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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 518-452-6883 for more information. 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.

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History Center Launches DEI Initiative BALLSTON SPA - With an eye toward long-term growth and relevancy, the Saratoga County History Center has launched a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative. An ad-hoc committee consisting of area professionals and community organizers will meet through 2021 and 2022 to assess SCHC

programming, identify under-represented demographics, and conceive of a plan to reach and serve those communities. The committee includes Dr. Michael Landis (chair), trustee, Saratoga County History Center; Dr. Jordana Dym, Professor of History, Skidmore College; Ron Agostinoni, Principal, Shenendahowa High School; Dora Lee Stanley, Glen Falls Branch NAACP and MLK Sarato-

ga; Jeremy Baird, Saratoga Pride; James Bruchac, Ndakinna Education Center; TJ Sangaré, BLM Saratoga; Krystle Nowhitney Hernandez, LifeWorks Community Action; Dr. Joanne Zangrando, trustee, Saratoga County History Center; and Donna Dardaris, trustee, Saratoga County History Center. In addition, Florencia Feleder, Capital Region Director, Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, will

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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.#:

518-370-4894 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

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 scroll down to register to participate in the event.

Annual Church Garage Sale SARATOGA SPRINGS - Indoors - rain, snow, or shine. Sat., Nov. 13th. 9am-2pm. No early birds admitted. Masks required. All proceeds benefit church youth group activities. Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church, 24 Circular St., Saratoga Springs. Something for everyone: antique, vintage, gently used, new. Furniture, linens, housewares, books, LPs, CDs, toys, collectibles, small appliances, jewelry, much more. No clothing or computers. Bring a box to fill! Come early for the best selection; come back again after 1pm for the half price sale.

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!

Saratoga County 4-H Hosts FREE Halloween Extravaganza SARATOGA COUNTY The Saratoga County 4-H will be hosting an Open House Halloween Extravaganza on Halloween! (October 31st) - The event is Free and open to the public. Activities will begin at 1:00PM at the Saratoga County 4-H Training Center on Middleline Road in Ballston Spa, and conclude at 3:00pm. The public is invited to join in the fun of trick-ortreating, hay rides, games, arts & crafts, farm animal meet & greet, and more! Costumes are HIGHLY recommended! No need to sign up for the extravaganza, just arrive and enjoy! Watch the horses as their riders take them around barrels, over jumps, and in costume at the Fall Fun Horse Show. Visit 4-H club booths in the main classroom and see what your youth can get involved in. 4-H members and clubs will have a chance to build, decorate, and submit life-size scarecrows which will then be displayed and judged on creativity during the Extravaganza’s hay rides. Come join us for a spooky day at the 4-H Training Center. We are excited to see you all at the 4-H Open House Halloween Extravaganza on October 31st. For more information contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County at 518-885-8995 or visit our website at ccesaratoga. org.

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Three candidates vie for Milton supervisor Ostrander, Kerr challenge Zlotnick in contentious campaign ByLINE: WENDY LIBERATORE

MILTON - Senior citizens here have been displaced from their center for 19 months. The $1.5 million Town Hall renovations are going over budget after no one turned the heat on last winter and water pipes burst. Neighbors around the scrap metal yard, Planit Waste and Recycling, are upset over constant crushing of cars. And residents around the Saratoga County Airport fear the runway will soon stretch into their backyards. Issues like these come down on the shoulders of the person who sits in the town supervisor's seat. And this fall, three people are seeking that job: former Republican Supervisor Scott Ostrander, incumbent Benny Zlotnick, a lifelong Republican who dropped out and is running as

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a Democrat, and decadelong Republican Town Board member Barbara Kerr, who is running independently. Ostrander, running with incumbent Town Board members Frank Blaisdell and John Frolish, is a part-time police and court officer. The state Republican committee has sent mailers to voters disparaging Zlotnick, claiming he will defund the police (there are no police in Milton) and will raise taxes 89.5 percent. During Ostrander's one term he was blamed by the Twin Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts for crushing a deal to purchase Boyhaven that was expected to net the town another park and cash. He was also criticized for defending Planit as a grandfathered-in business and hiring and stacking the ethics board with friends. And then there is the issue with the town computers. When Zlotnick defeated Ostrander in 2019, Zlotnick arrived in Town Hall to find that someone in Ostrander's administration wiped the town computers clean. At the time,

