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Saratoga North Edition | Thursday, February 24, 2022

Access battle sparks lawsuit ByLINE: WENDY LIBERATORE

Nacre Dance Group’s Empire State youth dance ensemble at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs SARATOGA SPRINGS - Nacre Dance Group is pleased to announce the third annual Empire State Youth Dance Ensemble (ESYDE) performance at the Universal Preservation Hall on February 26, 2022 at 2:30 and 7:30pm.

Nacre Dance Group’s mission is to elevate dance through education, performance and opportunity. This program of Nacre Dance Group provides pre-professional training and performance opportunities in classical and contemporary modern dance to a select group of talented teenage dancers in the capital region.

The performances will showcase dancers from four area dance studios: Merritt’s Dance Studio in Schenectady; Dance with Ginny Martin and Dana Wojcik in Glenville; Creative Dance Arts in Round Lake; Saratoga City Ballet in Saratoga; as well as additional area dance students selected through an open audition process.

Each studio will represent a piece of choreography that transports the audience through the early years of modern dance to current contemporary work.The program includes modern dance classics Soaring by Doris Humphrey and Floor Plastique by Ted Shawn.

For the 2022 season, Nacre has been working with the American Dance Legacy Initiative’s Repertory Etude Project (Rhode Island) to present the Rainbow and Bushasche etudes. Etudes are short dances based on signature works of American chorePlease see DANCE 6

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The city's demand that a property owner install a sidewalk on a state highway before he can lease his property for vehicle sales and service -- the same use it has had for decades -- has led to a lawsuit.

The owner of 254 Washington St. sued Saratoga Springs on Jan. 11, demanding the city recognize the historic use of the property and issue a special use permit for the 0.78-acre plot.

William DiCenzo, an attorney whose father owns the land, argues it doesn't need a sidewalk because there is "little to no pedestrian activity" on State Route 29.

DiCenzo said Buenos Hills, as the property is known, has been home to a car lot and repair shop since the 1970s when the property owner ran a Kawasaki motorcycle dealership. Years afterward the owner rented it out for auto sales and repair.

Still, the city is denying the property owner clearance to use it for that purpose -- even though there are no walkways on either side of the plot.

"The proposed auto sales use is not inconsistent with the intent of T-5 (zoning)," the Planning Board ruled on Dec. 13. "However, the corresponding site drawing lacks streetscape amenities to enhance pedestrian activity."

DiCenzo's suit, an Article 78, seeks to reverse the decision.

"As a result of the unreasonable actions ... the applicant is effectively deprived of all beneficial commercial use of its property,"

the lawsuit says.

The owner's problems with the city began in 2018 after the last tenant of the property, an auto sales and service business, departed.

At that time, DiCenzo said, his father wanted to make improvement on the land, which includes a building and parking lot.

DiCenzo asked the city to provide him with the property's special use permit, which he believed was issued in or around 1971. The city said it could not locate it.

"Based upon information and belief, these documents were lost or intentionally withheld from petitioners after 1971, despite informal and formal requests," DiCenzo's suit says.

Furthermore, he argued, "a special use permit, once issued, runs with the land and not any specific user. It deems the property fit for that use, unless and until altered for a different use that renders the old use no longer compatible with the site."

That began months of trying to get the city to issue a special use permit in order to make property improvements for the vehicle sales and service, which ended with the demand for a sidewalk.

City Mayor Ron Kim said he could not yet comment on pending litigation. Saratoga County and the state Department of Transportation, which are also named in the suit, made similar statements.

DiCenzo claims that Saratoga County "acted illegally and beyond its authority or irrationally and arbitrarily" by calling for the owner

to install sidewalks in front of his business on Route 29. It also names the state Department of Transportation, which he claims wants to take down a fence on the property.

DiCenzo said the issues with the property and city date back to 2000 when the city excluded the property from the West Avenue Special Assessment District (WASAD), despite the property owner demanding to be included.

Therefore, it remains one of the only properties on that end of Washington Street without water and sewer.

"The site's exclusion from WASAD created great hardship and limited the possibilities of the site and its ability to compete with similarly situated properties for other uses and/or quality tenants," DiCenzo writes in his suit.

Making matters worse, DiCenzo argues, the city passed a Unified Development Ordinance in December 2021 that he said "effectively renders ... (the) property meaningless" because it "bans vehicle dealership with any outdoor displays."

"It disallows auto sales and service given there is no such thing as a vehicle dealership that does not utilize outdoor display of merchandise," he wrote in the lawsuit.

DiCenzo said he feels the whole thing is an effort to force the owner to sell, and he wants to hear from more property owners who also feel they are being mistreated by the city and its Planning Department and land use boards.

"We feel our story is but one story among many," he said.

Army veterans earn Four Chaplains Award ByLINE: TERRY BROWN

Two Army veterans from the Capital Region have jointly earned the Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award for service to others.

Emil Baker of Rexford, a Vietnam War veteran, and Patrick Piccirilli of Latham, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, will receive the award as the 57th joint recipients of the 57th Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at the First Reformed Church at 8 N. Church St. in Schenectady.

The award commemorates four military chaplains who gave up their life vests and their lives so others could survive the sinking of the troop ship USS Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, near the coast of

Greenland in the North Atlantic.

A German sub torpedoed the Dorchester. Of the 902 soldiers, seamen and civilians aboard the ship, 230 survived.

One of the four was Army Chaplain 1st Lt. Clark Poling, who ministered at the First Reformed Church just before he enlisted. The other chaplains were 1st Lt. Alexander Goode, a Jewish rabbi; 1st Lt. George Fox, a Methodist minister; and 1st Lt. John Washington, a Catholic priest.

