines. Here's what the two men, who are also seeking support for their party's slate of Town Board candidates, have to say about their platforms.
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Murphy, 65, a marketing consultant who has lived in the town for 18 years, calls himself a "hardcore environmentalist." He said he initially got into the race after the town allowed an alternate
member on the town Planning Board to clear-cut 40 acres above Saratoga Lake, violating, he said, a town law that prevents felling a forest. "I've been fighting development in the town for about five years," Murphy said. "I've been going to Town Board and Planning Board meetings. There is a lot of development going on and the rules aren't necessarily followed." But it's not just development on his side of town, along Saratoga Lake, that concerns him. He sees the town's villages -- both Schuylerville and Victory -- as having huge potential that he says the current administration ignores. He says promoting the villages and their events is central to the Democrat's platform. "Driving economic development to the villages is our number one issue," Murphy said. "As I knock on doors in the east side of town, I am surprised by how many residents say we need to change and that the town has been standing still." He said that Schuylerville and Victory could be the next Ballston Spa if only the town would promote their uniqueness.
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Home Made Theater Announces a Change of Venue for the 2021 and 2022 Performance Season SARATOGA SPRINGS - Home Made Theater, the popular Saratoga Springs community theater company, announces an exciting change of venue for the 2021-2022 season. All performances will be held at Saratoga Arts in the Dee Sarno Theater located at 320 Broadway in Saratoga. “We are thrilled to be working with Saratoga Arts on this next step in our journey to continue our mission of creating high-quality live theater by and for our diverse community.” – Eric Rudy, General Manager, Home Made Theater. Home Made Theater has had a long and loyal run at the Spa Little Theater in the State Park. Since the beautiful and historic
landmark became its home stage in 1986, Home Made Theater has performed nearly 200 productions at Spa Little Theater. However, the age of the building presents COVIDera challenges that cannot be overcome in time to ensure that patrons, casts, crew, and volunteers are kept safe. While many friends and fans might equate Home Made Theater with the actual physical building in the State Park, this treasured theater group’s creative energy and high-quality talent carries with it a unique identity all its own. Support for the move has been enthusiastic and heartfelt. “It’s great to see Home Made Theater assert a strong identity and product that is not wedded to one house.” – Alane Ball-Chinian, Regional Director, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The pandemic has created many obstacles for the arts over the past
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Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association Announces 2nd Annual Fall Festivities For TWO weekends October 23-24 & 30-31 SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association’s Fall Festivities will take place over TWO weekends this year: October 23-24 & 30-31. The Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association, in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Special Assessment District, present this year’s Fall Festivities. This Fall event would not be possible without the support and participation from these and many other Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association member businesses: Complexions Spa for Beauty & Wellness, Coral & Blue Paper Co., Crafters Gallery, Dark Horse Mercantile, Granite & Marble Works, Impressions of Saratoga, Lifestyles of Saratoga, Putnam Market, Saratoga Day Spa, Scallions, and Stewarts Shops. Media sponsors include Saratoga’s Best Magazine, Saratoga Today, and Star Radio. The event is free and open to the public. The Fall Festivities weekends are a celebration of autumn and Halloween. Downtown store windows will be decorated with festive themes and a variety of restaurants will be participating in a receipt raffle. In addition, families can take part in a self-guided Great Saratoga Pumpkin Hunt and search a variety of downtown shops for pumpkins decorated with scenes of historic Saratoga landmarks, painted by local artist, Cathi Anne Cameron. If you find all 10 pumpkins (which will be visible from the outdoors)
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Dock Brown’s Car Show SARATOGA - Sunday, October 24, (Rain Date TBD) 10-2pm, at Brown’s Beach, 511 Route 9P Saratoga, NY - A car show with a lakeside theme - show designed on Saratoga Lake at Dock Brown’s Tavern (Browns Beach). Enjoy well over 100 cars ranging from the 1920’s to new Corvettes, Mustangs and Challengers. Spectators are free and can park in Panzas Restaurant nearby. Dining inside or on the deck or “grab it and go” - by the cars. Awards for the show cars are 30 trophies and of course dash plaques and for the first 100 cars to register as well as door prizes. If in doubt about the location - ask anyone in the area - they’ll know. (just 9 miles south of Saratoga Racetrack). Food specials and great craft beers are available in Dock Brown’s Lakeside Tavern. Show car Registration $15 day of show and spectators