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Zlotnick didn't seek out law enforcement over the issue and Ostrander called the matter hearsay. This week, Zlotnick went to the state attorney general's office, asking for an investigation on the lost programs and files. Ostrander emailed the Times Union through the town's GOP committee to say it's untrue and a campaign distraction. Ostrander declined an interview. Zlotnick and Kerr joined forces in 2019, capturing several ballot lines and denying Ostrander a second term. Soon thereafter, Zlotnick named Kerr his deputy. But their partnership has deteriorated, divided by what to do about the computers, with Kerr wanting the police to investigate and Zlotnick against that. They were also split on the Town Hall, disagreeing on what should be done and by whom. Zlotnick aligned closer with Frolish and Kerr was once again in the Please see MILTON 26

Ghosts in casino, what are the odds? ByLINE: WENDY LIBERATORE

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Employees, visitors and volunteers at the Saratoga Springs History Museum have experienced the unexplained -- noises like the tinkling of crystal or a poker chip sliding along the floor; strong odors of burning cigars and cigarettes in the building that doesn't allow smoking; and mysterious movements like the slamming of doors and rearranging of objects. And then there are the strange sightings: orbs, apparitions of a man, but mainly a Victorian woman in white who moves from room to room and then vanishes as quickly as she appears. There are so many occurrences and sightings in the museum, located in the Canfield Casino, that Executive Director Jamie Parillo says there are almost too many to believe. "Visitors come through and say they saw an apparition in a room," Parillo said. "I want to believe everybody but there are so many you can't."

Still, he and board President Charles Kuenzel know there is something going on. But being men firmly rooted in facts -- Parillo as a historian and Kuenzel as a teacher of geology and astrophysics -they kept their own paranormal experiences to themselves. Then one night after a board meeting, one of the members spoke up about what happened one day at the museum. That prompted an outpouring -- a conversation that surprised them all. It -- sights and sounds, smells and odd sensations -- was happening to each of them. "The board meeting turned into a confessional," Kuenzel said. Now fans of the paranormal can try to experience it for themselves. Until the end of the month, the museum is hosting ghost tours. Then on Saturday, Nov. 13, Olde Saratoga Paranormal Group will host a ghost hunt through the museum in the Canfield Casino in Congress Park. "It's risky to stick our necks out and say the museum is haunted," Parillo said. Please see GHOSTS 26

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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 meal. The winner will receive a $25 Walmart gift card. During the month of October, participants can submit name suggestions via Facebook Messenger @SaratogaCountyOFA, email to aging@

saratogacountyny.gov, or traditional mail to Saratoga County Office for the Aging ATTN: Renaming Contest, 152 W. High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. The winning name will be announced on October 31, 2021. While the Congregate Dining Program is currently closed due to COVID-19 concerns, the Office for the Aging is taking this opportunity to rebrand the program. About the Congregate Dining Program: The Congregate Meal Program is part of the Saratoga County Office for the Aging’s Senior Nutrition Program. The program provides seniors age 60 and older opportunities to receive a nutritious meal while socializing with other seniors in their area. Congregate dining sites include senior centers and town halls throughout Saratoga County. For more information about the Congregate Dining Program, please

visit the Office for the Aging webpage at www. saratogacountyny.gov or call 518-363-4020.

Saratoga Area Retired Teachers Meeting SARATOGA COUNTY - Saratoga Area Retired Teachers will meet on Monday, November 1, at 12 noon at Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue (Rte 9P), Saratoga Springs. For membership and luncheon information, please call 518-587-5356.

Call for Entries for Photography Show at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park WILTON - For photographers who enjoy taking pictures of nature or of people enjoying nature, entries for a photography show that will be highlighting the beauty and the mission of Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park are being sought. The entry

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Pizza deliverer charged with DWI NORTH GREENBUSH -- A pizza deliveryman who crashed into a mailbox and left the scene is charged with drunken driving, State Police said Tuesday. Troopers from Sand Lake arrested the 35-yearold Nassau man after a witness to the collision on West Sand Lake Road in North Greenbush took down his license plate and called police. Troopers found the man at his workplace, where he had arrived to meet them after completing deliveries for the restaurant. While speaking with him, the trooper could smell alcohol on his breath, police said, and he was administered roadside sobriety tests, which he failed. He later provided a breath sample of 0.17 percent blood alcohol content, over twice the legal limit, and was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, troopers said.