Albany Post 105 of the Jewish War Veterans has led the effort to recognize a member of the community since 1966 in honor of the value of selfless service of the four chaplains. "The Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award exists to further the cause of 'unity

without uniformity' by encouraging goodwill and cooperation among all people. The nondenominational award honors the legacy of the Four Chaplains, celebrating selfless service to humanity without regard to race, creed, ethnicity, or religious beliefs," says Richard Goldenberg, commander of the Capital District Council of Jewish War Veterans, adjutant of Post 105 and Four Chaplains Remembrance Committee chairman.

Baker and Piccirilli have spent decades volunteering and serving the community, particularly the veterans community, and have worked together in support of the Small Business Association's Boots to Business program, providing entrepreneurial education and training

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Baker is a dedicated volunteer and outspoken advocate for veterans causes, with associations beyond his five years of support as a Small Business Administration counselor for veterans.

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He is state director, and previously area chairman, for the Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, providing information and a bridge between businesses and soldiers.

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Corinth adding tourist train ByLINE: KATHLEEN MOORE

CORINTH - A new tourist train is coming to the Corinth-Greenfield line.

Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway LLC is selling tickets now for trips starting May 22 and running through September.

The train departs from Corinth for a 90-minute ride north through the southern Adirondacks. Among the planned stops so far is the Fossil Stone Winery.

It will be pulled by an Alco S-1 locomotive built in Schenectady in 1943.

The company is also building a small new station at the Corinth stop.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children. First-class seats in a dining car and a $200 ride in the locomotive itself are also offered.

The rail line hasn't been used since 2018, when the Saratoga and North Creek Railway shut down. That company wanted to sell its portion of the rail line, north of North Creek, to Warren County. County officials did not buy it and the company ceased operations, saying the tourist line was a financial loss.

But the owners of the new company said their route will be successful because it is shorter and connects to local businesses, like the winery.

The rail along the route is owned by Corinth and Warren County.

The future of the northern portion of the line, beyond North Creek, called the Tahawus line, is yet to be determined: some want it to be turned into a multiuse trail, while some operators want it used for freight traffic. An auction is scheduled for that line on March 3, according to a listing on Atlantic Northeast Rails and Ports.

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This Week in Saratoga County History -

Mott’s Apple Empire: “Since 1842” Submitted by Lynda Bryan, February 17, 2022 Lynda Bryan, a life-long resident of the Town of Halfmoon, has also served as Town Clerk since 2010, and is Town Historian and President of the Halfmoon Historical Society. She can be reached at lbryan@townofhalfmoon.org or call (518) 371-7410 ext. 2233 You may have noticed that “Since 1842” appears on the label of all Mott’s apple products.

That was the year Samuel Mott began selling apple cider and vinegar to his neighbors in the Town of Halfmoon. The Mott’s apple processing empire we know today grew from that humble beginning.

This fascinating story actually has two beginnings; the story of John Krasuski, the last family to live on the Mott farm, and Zebulon Mott, the first family to live on the Farm to Market Road property. John’s parents Frank and Helen Krasuski purchased the farm in 1944. John’s memories of the farm he grew up on led him to research his roots, taking him back to the 1700’s and to the Kayaderoasseras patent where the Mott property and much of Halfmoon’s first families can be traced.

Zebulon Mott, the original deed holder, and his wife Rebecca purchased the property in 1795. He served in the Revolutionary War and became a prominent man in the Town of Halfmoon’s early history. Zebulon was the Town Supervisor from 1801 – 1817, served in the New York State Legislature, was Deacon of the First Baptist Church that stood at the corner of Farm to Market and Pruyn Hill Roads and is buried in the Newtown Cemetery that remains today. Zebulon’s brother Samuel, compiled and edited Mott’s Almanac. Zebulon’s son John lived on the adjacent farm to the west of his parents Zebulon and Rebecca.

Samuel Roger Mott, John’s Son, was the last Mott to live on the farm in Halfmoon. Samuel spent many a day walking through the orchards with his grandfather Zebulon. There, he learned the tricks of the trade in processing the apples for cider and vinegar. Word got out and he started selling his product to his neighbors.

The Logo on every jar reads: SINCE 1842 and that was the year that Samuel at 16 years old, began selling his product to his neighbors. The cider was made by hitched horses that plodded

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in a circle, crushing apples between two large stones drums. This was a centuries old production process. As the demand grew so did the mill. The horses were replaced with a more modern method using waterpower and steam to operate the presses.

In 1868, at the age of 46, Samuel, his wife Ann Mary Coon, and 4 of their 5 children left Halfmoon and moved to Bouckville, New York buying a 1/3 interest in a cider vinegar factory. On July 19, 1870, Mott bought out his two partners Beach and Brown for $4,500.

Samuel, like his Grandfather Zebulon, was Supervisor of the Town of Madison for 17 years, and also served as a Horse-Powered Apple Press member of the State Assembly.

Fourth generation John Coon Carriages”. Uncle Frederick, not wanting to Mott, Samuel and Ann Mary’s oldest son, and move, turned the business over to his nephew the last Mott to be born in Halfmoon, did not Charles. The success of the company caught move with the family to Bouckville. He lived the eye of a new up and coming company. In in New York City where he opened a cider mill 1913. Charles sold the business in exchange for of his own that was located where the Jacob stock in that new business - General Motors!

Javits’s Convention Center is now, near Pier For many decades he would remain the single 76. Father and Son merged their companies in largest individual shareholder in the firm, and 1879 forming the S.R. & J.C. Mott Company. In accumulate wealth in excess of $800 million.

