Saratoga TODAY December 23 - 29, 2022

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Saratoga Approves Early Bar Closing

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Following a lengthy discussion which pushed this week’s City Council meeting close to the midnight hour, officials approved a measure moving forward that directs the city attorney petition the N.Y. State Liquor Authority to prohibit the sale of alcohol after 2 a.m. for any new city establishment seeking to secure a liquor license,

or for any currently existing business seeking a license renewal. Citing public safety reasons as its inspiration to roll back bar closing times from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m., the resolution passed by a 3-2 vote. Mayor Ron Kim, and Commissioners Jim Montagnino and Minita Sanghvi voted to approve the measure; Commissioners Jason Golub and Dillon Moran voted against.

See Story pg. 9

Saratoga Music Hall, hosting a meeting of the City Council on Dec. 20, 2022. The Music Hall will be among the many downtown venues staging events for the Saratoga New Year’s Fest. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos. Story and lineup, see pg. 29

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

Ryan Farr. Photo provided.

History

OF SARATOGA Joshua Anthony - “The Baking Powder King”

by Lynda Bryan | Sponsored by The Saratoga County History Roundtable Contact The Saratoga County History Roundtable at: saratogacohistoryroundtable@gmail.com

With the holiday season in full swing, many of us are making frequent stops to the baking ingredients aisle at our favorite supermarket. You may not be aware that 150 years ago some of these products were manufactured in the Town of Halfmoon. In the 1800s, most of the commerce in Halfmoon was located close to the Mohawk & Hudson Rivers. Joshua Anthony however, developed his spice factory in a remote part of northern Halfmoon on his grandfather’s farm on Farm to Market & Anthony Roads. The three-story tower in the center of the factory once boasted a windmill that provided power for the machinery. Anthony heated the farmhouse and buildings in the winter with steam from the factory. Imagine, that technology that we are still trying to perfect was used a mere 153 years ago by Mr. Anthony!

He began his operations in 1869 under the name “Anthony and Co’s Universal Baking Powder” with the manufacture of Baking Powder and Cream of Tartar. He was known to manufacture a very superior and pure baking powder and it is said to be the best Baking Powder ever introduced to the public. One 1893 advertisement boasted: “It is the Best in the World.”

Spice grinding and the production of extracts for flavoring were introduced in 1892. It was said that he made visitors weep when he was grinding the Simon Pure Pepper! He could grind up to 3,000 pounds of pepper in a day! The factory was a two-story building and was equipped with “perfected and rapid machinery”, and most of the employees were women!

In 1882, the success of his business prompted Mr. Anthony to approach the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. He was able to work with them and secure a station of the Schenectady branch to make a stop in Ushers. The following year, Mr. Anthony had a private telegraph line running from Ushers, Clifton Park and Round Lake to his factory keeping him in constant touch with the rest of the business world, and in 1883 he secured the Ushers Post Office.

Around the turn of the century, Mr. Anthony was dealing exclusively with the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (aka the A&P) With rising costs of shipping, the operators of the A&P chain tried to entice Mr. Anthony to move his operations to NYC, but he refused. His contributions to the community were improvements from which many benefited and changed the footprint of the Halfmoon community forever. The Spice Factory ceased operations in 1920.

Joshua was born February 16, 1839, in Adams, Mass. He and his three younger brothers were orphaned at a young age when his parents tragically died. They were raised by Zephaniah and Joanna Wells Buffington, their maternal grandparents who were devout Quakers. They moved to NY and the boys were raised on what was to become the Anthony farm.

At 18, Joshua left the farm and clerked in local mercantile stores gaining business experience, returning to the farm in 1867 at age 28 and started the Baking Powder business two years later.

At age 93, he was interviewed by a local newspaper and recalled voting for Abe Lincoln in 1860, which was his very first ballot. He cast his ballot for “Honest Abe” again four years later. He recalled the grief that shook a nation when the great, kindly heart of America’s “Martyr President” was stilled by the assassin’s bullet. Mr. Anthony voted for every Republican President since Lincoln, including Hebert Hoover in 1928, with whom he shared the Quaker faith.

Mr. Anthony passed away at age 94, below is an excerpt from his obituary:

JOSHUA ANTHONY, 94, MASON FOR 66 YEARS, DIES HERE STILLWATER, Oct. 31 (Special)— Following an illness of three days, Stillwater's oldest citizen, Joshua Anthony, died at his home here Saturday evening. Mr. Anthony who was in his 94th year was New York State's oldest Mason, having been affiliated with the order for 66 years. He was a member of OnDa-Wa Lodge in Mechanicville where he has held an office for 35 years.

So, as you drive by Anthony & Farm to Market Roads, glance over and see the factory building and farmhouse that remain relatively unchanged to this day and think back to the time not so long ago when one man changed the history of our area. His name on the road is a daily reminder of his many contributions to the Town of Halfmoon, and the names of the roads in the Old Dater Farms development next door, remind us of all the products he manufactured and sold.

Joshua’s famous first cousin was Susan B. Anthony, also born in Adams, Mass., and a Leader of Women’s Suffrage. She was no stranger to this area. She visited the Anthony Farm at the time Joshua operated the Spice Mills. In fact, a third cousin, Mrs. Arthur Collins, says that Susan when she was 19, used to babysit for her grandfather Joshua shortly after he was born. Susan and her friends Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Matilda Gage, to name a few, changed the course of history for women and dedicated their lives getting women the right to vote.

One Halfmoon man and his family know this story firsthand. It is lifelong Halfmoon resident Harvey Hayner, the great grandson of Joshua Anthony. Harvey & Carol Hayner’s son Craig Anthony Hayner is our County Clerk, and I wonder where he got his middle name! The Hayner Family has farmed in Halfmoon since Joshua ran his spice factory and still does today. This certainly is an amazing family!

Lynda Bryan, a life-long resident of the Town of Halfmoon, serves as Town Clerk since 2010, and is Town Historian and President of the Halfmoon Historical Society.

Joshua Anthony’s Spice Factory, Halfmoon, NY. Photo provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable.

Local Family Donates to Skidmore College to Construct New Fitness Center

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Skidmore College is embarking on a new health, wellness, fitness, tennis, and athletics center, with the support of a family who has long supported the College.

Ed and Sue Wachenheim P’85, ’88, ’01; Amy Wachenheim McCaffery ’01 and Michael McCaffery; College Trustee Kim Wachenheim Wagman ’88, P’15, and David Wagman P’15 — a multigenerational family with a legacy of support for Skidmore, are offering the lead gift to advance the project.

The new center will bring together all aspects of student health and wellness support — including mental health and counseling, health promotion and education, physical fitness, and wellness across the mind, body, and spirit — in a holistic approach to student health within a single complex on Skidmore’s campus.

"We recognize that student health and wellness are of the utmost importance on college campuses today. Our family is proud to support Skidmore College in its efforts to sustain and strengthen students in all aspects of their lives, from mental health

to physical fitness to athletics," said Kim Wachenheim Wagman.

“We have a special connection with the College’s tennis program and student-athletes,” added Amy Wachenheim McCaffery.

President Marc C. Conner expressed appreciation for the family’s continued support.

The new structure, to be built alongside the existing Williamson Sports Center, will include Skidmore’s Health Center, the Counseling Center, and Office of Health Promotions, currently located in satellite spaces across campus. The new fitness center will serve the entire Skidmore community and combine state-of-the-art equipment, including free weights and cardio, with dedicated spaces for exercise and wellness programming such as yoga, meditation, group fitness, martial arts, and spin.

In addition, an NCAAcaliber tennis complex — including eight outdoor tennis courts and four indoor courts, varsity athletic training spaces, and additional athletic support — will form a major part of the project.

New locker rooms and team meeting rooms will be constructed

as part of the project. The current fitness center will be repurposed as a training facility exclusively for varsity athletics, enabling more dedicated space and programming for athletes while simultaneously creating space for recreational fitness users.

Foundational support for the project was made possible by a gift from Susan Kettering Williamson ’59, for whom the Williamson Sports Center is named. That gift specifically supports the tennis complex that will be adjacent to the proposed health and wellness center. The new outdoor courts are scheduled to be completed in 2023.

President Conner said the entire project, which will be LEEDcertified in line with Skidmore’s commitment to sustainability, could be finished as early as 2024.

“The Wachenheim family’s

Holiday Cheer

Shannon Henderson (pictured), with the help of her friends and family, donated holiday gift bags for each resident at The Wesley Community’s Embury Apartments for the third consecutive year. Shannon and her helpers even included a gift bag for each pet that calls Embury home. Embury Apartments, which has more than 190 residents, offers independent senior living as part of The Wesley Community Campus in Saratoga Springs.

support of Skidmore over the years has impacted nearly every aspect of student life on campus,” said President Conner. “They are truly one of the great Skidmore families, supporting our mission of educating undergraduates and preparing students for lives of impactful and responsible citizenship.”

For more information visit www.skidmore.edu

A rendering of the future health, wellness, and fitness center at Skidmore College. Photo provided by Skidmore College.

Michael T. Cargiulo

He worked at the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier.

Michael found enjoyment in physical activities such as playing golf, tennis and softball; and was able to complete the running of a marathon. He also enjoyed coaching his son's youth baseball teams.

Hwy 9N, Greenfield Center, NY 12833. Family and friends may call from 1 - 2 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Following the service, a burial will be held at St. Peters Cemetery, 150 West Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Ellen Deyoe

Jeffrey Marcil

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Michael T. Cargiulo age 82, passed away on December 19, 2022, at Saratoga Hospital. He was born on September 30, 1940, in Bronx, NY, and was the son of the late Ralph Cargiulo and Dorothy (Pellegrini) Cargiulo.

He is survived by his loving wife, Peggy Cargiulo; daughter, Tracey Doherty (Eric); daughter-inlaw, Bobbie-Jo Cargiulo; brother, Ralph Cargiulo (Dolores), sisterin-law, Sheila Coupar (Charlie); grandchildren, Julia, Katy, and Brendan Doherty and Mason Cargiulo; nephews, nieces and many friends.

Michael is preceded in death by his son, Christopher Cargiulo.

A mass service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 3159 State

Justin (OrdO) OrdOn

August 23, 1980 – December 25, 2002

Twenty years feels like forever and then like yesterday. Miss you as much now as then.

Love to you and Dad (Wayne)

- LeaEt/Mom

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Michael can be made to a charity of your choice.

For online condolences, visit compassionatefuneralcare.com

BALLSTON SPA — Ellen Deyoe died December 2022. A funeral service was held December 22 at Compassionate Funeral Care. Calling hours were held prior to the service at the funeral home, followed by a graveside at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Online condolences, visit www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

GANSEVOORT — Jeffrey Marcil passed away on December 19 after a battle with colon cancer. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Compassionate Funeral Care. Family and friends may call at 4 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences, visit www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

Douglas Coonradt

WILTON — Douglas Coonradt died December 20. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, December 26, at Compassionate Funeral Care. Calling hours will be 4-6 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences, visit compassionatefuneralcare.com

Nicole Gail Elliott

BALLSTON SPA — Nicole (Nikki) Gail Elliott was carried away to heaven by the loving arms of our Heavenly Father unexpectedly on December 18, 2022. Calling hours 10-12 Tuesday, 12/27/2022 at Burke funeral home. Burial to follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Please visit www.burkefuneralhome.com

Christle Burton

WILTON — Christle Burton, age 63, peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at home with loved ones at her side. A memorial service will be scheduled for the beginning of the new year at the Adirondack Christian Church, 8 Mountain Ledge Dr. Suite #2, Wilton, NY. Online condolences, visit www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

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Ellen E. Sheldon

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SPRINGS

and well-loved granddaughters Emily, Stephanie, and Rylie.

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On Thursday, December 8, Ellen E. Sheldon, a beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend to many, passed away. She was seventy-four. She was born to Clarence and Edna Smith in Roosevelt, NY. Ellen graduated from Adirondack Community College with an associate degree in Nursing working both in Ellis Hospital and Saratoga Hospital emergency department.

Ellen is survived by her husband of 54 years, Richard Sheldon. She is survived by her three children Matthew Sheldon (Rachael) of North Port, FL, Scott Sheldon (Marsha) of Los Angeles, CA, and Ann Dierna (John) of Ballston Spa. Ellen is also survived by two siblings, Doug (Linda) Smith and Charlotte Bermas. Her dear friends Polly and Sandy MacPherson, John and Christie Chiumento, and Barbara and Christopher Mack will miss her as well. Lastly, she is survived by her three beautiful

Ellen was special. She had so many gifts that it is hard to put all of them in words. Ellen became a nurse because of her innate ability to want to care for others. She took care of others always before taking care of her own self. This includes having her mother and mother in-law live with her in their elder years. Holidays were always surrounded by friends (who were her family) and her family.

She gave easily to those in need. She would either bake, sew, or create for whomever needed something. If you have had something knitted, handcrafted or ate her homemade treats, you know you were loved.

We could talk about Ellen for days and hope those who knew her will do so with everyone they meet but for now we will say see you again someday, Ellen!

A memorial service was celebrated in North Port, Florida at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Thursday, December 15.