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Man admits to heroin, fentanyl distribution ALBANY -- Federal authorities said a Schenectady man pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and gun charges Tuesday. Ralph St. Croix, 38, admitted to distributing heroin and fentanyl, as well as the possession of firearms, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. St. Croix said he sold the drugs three times in December 2020 from his Schenectady apartment, and that he had two loaded firearms in case of theft. St. Croix will be sentenced in March, and faces five years to life in prison, as well as post-release supervision of three years to life, officials said. -- Compiled by Massarah Mikati and Kenneth C. Crowe II

Knifepoint robberies bring prison term ALBANY -- An Albany man was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison as a persistent violent felon, who committed multiple knifepoint robberies in one week in April, District Attorney David Soares’ office said Friday. Todd Rogers, 54, was sentenced in Albany County Court after he pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted robbery. He tried to rob stores on Madison Avenue on three separate days in one week in April. On April 24, he was reported to have come into a liquor store in the afternoon, demanding cash while holding a knife and left with an undisclosed amount of cash, prosecutors said. The next morning, at another Madison Avenue business, he went behind the counter and left with cash. Four days later, he went to the same store in the afternoon and demanded cash while holding a knife, officials said.

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COLONIE -- A truck carrying a shipment of cars rolled into the woods off of the Northway’s Exit 2 off ramp to Central Avenue late Friday morning. The state Department of Transportation says the crash occurred on the exit for the westbound side of Central Avenue. The truck and the other vehicles were strewn in the woods between the ramp and the Cocca’s Inn & Suites at the corner of Wolf Road and Central Avenue. The crash caused traffic to move slowly in the area. Meanwhile in Clifton Park, a tractor-trailer rolled over Friday afternoon, causing Tanner Road to be closed to all traffic between Route 146 and Route 146A. Town Highway Department employees and emergency response personnel were working to right the tractor-trailer and clean up the road. -- Contributing: Josh Solomon

Theft suspect found in Stockport search STOCKPORT -- State Police said that after an extensive search in the Suthers Road area, they tracked down a suspect believed involved in suspicious incidents reported in the area. The Kinderhook man, 51, was arrested and charged with grand larceny for having a stolen John Deere UTV, troopers said. Anyone with information about suspicious activity in the Kinderhook and Stockport areas on Friday is asked to contact the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Livingston at 845-677-7300.

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NEW CAR SHOW FEATURING MORE THAN 25 AUTOMOTIVE BRANDS AND MODELS FROM ALL,

SHOWCASING THE LATEST SAFETY FEATURES, OPTIONS AND STYLING!

TIMES UNION CENTER, ALBANY, NY Friday 3pm-8pm • Saturday 10am-7pm • Sunday 10am-5pm Adults: $10 • Children Under 12: Free When accompanied by an adult Tickets available for purchase day-of event at the box office.

FREE PARKING IN THE TIMES UNION CENTER PARKING GARAGE (Garage behind Arena, entrances on Beaver Street and Market Street)

FRIDAY – First 100 paid attendees receive a free Albany FireWolves ticket for the December 18, 2021 season home opener SATURDAY and SUNDAY – Mr. Twisty: 12pm-4pm Check out the Classic Cars display and Distracted Driving Simulators from the Saratoga Auto Museum in the front Atrium

Gas Card Giveaway: Win a $100 gas card every hour!

THE ALBANY AUTO SHOW IS ON! It’s been a long year for us all, but it’s now time to get out and see all that the automotive industry has to offer. Things are looking up, and that includes your options for your next vehicle. The Albany Auto Show gives you the opportunity to look at more than 130 vehicles, under one roof, with no pressure and plenty of giveaways and entertainment. Cars are part of our everyday life here in the Capital Region. There’s so much new technology and styling that you can see right at the show. Sure, you can sit at home and surf your computer screen, but the Albany Auto Show is where you can see it, get in it – all in one place! Get to the show and get behind the wheel of all that you’re thinking about buying. Move the seat and get comfy. This is your chance to see them all, without having to drive all over town, wasting gas and countless hours going from dealer to dealer. So thank you for coming and checking out the Albany Auto Show and I hope you find the car you need, but get to check out your dream car at the same time too!

Meet the FireWolves dance team and test your lacrosse skills at the shot speed challenge at the Albany FireWolves display

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Adventure starts where the road ends.

Sometimes the best map is no map at all. And with best-in-class standard 310 horsepower, there’s a truck out there that can get you beyond the beaten path. Find your frontier in the All-New 2022 Nissan Frontier. Visit NissanUSA.com to see what’s next.

