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A Day In Lights, Camera, Saratoga! The Life by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hunkered down for either the long haul or the short, and a hankering desire for some Spa City scenes? Dating back deep into the last century, some of the fruit born from Saratoga’s architectural and
Chrissy Citarella, BSN, RN, CMSRN, dons personal protective equipment (PPE) at Saratoga Hospital. Photo provided.
by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hospitals have become the epicenter of COVID-19 around the world, and while most feelings concerning COVID-19 include fear and anxiety with the unknown, two women at the center of it all boiled their experience thus far with COVID-19 down to one word: heartwarming. Dr. Jacqueline Smith, hospitalist, is a member of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Inpatient Medicine at Saratoga Hospital. She works with Clinical Coordinator Christina (Chrissy) Citarella, BSN, RN. Citarella is a Certified MedicalSurgical Registered Nurse working with inpatients. Both women have worked countless hours since COVID-19 hit the community in early March. See Story pg. 13
historical charm has been captured inside the scrolling frames of celluloid legacy. And with a plethora of screening services available to modern-day mankind – be it via YouTube or Netflix, Amazon Prime and beyond – the once bustling city streetscapes, which one day will bustle with busy-ness yet again, may be enjoyed while ensconced in the
plushy comfort of your own abode during these stay-at-home times. Boasting unique architecture, historical landscapes and natural scenery from airy greenspace to waterfront properties, the region has provided many a filmmaker’s an ideal setting. Flip inside to see some of them... See Story pg. 2
FRONT LINE APPRECIATION NEW LOCAL GROUP RAISES THOUSANDS TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR SARATOGA HOSPITAL DURING COVID-19 by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SRPINGS — What started with four women wanting to feel helpful in their community amid COVID-19 turned into the group called
Front Line Appreciation Group (FLAG) Saratoga. FLAG Saratoga is a group dedicated towards raising donations for the Saratoga Hospital, who in returns purchases meals from local restaurants and eateries. All food purchases will
provide shift meals for those working on the front lines of COVID-19. Co-founders Lisa Munter, Becky Kern, Nadine Burke and Andrea Macy developed the idea together after hearing about a similar group in New Jersey. See Story pg. 3
Free Treats for Everybunny SARATOGA SPRINGS — Kilwins Chocolates, Fudge & Ice Cream in Saratoga Springs is giving away free Easter treats curbside on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 between the hours of 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. to bring some cheer to the local community during these difficult times. Anyone can
drive up to the designated area in front of the store, located at 420 Broadway (next to Cantina), and a Kilwins Team Member will bring some Easter goodies right to your car (while supplies last). “During this time, it is even more important to hold fast to your family traditions, and we wanted
to give away some of our Easter products to help families celebrate,” said Bill Hoffman, owner, “We are all in this together, and we want to do our part to provide a little bit of joy to our local community.” For special orders (pick up and mailing only), please call the Kilwins store at 518-682-3500.
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Entertainment
In 2005, the city provided a setting for two different films: “Aftermath” - which featured Anthony Michael Hall, Tony Danza and Chris Penn - the latter of whom died shortly after the filming, and the dramatic thriller “The Skeptic” with a cast that included Tom Arnold and Tim Daly.
Chris Millis debuts the local premiere of his film “Small Apartments in a sold out event at Saratoga Music Hall in 2013. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.
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“Saratoga” filmed in part at Saratoga Race Course, this 1937 film stars Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, and Jean Harlow – the latter in her final film. Harlow collapsed on set during the making of the film, and her unfinished scenes were completed by using a stand-in actress.
A number of Victorian-era homes on and around North Broadway provided the setting for the 1981 film “Ghost Story,” that showcased performances by John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Fred Astaire.
A few years later, the racecourse made another appearance - in the 1947 film “The Homestretch,” as the camera follows a Boston socialite – portrayed by Maureen O’Hara, who navigates across a landscape of various American racetracks and through one rocky marriage. The racecourse also was featured in the 1979 made-for-television drama film My Old Man, starring Kristy McNichol. Perhaps the most prominent appearance of the racecourse, at least in the modern day, was the adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction bestseller, “Seabiscuit: An American Legend.” During a week-long shoot following the conclusion of the 2002 summer meet, a crew of more than 200 people settled into the Saratoga region transforming the racecourse into a circa-1920s and ‘30s setting; they removed 20th century fixtures such as televisions and vending machines from the racecourse and boosted local businesses with their patronage, spending money at area restaurants, hotels and dry cleaner establishment, renting computers, and buying office supplies. When the film was released the following year, locals scanned the silver screen for their own faces as film extras alongside actors such as Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges.