SARATOGA

COUNTY COURT

Jordan M. Garafalo, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced Dec. 8 to 3 years incarceration and 3 years post-release supervision, after pleading to assault in the second-degree, in connection with an incident that resulted in the death of a man following an August 2021 assault in Saratoga Springs.

Michael L. Girard, 33, of Clifton Park, was sentenced Dec. 7 to 9 years incarceration and 25 years post-release supervision, on each count, after pleading to two counts criminal sexual act in the first-degree, a felony. Date of charges: October 2021, in Clifton Park.

Eugene F. Wachtel, 55, of Scotia, pleaded Dec. 7 to felony attempted burglary, first charged October 2021 in Wilton. Sentencing Feb. 8.

Bruce L. Larrabee, 25, of Ballston Spa, pleaded Dec. 7 to felony assault, first charged in June. Sentencing Feb. 15.

Nicholas Lesson, 42, of Stillwater, pleaded Dec. 7 to felony burglary, first charged in February. Sentencing Jan. 19.

Kwaku A. Ofosu, 23, of Cohoes, was sentenced Dec. 6 to 5 years probation, after pleading to reckless endangerment in the first-degree, first charged in April in Mechanicville.

Caren M. Monahan, 31, of Hudson Falls, pleaded Dec. 5 to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth-degree, first charged in Moreau in October. Sentencing Feb. 7.

SARATOGA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

On Dec. 6, members of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and Special Operations Team executed a search warrant at 109 Comstock Road in the town of Corinth. Following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking within Saratoga County, Thomas A. Allen, 34, Kayla J. Allen, 30, Erica B. Shippee, 36, and Richard S. Simmons, 49, were arrested and are accused

of possessing and selling quantities of crack cocaine. Shippee is also a NYS parolee. Kayla Allen is currently on probation for a drug related offense, and Thomas Allen was out on bail pending sentencing for prior narcotics sales. As a result of the investigation and search warrant, scales, packaging material, and quantities of crack cocaine were seized. Each has been charged with several felonies and misdemeanors in connection with the incident.

After a lengthy investigation into numerous package thefts from Thimbleberry Drive in the town of Malta on Nov. 28, the Sheriff’s Office charged Sarah F. Micheli, 30, of Malta, with one count of felony grand larceny and 13 counts of misdemeanor petit larceny.

The Sheriff’s Office received a complaint at the Saratoga County Animal Shelter on Dec. 3, of a yellow Labrador retriever that had been turned in to them under suspicious circumstances. The animal was extremely malnourished and had other signs of neglect as

well. Investigation into the complaint led to the following Dec. 10 arrests of a Milton couple for torturing or injuring animals – failure to provide sustenance, under New York State Agriculture and Markets Law: Rebecca L. Been, 31, and Justin C. Condon, 28. Both were released on appearance tickets returnable to the Milton Town Court on a later date. The animal is in the custody of the Saratoga County Animal Shelter and is expected to make a full recovery.

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Ashley Racine, 36, of Glens Falls, was charged Dec. 11 with DWI, aggravated DWI, and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Brenda Parker, 25, of Cohoes, was charged Dec. 11 with DWI, reckless endangerment, aggravated unlicensed operation, and vehicle equipment violation.

Connor Young, 29, of Ballston Lake, was charged Dec. 11 with DWI, aggravated DWI,

and failure to keep right.

Kenneth Hughes, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged with petit larceny, and criminal trespass.

Samantha Silvanic, 27, of Gansevoort, was charged Dec. 10 with DWI, and driving the wrong direction on a one-way street.

James Lefebvre, 43, of Stillwater, was charged Dec. 7 with petit larceny.

Kevin Kelly, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 6 with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Jeffrey Hughes, 52, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 6 with DWI, aggravated DWI, and following too close.

Nathan Shreve, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Dec. 6 with criminal contempt, and aggravated family offense.

Charles O’Brien, 40, of Corinth, was charged Dec. 6 with DWI, aggravated DWI, leaving the scene of an accident, and multiple driving-related violations.

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Stewart’s Holiday Match

Update: Over $1.3M

Going to Local Children's Charities So Far

Saratoga County Seeks Volunteers to Drive Seniors to Medical Appointments

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Department of Aging and Youth Services is seeking volunteers to drive seniors to and from medical appointments. The county provides the vehicle, gas, schedule, and directions to volunteers. Volunteer opportunities for drivers are immediately available.

To become a volunteer, individuals must submit paperwork,

including references, to the Saratoga County Department of Aging and Youth Services. Volunteers must have a valid driver license. Training and orientation are provided to all volunteers. Those interested in becoming a volunteer may call the Department of Aging and Youth Services at 518-884-4100 for more details.

State Police: Expect Holiday Week Sobriety Checkpoints

SARATOGA COUNTY —

The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program is a true community effort with Stewart’s Shops doubling every customer gift. Customer donations have reached $650,945 through Thursday, Dec.

15. That’s over $1.3M with the Stewart’s match so far. Collection days run through Sunday, Dec. 25.

The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program has no administrative fees and donates 100% of donations received to charities in their market areas. Stewart’s Shops matches each donation penny for penny and dollar for dollar and has been doing so for the past 36 years, raising over $34 million for local charities. These donations stay local and support local nonprofits;

funding may go to a little league team, a local food pantry or an arts program at the library. Each week, a different Holiday Match recipient is highlighted.

Holiday Match funds are collected from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day in each of the 357 shops. Local children’s organizations are encouraged to apply for funding online. The deadline for submission is Jan. 31, 2023. All groups applying must be locally based, benefit children under 18, and be a qualified, charitable 501c3 organization. Applications as well as a list of all local organizations that received funds last season is available online at www. stewartsshops.com/holiday-match/ holiday-match-overview.

NEW YORK — The New York State Police will participate in the “Drive High Get a DUI” national campaign and New Year’s impaired driving enforcement to crack down on impaired and reckless driving this holiday season.

The enforcement campaign runs through Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. Drivers can expect to see sobriety checkpoints, along with more Troopers on roadways during the campaign.

In addition to the DWI checkpoints and patrols, Troopers will be watching for distracted drivers, vehicle occupants who are not properly buckled up, and drivers violating the “Move Over Law,” which requires motorists to exercise extreme caution when passing emergency vehicles that are stopped in or on the side of the

road. State Police will also conduct underage drinker enforcement details statewide.

During the campaign, Troopers will be using both marked State Police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of the operation. CITE vehicles allow Troopers to better observe distracted driving violations. These vehicles blend in with everyday traffic, but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated.

During last year’s crackdown, State Police arrested 522 people for DWI and issued 35,016 tickets, including 12,285 tickets for speeding, 840 for distracted driving, and 289 for the “Move Over Law.” State Police also investigated 14 fatal crashes.

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Crafting With The Ice Queen: In Person During Winter Break

Saratoga County History Center Launches “Saratoga History Happy Hours” in 2023

BALLSTON SPA —

Saratoga County History Center members are invited to our inaugural Saratoga History Happy Hour at the Real McCoy Beer Company in Ballston Spa. The Saratoga History Happy Hour is a series of three happy hour vibe programs at which local historians or experts weigh in on a variety of historical topics, share their insights, answer audience questions, participate in a trivia contest, and enjoy libations from a New York State craft brewery.

GLENS FALLS — ‘The Ice Queen’ has become a staple of the Charles R. Wood Theater Holiday season over the past few years, starting with a special guest cameo at a Frozen Holiday film screening in 2019 and evolving into an interactive art class during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, the Ice Queen will lead an in-person class art class, taking place at 11 a.m. - on Wednesday, Dec. 28, and again on

Friday, Dec. 30.

For $5, all participants will have an art station with all the supplies they need to create the two projects led by The Ice Queen, played by Wood Theater box office manager, volunteer coordinator, and mixed-media artist Shelley Fairbanks.

Tickets to the class are available at www.woodtheater. org/icequeen or at the Box Office or by phone at 518-480-4878.

The program takes place at the Real McCoy Beer Company, the historic birthplace of MajorGeneral Abner Doubleday in Ballston Spa. The Real McCoy Beer Company is located at 28 Washington St. in the village of Ballston Spa.

THE AGENDA OF THE SERIES IS AS FOLLOWS: Jan. 26 – Real Life Crime is the focus with Waterford Historian Russ VanDervoort and SCHC Director of Education Anne Clothier; Feb. 9 – The Hamiltons and the Schuylers

is the focus with Saratoga National Historical Park’s curator, Christine Valosin; March 16 –Saratoga Style Baseball, including the story of the Abner Doubleday House and Lefty Mulligan with town of Saratoga Historian Sean Kelleher and others.

The programs start at 6 pm. Tickets to the Saratoga History Happy Hour are $15 each and come with a craft beer or non-alcoholic beverage.

These events are limited to Saratoga County History Center members. Advance purchase of tickets is required by visiting brooksidemuseum.org/2022/12/ saratoga-history-happy-hours/ Membership in the Saratoga County History Center starts at $25. Visit the link to explore different membership levels: brooksidemuseum.org/ support-schs/new-individualmembership-page/

The Ice Queen leads an in-person class during the holiday break in Glens Falls. Photo provided.

SARATOGA COUNTY APPROVES $378 MILLION BUDGET FOR 2023

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

BALLSTON SPA —

The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a $378.3 million spending plan for 2023 during its special Budget Adoption Meeting on Dec. 14 at the county complex in Ballston Spa.

The 2023 budget reduces the property tax rate by 5%, keeping the levy within the tax cap and continuing to provide Saratoga County homeowners the lowest property tax rate in the State at $2.12 per $1,000 of assessed value, according to a statement released by the county. This will provide on average a 5% property tax cut for homeowners and businesses. Overall, the amount reduces the overall

budget by $3.2 million from the 2022 adopted spending plan.

Numerous county employee increases – both, as part of the CBA, and as amendments to the 2023 compensation schedule to effect personnel staffing changes, were also approved for a variety of county departments.

Specifically, salary increases of existing positions include: Chair of the Board ($30,051), Vice-Chair of the Board (22,037), Supervisor ($20,435). Budget Director ($116,672), First Deputy County Clerk - administration ($93,643); Deputy County Clerk - DMV ($91,976); Information Technology Deputy Director ($100,092); Director of Animal Shelter ($91,0330), Deputy Director of Animal Shelter ($73,002).

Among the new positions created and their respective salaries: District Attorney department (6 new creations, approximate total $400,000); Health department (5 new creations, appx. $300,000); Sheriff department (7 new created, appx. $400,000), as well as the creation of: Airport Manager (Base $66,864), and Public Information Specialist (Base $55,167).

The Board authorized several tourism and economic development agreements with various agencies in 2023. These include:

• $300,000 to the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, and $60,000 to the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce for Tourism & Economic Development;

• $200,000 to the Saratoga

Economic Development Economic Development Corporation, and an undisclosed amount – described as Amount Set By Tax Law §1202-g(9)to the Saratoga County Prosperity for Economic Development;

• $1.43 million to Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Saratoga County for Saratoga Co. Farm Guide update and Stormwater Management Services;

• $100,000 to Campaign for Saratoga 250th, Inc. Economic Development & Heritage Tourism; $35,000 to Saratoga Performing Arts Center for Pilot Marketing Campaign and Economic Development, and $26,000 to Saratoga County Agricultural Society for County Fair Advertising.

Additionally, the Board of Supervisors introduced a

proposed Local Law which, if approved, would provide salary increases and cost-of-living increases for 16 specified county officials. These would include: Daniel Kuhles, Commissioner of Public Health ($210,768); Tina Potter, Commissioner of Social Services ($162,150); Michelle Granger, County Attorney ($151,041); Michael Zurlo, Sheriff ($147,493); Andrew Blumenberg, Public Defender ($143,926); Scot Chamberlain, Director of Human Resources ($134,128); Craig Hayner, County Clerk ($128,357).

A Public Hearing will be staged regarding the proposal at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2023 in the Meeting Room of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, at 40 McMaster St., Ballston Spa.

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Saratoga Approves Early Bar Closing

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The adopted resolution specifically directs the City Attorney to petition the SLA when “an establishment, individual or entity of any kind seeks a liquor license, seeks renewal of a liquor license, or seeks modification or amendment of a liquor license,” to prohibit the sale of alcohol by that entity beyond 2 a.m. as a condition of the granting of a license.

“The State Liquor Authority not only has the discretion to issue conditions on the granting of licenses, but (the SLA) is responsive to community requests regarding those conditions,” said Public Safety Commissioner Jim Montagnino, who authored the city measure.

The city process under the resolution seems clear regarding new businesses seeking licenses for the first time, however, appears a bit murkier when related to existing businesses seeking license renewal.

“It’s my understanding that new applications are treated somewhat differently than renewals by the SLA – new applications are given more scrutiny,” Montagnino said. On-premises wine and liquor licenses are issued for two years, according to the SLA.

“With regard to the renewals, generally, unless there are problems with the application or the applicant, the renewals are granted. I would note that in the event of a renewal application for premises that have had problems in the past…I think the SLA would take a little harder look and maybe exercise their discretion,” Montagnino said. “In a situation where there were

previous problems, the SLA may be more receptive…in the case of a renewal we would review the history of that establishment from the time of its last renewal and may add information in our letter to the SLA for them to use in exercising their discretion.”