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Road trip! The most scenic, historic Hudson Valley drive Discover the mansions, gardens and estates of former U.S. presidents, financiers and more, between Tarrytown and Hudson Tracy Ziemer

So let’s do it. But make it pretty. Keep it regional and historical. And include some gorgeous gardens and walkable trails to stretch our legs … and work off that chili dog. This beautiful Hudson Valley drive hugs the eastern edge of the Hudson River and takes riders to eight historic estates once owned by U.S. presidents, famous financiers, tycoons, artists and other notable figures. The route is as stunning driven from Albany south to Tarrytown as it is from a starting point of New York City on north to Hudson — and all origin points in between.

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Check out the Classic Cars display and Distracted Driving Simulators from the Saratoga Auto Museum in the front Atrium

MEET THE FIREWOLVES DANCE TEAM

GAS CARD GIVEAWAY Win a $100 gas card every hour

And test your lacrosse skills at the shot speed challenge at the Albany FireWolves display

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From Lyndhurst Mansion to Olana, the entire drive should take about two and a half hours via scenic Routes 9 and 9G. But plan on padding that time so you can get out to explore the gardens of these gorgeous historic estates and take time to picnic and relax. The gorgeous Gothic Revival historic home of railroad magnate and financier Jay Gould was built in 1838 in the Lower Hudson Valley and is a designated National Historic Landmark. It’s also playing host to the famous Westminster Dog Show this year in June (and won’t be publicly accessible then). Buy a Daily Ground Pass (May 3 - December 19, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily) in advance to discover the estate’s 67 acres of pathways, explored best on foot, but also by bike or even skateboard. Picnicking and leashed dogs welcome. (Note that the mansions themselves are closed to the public in the pandemic. Call ahead or check websites before you go.)

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Tarrytown: Lyndhurst Mansion The gorgeous Gothic Revival historic home of railroad magnate and financier Jay Gould was built in 1838 in the Lower Hudson Valley and is a designated National Historic Landmark. It’s also playing host to the famous Westminster Dog Show this year in June (and won’t be publicly accessible then). Buy a Daily Ground Pass (May 3 - December 19, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily) in advance to discover the estate’s 67 acres of pathways, explored best on foot, but also by bike or even skateboard. Picnicking and leashed dogs welcome. • 635 S Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591

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Sleepy Hollow: Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate

Hyde Park: Springwood, the home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

This former home of oil tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller is a 40-room, four-floor, foliage-covered Beaux-Arts gem. And yet it’s the incredible gardens that deservedly steal the show. Designed by William Welles Bosworth, the gardens are a visual feast of fountains, sculptures from renowned modern artists like Pablo Picasso, and mixed landscape styles — including a Japanese garden, an Italian garden, and a rose garden.

The mansion of Franklin D. Roosevelt began a phased reopening staring July 17, with times tickets available via its online reservations system. Springwood offers a fascinating peek behind the scenes as to how our nation’s 32nd president, who required use of a wheelchair, navigated the two-story home. It’s also a delight to explore the estate’s beautiful 1,000+ acres of gardens and trails.

(Note: Kykuit’s grounds are temporarily closed due to COVID-19, and admittance is by booked, guided tours only until further notice.)

Prioritize a stop at the estate’s famous rose garden — the roses begin blooming in April and are at their peak in June — which is the final resting place for FDR, wife Eleanor Roosevelt, and FDR’s famous dog, Fala.

• 381 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591

• 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538

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Hyde Park: Vanderbilt Mansion

Hudson: Olana State Historic Site

This 54-room Gilded Age mansion was once home to the Vanderbilts, one of America’s most prominent and wealthy families who made their fortune in steamboating, the railroads and other investments, and who regarded the house as a country escape from New York City life.

If you took the coolest aspects of Victorian, Persian and Moorish Revival architecture and mashed them all together, you’d get this strangely awesome, colorful river mansion that was once home to painter Frederic Church, who is considered one of the most prominent figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting.

While the mansion is closed for tours in the pandemic, the estate’s formal, terraced gardens are open for strolling, as are the surrounding 200+ acres of grounds, which include a waterfall, remarkable old trees, and stunning views of the Hudson River. Picnicking? Pitstop at the nearby Eveready Diner for sandwiches to go.