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Multiple scenes across Saratoga County were used alongside additional settings in Montana and California in the 1998 movie “The Horse Whisperer.” Robert Redford directed and starred in the film, which garnered praise and attention for a 13-year-old relatively unknown Scarlett Johansson, portraying a teenager traumatized by a riding accident. In the fall of 1990, 3,000 area hopefuls tried out as extras for the filming of “Billy Bathgate.” Approximately onethird were chosen for the three-week shoot at Saratoga Race Course, the Hall of Springs and at the Gideon Putnam Hotel. Film fans snooped around the region for the film’s stars Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Willis, Nicole Kidman and then-boyfriend Tom Cruise. Kidman was filmed dancing in the Hall of Springs in the Saratoga Spa State Park. A few hundred yards and an entire generation away, a leather-clad Jim Morrison was captured within the cinderblock confines of the backstage area at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in September 1968, some footage of which was eventually used as part of The Doors’ selfproduced documentary “Feast of Friends.” Historically incorporating portions of the Saratoga story is “12 Years a Slave” (the Solomon Northup story) – released in 2013, and “Saratoga Trunk,” released in 1945 with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman.
Saratoga Springs native Chris Millis debuted the local premiere of his film “Small Apartments” – starring Billy Crystal and James Caan - in a sold out event at Saratoga Music Hall in 2013, and local resident and filmmaker and photojournalist Charlie Samuels released his awardwinning and critically acclaimed documentary “Virgin Blacktop: A New York Skate Odyssey,” last year. Some of the rest: “Virgin Alexander” – a 2011 comedy that depicts a young man who attempts to stave off eviction turns his Saratoga house into a brothel, and Virgin Alexander “Isabelle,” a horror-filled 2018 film that showcases the life of Matt and Larissa, a young couple who move into their dream home in Saratoga Springs. When the young woman has a chance meeting with a neighbor at the mailbox on the front sidewalk, it all goes downhill pretty quickly. See if you can recognize their Spa City “dream house,” which stands on a distinctive Spa City street.
Around the Region You will find glimpses of the surrounding region in films such as “The Way We Were,” starring Barbara Streisand, Robert Redford and featuring the Union College campus of the early 1970s, as well as Front Street in Ballston Spa. “Synecdoche, New York,” – inspired in name if not scenery – stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, who studied acting as a teen at Skidmore College once upon a time. “The Place Beyond The Pines,” features Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling and a slew of bank robberies from Scotia to the Electric City, “The Time Machine’ – 2002 version, was filmed in that city’s Central Park. Angelina Jolie caused mayhem atop the Empire State Plaza ramps to I-787 portraying CIA agent Evelyn Salt in the spring 2009 for the film released as “Salt” a year later. And the city of Troy shows up in “Scent Of A Woman,” “The Age Of Innocence,” and “Ironweed,” based on the book by William Kennedy.
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FRONT LINE APPRECIATION New Local Group Raises Thousands to Provide Meals for Saratoga Hospital During COVID-19
continued from front page... Burke noticed her friend in New Jersey create a FLAG in her area, and felt the Saratoga community needed a similar idea. “I know there are so many giving generous people who want to help the workers at Saratoga Hospital,” Burke said. “We also have amazing restaurants and eateries who I know are hurting right now with the closures and restrictions. That’s really how it started.” Burke was inspired even more after learning the amount of stress front line workers at the hospital and clinic were going through. After passing the idea through a couple of friends who jumped on board, the group was born. Kern said the four women previously knew each other as friends, mothers and involved citizens. FLAG Saratoga was launched on April 4 and within 48 hours raised $6,500 for meals. “What we’re asking people to do right now is just to help us raise money. The way it works is that we are linking directly to the Saratoga Hospital foundation page so everything is already set up for them to take donations directly,” Kern said.