Several attempts made by the current, as well as previous councils to alter bar closing hours have been unsuccessful. One clear path to altering the time of a “last call” requires the approval of the county Board of Supervisors for the change be implemented countywide, and to subsequently forward that request to the State Liquor Authority to ultimately rule on the matter.

The city resolution presented this week documents the county’s reluctance to do so, noting: “the County has, to this time, not acceded to the City’s request.”

The term of license depends on the type of license you have.

If you have a retail license to sell only beer for on-premises or offpremises consumption, your license lasts for three years. Offpremises liquor and wine licenses (liquor and wine stores) are also issued for three years. If you have a seasonal license, it must be renewed every year.

In response to an inquiry of general practices, the State Liquor Authority responded via email with the following statement:

“About our licensing processes: Each and every on premises businesses – including those currently operating in Saratoga – is required at the time of application to provide notice of at least 30 days to the municipality in which it intends to operate. This

allows the municipality time to provide the SLA with any desired input into the business’ operation. A municipality’s choice not to provide input generally signifies agreement with the business and business model proposed in the municipal notice. If however the municipality provides input opposing the proposed business or their method of operation, the SLA will place the new business’ application on a Board agenda, so that the positions of the business and the municipality may be heard by the SLA Full Board.

“The Full Board reviews each application on a case-by-case

basis, weighing the merits of the individual application while placing due weight on the

recommendations of local law enforcement, municipal officials, and members of the community.”

Caroline Street at night. Photo by John Seymour.

County Board Holds Final Meeting of 2022; Approves Additional Funding Distribution to Towns, Cities

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

BALLSTON SPA —

The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors staged their final regularly scheduled meeting of the calendar year on Dec. 20 at the county complex in Ballston Spa.

The county announced it anticipates receiving approximately $22 million in sales tax revenue above the $141 million it had budgeted for this calendar year. The “robust” sales tax revenue year comes atop what was a conservatively estimated 2022 amount, County Administrator Steve Bulger said.

The Board subsequently approved its’ Law and Finance Committee recommendation to appropriate $5 million to county municipalities, which will be proportionally distributed in accordance with the Saratoga County Sales Tax formula. As such, the towns receiving the largest amount of the distribution are Clifton Park (just over $1 million), Halfmoon ($590,000), Wilton ($494,000), and Malta ($456,000). Those funds are stipulated to be used “for any lawful purpose.”

The city of Saratoga Springs, while not a participant in the County Sales Tax formula, will receive

$300,000 for projects to be proposed by Supervisors Tara Gaston and Matt Veitch, and approved by the county Law and Finance Committee

ADDITIONAL ACTIONS

• The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors approved a declaration to act as Lead Agency for the proposed construction of the “New Fixed Base Operator Terminal Building” at the Saratoga County Airport, and issued a “Negative Declaration” under SEQR to indicate the proposed project and actions will not result in any significant environmental impact.

The project proposal includes the demolition of existing Hangar 1, redevelopment of the entrance corridor and existing parking area, the construction of a new terminal and the rehabilitation of the apron connecting to the new terminal building. That new terminal is slated to include waiting areas, concession spaces, conference space, and a pilot lounge area. A solar panel array will be installed on the hangar portion of the new terminal building.

•The city of Saratoga Springs sent a brief correspondence to the county requesting the Board contact the NY State Liquor Authority with the request that current county bar closing times be changed from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. The correspondence

was read aloud during the county meeting. There was no board response to the city’s correspondence and the suggestion was not brought to the floor as a resolution.

•The Board authorized the acceptance of a 2022 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Grant for $172,413 from the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. The grant covers the period between Sept. 1, 2022 and Aug. 31, 2024. According to the resolution, the funds will be used to support the county’s capability to prevent targeted violence and domestic terrorism through the use of Threat Assessment and Management, or TAM teams, and the development of comprehensive domestic terrorism plans.

•The Board approved the use of $85,000 from the county fund balance to increase the payments of a currently existing agreement for the purchase, training and maintenance of body-worn and incar cameras, and Taser equipment for the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. In total, those new agreement terms are to be: $830,948.81 for the term May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023, and $561,147.74 per year for the 4 years beginning on May 1, 2023 and continuing through April 30, 2027.

• In 2020, the county Board authorized a “trial” Alternative Work Arrangement Policy for certain Departments whose operational duties are capable of being performed outside of the normal work hours. This week, the county approved reported that feedback from departments to the Human Resources Department indicated that implementation of the trial Alternative Work Arrangement Policy returned positive impacts on county operations. Following the recommendations of the director of Human Resources, the Board approved the policy be adopted and that it no longer be considered as a trial policy.

The policy – while not appropriate for all Saratoga County departments - may be applicable

to those where an alternative work arrangement is feasible and appropriate, and where an employee’s standard workday may be flexed due to employee needs and/or the operational efficiency of a department, according to the resolution. The total number of employee work hours in the work week as well as the compensation will remain the same as is currently. Employees interested in applying for the procedure must make a written request to their respective department head; that department head will ultimately decide whether to grant or deny the request. The goal of the Alternative Work Arrangement Policy is to assist the county in recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce, and improve productivity amongst employees, according to the county.

Saratoga County Airport –existing conditions. Saratoga County Airport –proposed project.

This house listed by

Realty at 11 Jumel Place Saratoga Springs sold for $690,000.

BALLSTON

Barbera Homes Kelley Farms LLC sold property at 3 Paddock Pl to Craig Cruden for $640,960

Barry Venne sold property at 295 East Line Rd to Pauline Neilson for $375,000

Victoria Vosburgh sold property at 203 Blue Barns Rd to Tyler Dalaba for $290,000

Eastline Holdings LLC sold property at 3 Appleton St to Jason Stores for $597,123

BDC Cornerstone Dr sold property at 86 Cornerstone Dr to Nena Shaw for $362,847

John Wells sold property at 577 Randall Rd to Jonathyn Granger for $388,000

BDC Cornerstone Dr sold property at 90 Cornerstone Dr to Robert Cline for $333,510

James Warden sold property at 40 Lake Rd to Kenneth Bagstad for $500,000

Adam Riggi sold property at 88 Connolly Rd to Henry Johnson for $300,000

Scott Kislowski sold property at 1038 Rt 50 to Chad Gregory for $275,000

Shivaji Peddeti sold property at 117 East Line Rd to East Line Rd for $430,000

Maria Sanganetti sold property at 105 Lancaster Ct to Aimalohi Gray for $390,000

Scott Kislowski sold property at 1038 Rt 50 to Chad Gregory for $275,000

Shivaji Peddeti sold property at 117 East Line Rd to East Line Rd for $430,000

BDC Cornerstone Dr sold property at 85 Cornerstone Dr to Thomas Hughes for $391,890

Cicero Home Builders sold property at 14 Kaleen Dr to Laurie Fuchs for $437,000

SARATOGA

Richard Macica sold property at 20 Stafford Bridge Rd to Richard Macica for $500,000

Resolute Development LLC sold property at 2 Anthony Lane to Kyle Pietruska for $591,795

Dylan Goslin sold property at 2 Eagles Way to Jessi Boucher for $305,000

Christopher Vanderpoel sold property at 14 Brock Dr to Brock Drive LLC for $1,058,000

SARATOGA SPRINGS

Theresa Tomlinson sold property at 7 MacArthur Dr to 7 MacArthur Dr LLC for $380,000

Patrick Howley sold property at 5 Gibson Ct #4 to Michael Crowley for $465,000

Charles Crosby and Son Inc sold property at 260 Broadway & 0 Hamilton St to Southside Saratoga LLC for $3,500,000

Judith Staub sold property at 12 Vallera Rd to Juanita Max for $485,000

Bella Home Builders Inc sold property at 132 Crescent St to Jason OConnor for $250,000

Timothy Brennan sold property at 4 Madeline Dr to Maura Tuffey for $370,000.

Jonathan Bernstein sold property at 41 Waterview Dr to David Massaroni for $900,000

Ryan Higgins sold property at 11 Jumel Place to Adam Popham for $690,000

WILTON

Paul Drew sold property at 13 Glenburnie Dr to Christopher Garcia for $530,000

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‘FAST NY’ Grant Program Now Accepting Applications

ALBANY — Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the new up-to-$200 million Focused Attraction of ShovelReady Tracts grant program will now accept Letters of Intent from potential applicants.

FAST-NY provides certification and grant funding to help prepare key commercial sites across New York State for development in order to attract hightech manufacturing, interstate distribution and logistics businesses, and other large employers. Empire State Development is accepting Letters of Intent as a first step in the application process and will accept applications on a rolling basis from those who

have submitted letters.

"The new FAST-NY program will further establish New York's standing as a commercial hub by increasing our supply of shovel-ready sites and attracting the jobs and businesses of the future," Governor Hochul said in a press release. "With this up-to-$200 million investment, we are helping to supercharge our state's economy and draw in the key industries that bring highgrowth, high-wage jobs. I encourage those interested in FAST NY to jumpstart their application by submitting a letter of intent."

There are three types of Focused Attraction of ShovelReady Tracts (FAST NY)

programming:

• Track A - FAST NY ShovelReady Certification: This no-cost designation by ESD for site-marketing purposes establishes that the applicant has worked proactively with New York State to address all major permitting issues prior to a business expressing interest in the location. Details will be announced at a later date.

• Track B - FAST NY PreDevelopment Grants: Working capital grants of up to $500,000 per site will be awarded to fund the cost of necessary pre-development site planning and reviews for future shovel-ready sites.

Grants will fund necessary costs to assist grantees in completing pre-development activities, such as those required for FAST

NY Shovel-Ready Certification.

• Track C - FAST NY Infrastructure Improvements: Capital grants will be awarded to improve the shovel-readiness of existing, mature sites by funding infrastructure improvements such as water, sewer, transportation, electricity, gas and other capital-eligible site improvement costs.

Competitive grant awards will be available to sites that have substantially met the requirements of FAST NY Shovel-Ready certification.

Sites must be at least 40 acres in size to be eligible for grant consideration. However, exceptions may be made for smaller sites demonstrating compelling site assets or public benefits such as the possibility for brownfield

redevelopment. Eligible industries include:

• High-tech manufacturing, including but not limited to clean-tech renewable energy, life sciences, agribusiness, optics, transportation equipment, materials processing, industrial machinery manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing

• Sites for interstate distribution and logistics

• Priority may be given to semiconductor manufacturing and related industry and supplychain projects

Eligible site activities include manufacturing, research and development, office park, and interstate distribution and logistics. All grant funds will be issued on a reimbursement basis.

Corinth Affordable Housing Project Awarded $1 Million Grant; 60-Apartment Complex Breaks Ground in January

CORINTH — Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU) and RISE Housing and Support Services are pleased to announce they have been awarded a $1 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY).

The grant will be allocated to the construction of The Riverview Apartments at Corinth project, which will provide 60 affordable and supportive housing

apartments for low-income families and seniors.

The grant follows a $7.3 million state grant the project received as part of Gov.Kathy Hochul’s affordable housing initiative in July 2022.

Launched in 2021, the Riverview Apartments at Corinth project is a product of an ongoing partnership between HRCCU and RISE and will provide 30 supportive housing apartments, 15

affordable senior housing apartments and 15 affordable community apartments. RISE will oversee the construction and operation of the building, while the three-acre parcel of land on which the apartment building will be constructed was donated by HRCCU.

Construction on the building is expected to break ground in January 2023. The total cost of the project is projected to be $21 million.

Hip Hop Dancing for Kids: C3 Hip Hop Dance Co. Launching in January

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Starting in January, a new opportunity for kids to learn hip hop dance is coming to Saratoga Springs.

C3 Hip Hop Dance Co., started by founder and coach Julie Labate, will offer local kids an opportunity to train, dance, and perform in the community.

Labate said she has wanted to start a hip hop dance program since she was a child, and said she realized “that there probably was space in the community for youths to get excited about a different program that wasn’t currently being offered here.”

“I felt it was time for me to realize that dream, that I’ve had, really, since I was a kid, and start my own youth hip hop dance company,” said Labate. “And basically share the opportunity with kids up here that I was really fortunate to have growing up in different locations.”

Labate was born and raised in Miami, Florida, where she began dancing at a young age, joining her first hip hop dance team at nine years old. As a member of the Hip Hop Kidz, a longtime program in

the Miami area, Labate performed at the Super Bowl, at parades, Miami Dolphins games, and more.

She was a competitive cheerleader with the Top Gun All-Stars and at the University of Florida, and led her sorority’s cheerleading and dance teams. After college, Labate moved to New York City and began teaching classes.

“That helped me kind of transition to a new stage of life, where dance was still part of it, but in a really different capacity where I was instructing adults,” said Labate of teaching classes.

Now living in Saratoga Springs, Labate will lead her own teams at C3 Hip Hop.

“I have two daughters, and I want them to have the opportunity to learn hip hop dance,” Labate said. “I want other kids to get to have the same opportunities that I had.”