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his week’s house is a spacious home near Frear Park. Built in 1890, the house has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,778 square feet of living space. There are bay windows on the first and second floors as well as two gas fireplaces. The upstairs is currently set up as a large office space and two bedrooms. Highlights include pine floors with a warm patina, sets of stairs at the front and back of the house and parking space for three vehicles. Troy schools. Central air. .26-acre lot. Taxes: $8,500. LEIGH List price: $250,000. HORNBECK Contact listing agent Nina Sher of Hunt HOUSE OF Real Estate ERA THE WEEK at 518-368-5578. n If
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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Downtown Glens Falls’ Boo2You Halloween Festival GLENS FALLS - The Glens Falls Collaborative announces its annual Boo2You Halloween festival to take place Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 2 to 4 p.m. Children and their grown-ups are encouraged to attend in costume to trick or treat and enjoy the festivities. This year’s rain date is Sunday, October 31, from 2 to 4 p.m. This year the event will be in City Park, rather than throughout Downtown as in years past. There will be twenty candy and non-candy treat stations for trick-or-treating, with candy donated by The Candy Space, the new spacethemed interactive candy store in Lake George. LARAC presents a “Fun Zone” with community crafts and games. Halloween music will be in the City Park bandstand, offered by DeeJay DuBray. Costumed characters will pose for photos. The highlight of the event is always the spooky dance performances by local dance studios. This year the entertainment
also includes shadow casting by Kayla Toney. Explore the carved pumpkin alley featuring designs by St. Mary’s-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School. Greater Glens Falls Transit is offering free trolley and bus rides along their regular routes to any child wearing a costume, between 1:30 and 4:30 the day of the event. Park and ride! Call (518) 792-1085 or visit https://gftransit.org/ schedule/ for route map and schedule. The event is presented by the Glens Falls Collaborative and sponsored by The Candy Space, World Awareness Children’s Museum, The Chronicle Newspaper, Glens Falls Printing, Hank’s Flooring, the Glens Falls Business Improvement District and the City of Glens Falls. The winner of the Halloween House Contest will be announced during the event at 3:50 p.m. from the bandstand. Explore this year’s map of decorated houses by downloading it from www.glensfallscollaborative.com. Volunteers and participating businesses are sought! Visit the Boo2You page on www.glensfallscollaborative.com and
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Saratoga County Office for The Aging Holds Contest to Rename Meal Program BALLSTON SPA - The Saratoga County Office for the Aging is holding a contest to rename its Congregate Meal Program. The Congregate Meal Program offers seniors socialized dining opportunities at sites throughout the county. The public is asked to think of creative and unique names that encompasses the purpose of the program, which is to provide area seniors with a space to gather with friends, meet new people, and enjoy a nutritious
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To illustrate the connection between Republicans and Working Families, Seeman highlighted the home of county CONTINUED FROM 3 supervisor candidate Bruce Altimar, whose Church Street home is staked off on two sides with Republican candidates' placards. Altimar has no signs that endorse himself or the other WFP candidates. "The six of the seven candidates aren't really running," Seeman said. "They are clearly phony candidates used solely to deny our Working Families-endorsed candidates the line. ... They are lying and scamming to grab power right here in Saratoga Springs." The Times Union stopped by Altimar's home to ask about the Republican signs. The woman who answered the door said Altimar, who was formerly an unaffiliated voter, wasn't home. She said he is running, but she also said she didn't know if he was actively campaigning. The Times Union also reached out to Working Families mayoral candidate and former Republican Maxwell Rosenbaum, who switched his affiliation with the other formerly GOP registrants last winter. Rosenbaum hung up the phone after a Times Union reporter identified herself. The other candidates, Gabriel O'Brien for supervisor, David Labate for commissioner of public safety, Donald Reeder for commissioner of public works and Sierra Hunt for commissioner of finance could not be reached. At the news conference Monday, three Democrats who were endorsed by the Working Families Party, mayoral candidate Ron Kim, candidate for commissioner of public safety Jim Montagnino, and incumbent Supervisor Tara Gaston, stood with Thayer and Seeman. Gaston said she tried to defend her Working Families Party endorsement with a June primary. However, she lost. "The most distressing thing to me is that these candidates are on the ballot, but unwilling to speak to the voters," Gaston said. "They are unwilling to be in any forum, they are unwilling to have events and unwilling to tell us what they stand for. That to me should be disqualifying because that is against the primary goal of the Working Families which is transparency, honesty and accountability." Montagnino said he decided not to primary because he thought that the new party membership would "do an end run" and write in Republican names. Kim said he didn't primary Rosenbaum because Rosenbaum was nowhere to be found. "There was no way to run against this guy," Kim said. "It's an attempt to deceive voters. They are not real candidates, they are on the ballot but they are basically hoping that the uninformed voter will vote for them," Kim said. "This destroys our democracy."