The exterior detail of the villa is a trippy riot of stencilling, arches, stone and brick, while the remarkable views stretch all the way to the Catskills, Green Mountains and Connecticut. (The uninterrupted views to the west make this a particularly nice spot to catch the day’s fading light.)

• 119 Vanderbilt Park Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538

The home’s 250 acres of grounds include a lake, farm and beautiful flower garden — all of which are open even though the home temporarily is not due to the pandemic. Need a place to park for dinner? Try a spot off-the-beaten-path in Hudson. • Cosy Cottage 5720, NY-9G, Hudson, NY 12534

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Staatsburgh: Staatsburgh State Historic Site John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

Called “Mills Mansion” by locals, this 65-room country home of financier Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills (inherited from her great-grandfather, Morgan Lewis, New York’s third governor) is a Gilded Age jewel box overlooking the Hudson River and worthy of a return trip to tour the home post-pandemic for a glimpse of the dining room alone. The home’s surrounding 192 acres are now a state park, veined with several walking paths and home to a public campground. The grounds are also a prime local sledding spot in the winter. Note the Port-a-Pottie near the start of the walking path, by the parking lot. • 75 Mills Mansion Drive, Road 1, Staatsburg, NY 12580

Rhinebeck: Wilderstein Historic Site John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

After all of those stunning marble and stone houses, the color-popping magic of Wilderstein, a burgundy Queen Anne-style mansion perched on a bluff above the Hudson River, is a refreshing visual shift. Accessible via a winding country road off of Route 9, this former home of Margaret Suckley, the cousin of FDR (and, fun fact: the person who gave FDR his beloved dog, Fala) is surrounded by 40 acres of winding paths and grounds designed by landscape architect Calvert Vaux, co-designer of NYC’s Central Park and Prospect Park. Be sure to stroll to the home’s portico for one of the best vantage points to view the river. • 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck, NY 12572

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Nacre Dance Group Annual ‘So, You Think You Can Choreograph?’ Competition SARATOGA SPRINGS - Nacre Dance Group is pleased to announce the annual ‘So, You Think You Can Choreograph?’ performance is back for its 7th season on November 6th in a new venue and format. ‘So You Think You Can Choreograph?’ - The beloved competition highlighting best modern and contemporary choreography talent in the Capital Region and beyond is back at a new venue; The Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, NY. To highlight this newest state of the arts performing venue, choreographers have been asked to create pieces in-the-round as dancers soar, roll, spin and sculpt through space. Audience members vote on their favorite piece of choreography, as choreographers

compete to secure the coveted spot of Nacre’s 2022 guest artist in residence. Show Time: Saturday, November 6, 2021, 7:30 pm, Universal Preservation Hall. Tickets: $25 ($20 seniors and students) $15 for groups of 8 or more. For tickets and additional information, please visit universalpreservationhall. org or nacredance.org

Diabetes Classes Online SARATOGA SPRINGS - Dining with Diabetes, a program for people with diabetes or prediabetes and their family members, is being sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Public Library via Zoom, Mondays, November 8, 15 & 22 at 11 am. No fee. Register online with this link: Dining with Diabetes Registration. Presented by Diane Whitten, Cornell Cooperative Extension. Participants will learn how to fit carbohydrates into a

healthy menu, effectively use food labels, choose meals at a restaurant and adopt other healthy habits to help manage diabetes through healthy eating. Recipe ideas provided. Time provided for Q&A. For program details contact Cornell Cooperative Extension Saratoga County- 518-885-8995, or email Diane at dwhitten@ cornell.edu.

the Red Spruce Band on Saturday November 6th and Thomasina Winslow on Sunday November 7th! Registration is required via Eventbrite platform. Space is limited. To receive the Eventbrite link please email info@wiltonpreserve.org.

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CAPITAL DISTRICT - To enter the contest: One entry per contestant, with the Photographers’ name, age, and county in which the image was taken All photos must be taken in New York State. The subject can be anything to do with Nature, wildlife, fishing, hunting, hiking, kayaking, gardening, etc. The top 12 winning photos get a spot in our Calendar with Photo Credit and the age of the

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photographer, location (county only). Must be 18 or under (parental permission required) Submit all photos to cdscrobin@gmail.com no later than November 7, 2021. Sponsored by: HANYS Printing Services, Rensselaer NY.

Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club Monthly Breakfast VICTORY - The Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club invites all to join us at our Monthly Breakfast on Sunday, November 14, 2021 starting at 8:00AM through 11:00AM. Menu: Eggs cooked to order, Bacon, Sausage, Toast (White or Wheat), Pancakes (Regular, Blueberry, Buckwheat, Apple Cinnamon), French Toast, Home Fries, Orange Juice, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate. Cost: $10.00 Adult, $5.00 Child. Everyone will be welcome to join us. 518-695-3917.

Girls November/ December Lacrosse CAPITAL DISTRICT Capitalland Lacrosse will be running girl’s lacrosse programs this winter on Sunday mornings starting on November 14, 2021 & ending on January 2, 2022 at the All Star Academy in Latham. Levels include: • Leagues for youth grades 4 – 6th, & modified/JV grades 7-9th & a Varsity league. • An advanced skills and drills program designed for players who want to take his game to the next level - grades 6 – 8th and 9 – 12th. • Instructional programs for novice players’ grades 4 – 6 & 7 – 11 • Instructional programs for beginner grades 4 – 6, & 7 – 11 • A co-ed k-5th learn to play program. For more information go to capitallandlacrosse.com or Email us at Chad@capitallandlacrosse.com

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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Taste of Troy Food Tours Again Offering Holiday Boxes of Local Love CAPITAL DISTRICT - Taste of Troy Food Tours LLC is supporting small, local business and entrepreneurs again with its 2021 Holiday Boxes of Local Love. With guaranteed delivery dates in time for Thanksgiving, Chanukah and/or Christmas, the Boxes are an easy way to express your love while supporting eight different local businesses and the South End Children’s Café. Each Box of Local Love offers you a chance to personalize the specially curated items from seven Capital Region businesses. Boxes contain six items, and purchasers are offered choices for five of the items. Every box will include an authentic, sweet taste of New York: a maple leaf-shaped bottle of Wells Maple Farm’s Grade A syrup. A portion of proceeds from each sale will be donated to South End Children’s Cafe located in Albany, New York. South End Children’s Cafe’s mission is to impact food equity and food justice,

enhance academic success and positively influence the physical and mental health of children residing in the South End of Albany. Currently the Cafe provides to-go meals to children and families in need. What’s in the 2021 Holiday Box of Local Love? Each Box of Local Love* includes: • Collar City Candle: Choice of Cider Doughnut, Winter Solstice or Holiday Sparkle scented 9-ounce, candle jar; • TieBerry Sweets: Choice of six chocolate covered, seasonally decorated pretzel sticks (choice of white, milk, dark or mixed chocolate) or two pack of Hot Chocolate bombs; • Parchment Baking Company: Choice of Kraneskake cookies or Pepperkaker cookies; • What’s Poppin: Choice of Albany Mix (Cheddar Caramel flavor) or Hot Cinnamon bag of gourmet popcorn; • Short and Stout Tea: Choice of 1-ounce bag of Blue Moon Tea, OR • Stack’s Espresso Bar: Choice of a 12-ounce bag of Lark Street House Blend coffee; • Wells Maple Farm:

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Girls November/ December Field Hockey CAPITAL DISTRICT Capitalland Field Hockey will be running girls Field Hockey programs this winter on Sunday mornings starting on November 14, 2021 & ending on January 2, 2022 at the All Star Academy in Latham. Levels include: League for modified/ JV grades 7-9. • An advanced skills and drills program designed for players who want to take his game to the next level - grades 6 – 8th and 9 – 11. • Instructional programs for novice players’ grades 5 – 7 & 8 – 11 . • Instructional programs for beginner grades 4 – 6, & 7 – 11 • Learn to play beginner program grades K - 3: for all young players who want to learn how to play in a friendly fun atmosphere. The Emphasis is on Fun. For more information go to capitallandlacrosse.com or Email us at Chad@capitallandlacrosse.com

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Join Saratoga Rec Basketball - Where Every Shot Counts! SARATOGA SPRINGS - Registration is open for the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department’s Fall/Winter basketball program. Everyone age 3-5 and Grades K-12 are welcome. Visit www. SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for complete information and to register. Contact the Recreation Department at (518) 5873550 x2300 or recreservations@saratoga-springs. org with questions.

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Saratoga Springs Recreation Department Winter Program Registration SARATOGA SPRINGS - Registration for our Winter programs begins Monday, November 1st. Choose from Tiny Basketball (age 3-5), Intro to Basketball (Grades K-1), Volleyball (age 8-16), and Ice Skating lessons (age 3-99). Visit www.SaratogaRec.com and click Programs for complete information and to register. Contact the Recreation Department at (518) 587-3550 x2300 or recreservations@ saratoga-springs.org with questions.