1882 the mill in Bouckville was processing 14 He sat on the Board of Directors for 60 years carloads of apples converting them into 600 until his death in 1973. It was “Auto’s not barrels of juice per day. A barrel contained 25 Apples” that made him one of America’s first gallons, to give you an idea of their production. self-made billionaires!

By that time there had expanded to distribuIn 1926 he created the Charles Stewart Mott tion across the county and served internationFoundation with a $320,000 endowment, al customers as well. explaining his reason in an often-quoted comIn 1900, the S.R. & J.C. Mott Company ment: “What I Am worth is what I do for other merged with the W.B. Duffy Cider Company of people.” The foundation celebrated its 95th Rochester, NY, creating Duffy-Mott and was anniversary this year. It now has more than $3 incorporated in New York in 1914. The newly billion in assets and offices in three countries. formed company introduced many products His subsequent gifts of cash and stock made that we are familiar with today and sold the his foundation one of the largest in the councompany to Cadbury Schwepps in 1982. try, and he donated more than $130 million Charles Stewart Mott, John’s son, studied dollars to organizations in his lifetime. the fermentation process in France and GerOur two stories end with John Krasuski, many. He began work in the family business, finding the answers to 215 years of questions, but at the turn of the century, he became the standing in the cemetery next to his house by Superintendent of his uncle Fredericks, busiZebulon’s family gravestones. Zebulon Mott, a ness called Weston-Mott Wheel Works. They Grandfather, spending valuable time with his produced metal wheels for bicycles, carriages Grandson, never imagining the lessons learned by that young boy that created an empire that and rickshaw’s and later axels. They were has become part of our daily lives, and it all offered a proposal to build a plant in Flint, happened over five Generations.

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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY LWV Meetup Schedule CAPITAL DISTRICT - LWV Saratoga will hold a Meetup on Feb 26th at 7:00 via zoom. Theodore (Ted) R. Johnson, Director of the Fellows Program at the Brennan Center for Justice will discuss his book When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America. Dr. Johnson’s book outlines a path toward a multiracial national solidarity to finally overcome the existential threat of racism in the United States . The meeting is Co-sponsored

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Knights of Columbus #246 Takeout F undraiser Fish Fry SARATOGA SPRINGS - Friday, February 25th, and then will begin their Lenten Fish Fry Event every week from March 4th through April 15th.

Menu will include Fried or Baked Haddock ($14.00) or Fried Clam Strips ($12.00); meals will include French Fries, Cole Slaw, Tartar Sauce, and Cocktail Sauce.

Also, available for purchase will be Macaroni and Cheese ($5.00) and New England Clam Chowder ($7.00 - pint or $13.00 - quart). Orders will be taken by calling 518-5848547 between the hours of 12:00 and 3:00 on the Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday prior to the event.

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H.O.P.E. Hosting Antiques Roadshow Fundraiser SARATOGA SPRINGS - H.O.P.E. (Homes for Orphaned Pets Exist) is hosting an Antiques Roadshow Fundraiser with local antiques appraiser George Heigel on Saturday, February 26 from 11am to 2pm at their Pet Adoption and Education Center in the Wilton Mall at Saratoga 3065 Route 50 in Saratoga Springs. Bring in your antiques to learn the history and value of your family heirlooms.

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H.O.P.E. is a not-for-profit organization of animal lovers from Saratoga and surrounding counties who are dedicated to assisting animals whose owners have passed away or can no longer keep them. H.O.P.E. helps people and pets find each other. For more information call or go to www. hopeanimalrescue.org

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OPINION

Durham's Righteous Investigation

By Rich Lowry

From the perspective of several years ago, it's the stuff of an implausible political thriller or a conspiratorial YouTube account.

One presidential campaign spies on another as part of a broad effort to get government agencies to pick up the baton and launch a high-stakes investigation of the new president that hampers his first years in office and consumes massive public attention.

Where could such a thing happen? Maybe Brazil or Equatorial Guinea? Well, we now know it happened in these United States.

The latest from Special Counsel John Durham is that a tech executive connected to the Clinton campaign mined internet contacts between Russia and the entities connected to Donald Trump in a search for material to try to, as Durham put it in a court filing last week, "establish 'an inference' and 'narrative' tying then-candidate Trump to Russia."

Durham's probe is a righteous effort to get to the bottom of a matter that deranged American politics for two solid years but has been derided or ignored by the mainstream press, with baleful consequences.

Russiagate did more than its share to undermine the norm that losing campaigns should accept the result of free and fair elections and to erode confidence in institutions at the highest levels of our government. One way to minimize the harm is to insist on accountability.

The people who were most invested in Russiagate for the longest, though, are least interested in revisiting its origins, let alone in apologizing for their own credulousness or malice.

According to Durham, a tech executive named Rodney Joffe engaged in the information operation against Trump and his campaign.

He allegedly coordinated with Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for the Clinton campaign, and his highly connected law firm, Perkins Coie LLP, that did work for both the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party.

Durham notes that Joffe also joined up with an investigative firm that Perkins Coie hired on behalf of the Clinton campaign, numerous cyber researchers, employees at various internet companies, and researchers at a U.S.-based university. He sought, he said, to please VIPs in both the Clinton campaign and Perkins Coie.

One can only guess that he succeeded. According to Durham, Joffe "exploited his access to non-public and/or proprietary internet data," and the university researchers he tapped "were receiving and analyzing large amounts of internet data in connection with a pending federal government cyber security research contract."