C3 Hip Hop is planning to launch at the end of January, with the inaugural season being a halfseason, Labate said. Team placements begin on Jan. 28, according to C3’s website. Classes and instruction are held at Max Level Fitness.

“They’ll follow the school year’s calendar, so it will be September through June,” said Labate of the seasons. “Whereas this year, we’re starting in January because I don’t want to delay any further, and it’s just a half season. It’s primarily going to be focused on training.”

Labate said that there will be an advanced team and a novice team for the initial season.

“If you come to tryouts, it’s just team placements,” Labate said. “You’re going to get placed on a team no matter your level, because I really want this to be an inclusive place for people of all levels if they want to improve.”

“We’re definitely going to have a novice space, that might be joined with intermediate. Then we’ll have an advanced team as well.”

The teams are open to kids ages 9 to 18, with Labate saying she hopes to add a peewee team (ages 5-8) in future seasons. She said the goal is for the teams to have opportunities to perform both locally and for family and friends, stressing that they will be “full-on productions.”

“They’re going to actually have dynamic productions that they put on that should be really exciting for friends and family, plus the local community, to watch,” said Labate. “I also really want to start competing within the next year or two. That’s something that we’ll build up to.”

Labate said the competitions would primarily be against other local teams to start.

“With that, you’re essentially preparing a really dynamic performance that incorporates different elements of hip hop dance,” Labate said. “It’s like a medley of songs, it’s pretty short. It’s meant to have lots of wow factor, high energy, and just really intricate choreography.”

Labate said she will also be hosting summer clinics to “give people a glimpse into what they would be getting if they signed up for the following season.”

“I really want them to have the opportunity to perform around the community, and for their families, for their friends, and just be proud and excited of what they learned, and show

it off, and have these unforgettable experiences that keep them focused, and driven,” said Labate.

Labate grew up with long-term, established programs in Miami, and said she now hopes to build a similar community in Saratoga with C3.

“Over the years, my vision for this is that it’s a long-term community, a staple of the broader dance community here in Upstate New York. It’s a place that they’re proud to call home,” Labate said. “I’ve seen that in other places that I grew up cheering and dancing with, and I know it’s possible to bring here as well. I’m excited to get that started.”

C3 Hip Hop Dance Co. founder and coach Julie Labate (Photo provided).

Lessons Learned in 2022

we may already be in one. As I have written about before, predicting recessions is hard enough; predicting how the market will behave in response to them is even harder. I don’t write this to scare people – recessions are part of the normal ebb and flow of the economy. With that, let’s look at some factors that got us to where we are now.

by David Rath, CMT, CFA for Saratoga TODAY

While not superstitious, even-numbered years have been much less friendly to investors than their odd-numbered siblings lately. We all know what happened in 2020, even though the year ended positively. Before that, 2018 featured a 20% drawdown, right before Christmas, no less. From an economic standpoint, it appears that some degree of a recession is coming in 2023. We can even make the case that

Mid-term election years really do matter. At the beginning of this year, I wrote how midterm election years were typically more volatile than any other year in the presidential cycle. That turned out to be accurate this year. Despite the increased volatility, don’t lose sight of the long-term here.

Don’t fight the Fed. The Federal Reserve controls the money spigot for our economy. When they want to give the economy a boost, they open the spigot.

This year, they were committed to stopping the flow of easy money that put us in our inflation predicament. Tightening the screws like this affected the economy as well as financial markets, and we

all felt the pain.

Inflation is hard to tame once it gets going. For an entire decade, the Fed scratched its head, wondering how it could get the economy to hit its 2% inflation target. Why do they want that much inflation? That is deserving of a separate post. Thanks to the policies enacted during the COVID lockdowns, the inflation genie came roaring out of the bottle. Now that it is out, they are trying desperately to put it back in with minimal success thus far.

Knowing economic data in advance would not guarantee investment success. I touched on this in my last post, but it bears repeating. If you were supplied with the economic data from this year on January 1st, 2022, you

would have had a difficult time capitalizing on that knowledge with a sound investment strategy. All the “inflation-sensitive” investments failed to do much in a year of generational inflation.

The war in Ukraine compounded all the problems. There is a very human element to war that I will not discount here. On top of all the challenges listed above, Russia invaded Ukraine at the beginning of the year which sent waves through the financial world. The lesson learned here is that unexpected external variables can throw even the soundest financial model off course.

I think it is safe to say that this year is not one most people will look back on with affection. We know that, historically, roughly three out of every four

years is positive in the stock market. 2019-2021 saw positive annual returns, which simplistically meant we were due this year. Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and using simple averages like that is no way to invest your money. My point is that occasionally, we need these resets to flush the system of excesses. It doesn’t make them any more fun to live through, but hopefully, we learned some valuable lessons.

David Rath, CMT, CFA, is the Chief Investment Officer at Continuum Wealth Advisors in Saratoga Springs. Continuum Wealth Advisors, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor registered through the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, visit contwealth.com.

Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar: Celebrating The Season

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar (SSAS) held its annual Holiday Celebration on Dec. 15. Board members and mentors joined high school scholars as they were gifted sponsored donations for the holiday season.

SSAS selects 10 sophomore and juniors from the Saratoga Springs City School District annually and provides them with mentors, academic tutoring, PSAT and SAT training and other

help with college preparation during their last three years of high school and yearly cash stipends

while in college.

For more information visit saratogasponsorascholar.org.

GlobalFoundries - Town of Malta Foundation Grants Awarded to Ballston Spa Schools

BALLSTON SPA —

The Ballston Spa schools were among the community organizations selected to receive funding from the GlobalFoundries

- Town of Malta Foundation as they announced their awards for 2022. The grant awards included $18,000 for several Ballston Spa Central School District projects and programs.

The Malta Avenue Elementary School PTA received $3,500 to fund Alternative Classroom Settings. The Ballston Spa High School received $4,000 for the Robotics Club and the District’s Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund received $6,000 to support the District’s Robotics Competition. The Ballston Spa High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) received $4,500 to support Senior Class activities and the annual After Prom event.

“We are thrilled to receive the support of the GlobalFoundries - Town of Malta Foundation to enhance our programs

throughout the district,” said Interim Superintendent Dr. Gianleo Duca of the Ballston Spa CSD. “We appreciate their ongoing investment in providing the best learning experiences and opportunities for students.”

The GlobalFoundries - Town of Malta Foundation recently presented its 2022 slate of 24 grants, totaling $154,200 benefiting local organizations and community

projects. The Foundation was developed to fund organizations, programs and projects that provide tangible benefits of a public nature to diverse groups serving the citizens of the Town of Malta, including not-for-profit corporations, charitable organizations, community arts and theater groups, community historical sites, special events, education programs, and sports and recreation activities

Lions Scholarship Application Now Available for SSCSD Seniors

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Applications for thousands of dollars in scholarships from the Saratoga Springs Lions Club for high school seniors planning to attend college or professional/ vocational licensed programs are now available.

THE LIST OF SCHOLARSHIPS INCLUDES:

• $10,000 Lions Foundation –Jack Berkowitz Memorial Award ($2,500 per year)

• $5,000 Four-Year Academic Program Award ($1,250 per year)

• $2,500 Four-Year Academic Program Award ($625 per year)

• $2,500 Leos Club Member Scholarship Award (applications with least two-year membership in Saratoga Springs High School Leos Club)

• $2,500 Two-Year Academic Program Award ($1,250 per year)

• $2,500 Professional/Vocational Licensed Program Award

Applicants must have a

residence address within the Saratoga Springs City School District to qualify. Additionally, they need to complete the application form and submit an upto-date high school transcript, letters of recommendation from community leaders or faculty, an essay, and a resume of school and community activities.

Special attention will be given to the quality of the essay which must be based on the Lions Club International motto of “We Serve.” Applicants should describe any experiences they’ve had helping others and/or serving their school and community.

Applications are available at www.saratogaspringslions.com/ programs/scholarships or from school guidance offices. Completed applications must be sent to The Saratoga Springs Lions Club, Attn: Scholarship, P. O. Box 166, Saratoga Springs NY 12866. They must be postmarked by Apr. 15, 2023.

Photo provided by Ballston Spa Central School District.

Photo by Super Source Media Studios

Season’s Greetings

Happy Holidays

established 2006

by Julia Howard for Saratoga TODAY

The farmers’ market considers farmers and producers to be the ultimate foodies. They are on the pulse of what’s in season, follow food trends (and sometimes start them), and have a wealth of cooking knowledge for the foods they make and grow. At the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, vendors and farmers share their favorite foods to eat during the holiday season.

“During the holidays, I love eating struffoli, also known as honey balls, topped with colorful sprinkles,” says Jessica Arceri, owner of Saratoga Peanut Butter. “My mom makes them every year, and I just love her recipe and the tradition,” Arceri adds. “I’m also partial to Saratoga Peanut Butters Mistletoe and Catch Me peanut butter.”

“During the holidays, I love eating desserts and sweets,” says Laurie Kokinda of Kokinda Farm. “My family made pierogies during the holidays, but I was always interested in the pies, chocolate, and cookies – I’m a sweetaholic!” Kokinda adds with a laugh.

“During the holidays, I love eating mac and cheese,” says Max, the salesperson for Yankee Distillers. Comfort foods are often at the center of our cravings this time of year. Between the sentiments of the holiday season and the dip in temperatures, cream sauce and carbohydrates are just the things to warm our hearts and fill our stomachs.

“During the holidays, I love a good beef roast,” says Sean Dean, the salesperson for Nettle Meadow and Ballston Lake Apiaries. “It’s the time of year to make something special that you wouldn’t typically make for a weeknight meal.” Beef roasts make for a memorable holiday feast that doesn’t have to be complicated. Just prepare it with garlic and herbs.

“During the holidays, I love eating chickories,” says Himanee Gupta, co-owner of Squashvilla Farm. Chickories are bitter greens like frisée, escarole, and radicchio varieties that grow in the spring and fall. Pairing rich sides and hearty meats with a fresh, healthful salad offers balance to a heavy meal and aids digestion.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market will be open on Saturday, December 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Stop by for fresh ingredients for your favorite holiday staples.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Wilton Mall Food Court. Find us online at www. saratogafarmersmarket.org, where you can sign up for our weekly newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @SaratogaFarmersMarket.

Herb & Garlic Bottom Round Roast

1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. 2. Pat the bottom round roast dry with paper towels to allow the butter mixture to stick.

3. Place the roast in an oven-safe skillet. Combine butter, rosemary, and minced garlic. Spread the mixture by hand over the roast covering as much as possible.

Place the roast in the oven, close the door, and reduce the temperature to 475 degrees F.

Roast for 7 minutes per pound, then turn the oven off completely (keeping the door closed).

After 1 hour, turn the oven on to 200 degrees F and cook for approximately 1 hour or until the internal temperature of your roast reaches your desired temperature (rare, medium, etc.)

Sean Dean of Nettle Meadow & Ballston Lake Apiaries. Photo by Pattie Garrett.

Kokinda Farm. Photo by Toni Nastasi

Recipe by Karlynn Johnston

Saratoga Peanut Butter. Photo by Pattie Garrett.

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

Christmas Eve is right around the corner. For many of us, the holidays generate some of our most vivid memories. It can be funny the interesting things that stick with us. It's often not at all the presents or the eggnog. It could be a story of spying on “Santa” setting up the presents in the living room, or the first time you watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” starring Jimmy Stewart watching it with a group of family or friends crammed on a couch.

“Christmas is the Day that Holds All Time Together”

- Alexander Smith

Hello my Foodie Friends!

When I was a boy I shared a small bedroom with my two other brothers Danny and Billy.

We had made a pact to finally catch Santa in the act. I was age five, my brother Danny was four and my other brother Billy was almost three. It was a huge undertaking for young boys because we were told that if we didn’t go right to sleep then Santa would not come. However, I needed proof of Santa’s existence. If you know me then you know if I say I’m going to do

Crown Roast of Pork with Roasted Root Vegetables

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard

• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

• One 8-10 pound 10-bone crown pork roast, bones frenched (trim and scrape away the meat, fat, and sinew from the slender end of the ribs so that a section of the bones is exposed), at room temperature

• 3 pounds root vegetables (turnips, parsnips, sweet potatoes, celery root), peeled and cut into large chunks

• 2 small red onions, peeled and quartered

something then by golly I going to give it my best shot. My father was very aware of his oldest son’s determination and made sure we were all tucked in as he read: “The night before Christmas” to his three conspirators. Now Billy being very young and not quite age three and was really not up to the task after my father’s story reading. He was out fast asleep and Danny was wavering with heavy eyelids. I was focused on my spy caper. I could not sleep

and waited about 15 minutes before shaking Danny and saying “let’s go”! We checked on Mom and Dad’s room and made out two figures sleeping. We then turned to go downstairs and say “hello” to Santa.

We were almost frozen with fear and Danny clung to me like we were attached. We took one squeaky step at a time and our eyes were as big as saucers so we could see in the dark. We made out a figure from the back in a red coat and a big red hat

• Mix the light brown sugar, ground mustard, paprika, allspice, cayenne, red pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons salt and 1 tablespoon pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mix all over the pork roast, including the inside of the crown.