Steamed Brown Bread & Bake Sale at Simpson UMC

ROCK CITY FALLS Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls (.4 mi south of Route 29) is once again hosting their famous Steamed Brown Bread and Bake Sale in time for Thanksgiving. Brown bread is an old fashioned delicious, rich and hearty treat made with molasses and raisins, that is steamed in coffee cans over a water bath. It freezes well, keeps great in the fridge and is wonderful toasted with butter or cream cheese or eaten as is. Place your order by calling 518-885-4794 by Monday November 15, leave your name, phone number and desired number of loaves ($6.50 each). Pick up dates are Friday November 19, from 4 pm-6-pm, and Saturday November 20, from 9 am-2 pm with a traditional bake sale Saturday. Any questions please call 518885-4794. Brown bread makes great holiday gifts and memories!

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Exterior, showing matching front entrances with shell entablatures.

his week’s selection is a rowhouse, half a matched set (317 is also on the market). Built in the 1840s, the Federal-style home was renovated in 1926 using design elements that were unusual for the time. The then-owner/ renovator, Edgar Wheeler of the Whitney’s department store, incorporated architectural artifacts from mansions built in the 1820s and installed stamped concrete in the first-floor dining room. The house has been LEIGH consistently loved and HORNBECK improved on by successive owners. It has four working HOUSE OF THE WEEK fireplaces, a rooftop deck and two more outside areas for entertaining. The home has two kitchens, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Another highlight is a curved wall in the dining room. Taxes: $3,500. List price: $350,000. Contact listing agent Susan Sommers of Howard Hanna at 518-495-9144.

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Clockwise from top: The rooftop deck with one of four fireplaces; the dining area adjacent to the second-level kitchen; one of two bedrooms; At far left is the patio.

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Town Board minority. Kerr then said she would run against Zlotnick, so he fired her as his deputy, appointing the town's Democratic Committee chair. Candidates' stands Kerr, 74, running with Republican Jim Frey and Democrat Meg Stevens on the United Milton line, said she is running because she thinks the town needs new leadership. "I think the town has been mismanaged for years," Kerr said. "I think I have some good ideas on how to turn it around. I also don't think the residents are treated the way they should be. I think they should be listened to and we should be responding to their needs." She points to Planit. While Ostrander was in office, residents who complained were told there was nothing to be done. When Zlotnick swept in, he appointed Kerr and board member Ryan Isachsen to do something, but she said she and Isachsen have been unable to get access to the operation or come to a compromise with the neighbors and Planit. She is now waiting to get the results of a sound study on the noise. "This has dragged on for four years," Kerr said. "We need some resolution. We don't want it to drag on for six years. ... We don't want to discourage business in Milton, but something has to be done. I've heard the noise. I've seen the dust and dirt flying. I think we need to rezone the area and look at certain restrictions to help the neighbors." She said her priorities would be to get back into Town Hall, which is now under construction, as soon as possible so the senior citizens can get back into the town's Community Center, which is where town employees are working. She also said she would not have handled the Town Hall renovations like Zlotnick. She would have removed the mold, fixed the roof and immediately moved the employees back into the building. But once the pipes burst, a