When Macy joined FLAG, said she took the initiative to reach out to the hospital to ask if they were willing to participate and if saw FLAG as something that could help their organization. Macy said they openly embraced the idea and felt appreciative. At the time, the hospital was receiving calls from individuals and families asking if they could provide a meal and donate it to different worker shifts. “I think they appreciated having a centralized function to be able to mobilize this operation and give it some structure…I think that’s the best thing about this,” Macy said. “You feel so helpless but you want to be helpful, so this give people a mechanisms in which to do that and participate.” Macy said once a donation is made to the hospital, they would reach out to participating restaurants and eateries to set up meals by shift count. Constantly re-organizing on a daily basis, hospital workers understand what their needs are from a shift and personnel standpoint and can base orders on such. The restaurant then directly delivers the meals. “I feel helpful. It’s really gratifying to be able to give back
(Left to right): Co-Founders Lisa Munter, Becky Kern, Nadine Burke and Andrea Macy practice safe social distancing in front of Saratoga Hospital. Photo by Becky Kern.
and to give a mechanism to help people do that as well,” Macy said. While Macy spoke with the hospital, Munter reached out to Todd Shimkus, president of the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce to discover what restaurants were still offering take-out and would be able to participate. “Part of what I do is to be helpful to others…I feel like my mantra through this is to be a light and to show up for others,” Munter said. “I always think about being a light and I’m so inspired by our community and the people in it. It was a dark night last night and we could see the moon. I thought if I
was like an airplane looking down at Saratoga County tonight, we would be like a Fourth a July display as there are so many lights in this dark time that come together.” Burke said the initial $6,500 donations could potentially provide 1,000 meals depending on how much is doled out and what size meals. She and the FLAG women hope to continue collecting donations for the foreseeable future. Focused on the funding, Burke said in the next few weeks they would ask if the hospital needs other materials and see if FLAG Saratoga can help support those needs as well.
“We really don’t know yet how long our hospitals and community is going to be in this situation,” Burke said. Donations can be made on their Facebook group or directly on the hospitals page. “I think my favorite part is that it’s connecting me so directly to these three other really powerful, smart women and it’s taking us sort of out of our own stuff and daily routine with kids home and cooking. All the stuff that we still have and everybody has but it’s given us a collective purpose and doing good for the community is awesome,” Kern said.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — It is with great sadness that the family of Artie (Arthur M.) Kearney, 73, announces his passing on April 1, 2020. He was born on May 27, 1946. Burial was private at the family plot of Calvary Cemetery in Glenmont, NY. Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com.
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POLICE Anthony Deschaine, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was charged April 3 with criminal possession of a weapon, robbery, and aggravated family offense – all felonies; menacing, and two counts of criminal mischief – misdemeanors. Anthony Annese, 56, of Saratoga Springs, was charged April 4 with unlawful imprisonment, a misdemeanor. Joseph Cavallo, 32, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 30 with criminal contempt, a misdemeanor. Valerie Bennett, 49, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 30 with obstruct governmental administration,a misdemeanor. Angela Natalie, 35, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 30 with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.
Cody Ogden, 25, of Fort Edward, was charged April 2 in Saratoga Springs with felony grand larceny, and the misdemeanors: petit larceny, and falsely reporting an offense. Kellie Baker, 31, of Ballston Lake, was charged April 3 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated misdemeanor DWI, and failing to use designated lane. Shawn M. VanVeghten, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 25 by State Police in Wilton with grand larceny felony, and issuing a bad check, a misdemeanor. VanVeghten is accused of issuing a $6,900 business check to pay expenses, knowing that there were insufficient funds in the account to cover the check. He was issued an appearance ticket for May 12.