Joffe analyzed so-called domain name system internet traffic connected to Trump Tower and Trump's Central Park West apartment building. Shockingly, the data effort continued after Trump was inaugurated. Joffe took advantage of his company's "sensitive arrangement" to provide services to the executive office of the president "for the purpose of gathering derogatory information about Donald Trump."

Meanwhile, Sussmann used the deceptive work product from all of this sleuthing to try to convince the FBI and apparently the CIA that Trump was colluding with Russia. (Durham has indicted Sussmann for lying to the FBI to try to hide his connection to the Clinton campaign.)

Durham pointedly refers to what Sussmann was hawking as "purported data." This operation was of a piece with the spurious Steele dossier that helped launch the FBI probe of the Trump campaign that morphed into the Mueller investigation.

Or, to use Durham's terms, purported data drove purported investigations and ungodly amounts of purported journalism, all building toward purported collusion that eventually, under the weight of facts and logic, came to absolutely nothing.

If anyone involved in this investigative and journalistic fiasco is embarrassed by it, they haven't shown it. If any of them thinks it's bad practice to spy on a campaign and a newly elected president to use the resulting information to try to gull U.S. government agencies, they haven't said so. If any of them are thinking "never again," they won't admit it.

Until they do, maybe they should temper their preachiness about threats to our system and norms.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

As Climate Change Worsens, Republicans Insist We Must Do Nothing

By Paul Waldman

Back in 2008, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and former speaker Newt Gingrich recorded a television ad in which they acknowledged their bitter political differences, but made a shared commitment on one critical issue.

"We do agree," said Gingrich, "our country must take action to address climate change."

He added: "If enough of us demand action from our leaders, we can spark the innovation we need."

Somehow, that new Republican understanding of the importance of addressing climate change never quite caught on. If anything, as the effects of climate change intensify, the GOP has become more committed to opposing any and all efforts to do something about it.

Let's take a look at some of the latest major climate news: - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report showing that coastal sea levels will rise by an entire foot between now and 2050, "intensifying the threat of flooding and erosion to coastal communities across the country."

- A new study shows that the ongoing drought in the western states has made this the driest period there in 1,200 years.

- The climate provisions in the Build Back Better bill are on ice, now that BBB has stalled amid lockstep Republican opposition. The Washington Post reports that this has "frozen hundreds of billions of dollars in private capital" earmarked for climate projects across the country, which has "complicated America's much-touted clean energy revolution."

- Republicans are trying to block President Joe Biden's nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin as chief banking regulator at the Federal Reserve. Why? Because she has advocated for the financial industry to do more to plan for the economic effects of climate change.

- Spurred by climate-denial organizations, Republican legislators at the state level are working to prevent officials from dealing with businesses that are moving to wean themselves from fossil fuels or otherwise taking climate change seriously.

- In Florida - where there is ample sunshine Republicans in the legislature are working with the state's largest utility to undermine net metering, the hugely popular system under which customers with solar panels send back surplus energy to the grid. Solar companies in Florida say if the bill passes, they'll have to shut down and move to other states.

It wouldn't be fair to portray the Republican Party as an absolute monolith on climate - a smattering of Republican officials here and there say they would like to do something on climate, even if their solutions always seem to include uninterrupted drilling and burning of fossil fuels.

And the Republican electorate has complicated views on the topic. Depending on how

pollsters ask them, a majority of Republicans sometimes express concern about climate and support various ideas to reduce emissions. But by other measures, Republicans have actually grown less concerned about climate in recent years.

If that's the case, it could be partly because the administration of Republican god-king Donald Trump was the most aggressively anti-environment in history. Or it could be because as you move down the funnel from vague popular notions to elite opinion and finally to policies the party supports, the closer you get to the apparent belief that conservative identity-signaling requires one to oppose doing anything at all to slow global warming.

Take the Sarah Bloom Raskin situation.

The Senate Banking Committee isn't filled with fire-breathing Republican culture warriors; some of its members, such as Tim Scott of South Carolina or Richard Shelby of Alabama, are what passes for serious legislators in today's GOP. But every one of them has joined in boycotting her nomination - not just voting against it, but denying the committee a quorum so it can't take a vote at all.

That's even though they know there's only so much the Federal Reserve can do about climate change. What sane people like Raskin suggest is that the Fed help banks understand the risks climate change poses to their own stability, to limit economic fallout from future disasters, whether sudden or slow-moving.

For instance, in 2021 natural disasters caused $145 billion in damage, a figure that included 20 separate wildfires, hurricanes, floods and storms with price tags over a billion dollars. To say the increasing frequency of such events isn't something banks need to prepare for is utterly bonkers.

Yet Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania, the ranking Republican on the committee, is waging a crusade against Raskin. He wrote a letter to Biden lamenting the fact that no one from the fossil fuel industry sits on the Federal Reserve Board, and saying Raskin's "demonstrated hostility" to fossil fuels is "unacceptable." The other Republicans on the committee seem to agree.

So today, the consensus Republican position appears to be that even thinking about climate change in economic policy is a threat to prosperity, a stunningly upside-down perspective on the future of the economy. Meanwhile, the more liberal position within the GOP is essentially that while climate change is real and perhaps we shouldn't actively work to make it worse, we shouldn't do much of anything to make it better either.

This means that every step of progress we make on climate will only come after a fight.