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full restoration was necessary. Kerr said the money spent on Town Hall is not worth it. "I didn't want to pour any more money into a building that doesn't fit our needs," said Kerr, who retired from Skidmore College. "We need to get a plan formulated for the future of Town Hall and the town center. ... Town Hall is our biggest disappointment since Boyhaven. And the biggest travesty was displacing the seniors for two years." She also said it is very important, if she wins, to have a seat on the Saratoga County Buildings and Grounds Committee as so many of the county's important structures -- the airport, jail and sheriff's office -- are in Milton. "We have to have a seat at the table," Kerr said. "We need some answers on what the county wants to do with the airport." Moreover, she said that the town is growing and that neither Ostrander nor Zlotnick have the vision to take the town into a sustainable future. Zlotnick, 62, running as a Democrat and on the Moving Milton Forward line, said he's running to finish what he started: Renovations to Town Hall and seeing that the seniors move back into the Community Center. "The seniors should be back in by the end of the year," Zlotnick said. "I am grateful for their understanding." He said the reason Town Hall renovations went over budget was because there was "dissension among board members" including Kerr who didn't vote for the building bond and didn't want to spend $100,000 on the selected engineering firm. That is what was ultimately agreed upon. In a second term, Zlotnick, who served two terms as a councilman and 12 years on the town's Planning Board, has set his sights on repairs in the town park, including resurfacing the tennis courts and laying ground for a pickleball court. He believes he's the best choice because he said he restored civility to the board meetings, which were contentious under previous Supervisors Dan Lewza and Ostrander. "I listen to people and I try to talk to them in a nice way even if I have to tell them something they won't like," said Zlotnick, a Polyset Company retiree. As a lifelong Republican, he did try to stay true to his party. In addition to placing fellow Republican Frolish in charge of key projects, like the Town Hall renovations, he sought the GOP endorsement last winter. When the committee opted for Ostrander, he rethought his membership, going with no party affiliation, saying Ostrander was a poor choice. He then sought the endorsement of the Democrats, which he won against Kerr who also interviewed for the party line. Zlotnick is also disappointed that Ostrander won't debate him. He's also upset about GOP mailers. One features Zlotnick's head on a kayaker's body, zeroing in on his vacation during the early days of the pandemic. He said, "It's very petty and nasty." As for the town's problems, Zlotnick said he did assign resolving Planit to Kerr and Isachsen and he too is waiting for the sound study results that he said he fought to have spanned over several days. When it comes to the airport, he said there are no current plans for expansion of the runway or services there, but he understands residents' fears.

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"Some people say 'oh, you are just doing this as a money grab.' No, there is really stuff going on here." Kuenzel agreed, adding "We didn't get into the ghost business, it found us,." The museum leaders decided to go public -- in a big way -- in 2010 by calling SyFy TV's "Ghost Hunters." Intrigued by the museum's story, a crew spent a night at the museum where they did indeed experience the unexplained -- a tap on the shoulder, pulling of hair, which Parillo said is common, shaking of the floorboards when the cast asked the ghosts to identify themselves and arguing between an unseen man and woman, another story often told by guests. But who are these folks causing all who enter some pause? Parillo said that after visits by several intuitives or psychics, they were told there are several who live at the museum -- mainly Walworths who are attached to family items that make up the third floor of the museum. Here's a bit of history. The building, where the museum is housed, was built in 1870 by John Morrissey as a gambler's paradise. As gambling was illegal, he called his establishment the Saratoga Club, which was exclusive to men and high rollers who didn't live in Saratoga Springs. "The last thing you want is someone local to come in and lose their money," Parillo said. "That doesn't look good for Morrissey. He kept the locals out and that kind of kept everybody happy." Among the regulars were Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt and Diamond Jim Brady who is said to have lost a half a million in one day between the Saratoga Race Course and the Saratoga Club. Most of the paranormal activity takes place in the high stakes room on the second floor and in the bedrooms on the third, where men who were betting at the track all day and the casino tables all night, took a rest, Kuenzel said, with "their nieces." "If you look at the old hotel registers that lists the names and where people are from. There are a lot of nieces," he said with a chuckle. The second floor is set up as one would expect, with a roulette wheel and tables for cards. The upstairs is furnished with the items from Pine Grove, a 55-room mansion on the northern end of Broadway where the prominent Walworth family, headed by Judge Ruben Hyde Walworth, once lived. Parillo said that many believe it is the Walworths that roam the hallways now because "they think they are home." The woman in white, he said, is likely Reubena Hyde Walworth, a nurse who served in the Spanish-American War and by doing so died of typhoid fever. Yet, the story goes, Reubena Hyde Walworth reappeared at Pine Grove at the deathbed of Clara Walworth, the last of the living Walworths. Two of Clara Walworth's nurses swore they witnessed the vision. "We think she comes here," Kuenzel said. "But there are other family members too" including father and son, Mansfield and Frank Walworth. "It's repeated, like we said before, it's a pattern by psychics saying it's members of the family." Both Parillo and Kuenzel said they are not afraid in the building, even though the Travel Channel named it No. 4 in the nation's "Most Terrifying Places." And while many tell them they sense a presence or experience something eerie, many don't. On the day that the Times Union took a tour, all seemed quiet, except for the motion-sensored audio system that is triggered when one enters a room. The soundscape was tripped twice even though no one was inside one particular bedroom. "Sometimes, you come in and open the door to the museum and all the rooms are squawking," Kuenzel said. "They come on and there is nobody in the building."

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