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To date the Russells have made and donated over 180 protective face masks to the community in response to COVID-19. Photo provided.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — One 4-H family in Saratoga County is doing their part to support the frontline workers battling to help fight Covid 19. The Russells from Ballston Spa started out using skills and values learned through 4-H to make protective face shields for family and friends. Little did they know at the time, that it would grow to be so much more. To date the Russells have made over 180 masks and have donated them 60 going to St. Peter’s hospital, 40 going to Eddy Visiting nurses, 50 going to SUNY POLY and 36 have been delivered to individuals. “I couldn’t help but to share this with the community,” said Greg Stevens, Saratoga County 4-H Issue Leader. “These are the values that 4-H teaches today’s youth. To be selfless, creative, and always help others when you can. I couldn’t be prouder to be involved with folks like this on a daily basis.” The family was not looking for recognition for what they are doing. Lisa Russell (pictured) said, “We feel like we’re helping our
medical people just a little bit.” And the group continues to grow. According to Tyler, other kids and families in the community are starting their own “posse” of families who want to help the cause. The family and friends will be printing more in the upcoming days and weeks. The Russells along with mother/grandmother Carol Bertone are a three-generation family that has been involved with the 4-H program in Saratoga County for 44+ years. Through the years the Russells have always been active and are currently the Resource Leaders for one of the biggest 4-H Robotics Programs in New York State. It was a simple transition to utilize their 3-D Printer often utilized for 4-H Projects to be used for this greater cause. 4-H connects youth to hands-on learning opportunities that help them grow into competent, caring, contributing members of society. Youth participate in 4-H by joining community clubs, or participating in in-school and after school programs.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — When Gage Simpson received an email from Siemens Industries in Latham about local STEM ecosystems, he didn’t hesitate to become part of a growing grassroots initiative across New York State. Budmen Industries out of Liverpool, NY has made available, free to the public for download, a 3D printing template with instructions to produce face shields. Budmen Industries was a presenter at the Collaborative Educators Summit. Siemens advised the Capital Region STEM Hub that Watertown City School District, which attends the Summit annually, has taken the initiative to start producing these masks while students are out of school and sent every 3D printers home with Career and Technical Education (CTE) staff. That was all Simpson needed to hear when he approached his supervisor at WSWHE BOCES with the idea of pitching in. Simpson is an advanced manufacturing instructor in the PTECH and Early College Career Academy, a partnership with SUNY Adirondack and WSWHE BOCES. In addition to his daily remote teaching responsibilities, Simpson is running his two classroom 3D printers at home to produce 6 masks per day. These will support local healthcare professionals in rural counties who are in desperate need of PPE equipment. “I have several students in the 2020 graduating class with parents in the healthcare industry. We were all concerned with the shortage of PPE in New York and wanted an opportunity to help out. Utilizing the advanced
Gage Simpson wearing a face shield he has been 3D printing to support rural healthcare. Photo provided.
manufacturing equipment and production technology, we can hopefully provide some protection for remote healthcare workers that do not have any other options,” says Simpson Kim Wegner, who is the lead coordinator for innovative programs at WSWHE BOCES says, “I think what Gage is doing is great and models innovation for our students. I hope that other local school districts that have 3D printers will see what Gage is doing and will also help out.” Simpson will be sending 10 masks to the Indian Lake Emergency Squad, 10 to the North Creek Health Center, and 10 to the North Warren Emergency Squad. He is reaching out to rural county boards of health to assess their needs. If you are a healthcare provider in Warren, Washington, Hamilton or Essex county and in need of these masks, you can contact Kim Wegner for more information.
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Sundaes Best, Hot Fudge Sauce Delivers Chocolate to Local Hospitals by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS — This past week, Sundaes Best donated chocolate to nurses and doctors at the Wilton Medical Arts and Urgent Care who work on the front lines dealing with COVID-19. Katie Camarro, owner of Sundaes Best Hot Fudge Sauce, delivered the sweet bags early Friday morning and hopes to also deliver bags of Chocolate Farmer dip and pretzels to each hospital department this week. Camarro works with her husband, Jeff Shinaman, as owners of the store. The store will celebrate 20 years of business next November 2021. Their products
are available in hundreds of stores across the country and internationally. For over 40 years, Jeff Shinaman’s mother has been making their homemade hot fudge. Once family and friends tasted the fudge, Katie and Jeff were encouraged to jar the sauce
Recipients of the Stewart’s Holiday Match Grant Program MOREAU — From Friends of Moreau Lake State Park: Friends of Moreau Lake State Park is pleased to announce we are again recipients of the Stewart’s Holiday Match grant program. We are using these funds to provide needed hats and gloves to kids participating in the park’s ice fishing events and gardening bags and tools for kids working with our volunteer master gardeners in the gardens throughout the park. The Friends group also relies on these funds to purchase materials
and snacks for our kid’s crafts events that happen throughout the year. Thank you for supporting efforts such as ours by giving to Stewart’s Holiday Match. You do make a difference. Friends of Moreau are a not-for-profit, 100% volunteer powered group of park supporters who just love Moreau Lake State Park and want others to experience the wonder and joy that is so plentiful within its borders of over 6990 acres.
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and sell it. After two years of consideration, they discovered the van seen in the label and logo, and purchased it. They have been making chocolate ever since. “Remember...no matter how tough the world becomes we must never run out of sweetness,” Katie Camarro wrote.
Sweet bags filled with Fruit and Pretzel Chocolate Dip was donated to the Saratoga Hospital late last week. Photos by Jeff Shinaman.