And with the power they wield, Republicans will make those fights as long and difficult as possible. (c) 2022, The Washington Post

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Saratoga County GOP Unanimously Endorses Stefanik for Re-Election

Congresswoman Stefanik has now earned the unanimous endorsement of 9 NY21 Republican Committees PRESS RELEASE SARATOGA, NY— Today Congresswoman Stefanik announced that the Saratoga County Republican Party unanimously endorsed her re-election campaign. Saratoga County Chairman Carl Zeilman said on the endorsement: “Saratoga County

Republicans proudly and unanimously endorsed Republican House Chairwoman Elise Stefanik for re-election in New York’s 21st Congressional District. It’s been an honor to work closely with Elise as she advocates for Saratoga County families. From taking on Corrupt Cuomo, to standing up to Governor Hochul’s authoritarian mask mandate, to supporting local Republicans across our communities, no one furthers the conservative cause and delivers results quite like Elise. We couldn’t be more thrilled to endorse Elise’s

re-election for Congress.”

So far in 2022, Stefanik has been endorsed unanimously by nine Republican committees in the 21st district including Saratoga, Franklin, Herkimer, Fulton, Jefferson, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren, and Oneida Counties.

The expanded NY-21 district voted for President Trump by 19% in 2020, nearly doubling the margin in the prior NY-21, and voted for the GOP gubernatorial candidate in 2018 by 30%. Congresswoman Stefanik has been re-elected by historic margins every single election cycle

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despite millions of dollars spent against her. The new seat has been described in multiple media outlets as a “GOP Super Seat.”

The March Meeting of Ch. 60 of the Korean War Veterans’ Assoc.

SARATOGA SPRINGS Thurs., March 3rd, 1:30 P.M. at the VFW home in Saratoga Springs. Best directions are to take the Arterial North of Saratoga, then take a right on Veterans’ Way. At the bottom of the hill take a left and the home is on the right.

It is very important for all members who are able to attend. There will be several issues to be discussed and a new slate of officers will be nominated.. Veterans who served anywhere during the Korean War, in Korean at any time, spouses, widows friends and relatives are all invited to attend. New members are always welcome. and annual dues for Veterans are $10, and $5 for all others.

For further information or an application to join the organization, please contact Commander Paul O’Keefe at 518-603-4186

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HOME SOLUTIONS 3 factors to consider before converting an attic

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Attic conversions are not always possible, and the following are three important factors homeowners may need to consider before they can go forward with such projects.

1. Dimensions: Both the renovation experts at This Old House and the real estate experts at UpNest indicate that at least half of a finished attic must be a minimum of seven feet high and seven feet wide and 70 square feet. Requirements may differ depending on where homeowners live, but that 7-7-70 guideline is generally the minimum requirement. An attic that fails to meet such requirements won’t necessarily be a lost cause, but it might be costly to make adjustments that ultimately align with local codes.

2. Access: Access is another aspect that must adhere to local safety guidelines. Many attics are accessible only through pulldown ladders, but that will have to change if homeowners repurpose their attic spaces. A staircase that complies with local laws will need to be installed, and contractors can work with homeowners to build that and estimate the cost. Homeowners who simply want to put desks in their attics without going with fullfledged conversions are urged to adhere to local access requirements anyway, as they’re intended to ensure residents can safely escape attics in the case of a fire or another emergency.

3. Climate control: Attics are converted to provide residents with more livable space. Converted space is only livable if the climate within the attic can be controlled so it’s cool in the summer and warm in the winter. An existing HVAC unit needs to efficiently heat and cool an extra room. If it can’t, bills might spike because the rest of the home likely won’t be as comfortable, forcing homeowners to adjust thermostats to offset that discomfort. That also could affect the unit’s life expectancy. Before going forward with an attic renovation, homeowners should contact HVAC professionals to determine if attic spaces

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many homeowners suddenly found themselves in need of more usable square footage in their homes. Required to work from home due to social distancing recommendations, millions of working professionals suddenly found themselves setting up shop at kitchen tables or islands, in alcoves, garages, or even walk-in closets. Those makeshift offices were never supposed to be permanent, but as companies loosen workplace policies and embrace full remote or hybrid working arrangements, professionals are seeking more permanent home office solutions.

Home additions are a possibility for homeowners who need more usable square footage, but addons may not be the right option for everyone. If adding on won’t work, homeowners may want to look up ... at their attics.

Attics with ample space can make for ideal home offices, as they’re away from the hustle and bustle of a home’s main floor. That can make it easier to concentrate when everyone is in the house and reduce the likelihood that video calls with colleagues and clients

can be serviced with the existing units and ductwork, or if an alternative arrangement must be worked out to make the spaces livable.

Attic conversions can be great ways to make existing spaces more livable. Homeowners considering such projects should pay attention to three important variables as they try to determine if attic conversions will work for them.

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• Very Peri: Very Peri is the Pantone® 2022 Color of the Year. A brand new shade of blue, Very Peri was designed to rekindle some of the qualities that the color blue represents while simultaneously complementing a modern perspective. The home design pros at HGTV recommend pairing Very Peri with neutrals like taupes and creams or deeper shades like navy or brown.

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Baker is the owner of the Big Moose Deli & Country Store in Hoosick Falls, a business completely run and operated by veterans.

Piccirilli has supported a long list of regional

community activities, including the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, Catholic Charities of New York, United Way, Patriot Flight Honor Flights, the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces and, most recently, the Colonie Senior Services Center.

He is also the legislative

HOROSCOPE Week Of March 2, 2022

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, an exciting relationship may soon develop after you socialize with friends. If you already are involved romantically, someone you meet could be an important ally.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Unexpected changes are the name of the game this week, Taurus. This could mean anything from learning a new skill to having to train a new coworker.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, there’s potential to meet someone interesting on a trip you will be taking shortly. Strike up conversations with those around you, as you never know what will happen.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, do not be discouraged when something seems like an insurmountable task.