• Add all the root vegetables and the onions to a large bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with the thyme and the remaining teaspoon each salt and pepper. Toss until the vegetables are coated. Mix together the butter with the maple syrup in a small bowl. Set aside at room temperature while the roast cooks.

• Place the roast in the center of a baking sheet and arrange the vegetables all around it. Roast, rotating halfway through, until the internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F, about 2 hours. Raise the heat to 425 degrees F.

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, plus more for garnish

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1 cup dry white wine

• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

putting presents under the tree. We took another brave squeaky step to see him better and that did it! We then heard a booming low voice saying” WHO’S THERE”? Danny looked at me and tried to scream but nothing came out. We turned and ran back to our beds with so much fear and excitement that we had our proof that Santa really did exist. We repeated this story to our little playground friends for many years. It could not have been Mom and Dad because we were sure they were in their beds. Our parents never commented on the story and always just smiled. When my father passed in 2010 at the age of 88 we were cleaning out his things and I found a box with a Santa hat and a red coat hidden in the back of his closet. I never told my brother’s because I wanted to keep the Christmas magic alive. What was your best gift ever? Or what were the “little things” that were done that made your holiday special and created that pure holiday magic for you? Make sure you have the must –have supplies you need to stir up your holiday feasts. Stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store located at 33 Railroad Place. Let us help you with the tools you need to make your food traditions and the gifts to help others create their own. Christmas time is a period of when our past, present and future come together in a magical experience. Our past blends together with our present as we hold dear the traditions set before while creating new memories and traditions in the present that will endure for the future. Remember my Foodie Friends; “Life Happens in the Kitchen”. Put a little holiday magic on your table.

Take Care, John & Paula

• Add the white wine to the baking sheet, then baste the roast with the maple butter. Continue to roast for 15 minutes more.

• Remove the roast to a serving platter. Let the meat rest for at least 30 minutes.

• Remove the vegetables from the baking sheet with a slotted spoon and place them into and around the crown roast on the serving platter. Pour any drippings from the baking sheet into a small saucepan.

• Add the Dijon mustard and any remaining maple butter to the saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until reduced by half and slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the parsley. Pour the sauce over the roast and vegetables or keep on the side.

Recipe courtesy of Katie Lee Biegel from the Food Network at foodnetwork.com

Places of Worship

Adirondack Christian Fellowship

8 Mountain Ledge, Wilton 518-587-0623 | acfsaratoga.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Adirondack Friends Meeting

27 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls 518-793-3755 | adirondackfriendsmeeting.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

All Saints on the Hudson

Roman Catholic Church

St Peter’s: 895 Hudson Ave., Stillwater

Mass: Sunday 8:30 a.m.

St. Paul’s: 52 William St. Mechanicville Mass: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m. 518-664-3354 | allsaintsny.us

Assembly of God Saratoga City Church

118 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-6081 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Bacon Hill Reformed Church* 560 Route 32N, Schuylerville 518-695-3074

Services: 10 a.m.; Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Ballston Center Associate

Reformed Presbyterian Church 58 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa 518-885-7312 | ballstoncenterchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church* 101 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa 518-885-6886 | ballstonspaumchurch.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Barkersville Christian Church 7200 Barkersville Road, Middle Grove 518-764-2851 | barkersvillechristianchurch.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Bethesda Episcopal Church* 26 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs

Contact: 518-584-5980 | bethesdachurch.org Services: Sunday 8 and 10 a.m

Burnt Hills Baptist Church 193 Kingsley Road, Burnt Hills 518-366-4064 | burnthillsbaptistchurch.org

Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Adult Bible Study: Sunday 9 a.m.

Burnt Hills United Methodist Church* 816 Route 50, Burnt Hills

Contact: 518-399-5144 | nybhumc.com Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church 768 Charlton Road, Charlton 518-399-4831 | charltonfreehold.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Christ Community Reformed Church 1010 Route 146, Clifton Park 518-371-7654 | ccrc-cpny.org

Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Christ Episcopal Church* 15 West High Street, Ballston Spa 518-885-1031 | christepiscopalballstonspa.com Services: Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m.

Church of Christ at Halfmoon

250 Pruyn Hill Road, Mechanicville 518-670-3005 | cliftonparkchurchofchrist.com Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 10 Glenmore Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-930-1942 | churchofjesuschrist.org

Services: Sunday 10 a.m

Community Alliance Church

257 Rowland Street, Ballston Spa 518-898-0859 | Ballstonspaalliance.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Congregation Shaara Tfille* 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-2370 | saratogasynagogue.org Services: Monday 7:30 a.m., Thursday 7:30 a.m., Saturday 10 a.m., 3rd Friday Shabbat 7 p.m.

Corinth Free Methodist Church 20 Hamilton Avenue, Corinth 518-654-9255 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Corinth First United Methodist Church 243 Main Street, Corinth 518-654-2521 | umc.org Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Community 2001 Route 9, Round Lake 518-877-8506 | corpuschristichurch.net Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8 and 11 a.m.

Eastern Orthodox — Christ the Savior 349 Eastline Road, Ballston Lake 518-212-7845 | xcsavior.org Services: Sunday 9:10 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Saratoga Springs 45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs 518-584-6301 | fbcsaratoga.org Services: Sunday 12 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa 202 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa 518-885-8361 | bspabaptist.org Services: 10:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Ballston Spa 22 West High Street, Ballston Spa 518-885-5583 | ballstonpresby.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church 199 Palmer Avenue, Corinth 518 -654-9432 | corinthfirstpres.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Galway United Methodist Church 2056 East Street, Galway 518-882-6520 | galwayumc.com Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Grace Episcopal Church 34 Third Street, Waterford 518-237-7370 | gracechurchwaterford.com Services: Sunday 7:30 and 9:30 a.m.

Grace Fellowship Saratoga* 165 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-691-0301 | gracefellowship.com Services: Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.

Greater Grace Community Church - Malta 100 Saratoga Village, Suite 17, Ballston Spa 518-899-7777 | greatergracecc.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.

Greenfield Center Baptist Church 30 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center 518-893-7429 | gfcbc.com | Services: 9 a.m.

Highway Tabernacle Church 235 Hudson Avenue, Mechanicville 518-664-4442 | highwaytabernacle.net Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Holy Mother and Child Catholic Church 405 Palmer Avenue, Corinth | 518-654-2113 parishes.rcda.org/HolyMotherandChildParish Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 12 p.m.

Hope Church

206 Greenfield Avenue, Ballston Spa 518-885-7442 | hopechurch.us Services: Sunday 10:15 a.m.

Jonesville United Methodist 963 Main Street, Clifton Park 518-877-7332 | jonesvilleumc.org Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Living Waters Church of God 4330 State Route 50, Saratoga Springs 518-587-0484 | lw-cog.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Avenue Extension, Malta 518-581-0210 | Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Middle Grove United Methodist Church* 429 Middle Grove Road, Middle Grove 518-581-2973 | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

New Life Fellowship* 51 Old Gick Road, Saratoga Springs 518-580-1810 | newlifeinsaratoga.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Northway Church 770 Pierce Road, Clifton Park 518-899-1200 | northwaychuch.tv Services: 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Notre Dame Visitation Church 8 Pearl Street, Schuylerville 518-695-3391 | ndv-schuylerville.weebly.com Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m.

Old Saratoga Reformed Church* 48 Pearl Street, Schuylerville 518-695-3479 | old-saratoga.rcachurches.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Old Stone Church (American Baptist) 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa 518-583-1002

Olde Liberty Baptist 600 Route 67, Malta 518-885-4211 | oldelibertybaptist.com Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church* 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake 518-399-5713 | olgchurchbl.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Perry Road Baptist Church* 150 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs Contact: 518-587-0711 | prbcny.org Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Pine Grove Community Church* 59 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs 518-450-1254 | thegrovess.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Porter Corners United Methodist Church* 512 Allen Road, Porter Corners 518-893-2289 | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Quaker Springs United Methodist Church* 466 Route 32, Schylerville 518-695-3101 | qsumc.com | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

Risen Hope Community Church 6 Burgoyne Street, Schuylerville 518-695-6069 | Rev. Scott Cutting Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter* 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 518-584-2375 | stpetersaratoga.com Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.

St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church* 231 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-6122 | stclementschurch.com

Services: Weekdays 8 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8, 10, 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

St. Edward the Confessor

569 Clifton Park Center Road, Clifton Park 518-371-7372 | stedwardsny.org

Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m.

St. George’s Episcopal Church 912 Route 146, Clifton Park 518-371-6351 | stgeorgescp.org Services: Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 and 9:30 a.m.

St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church 716 Route 9P, Saratoga Lake 518-664-3354 | allsaintsny.us Services: Sunday 10 a.m. (Open Memorial Day to November)

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church* 3159 Route 9N, Greenfield Center 518-893-7680 | stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

St. Luke’s on the Hill 40 McBride Road, Mechanicville 518-664-4834 | stlukesonthehill.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8 and 10 a.m.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church* 167 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa 518-885-7411 | stmarysballstonspa.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m.

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church* 771 Route 29, Rock City Falls 518-885-4677 | 518-893-7680 stjosephschurchgreenfieldcenter.org Services: Sunday 12:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church* 149 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-0904 | spalutheran.org Services: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.

St. Peter Lutheran Church* 2776 Route 9, Malta

518-583-4153 | stpeterlutheranmalta.org Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

Presbyterian-New

England Congregational Church*

24 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs 518-584-6091 | pnecchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) 4 Northcrest Drive, Clifton Park 518-371-2226 | poplutheranchurch.org Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

1 Grove Street, Schuylerville 518-695-3918 | ststephens-schuylerville.com Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m.

St. Therese Chapel (RC)

1 Wilton-Gansevoort Road, Gansevoort 518-792-2276 | Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

St. Thomas Anglican Church 242 Grooms Road, Halfmoon 518-348-0842 | thomasanglican.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Saratoga Abundant Life Church

2 Hutchins Road, Saratoga Springs

518-885-5456 | salchurch.org | Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Saratoga Chabad

130 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs 518-526-0773 | saratogachabad.com

Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker) 571 Route 32, Quaker Springs 518-863-4041 | 518-225-9493 | Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saratoga Seventh-Day Adventist Church 399 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-587-6951 | saratogaspringsny.adventistchurch.org

Services: Saturday 11:30 a.m.

Saratoga United Methodist Church* 175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-3720 | saratogaspringsUMC.org

Services: Sunday 8:30 and 10 a.m.

Schuylerville United Methodist Church 51 Church Street, Schuylerville 518-695-3101 | sumethodist.org | Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Shenendehowa United Methodist 971 Route 146, Clifton Park 518-371-7964 | Services: Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.

Simpson United Methodist Church

1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls 518-885-4794 | Services: Sunday 11 a.m.

Soul Saving Station 62 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs 518-584-3122 | soulsavingstationchurch.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Starpoint Church

14 Jarose Place, Clifton Park 518-371-2811 | starpoint.church | Services: 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m.

Stillwater Christian Fellowship Meeting at Liberty Ridge Farm: 29 Bevis Road, Schaghticoke 518-288-8802 | stillwaterchristianfellowship.org

Services: 10 a.m.

Stillwater United Church (Presbyterian U.S.A.) 747 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater 518-664-7984 | stillwaterunitedchurch.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Temple Sinai*

509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs 518-584-8730 | saratogasinai.org Services: Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m.

Terra Nova Church*

45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs terranovachurch.org | Services: Sunday 9 a.m.

The Salvation Army/ Worship, Service & Community Center 27 Woodlawn Avenue, Saratoga Springs 518-584-1640 | Services: 11 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort 518-584-9107 | tumcwilton.weebly.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs* 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs 518-584-1555 | uusaratoga.org

Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

West Charlton United Presbyterian Church 1331 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton 518-882-9874 | westcharltonupc.org Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Wilton Baptist Church 755 Saratoga Road, Wilton 518-583-2736 | wiltonbaptistchurch.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m.

Zen Buddhist Sitting Group

Wilson Chapel, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs 518-421-2155 | Services: Wednesdays 6:25 p.m.

Holiday Worship services

Writing the Right Word by Dave Dowling

Accuracy in word choice is a key to effective communication. In your daily writing and speaking, try to make sure you use the right word in the right place with the right spelling. By doing so, its effect will affect your communication in a positive way. This quick weekly tip will help you filter the confusion in some of our daily word choices.

This Week: Historic, Historical Historic refers to something improtant or memorable. The opening of the wing is a historic occoasion for the hospital Historical means concered with or relating to history.

Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wild” is a historical novel.

Dave Dowling is the author of The Wrong Word Dictionary and The Dictionary of Worthless Words. Both books are available from many book retailers, and signed copies can be obtained by contacting Dave at dave.dowling65@gmail.com

This Week’s Events: DEC. 23-31

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Photo Challenge “Your Best Photos of 2022.” Anyone who enjoys viewing photography is encouraged to attend. For more information contact: Dave Waite at davewaitefinearts@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23

Saratoga Holiday Market ��

Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Find your one-of-a-kind handmade gifts this season at Saratoga Arts' Holiday Market! Support our selection of talented, unique local artists. Saturday, December 24, 12 – 4 p.m.