To Love a Child to Host 12th Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration - The Spirit of Adventure CLIFTON PARK - To Love a Child, Inc. announces its 12th Annual Awards Dinner to be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 6:00pm at Longfellows Restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY. The Spirit of Adventure themed event will feature a Silent Auction, the Circle of Love Awards presented to Mary Ann Kermani, Rilla Langley Schulte, Laurene Sheppard, Mary Passaretti and The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church/Grace Endowment Fund. In addition our 6th Annual Kids Helping Kids Auction to support local children in their efforts to help children who are less fortunate. Come join us for a unique evening of fun and celebration and help support our many programs for children and families. Ticket prices are $100 per person for dinner tickets, $50 per person for Students, $125 Honorary Committee and $150 for Super Honorary Committee. Invitation and sponsor opportunities can be found on our website. RSVP by November 11th. Learn more about the work we do in our local Account Executive community, Haiti and Zimbabwe and how you (C) 518-965-1714 • (O) 518-454-5515 can make a difference in the lives of severely Heidi.gaschel@theadvertiser.us impoverished children. Visit our website at www. toloveachild.net or call 518-859-4424.
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live on Route 9P along Saratoga Lake. Those homes, he said, are inundated with silt in their wells and runoff from the ongoing construction of housing developments above them. "They tell me that a river is running down on top of them every time it rains," Murphy said. "It's a big issue." He describes Wood as a nice person, but one who has no strategy aside from developing the Route 29 corridor and allowing developers free rein to do as they please. "At the end of the day, that's the biggest difference between Tom and I," Murphy said. "I believe we have strategy, and I don't believe they do. And if they do, it's not working." Running with Bryan Drew, Russell Kirkwood and Maxine Lautenberg, Murphy said he'd also like to see more transparency in government, including video footage of town meetings and allowing people access to information without the cumbersome Freedom of Information Act process. He wants more communication, including updating the website and getting on social media, wider promotion of events, and a summer youth program and internships for teens at Town Hall. "We have to make the government more transparent and responsive to residents' needs," Murphy said. "Right now it's reactive. Tom has been more of a caretaker. It's not a government that moves initiatives forward. We are sitting on a plethora of gems that just needed to be polished. ... I'm a candidate for the transformation of town. Strategic development and taking our unique strengths and optimizing them so they help everybody thrive. That in a nutshell is the vision."
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Wood, 76, a retired elementary school principal and lifelong town resident, has sat in the top leadership seat in the town for 18 years. He says he's running for a 10th term because his work is not done. "Basically, I have unfinished business," said Wood, who grew up on a farm in the town. "And there are a lot more challenges. ... Agriculture is a strong part of the town of Saratoga. I want to continue to promote and encourage and create open space." He also said he loves the job. He loves working with people and solving the diversity of problems the town faces. And he said that thus far, he and other elected officials have done a good job -- keeping town taxes low, getting grants for expanding parks and trails all along the Hudson River and attracting businesses, both in Town Hall and on Route 29. "The town of Saratoga I describe as a peaceful, pleasant and economical
place to live, and that's the way I want to keep it," Wood said. "We have growth, and some growth is good. It's controlled growth. We are not slipping backwards; we are moving forward." This election, however, has placed Wood in an uncomfortable position. Rather than just doing the work he loves, he is having to defend it -- including allowing the clear-cutting of the Saratoga Lake property, which he said was legal because a vineyard is going there; the appointment of a Planning Board chair who didn't live in the town, who he now says does live there; issues with runoff on Saratoga Lake, which he says the town is solving; and the updated comprehensive plan that breaks up agricultural plots from 10 acres to five-acre lots, which opponents say is a giveaway to developers who lie in wait for farms to sell. "We did that at the suggestion of (state) Ag and Markets," Wood said of the acreage. "The reason for that is the nature of agriculture is changing. If you have a greenhouse, that's agriculture, but you don't need 10 acres. You can have a nice operation on five acres. We want to encourage more agriculture and recognize the changing face of agriculture." Wood, who is running with incumbent Michael McLoughlin and newcomer Rose Decker, said he is proud of the agricultural traditions in the town, mentioning the hefty business at Saratoga Apple's u-pick orchard and Schuyler Farm's corn maze every fall. He also speaks proudly of every business along the Route 29 corridor as well as a new housing development, Schuyler Hill, that is a showcase for 30 houses "that you wouldn't know were there." He also said that as supervisor, he has no control over the planning and zoning boards and that he "has not influence or legal authority" over controversial development projects like Witt Construction's Cedar Bluff on Saratoga Lake. "It's beyond the jurisdiction of the Town Board," Wood said, though he conceded the Town Board does appoint those who sit on the land use boards. But he added, "You can't deny something that is within the law." Prior to being elected supervisor, Wood sat on the town's Zoning Board of Appeals for 21 years and was also the town historian for 19 years. Through the years, he said, he hasn't neglected the villages. He said he has a good working relationship with their leaders and has plans, including cleaning up the abandoned canal in Schuylerville and refurbishing the mill into affordable apartments in Victory. "I always try to do the right things," Wood said. "I've always been truthful and honest and basically listen to people."