You just have to find the right help and then you’ll quickly master the job.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 An unexpected phone call or text from someone in your past could come your way soon, Leo. Whatever the news, don’t let it scare you.

You’ll do fine.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 A significant sum of money could be coming your way shortly, Virgo. It may be a bonus or some sort of repayment. Be pleased at the windfall and utilize it wisely.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, an exciting group activity involving a number of your friends is on the horizon. You may be wondering whether to go. Don’t pass up the opportunity.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Exciting prospects and for-

tunate events seem to be in your orbit, Scorpio. Enjoy this bit of good luck that garners much of your attention and could have further benefits.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, are you feeling adventurous lately? Now may be a good time to enter a race or try something daring, like sky diving. Let your instincts guide your decision.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Your mind is attuned to learning new lessons. If time permits, enroll in some college courses or explore trade school offerings. This will enable you to expand your mind.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 This is a good week to travel or to make the arrangements for it, Aquarius. The journey promises to be an exciting time that you will remember for a while.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, bizarre dreams may invade your comfort levels.

Don’t try to analyze their meaning too much, but be aware of symbolism.

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chairperson and treasurer for the Capital District Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.

"I am honored to have been asked to support the nomination of Pat Piccirilli for the Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award, honoring a person who emulates the spirit of the Four Chaplains by encouraging cooperation among people without regard to race, creed, ethnicity or religious beliefs," Dianna Rios, former program director of American Red Cross Eastern New York

Service to Armed Forces, wrote to the Four Chaplains Award selection committee. "Pat is devoted to his volunteerism with the Red Cross Service to Armed Forces programs.

As a volunteer, Pat works with the program to help members of the military, veterans and their families prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military services."

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Academy and Fort Dix, N.J., part of their ongoing effort to serve fellow military members.

"The devotion of these former soldiers to continue their service to the newest generation of veterans is simply remarkable," said Fred Altman, commander of Albany Post 105 of the Jewish War Veterans.

"Their selfless contributions to help servicemen and women in their transition from service provide a lasting link for our veterans returning home to begin new journeys in their lives."

Over the years, the Jewish War Veterans of the Capital District have recognized civic leaders, community organizers and issue advocates, educators, health care providers and clergy for humanitarian efforts that convey the spirit of the Four Chaplains, according to Goldenberg.

News of troops and units can be sent to Duty Calls, Terry Brown, Times Union, Box 15000, Albany, NY 12212 or email brownt@timesunion.com.

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ographers. The Rainbow Etude is based on Donald McKayle’s signature work, Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder and is a masterful distillation of the quintessential elements of the larger work. The Bushasche Etude choreographed

by Pearl Primus is based on a traditional dance from Zaire and is a dance of peace in which the participants call up the gods of war and defeat them. Pearl Primus once expressed the desire to have every high school student in the United States learn this piece and Nacre Dance Group is proud to offer this opportunity to area dance students.

Nacre Dance Group builds new traditions in dance by showcasing contemporary choreographers of today.

Students have been working with choreographers, Garet Weirdsma (TISCH School of Contemporary Dance) and Corey John Snide (Juilliard School) on new choreography that brings a neo-classic style to the stage.

Tickets are 25.00/general admission; 20.00/students and seniors; 15.00/groups of 8 or more and can be purchased at https://www.nacredance.org/tickets For more information, contact Nacre at 518-817-3833 or info@ Nacredance.com.

BALLSTON SPA - The Village of Ballston Spa’s Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee will meet twice during the month of March to review and discuss housing within the village. The meetings will be held on the first and third Thursdays of the month, March 3 and March 17, at 7 pm at the Saratoga County Office Building at 50 West High Street in Ballston Spa. Among the topics to be examined are socio-economic patterns, percentage of homeownership versus rentals, review of non-conforming residential uses, accessory apartments, business use of homes, encouragement of different types of housing, clean energy sources and generational housing.

The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee has been formed to work in conjunction with a professional planning consultant to identify and study several topics over the course of the next year in order to create a final plan for approval by the Village board of trustees. All meetings are open to the public, who are encouraged to attend and provide input, either in-person attendance or via Zoom. Zoom link will be available prior to each meeting at https://www.villageofballstonspa.org/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee. For more information, contact steering committee chairperson Karen Martell at karenmartell27@gmail.com or the Village Office at 518 885-5711, villageclerk@villageofballstonspa.org.

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After shutting down the tourist line, the company removed the oil cars under pressure from county officials and environmentalists.

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Clockwise from Top: Two-sided fireplace was finished with slate from the barn’s original roof; one of four bedrooms.

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Many aspects of the barn were preserved, but windows and skylights were added. The dining room.

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tax preparation. VITA, TCE, and Tax Aide each have different eligibility requirements.

If you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), you also qualify for free tax help by IRStrained volunteers. You may qualify for the EITC even if you’re single and have no children. EITC eligibility can be complicated. Check if you qualify at www.irs.gov/eitcassistant In addition to e-filing, you will usually receive your refund faster if you ask for the payment to be directly deposited into your bank account.

If you have questions about e-filing, refunds or other income tax issues, the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) may be able to help. The Clinic’s services are free of charge.

You can call the LASNNY Legal Line at (833) 628-0087 and ask for our LITC. The Clinic does not generally provide tax preparation services.

and Manuel de Falla. The concert will take place at the Saratoga Springs Methodist Church, 5th Avenue & Henning Road.

Violinist Jill Levy and pianist Margaret Kampmeier will open the concert with Coleridge-Taylor’s 1895 Ballade in C minor, Op.73.