Artisan’s Market ��

Brookside Museum, Saratoga County History Center, 21 Fairground Ave., Ballston Spa 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. | The market will feature only handcrafted products created by local artisans. Everything from natural soaps and lotions to unique ornaments and jewelry to delicious syrups and edibles – simply the best that our community has to offer. Last day - Saturdays 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. www.brooksidemuseum.com

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

Santa’s Playland ��

Quick Response Restoration, 2077 Route 9, Round Lake 5 – 11 p.m. | Open to the public on Wednesdays – Sundays through January 6. Admission is free.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25

Merry Christmas! ��

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26

Holiday Lighted Nights ��

Washington County Fair, 392 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich | 4:30 – 9 p.m. |

Make Holiday Lighted Nights the start of a new tradition! This drive-thru experience is fun for the whole family through December 30. Cost is $25 per car. For more information, visit washingtoncountyfair.ticketspice. com/holiday-lighted-nights

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27

One-On-One Tech Help

Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Rd., Clifton Park 10 & 10:45 a.m. | Sign up for a one-on-one session with our Technology Librarian for basic information, instruction and assistance with your device, software, or apps. Patrons may only schedule one Tech Help appointment per month. Please note: We are unable to set up laptops or devices, diagnose and/ or repair software/hardware issues, fill out forms or create online accounts, or contact your service provider. Registration required. 518-371-8622 www.cphlibrary.org.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28

Holidays Around the World with Dawn Collins ��

Saratoga Springs Public Library, H. Dutcher Community Room, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs 2:30 p.m. | This program introduces songs and tunes from around the world to celebrate the holidays, on a variety of folk and ethnic instruments. Information may be shared about the history of unique instruments and/or the ethnic background of where it originates from. Audience participation is encouraged. Please register online, or by calling 518-584-7860, ext. 305, or visit the Children's Room.

Baby Back Ribs Dinner Take Out

Saratoga Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m. Take out only. Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – Noon to place an order. 518-584-2585.

Menu: Baby back ribs, baked beans, cold slaw, corn bread. Dinner for 2 / $30. (cash only).

Galway Photography Club

Galway Public Library Community Room, 2112 East St., Galway | 6 p.m.

For our last meeting of the year, we will be showing member submissions from our December

Celebrating New Year’s Around the World ��

Moreau Lake State Park, 605 Old Saratoga Rd., Gansevoort 10 a.m. – Noon | This 2-part program will help children to prepare for a year of gratitude as well as learn how other cultures celebrate the New Year. We will decorate a Gratitude Jar to take home. Every day you are encouraged to write down one good thing that happened that day and place it in the jar; at the end of the year, look back and recall the good that happened! Stations will also be set up to explore ways people around the world celebrate the New Year. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance. The cost is $1 per child. To reserve your spot call or text 518-917-2174.

Stories and Fun with Pipsqueak

the Clown ��

Saratoga Springs Public Library, H. Dutcher Community Room, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs 11 a.m. | Our favorite clown is coming back to share stories and silliness with her friends. Please register as a family at sspl. libcal.com/event/9815227, by calling 518-584-7860, ext. 305, or visiting the Children's Room.

Crafting for a Cause

Ballston Spa Public Library, 21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa | 1 p.m. Plan to have your grade school aged child attend card making fun event over holiday break. The library has teamed up with the non-profit group Cardz for Kidz. Kids of all abilities are invited to create one-of-a-kind uplifting greeting cards that will then be distributed to nursing homes, veteran’s home, and hospitals. Registration is required, limit 20. Please stop in or call 518-8855022 to reserve your spot today.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30

Magic with Ron Cain ��

Saratoga Springs Public Library, H. Dutcher Community Room,

49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs 11 a.m. | Join us for a family friendly magic show with magician Ron Cain. No registration is necessary, but space is limited to room capacity. Central New York magician Ron Cain always brings the same qualities to every performance. He's a skilled professional committed to entertaining audiences of all ages. Children. relate to his warmth and desire to make every magical experience memorable.

20 Year H.O.P.E. Anniversary Paint and Pet

HOPE Adoption Center, Wilton Mall, 3065 Route 50, Saratoga Springs | 7 - 9 p.m. Come enjoy a night full of fun and kitty cuddles all to benefit the animals of H.O.P.E. You will have a great time following step by step instructions to painting a fun animal painting. Enjoy snacks and drinks. You will get to bring home your painting as well as a complementary H.O.P.E. mug! $25 Donation includes your painting, snacks, refreshments, and HOPE Mug. Reservations highly suggested online at hopeanimalrescue.org

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31

The Saratoga New Year's Fest �� ��

Multiple venues in Downtown Saratoga Springs | Saratoga New Year's Fest is New York's biggest New Year's Eve celebration north of Times Square! See details pg. 29

Original Choreography with Leigh Berenis

Saratoga Children’s Theater, Inc., 616 Maple Ave., Suite 3, Saratoga Springs | Offering two classes. Cost is $25 per class. Ages 7 – 11 class will be at 10 a.m. – Noon and Ages 12 – Adult class is at 2- 4 p.m. For more information, visit saratogachildrenstheatre. org/classes-workshops

Parents Night Out

Saratoga Children's Theatre, Inc., 615 Maple Ave., Suite 3, Saratoga Springs | 5 – 8 p.m. | Enjoy a New Year’s Eve dinner without the kiddos. Drop them off for a night of crafts, a dance party, movie and more! Ages 7+. Registration fee: $50 which includes 2 slices of pizza. For more information, visit www.saratogachildrenstheatre.org

Upcoming Events

Saratoga First Day 5K

Join us on January 1 at the Saratoga Springs City Center, located at 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs at 11 a.m. for a great community event in Saratoga Springs as we kick off the new year! We are excited to bring back this race for the community in conjunction with the two-day Saratoga New Year's Fest! www. saratogafirstday5k.com

Stuffed Chicken Breast Dinner

Saratoga – Wilton Elks Lodge #161 located at 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, presents a Stuffed Chicken Breast Dinner for curbside pick up only on Wednesday, January 4, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – Noon to place an order. 518-584-2585. Menu: Boneless stuffed chicken breast with gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetable, cranberry sauce, roll, tossed salad. Dinner for 2 / $30. (Cash only).

Poetry Reading

On Wednesday, January 4, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Sparrow, An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 p.m. and the readings will start at 7 p.m. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured reading will also be livestreamed. You can find a link for the livestream at caffelena.org. Caffè Lena is located at 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 518-5830022, www.caffelena.org.

Finance Committee Meeting

The Galway Public Library's Finance Committee will meet at the library, located at 2112 East St., Galway, on January 5 at 5 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. More information at 518-882-6385.

Moonlight Hike

Are you interested in seeing the Wilton Wildlife Preserve at night? View nature in a new light, as we walk the trails in moonlight on January 6. An unforgettable experience! Visit wiltonpreserve.org and click the “Public Programs” tab to register online. For more information, email info@wiltonpreserve.org or call 518-450-0321.

Live in ’23 at The Egg: Manhattan Transfer, Brian Culbertson

ALBANY — The Egg has announced that The Manhattan Transfer (March 29) and Brian Culbertson (March 30) will perform as part of the 2023 American Roots & Branches concert series.

Details: The Manhattan Transfer - 50th Anniversary Tour, Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m..,

$72, $59.50, $49.50.

Brian Culbertson - The Trilogy Tour, Thursday, March 30, 7:30 p.m., $49.50, $39.50

Tickets are on sale online at www.theegg.org or by telephone at 518-473-1845, or in person at The Egg Box Office Monday –Friday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Dance, Dinner Event at Rivers Casino & Resort

SCHENECTADY —

Guests are invited to ring in 2023 at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady where they can experience a New Year’s Eve Hollywood Bash with the Refrigerators, a dinner at Dukes Chophouse, a chance to win a new Infiniti QX80 SUV, and other exciting New Year’s gaming promotions.

The Hollywood style dance party will be held at the Rivers Casino Event Center on Saturday, Dec. 31. Admission includes live music, dancing, party favors, cash bar, and a champagne toast at midnight, all inside a spectacular Hollywood-themed Event Center. Tickets are on sale for $25 at RiversCasino.com/Schenectady. Tickets will also be available on

the day of the event while supplies last. Doors open at 10 p.m. and the party goes until 1 a.m. Open to the public. Must be 21+.

Guests can also celebrate New Year’s Eve at Dukes Chophouse on Dec. 31 with a special three-course dinner. Live entertainment with Jeff Brisbin from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Cost per person is $125 +tax and gratuity. Dinner available from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. Regular menu will also be available. Advanced reservations required at 1-518-579-8850.

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady is located at the Mohawk Harbor near the heart of downtown Schenectady. For more information, visit RiversCasino. com/Schenectady.

CulinaryArts@SPAC: Food as Medicine Series at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in ‘23

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

A new CulinaryArts@SPAC series entitled “Food as Medicine” will take place in the Nancy DiCresce Room at The Pines at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

The series of events will feature culinary tastings and drinks alongside conversations with experts, physicians and writers discussing how food, lifestyle and wellness practices can support longevity, help to prevent disease, and manage chronic health conditions.

Kicking off the new initiative is Brain Health Kitchen with Dr. Annie Fenn in conversation with WAMC’s Joe Donahue on Jan. 27, followed by Plants First with Dr. Katie Takayasu on March 25.

“As we approach the new year and the season of resolutions,

exploring the link between food and health makes for a particularly timely topic. Both Dr. Annie Fenn and Dr. Katie Takayasu are fascinating speakers who integrate science and medicine into their culinary and wellness practices, making for an accessible, motivating and delicious way to start 2023,” said Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center, in a statement.

Preceding the conversations, guests can enjoy mocktails, wine, and beer along with bites like Cod Pancakes, Crispy Cauliflower Tacos, Salmon with Avocado Butter, Brown Rice Paella with Shrimp and Artichokes, and Almond Butter Tahini Blondies from Brain Health Kitchen and tastings such as Coriander and

Flax Roasted Eggplant, Almond Furikake Crusted Halibut with Coconut Lime Cream, and Extra Dark Chocolate Avocado Mousse from Plants First: A Physician’s Guide to Wellness Through a Plant-Forward Diet.

Tickets to attend Brain Health Kitchen with Dr. Annie Fenn are $75 and include drinks (mocktails, wine and beer) and tastings along with admission to the conversation. Attendees can also purchase copies of Brain Health Kitchen at a specially discounted price of $30 ($35 retail). A book signing with the author will immediately follow the discussion. Tickets to Plants First with Dr. Katie Takayasu will be on sale at a later date. Seating is on a first come basis. Visit spac.org for details.

Rees Shad Celebrates New Tattletale with Local Show In the New Year

HUDSON FALLS —

Off the road for nearly 20 years, singer / songwriter / wordsmith Rees Shad’s recent return to the stage finds him exploring a more improvisational approach to performing his meticulously crafted narratives. This has resulted in performances akin to the freedoms found in live jazz.

Shad celebrates the release of his brand new “Tattletale” album with a live performance in Hudson Falls at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8 at The Strand Theater, located at 210 Main St., Hudson Falls.

A native of Manhattan who used his father’s Dictaphone to record his first song at the age of four, Rees grew up absorbing New York’s downtown music scene from Gerde’s Folk City to CBGB’s, before moving to the Greenwich area in upstate N.Y., where he immersed himself in rural culture, built a recording studio and started making music in earnest.

On Tattletale, Shad recruited jazz bassist Ira Coleman (Vincent Herring, Pharoah Sanders, Tony Williams, Sting), Latin percussionist Carlos Valdez, funk drummer Tom Major, veteran rock guitarist Jimmy Weider

(The Band), Folk singer Ruth Ungar (The Mammals), and Americana empresario/fiddler Larry Campbell (Edie Brickell,

For information, visit www. reesshadmusic.com/tour.

Rees Shad, live on Jan. 8 at The Strand Theater. Photo provided.

Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan, The Black Crowes).

New Year'sFest Saratoga

The Music Lineup

FOR SARATOGA NEW YEAR’S FEST

Go to: www.eventcreate.com/e/saratoga-new-year-fest.

12/30 FRIDAY

Putnam Place: Pre-Fest 8 p.m. High Peaks Band 10 p.m. Mighty Mistic

12/31 SATURDAY (NYE)

Ellsworth Jones Place 5 p.m. Ragged Company Duo 6 p.m. Fireworks

City Center: Ballroom 7 p.m. The Samples 9 p.m. Cowboy Junkies

11 p.m. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

Parting Glass: Celtic Pub 7 p.m. Triskele

10 p.m. Maggies Clan

City Center: Country Party 7 p.m. Kevin Richards Line Dance 8 p.m. Grit N Whisky 9 p.m. Kevin Richards Line Dance 10 p.m. Jenny Grace Band

Ice House: Classic Rock Tent 7 p.m. 18 Strings Goes Crazy Horse 9 p.m. Son of a Gun

Wine Bar (Lower): Piano Solo 8 p.m. Andy Iorio

Baileys Cafe 7:30 p.m. Keanan & Kribs 9:30 p.m. Kevin Kelly

Putnam Place: The Dead Zone 6:30 p.m. Clare Maloney & Great Adventure 8 p.m. Halfstep

10 p.m. Deadgrass & Friends

City Center: Blues Joint 8 p.m. George Fletcher Blues Band

9:30 p.m. Peter Parcek Band

Universal Preservation Hall 7 p.m. Keith Pray Quartet 8:15 p.m. Cate Devin 9:15 p.m. Jeffrey Gaines

Hamption Inn: Comedy Room 7 p.m. Moody McCarthy Show #1 8 p.m. Moody McCarthy Show #2 9 p.m. Moody McCarthy Show #3

Whitman Brewing: Roots Cellar 7 p.m. Bob Stump Tree-Oh 9:30 p.m. Maple Run Band

Saratoga Music Hall: Mini-Flurry Noon: All Day & Night

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

This year’s reimagined two-day New Year’s Eve/ New Year’s Day event will include a variety of entertainment throughout the city of Saratoga Springs.