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Hoffman Car Wash Bolsters Food Pantry Supplies Ahead of Holiday Season Free Car Wash with Food Donation on October 23-24 CAPITAL DISTRICT - For the second time in 2021 and the 10th consecutive Fall, the staff at Hoffman Car Wash will be collecting non-perishable food items to support local area food pantries. On Saturday, October 23rd, and Sunday, October 24th, Hoffman Car Wash will provide a free Ultimate car wash with a food donation. “Both our staff and customers look forward to the Food Drive every year,” said Hoffman Car Wash CEO Tom Hoffman Jr. “Each year we collect thousands of pounds of items, and our hope is this fall’s food collection will be more successful than ever
before.” Hoffman Car Wash has partnered with 14 different food pantries to provide much-needed assistance for families and individuals in need. Each Hoffman location will donate the collected items to a food pantry in its neighborhood. This year’s pantries include: The Anchor Food Pantry (East Greenbush), Bethlehem Food Pantry (Delmar), Captain Community Human Services (Clifton Park), Columbia Opportunities (Hudson), The Food Pantries of the Capital District (Colonie), Franklin Community Center (Balston Spa), Fulton Community Action Agency (Amsterdam), Hope 7 Food Pantry (Troy), Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless (Albany), Loaves and Fish Food Pantry (Binghamton), Northeast Regional Food Bank (Latham), People’s Place (Kingston), South Glens Falls Moreau Community Center (Queensbury),
The Wilton Food Pantry (Saratoga). Suggestions of non-perishable food items to donate include canned meat or fish, canned entrees (stew, ravioli, etc.), canned fruit in juice, canned spaghetti sauce, canned soup, hot or cold cereal, canned 100% juice, and peanut butter and jelly. To participate, individuals simply need to donate one non-perishable food item at any Exterior or Full Service location. Individuals wishing to participate can find a complete list of locations at HoffmanCarWash.com. The event is part of Hoffman Car Wash’s “Practice Kindness” initiative to spread positivity and goodwill in the communities it serves. Within the last year, Hoffman Car Wash has supported Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless (IPH), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), American Red Cross, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA),
and First Responders and Hospital Personnel. Later in 2021, Hoffman Car Wash will continue its Veteran’s Day tradition, which includes a free car wash for active and retired military members and/ or a $9.99 Hoffman Jiffy Lube Signature Service Oil Change. Hoffman Car Wash also supports many non-profits and youth organizations through its Helping Hands Fundraising program.
Trunk or Treat at Simpson UMC ROCK CITY FALLS - Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls (.4 mi south of Rte 29) is hosting a Trunk or Treat in their parking lot on Saturday, October 30, from 1pm to 3 pm (rain or shine). Come join us for some Halloween fun!
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awhile, but do your best to stay the course. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a little personal pampering can go a long way from time to time. You can’t always look the other way regarding your personal needs. Help yourself to help others. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you’re usually cool as a cucumber, but something has you riled up this week that may be putting doubts in your head. Focus and breathe. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may feel like you are ready to throw caution to the wind, but deep down you know that’s not your style. Continue to do your research and find the best way forward. SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a conversation with a loved one provides some clarity for both of you. Allow this heart-to-heart to serve as a foundation for future discussions. CAPRICORN Dec 22/Jan 20 Build restful moments into your schedule while working from home, Capricorn. This
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