After 3 tours of the United States in the early 1900’s, Coleridge-Taylor became known as the “African Mahler.” The opening selection of the concert will be followed by Manuel De Falla’s Suite populaire espagnole and Schubert’s Fantaisie for Violin and Piano in C Major, D 934.

Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/celebrate-the-piano-and-violin-tickets-167612977929 - adults $30; seniors $25; and students $20. Children are admitted free.

Attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets prior to the day of the performance.

For everyone’s health, all seating will be socially distanced. Attendees must show proof of vaccination

or a negative COVID test and agree to wear a mask throughout the performance. There will be no intermission.

Saratoga Chambers Players SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Chamber Players invite you on March 6 at 3pm to discover, or rediscover, the music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an English violin prodigy and conductor, and to enjoy the works of old favorites, Franz Schubert

TOWN OF DAY NOTICE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Subdivision 11 of Section 1660 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, all highways of the Town of Day will be temporarily closed to any and all vehicles having a gross weight of four tons or over.

Such temporary restrictions will become effective immediately upon placement of posted signs and will continue until such times as conditions will permit opening of highways.

Further notice is given that any persons violating this order shall be subject to punishment as provided in Section 1800 of the Vehicle and Traffic law. All town roads will be posted.

Lehman Allen Jr., Superintendent of Highways, Dated: February 16, 2022

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Retired Teachers Meeting SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga Area Retired Teachers will meet on Tuesday, March 1, at noon at Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue (Rte. 9P), Saratoga Springs.

For membership information, call 518-587-5356.

Get A Table For Spring Craft Fair SARATOGA / WILTON - The Ladies Auxiliary of the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club is holding a wonderful Spring Craft Fair on Saturday, April 16th from 10-4 pm at the Lodge on Elks Lane off Maple Avenue in Saratoga.

This Craft Fair benefits our annual Scholarship Fund for 2022. Admission is free and parking is excellent. An 8 x 6 foot space with an 8ft. table and 2 chairs is $40. For

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Applications are also available in the lobby of the Elks Club. Masks should be worn by everyone per NYS Guidelines.

The Capital District Humanist Society Presents: Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them CAPITAL DISTRICT - Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Rick in Casablanca, Eleanor Roosevelt, Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino, Senator Ted Kennedy, explorer Ernest Shackleton… what qualities do we admire in them?

The psychology of heroism sheds light on what heroism and villainy mean to us, and why heroes - both real and fictional - are vital to our lives.

This program will take place online via Zoom, on Sun., February 13th, 2022, 1 PM ET. Current paid CDHS members will

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Trucking avail. We sell wood.

Part of the proceeds go to the veterans. (518) 339-3369 UNSEASONED FIREWOOD 7 (+/-) cord load, cut, split & delivered. $1260. Call for area discount.

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receive an invite to the meeting via e mail.

Any One Who Is Not a Paid Member Can Attend.

Send an e mail to: Webmaster@humanistsociety. org, requesting an invite, at least several days prior, or log onto our Meetup Page, https://www. meetup.com/Capital-District-Humanist-Society/, click on Join, and then Attend, and use the RSVP function. The link to the meeting will then be available to you.

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church Food Pantry BALLSTON SPA - The Ballston Spa United Methodist Church Food Pantry is open each Wednesday from 9:30 to noon and serves all of Saratoga County. We are located at 101 Milton Avenue in Ballston Spa.

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MEMBER NEEDED The Day Town Board is looking to fill a vacancy on the Zoning Board of Appeals.

If interested in becoming a member please email a letter of interest to: daysupervisor@townofday.com or call Supervisor Diana Edwards at 518-696-3789 ext. 1 on or before March 10, 2022.

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Stefanik Joins Push to Support School Safety PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik cosponsored the School Resource Officer Act to support safety in schools by increasing funding for school resource officers through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

“Our North Country families should always have peace of mind when dropping their children off at school,” Stefanik said.

“I am proud to support this legislation in support of our law enforcement officers who protect our children, teachers, and schools.”

The School Resource Officer Act, led by Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27), would allow law enforcement agencies to hire more school resource officers, law enforcement officers responsible for safety and crime prevention in schools. School resource officers play a critical role in making students feel safe. They also develop school safety plans to respond to threats of violence.

Saratoga County History Center Brings Ireland to NY! SARATOGA COUNTY - Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce a partnership with the Waterford (NY) Historical Museum & Cultural Center and Ireland’s Waterford Institute of Technology. On March 12, 2022, 1pm, the three organizations will present “Waterford to Waterford: Irish Connections.”

Ballston Area Senior Citizens Activities BALLSTON/MILTON If you are 55+ a resident of Saratoga County. Looking to meet active seniors check out the Ballston Area Senior Citizens (BASC). Resident from surrounding communities are welcome to join.

Activities and programs include Festive Dinners, dances with live band, bus trips, weekly luncheons, exercise classes, chorus, crafts, pickin’ sessions.

Stop in the Milton Community Center any Thursday 10:00 am11:45am and join us for lunch. Yearly membership fee is $ 10.00. You can either call Membership-Sue Heimburg at 518-885-8037 for information or e-mail sheim381@gmail.com for an application join. visit www.ballstonmiltonseniors.com or face book Ballston Area Seniors.

Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club Fish Fry Dinner SCHUYLERVILLE - The Fish Fry Dinner is stll running Friday nights from 4:00 – 7:00 through April. At 123 Route 32 Schuylerville.