More than 20 different acts located throughout venues in downtown Saratoga Springs will officially kick off at 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.

Cowboy Junkies will headline this year’s show.

The festival will include performances by Jeffrey Gaines, The Samples, Delvon Lamar Organ Trio, Deadgrass and Friends, Halfstep, Peter Parcek Band, George Fletcher Blues Band, The Bob Stump Tree-Oh, Kevin Richards, Jenny Grace Band, Grit-N-Whiskey, Maggie’s Clan, Triskele, Keith Pray Quartet, Cait Devin, Clare Maloney & The Great Adventure, Kevin Kelly, 18 Strings of Trouble, and Son of a Gun.

Current participating venues include: Saratoga Springs City

Center (three stages), Universal Preservation Hall, Putnam Place, The Parting Glass, Whitman Brewing Company, Bailey’s Café, The Ice House, The Wine Bar, Saratoga City Music Hall, and Hampton Inn.

Fireworks to celebrate the New Year will kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 from the top of the Lake Avenue side of the City Center parking garage, and the Congress Park Carousel - normally closed during the winter monthswill be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. free of charge to the public.

Additionally, Dance Flurry organizers will host a mini Dance Flurry event on Saturday, at the Saratoga City Music Hall, located on the upper level City Hall. The event will feature a variety of performers with guided dance instruction throughout.

Event badges will provide full access to all venues throughout the night and may be purchased online at https://bit.ly/3Fa6dmw

or in person at Adirondack Trust (main branch on Broadway), Impressions of Saratoga, Dark Horse Mercantile, Putnam Place, The Ice House, Bailey’s Café, and select in-city Stewart’s Shops.

“Early Bird” discounted all-show event badges are $20. Reserved and VIP packages are also available.

The celebration will carry over into New Year’s Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, beginning with the Saratoga First Day 5K. The 5K will start at 11 a.m. outside of the City Center on Broadway, proceeding down Lake Avenue to Excelsior Avenue and back to the City Center. Registration for the 5K costs $30 for an individual and is a separate purchase from Saratoga New Year’s Fest tickets. Runners and walkers can register for the 5K online: https://bit.ly/3HbGfBX.

Those interested in helping volunteer during Saratoga New Year’s Fest may sign up at: https:// bit.ly/3XYMXB3

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Purchasing Department of Saratoga County, 50 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 will receive sealed bids until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the HVAC Upgrades for the Saratoga County Sewer District #1, 1002 Hudson River Road, Mechanicville, NY 12118 covered by the following: Contract No. 23-SDHVACU1(H) – HVAC Contract No. 23-SDHVACU1(E) – Electrical

A pre-bid walk through will held on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at the Saratoga County Sewer District #1 Facility, 1002 Hudson River Road, Mechanicville, NY 12118 beginning at 10:00 am. No other pre-bid conference will be scheduled.

Bid documents may only be obtained on or after Wednesday, December 21, 2022 from The Empire State Bid System at no cost from the following website: www. empirestatebidsystem.com

Saratoga County, through its Purchasing Department, reserves the right to reject any or all bids. All work shall be subject to equal opportunity in employment, State wage rates and all other requirements in accordance with applicable law.

JOHN T. WARMT, Director of Purchasing Saratoga County 12/23/2022, 116388

Notice of Resolution Adoption

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT THE Board of Supervisors of the County of Saratoga, State of New York, at its regular meeting on December 20, 2022, duly adopted the below Resolution:

RESOLUTION 385-2022

Introduced by Law and Finance: Supervisors Schopf, Barrett, Grasso, Lant, Raymond, Tollisen and M. Veitch

247-2022, ESTABLISHING A TAX STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND, AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO THE TAX STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND

WHEREAS, a County may establish a Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund for “unanticipated expenditures,” “unanticipated revenue loss,” or “public emergencies” as those terms are defined by General Municipal Law §6-e; and

WHEREAS, the monies in such fund must be deposited and secured in a manner as provided by General Municipal Law §10; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 247-2022, this Board authorized the creation of a Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund for purposes enumerated in General Municipal Law §6-e; and

RESOLVED, that the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors hereby establishes an account to be known as the “Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund” to be used for purposes as enumerated in General Municipal Law §6-e; and it is further

RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect as provided for in County Law §101.

This Resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by County Law §§ 101 – 103.

Therese M. Connolly, Clerk Board of Supervisors 12/23/2022, 116365

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Purchasing Department of Saratoga County, 50 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 will receive sealed bids until 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2023, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for Saratoga County Sewer District #1 County Forcemain Connection Project, Wilton, NY, as per specification 23-SDMFC-1.

A pre-bid conference will be not scheduled for Contract 1.

LEGALS

The County Forcemain Connection is a collaborative project with the Town of Moreau.

The Saratoga County Sewer District #1 is bidding and constructing Contract 1 which generally includes the installation of about 16 lf of 10” HDPE DR11 forcemain and appurtenances.

The town of Moreau is bidding and constructing Contract 2 which generally includes the installation of about 28,000 lf of 10” HDPE DR11 forcemain and appurtenances, and includes improvements at Moreau’s existing pump station located at 1406 Route 9.

Bid documents may be examined on or after December 21, 2022 at the following locations:

1) Eastern Contractors, 6 Airline Drive, Albany, NY, 12205 (518) 869-0961

2) Laberge Group, 4 Computer Drive West, Albany, NY, 12205 (518) 458-7112

3) Empire State Purchasing Group, www.empirestatebidssystem.com Bid documents may only be obtained on or after Wednesday, December 21, 2022 from the Empire State Bid System at no cost from the following website: www. empirestatebidsystem.com

Saratoga County, through its Purchasing Department, reserves the right to reject parts of any or all bids.

JOHN T. WARMT, Director of Purchasing Saratoga County 12/23/2022, 116057

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TAKE NOTICE that the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 4:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the Board can convene, in the meeting room of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, New York 12020 on a Local Law identified as Introductory No. 4, Print no. 1 of 2022, relative

to amending the 2023 Saratoga County Compensation Schedule to provide salary and cost-of-living increase for certain county officials, and setting a date for a public hearing thereon.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that at this hearing, all persons wishing to speak will be heard. Written communications may be emailed to publiccomment@ saratogacountyny.gov, or by mail addressed to: Clerk of the Board, Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020, which public comment must be received by January 11, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. Copies of this proposed local law are available in the Office of the Clerk of the Board and online at www.saratogacountyny.gov. Therese M. Connolly, Clerk Board of Supervisors 12/23/2022, 115918

Notice of formation of 58 South LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/15/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 3035 Route 50 #1009, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27, 02/03/2023. 116376

Notice of formation of C & S Prospect Management, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York State Dept. of State on 12/19/2022. The County within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is located in is Saratoga. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is to the limited liability company at Law Office of Douglas J Zins, 400 First Avenue Fl 1, Watervliet, NY 12189. Company is organized

for any lawful purpose. 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27, 02/03/2023. 106084

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY (LLC). Name: JSJ Eats, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/27/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to: JSJ Eats, LLC, c/o Julee OCallaghan, 1354 Alton Road, Rockville Center, NY 11570. Purpose: for all legal purposes. 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27, 02/03/2023. 115942

Notice IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency has prepared a proposed budget for its 2023 fiscal year in accordance with Section 861 of General Municipal Law. The proposed budget is on file in the office of the agency at 50 West High St., Ballston Spa NY and is available as a public record for inspection and comment by all interested parties for 30 days following publication of this notice. 12/23, 115935

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

pursuant to CPLR 316 (a): To: Donald Walter Roraback abovenamed person for an absolute Judgement of Divorce. STATE OF NEW YORK Index No: 20221822

SUMMONS WITH NOTICE TO the answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff within twenty (20) days after be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Dated: December 5th, 2022 Clarissa Marie Roraback, Plaintiff | 2833 Birchton Rd, Ballston Spa, N.Y. 12020 518-414-6771, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023. 115936

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is RIGANO RESTORATIONS, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on December 15, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 660 North Creek Road, Greenfield Center, New York 12833. 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27, 02/03/2023. 115928

Notice of formation of Enduring Nutrition, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/13/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 23 Van Tassel Lane, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27, 02/03/2023. 115912

MABEY’S PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC - NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Articles of Organization filed in the Secretary of State of New York on November 29, 2022, Office location: Saratoga County, Secretary of State of New York is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State may mail a copy of any process to the LLC to Ryan Blass, 9 Morris Lane, Clifton Park, New York 12065, who is the registered agent of the LLC. Latest date to dissolve – LLC is perpetual, Purpose: for all legal purposes. 12/16,12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023. 115820

Notice of formation of 820 CS Burg LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/23/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 55 Railroad Place Apt 305 Saratoga Springs NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/16,12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023. 115794

Notice of Organization of Limited Liability Company. The name of the Limited Liability Company is: JKST, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the New York Secretary of State on October 27, 2022. The County within New York State in which the office of the Company is to be located is SARATOGA.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is: JKST, LLC, P.O. Box 1077, Clifton Park, NY 12065. The purpose of the business of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the New York Limited Liability Law. 12/16,12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023. 115776

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: THE GIFT CONCIERGE, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 13, 2022. Office location: 13 Joshua Road, Saratoga Springs, County of Saratoga, New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Anthony V. Cardona, Jr., Esq., Maguire Cardona, PC, 22 Clinton Avenue, Albany, New York 12207 for any lawful purpose. 12/16,12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023. 115769

Notice of formation of 1053 Brewing LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on May 06, 2014, office location: Saratoga County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to 1053 Brewing LLC @ 381 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, purpose is any lawful purpose. 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023. 115741

Notice of formation of SVTP Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/13/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 956 Mac Arthur Dr., Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023. 115720

LEGALS

Notice of formation of Kelab Golds LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/15/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: BCOGI, 16 Slayton Way Roxbury Ma 02119. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023. 115712

Notice of formation of SARA’s Books LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/30/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 638 Grooms Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065-5900. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023. 115704

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BLUE STAR PAINTING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/01/2022 Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been Designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, PO BOX 453 Mechanicville, NY 12118. Purpose: For Any lawful purpose. 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023. 115698

Notice of formation of Back to Basics Natural Health LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/30/22 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: PO Box 2920, Malta, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023. 115683

P3 MEYER ROAD, LLC

Notice of Formation of the above Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization (DOM LLC) filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on November 7, 2022, Office location, County of Saratoga. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served

to: P3 MEYER ROAD, LLC, P.O. Box 1124, Clifton Park NY 12065. Purpose: Any lawful act. 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023. 115656

Notice of Qualification of Frontier Risk Insurance Services LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York on, 10/18/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Associates, PLLC, 36 Long Alley, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023. 115644

Notice of Organization of Limited Liability Company. The name of the limited liability company is LARUSSA GIFTS LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the secretary of State on November 15, 2022. The office of the Company is located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State has been designated as Agent upon whom process against the company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State Shall mail process is c/o the Company, 493 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York 12831. 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023. 115635

Notice of formation of Charboneau Home Solutions LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/27/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 12 Ascot Circle, Apt 2, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/25, 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06/2023. 115569

Notice of formation of Center for Informed Grief LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/15/2022 Office: Saratoga County. LEGALINC Corporate Services has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 118 White Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/25, 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022, 01/06/2023. 115552

Notice of formation of ThisDish LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/26/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 49 Fairway Blvd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12831. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/18, 11/25, 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022. 115505

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Luciani Psychotherapy LCSW, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/14/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC, 12 Fairway Blvd, Gansevoort, NY 12831. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 11/18, 11/25, 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022. 115499

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: Amy The Web Geek LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/27/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 105 Traver Road Apt 29, Gansevoort, NY 12831. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 11/18, 11/25, 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022. 115487

Notice of formation of GLOCAL VALLEY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 07/22/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 3 Windsor Dr, Clifton Park NY 12065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 11/18, 11/25, 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022. 115455

RECLAIMING MIA ALL THINGS HOME LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/09/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to, RECLAIMING MIA ALL THINGS HOME LLC, 20 Deer Run Hollow, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Purpose: General business purposes. 11/18, 11/25, 12/02, 12/09, 12/16, 12/23/2022. 115434

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Administrative Opening Monticello Central School

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

NYS

The successful candidate should have a minimum of five (5) yrs. professional exp. in school administration or comparable teaching leadership.

This individual will provide leadership and vision in ongoing planning, implementation, development, direction, review, and evaluation of the district’s curriculum and instructional services. They would be responsible for ensuring that the district’s educational objectives align with state frameworks and to instructional practices that yield the highest standards for student achievement and instruction excellence.

SDL or SDA Certification Required Please apply online by Jan 9th at https://monticelloschools.tedk12.com/hire

ADMINISTRATIVE OPENING - Fallsburg Central School Assistant Director of Pupil Personnel Services NYS SDA or SDL Certification Required. Please forward resume & Fallsburg’s application (located at fallsburgcd.net) by Dec 23rd to: Fallsburg-recruitment@scboces.org Attn: PPS Assistant Director Search EOE

Saratoga’s Farr Named Section 2

Class AA Boys Soccer Player Of The Year

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

After a remarkable season in which he helped the Blue Streaks reach the sectional title game, Saratoga Springs junior Ryan Farr has been named the Section 2 Class AA

Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

Farr had 20 goals and 11 assists in 16 games for the Blue Streaks, recording at least one point in every game. He helped lead the squad to a 15-1-1 overall

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Scores & Top Scorers - Week 6

DIVISION 1

LAKERS VS. WARRIORS

Lakers, 21: Rhett Horton 7 pts, Landon Dross 6 pts Warriors, 0

CAVS VS. CELTICS

Cavs, 16: Kayden Klippel 5 pts, Brooks Allen 3 pts Celtics, 10: Anthony Moccia 4 pts, Noah Clements 3 pts

DIVISION 2

MAVS VS. CELTICS

Mavs, 28: Will Schaefer 14 pts, Cooper Palmer 6 pts Celtics, 20: Greyson Culver 9 pts, Ryan Horton 7 pts

NETS VS. PACERS

Nets, 24: Nicholas France 8 pts, Chase Plourde 4 pts Pacers, 12: Andon Cangelri 2 pts, Jack Pilkington 2 pts

SUNS VS. BUCKS

Suns, 31: Andrew Charron 10 pts, Connor Hogan 9 pts Bucks, 26: Sam DeBenedetto 16 pts, Declan Freeland 4 pts

DIVISION 3

CELTICS VS. BULLS

Celtics, 39: Greyson Querbes 14 pts, Thomas Georgeadis 7 pts Bulls, 24: Lucas Lyszcyn 8 pts, Brayden Smith 5 pts

Fun And Games

TRAIL BLAZERS VS. BUCKS Trail Blazers, 32: Karsen Kolligian 12 pts, Jensen Ives 8 pts Bucks, 11: Ryland Marvin 4 pts, Lee Lockrow 3 pts

record, including an unbeaten record in Suburban Council play and an appearance in the Class AA sectional championship, ending in a 4-3 overtime loss to Shaker. The junior was also named to the All-State First Team.

In addition to Farr’s awards, the Blue Streaks’ senior goaltender Ben Van Valkenburg was named Class AA Goaltender of the Year, while head coach Jeff Geller was named Class AA Co-Coach of the Year.

Geller said Farr “has dedicated himself year-round to being the best soccer player he can be.”

“This award is well-deserved,” said Geller. “Ryan was one of our team captains, and while he isn’t overly vocal on the field, he leads by example with his heart and determination on the field.”

Geller said that Farr offered great insight and feedback to the coaching staff, and that his work ethic motivated the rest of the team throughout the season.

“Ryan has an amazing touch and reads the game very well,” Geller said. “When the ball is played into his feet, he is able to make the right choice very quickly, whether it is to play the ball to a teammate in a more advantageous spot or to turn and take the player on himself. He has a nose for goal and finds the perfect spaces in the box to get a foot in and put it past the keeper.”

In the sectional championship against Shaker, Farr scored three goals and led Saratoga back from a 3-1 deficit to force overtime.

“After going down 3-1, it would have been easy for Ryan and the team to pack it in,” said Geller. “The team rallied hard and put dangerous balls into the box

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where Ryan was able to find the perfect spots and score yet again to keep us in the match.”

Geller said he told his team that Farr’s recognition would not have been possible without the strong play of the team as a whole.

“From the goalkeeper to the defense to the midfield, it was our team play as a whole that opened up and moved defenses allowing Ryan to work his magic,” Geller said. “Our motto from day one was, ‘Teamwork to make the dream work.’ In order to be successful, we were going to need players to play unselfishly and not get hung up on individual honors. I feel the team followed through on this motto admirably.”

And Farr wasn’t the only member of the Saratoga team to receive recognition from Section 2, with Van Valkenburg earning Class AA Goaltender of the Year honors. Geller said Van Valkenburg ran away with the starting job in net during the latter half of the season.

“(Ben is) vocal and aggressive in the box,” Geller said of Van Valkenburg. “He's also very good with his feet, which is important with a team like ours that likes to play back to the keeper often to keep possession. His passes out of the back often kickstarted our offense.”

The Blue Streaks’ success as a team led to Geller being named Section 2 Class AA Co-Coach of the Year alongside Shaker’s Dan Fountain, with Geller saying it is nice to receive recognition despite the team falling in the sectional title game.

“I would trade the individual honor for a sectional title in a

heartbeat, but it's nice to be recognized for having a successful season,” said Geller. “Going undefeated in Suburban Council play doesn't happen very often, and I'm happy I was able to enjoy the ride along with assistant coach (Kasey) Lemos and the rest of the squad.”

Geller said that ultimately, this fall season was “a season (he) will never forget.”

“On the field, the team played some of the most beautiful soccer I've seen in over 20 years of coaching. Off the field, this team was a close-knit group of boys who were an absolute pleasure to work with,” Geller said. “I feel the team truly fought for one another each and every game. Having coached or known most of this squad since they were U8 and U10 players, it was truly bittersweet to see this season come to an end.”

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Another week of the Gavin Park Jr. NBA season has concluded.

Below are scores and top scorers from each game:

Ryan Farr. Photo provided.

SSHS Gymnastics Defeats Shaker

WILTON — The Saratoga Springs varsity gymnastics team won their first home meet of the season on Dec. 14, defeating Shaker 161.75-156.95 at the Wilton YMCA.

Saratoga freshman Gia DiMaggio took first place in the vault with a score of 8.15 points. Junior Charlie Gleeksman took first in the uneven bars, with a score of 8.4 points.

Shaker’s Alyssa Kearns took first place on both the beam and floor events, and was the top finisher all-around with 32.8 points.

Below is a list of the top five finishers for each event, as well as all-around:

BARS

1. Charlie Gleeksman (Saratoga) 8.40 points

2. Alyssa Caiano (Shaker) 7.90 points

3. Gia DiMaggio (Saratoga) 7.90 points

4. Lily McKinley (Saratoga) 7.70 points

5. Erika Sudigala (Saratoga) 7.65 points

BEAM

1. Alyssa Kearns (Shaker) 8.50 points

2. Olivia Allen (Saratoga) 8.35 points

3. Alyssa Caiano (Shaker) 8.20 points

4. Nicole Fitzgerald (Shaker) 8.10 points

5. Isabella Trimarchi (Shaker) 8.05 points

FLOOR

1. Alyssa Kearns (Shaker) 9.15 points

2. Lily McKinley (Saratoga) 8.65 points

3. Olivia Allen (Saratoga) 8.60 points

4. Charlie Gleeksman (Saratoga) 8.55 points

5. Makenzie Lanning (Saratoga) 8.50 points

VAULT

1. Gia DiMaggio (Saratoga) 8.15 points

2. Caroline Stark (Shaker) 8.15 points

3. Alyssa Caiano (Shaker) 8.10 points

4. Nicole Fitzgerald (Shaker) 8.10 points

5. Ayla Skinner (Saratoga) 8.10 points

ALL-AROUND

1. Alyssa Kearns (Shaker) 32.80 points

2. Alyssa Caiano (Shaker) 32.45 points

3. Charlie Gleeksman (Saratoga) 32.25 points

4. Gia DiMaggio (Saratoga) 32.15 points

5. Olivia Allen (Saratoga) 32.05 points

The Blue Streaks were back in action on Dec. 22, traveling to face Bethlehem at 6 p.m. in a meet that ended after press time.

Waterford-Halfmoon StudentAthletes Receive All-Wasaren Recognition for Fall Sports Season

WATERFORD — The 2022 Fall Sports season was a historic one for the Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District, punctuated by the first state title for the Girls Soccer program. The awards and accolades for the school’s student-athletes doesn’t stop there, as 21 Fordians have been named to All-Wasaren team selections or honorable mentions.

“We’re extremely proud of every individual and team accomplishment our student-athletes achieved this past season,” said Athletic Director Mike Robbins. “We’re proud to be home to a state championship program, but we’re also honored to have produced so many individual stars who represented us positively both on and off the fields and courts of play. We want all our athletes to excel in every facet of being a student and athlete at Waterford-Halfmoon, and these young men and women have embodied that.”

Four varsity teams rostered players who received All-Wasaren

honors, including boys and girls soccer, golf, and volleyball. That includes the Boys Soccer Overall Most Valuable Players award, given to Josh Catanzarita, and the Girls Soccer Offensive Player of the Year award, given to Addyson Galuski.

Below are the awards by individual team:

BOYS SOCCER

• Josh Catanzarita, Overall MVP

• Tristan Carutasu, 1st Team

• Matt Soden, 1st Team

• Logan Sheehan, 2nd Team

• Logan Fletcher, 2nd Team

• Werkie Hayes, Honorable Mention

• Cody Maloney, Honorable Mention

• Anthony Scunziano, Honorable Mention

• Jake Catanzarita, Honorable Mention GIRLS SOCCER

• Addyson Galuski, Offensive Player of the Year

• Cassidy McClement, 1st Team

• Mia O'Brien, 1st Team

• Payton Galuski, 1st Team

• Sophia Belonga, 2nd Team

• Imani Bloomfield, 2nd Team

• Izzy Vecchio, 2nd Team GOLF

• Derrick Pontore, Honorable Mention VOLLEYBALL

• Chelsea Plummer, 1st Team

• Azariah Roberts-Killian, 2nd Team

• Julia Spretty, Honorable Mention

• Kiley Pennick,

• Honorable Mention

On top of the individual success, all four teams received the NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award. The award goes to teams that have 75% of their respective rosters achieve a 90% or greater Grade Point Average (GPA) during the first marking period of the 2022-23 school year.

“I want to thank our studentathletes and coaches for their commitment to excellence in the classroom and in competition,” said Robbins. “It is the true definition of student-athlete.”

Saratoga Springs Rec Center Happenings

Begin Your Ice Skating Journey

Intro to Ice Skating introduces skaters age 3-adults to the exciting world of ice skating, and prepares a skater for advancement to figure skating, hockey, or speed skating. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Ice Skating lessons for complete information and to register.

Begin Your Figure Skating Journey

Fundamentals of Figure Skating introduces participants to the artistry and athleticism of figure skating. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Ice Skating lessons for complete information and to register.

Pickleball Workshops

Several pickleball workshops will be held in Dec 28th and 29th at the Rec Center at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue for various levels of interest and expertise. Visit www.SaratogaRec.com and click Programs, Pickleball Workshops for complete information and to register.

Contact the Recreation Department at 518-587-3550 x2300 or recreservations@saratoga-springs.org with questions.

Ballston Spa Wrestling Wins Montgomery County Duals

AMSTERDAM — The

Ballston Spa varsity wrestling team emerged victorious at the Montgomery County Duals on Saturday, going 5-0 to earn a firstplace finish.

Scotties senior Connor Gregory went 5-0 on the day, earning all five victories via pinfall. Fellow senior Darrien Insogna also won all five of his contests, four by pin and one via forfeit. Cameron and Tristan Hinchcliff also each won all five of their matches for the Scotties.

Ralph Keeney, a junior, was also 5-0, earning two wins by pin and two by forfeit. Quinton Warlikowski won four of five contests, with three wins coming

via pin.

Ballston Spa, ranked #6 in New York State Division 1 by New York Wrestling News, opened the day with a 51-19 win over FondaFultonville/Johnstown. Ballston Spa beat Averill Park 56-15 in the second round before earning a 53-21 win over Amsterdam in the third round.

The Scotties defeated Section III power Fulton 54-21 in the fourth round and clinched the dual meet victory with a 48-23 victory over Newburgh Free Academy (Section IX) in the final round.

Ballston Spa (7-1) traveled to face Schenectady (1-1) at 6 p.m. on Dec. 21, in a contest that ended after press time.

Providing Holiday Packages For Military Members

WILTON — Operation Adopt A Soldier welcomes donations year-round at their Wilton location. Members box and mail items weekly to U.S. military members serving away from home to remind soldiers they’re not forgotten. The group also includes hand-written cards, notes, & student art with each package.

Greenfield Elementary School was the top school for the holiday collection.

Greenfield Elementary School teachers Kelly Brennan & Erin Flores with their students and a few of the many boxes of goodies they collected for the Adopt A Soldier donation drive. Photo provided.

Mike Lehet & Mary Beth Delarm of Saratoga Springs Operation Adopt A Soldier display donations by the Greenfield Elementary School community for the winter drive. Photo provided.