Hudson-Mohawk Search & Rescue is Looking for Volunteers to Join our Team CAPITAL DISTRICT If you enjoy being outdoors in the wilderness, working with others to help people, follow directions well and have a willingness to learn, then our SAR team might be for you! Prior knowledge is helpful, but definitely not required as we provide the training.

Check out our website at: www.humsar.org for more information.

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The hour-long program will explore the historical connections and shared cultural aspects of both Waterford, Ireland and Waterford, New York through the lasting legacy of heritage within the greater Capital Region and Saratoga County.

Featured presentations include “The Irish Language in America,” by Dr. Seamus Dillion (Waterford Institute of Technology) and “Waterford to Waterford, Local Connections,”

by Russ VanDervoort (Waterford Town Historian and History Center Trustee). “It is sure to be an interesting, educational, and fun approach to language, immigration, and exploring culture,” notes Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center Director, Anastasia Garceau.

“Waterford to Waterford: Irish Connections” is indicative of the History Center’s exciting slate of 2022 programs, and is the first to utilize new media technology purchased by the History Center in 2021. The trustees and staff are committed to expanding their “hybrid” offerings, growing their reach, and forging new national and international relationships. The rich history of Saratoga County and the Capital District will soon be available to people around the world.

“This is really our first live international history program,” explain History Center Vice President, Sean Kelleher. “Our members were generous during our ‘Future is Hybrid’ fundraising campaign, which supported the purchase of the initial equipment necessary to do hybrid productions from Brookside Museum, or any place in the county. We were approached about doing this program with a site in Ireland, and

it seems to be the perfect opportunity to use the technology to reach the Irish diaspora in the Capital region.”

Russ VanDervoort adds, “The History Center strives to preserve and share the experiences of all the communities in Saratoga County.” “We all hope this will be the first of many annual events to come to highlight the various backgrounds of this region.”

The program, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast on Zoom.

To receive the Zoom like and details, please register at https://brooksidemuseum.networkforgood. com/events/39590-waterford-to-waterford-irish-connections Please direct any questions or comments to Sean Kelleher, sean@brooksidemuseum.org The Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center has been offering exhibits and programs since 1964, and is located in the Northside National Historic District in Waterford, New York.

The museum is excited to work with the Saratoga County History Center again on this presentation, and hopes projects like this will encourage people to consider becoming a volunteer to help share the rich history and heritage of the area.

The Saratoga County History Center is dedicated to preserving and sharing the diverse histories of Saratoga County.

In addition to Brookside Museum, the History Center offers a variety of innovative, exciting, and educational programming online. Please visit the website (www.brooksidemuseum.org) and social media accounts (@SaratogaCoHistory) for news and announcements.

“Preserve the Porch!” Campaign a Rousing Success BALLSTON SPA - The trustees of the Saratoga County History Center wish to thank the community for their generosity and commitment to preserving public history.

The 2021 annual fundraising campaign – “Preserve the Porch!” – was a rousing success.

In November and December of 2021, the campaign yielded an impressive $20,720.00.

Moreover, an anonymous donor graciously agreed to match funds up to $10,000.00, making the total amount raised $30,720.00.

The funds will go directly to replacing storm windows and repairing Brookside Museum’s iconic front porch. Built in 1792, just four years after the ratification of the United States Constitution, and remodeled in the 1830s in the popular “Greek Revival” style, the grand piazza is sadly in need of reconstruction.

Specifically, all the front steps and floor boards, which are ruined by rot and mold, need to be replaced, as well as the deck frame supporting the floor. In addition, the entire portico needs to be rebuilt for proper drainage, and the earth beneath should be covered with plastic and pea stone to reduce future moisture. The crisis concerns both safety and appearance.

“The response from the county and beyond has been astounding!” remarks new History Center President, Field Horne.

“We went hat-in-hand to our friends and neighbors, asking them to help us save this awe-inspiring façade and important piece of local history, and

they rallied and responded well-beyond our expectations.”

“Support for our ‘Preserve the Porch!’ campaign is a major win for the Saratoga County History Center,” said Sean Kelleher, Vice President of Membership and Community Engagement. “The ability to fund the restoration of the iconic porch and storm windows will provide stabilization for the Brookside Museum in the future, and will allow visitors to safely access the museum, grounds and library for generations to come. It would not have been possible without support from the community. We thank our community for its continued efforts to help preserve this treasure, which is an important part of Saratoga County’s history.”

“We are humbled by the generosity,” adds Jon Hallgren, who will oversee the restoration. “We will make sure that Brookside stands bold and beautiful for another 200 years.”

The fundraising drive surpassed our total cost estimate, so Brookside’s famous face will be revived with high-quality material and expert attention.

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In addition to Brookside Museum, the History Center offers a variety of innovative, exciting, and educational programming online. Please visit the website (www.brooksidemuseum.org) and social media accounts (@SaratogaCoHistory) for news and announcements.

Porter Corner’s United Methodist Church Continues to Collect Bottles and Cans PORTER CORNERS The Porter Corners United Methodist Church continues to collect and recycle cans and bottles. They can be left at the back door of the Church at 512 Allen Road, Porter Corners, NY. If You have a large quantity and need to have them picked up, please call Jane at 518-893-2289 or Carrie at 518-893-6214.

Please do not include juice cans and bottles, sport drinks and any container that is not designated for recycling.

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Recruiting Emcomm Volunteers SARATOGA COUNTY - The Saratoga County ARES organization is seeking new members. ARES(Amateur Radio Emergency Services) is a national all volunteer organization that provides community assistance via Amateur(Ham) Radio Activities include supporting public events, weather spotting, message and data transfers.

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