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State & City This Week by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY
• A new COVID-19 mobile testing site was opened this week in a parking lot at the State University of New York at Albany campus - 1400 Washington Ave. The site prioritizes tests for individuals that are among the highest risk population. With the increase in testing, the numbers showing those being infected with the virus is anticipated to rise. Residents who would like to be tested must make an appointment by calling 888-364-3065. There will be no walk-ins allowed and all patients must be in a vehicle. Site hours: Monday - Sunday, 8 am 6 pm., in partnership with Albany Medical Center, St. Peter’s Health Partners and The University at Albany. The state has opened seven mobile facilities to date. • Gov. Cuomo announced rapid testing to determine whether one presently has the virus is now available. The test takes about 15 minutes to determine whether one is infected. But those tests
need to be brought “to scale,” in other words, brought to the public in a big way. There is only a 50,000-person testing capacity available in the state right now. Cuomo said he is interested in working with private companies who would be able to roll out the tests in big numbers. • A different kind of test: “How do we restart our economy and get everything up and running as quickly as possible? It’s going to come down to how good we are at testing,” said Cuomo, adding that the “re-start” will likely come before the availability of a vaccine to eliminate the infection. “You’re going to have to know who had the virus, who resolved the virus, who never had it. And that’s going to be testing.” To that point, the state DOH is developing an antibody testing scheme. The test would determine whether a person has had the virus – potentially meaning they had at one time been a carrier and may have built up immunity, making them no longer contagious, and no longer able to catch the virus. “That
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means you could get to work, you can go back to school, whatever you want.” But the testing has to be extensive, Cuomo cautioned, given the 19 million residents in the state of New York. The volume of testing is not there quite yet, and Cuomo made no mention of it specifically, but in Germany, a type of immunity certificate is being considered that would test people for antibodies and those who have had the virus would be exempted from restrictions to move freely about the community. • New York will stay on PAUSE for an additional two weeks through April 29, Gov. Cuomo announced. • The governor also announced he was increasing the maximum fine for violations of the state’s social distancing protocol from $500 to $1,000. This increase is targeted at any lack of adherence to social distancing protocols. “Now is not the time to be lax about distance.” Localities have the authority to enforce the protocols. • The Saratoga County Office of Emergency Service announced this week that four county residents who had tested positive for Covid-19 had died, bringing the total number of deaths of Covid-19 positive individuals in the county to five.
Sign of the times, Spring Run Trail. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.
• During a conference call with reporters Tuesday afternoon, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, NY-21, said there should be multiple mobile testing centers in the district - particularly given the high percentage of the local population who are seniors and the number of people who are shifting to their second homes upstate. Looking forward, Stefanik said while the current priority is getting through the months of April and May, the tourist-heavy summer season that typically Saratoga hosts should dictate that the local region is “heavily involved” in any discussions in the future, “when we are able to start talking about reopening parts of the economy, when we get beyond - well beyond - the apex and even the down-slope of positive cases in New York.” • New York is currently testing more than 16,000 people per day, more than any other state and more than China and South Korea on a per capital basis. Just over 2,000 people had been tested in Saratoga through April 6, with 155 persons (7.4%), having tested positive for coronavirus. • A new website was launched to provide New York State’s comprehensive coronavirus testing data to the public. The website, which will be updated daily with the latest data, presents visualizations of statewide and county-level testing and results. That site is: www.ny.gov/covid-19tracker. • Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) Executive Director Karen Gregory announced this week that The Holiday Inn, located in downtown Saratoga Springs, will serve as a temporary location for the city’s homeless. Isolating people experiencing homelessness in individual hotel rooms with access to private bathrooms is the best possible solution to facilitate safe
distancing and the ability to practice good hygiene thus preventing a community-wide spread of COVID19, Gregory said. Food service, basic necessities and case management is being provided to those staying in the hotel. The shelters on Walworth Street remain open. Tuesday night, the City Council unanimously approved a measure to provide financial support to S.O.S. for that relocation of the homeless population to the Holiday Inn, at 232 Broadway. City funds to be reallocated for the emergency priority project are to be drawn from the Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund in the amount of $61,950. • Finance Commissioner Michele Madigan on April 7 announced the potential budget impacts in the wake of COVID-19. Regarding the city’s $48.7 million annual operating budget, the city is considering a “severe scenario” til the end of June of an up to 75 % loss of several key revenues, and by year-end the city may be bracing for a “worse case scenario” revenue loss of a total of as much as $14-$16 million, compared to what was previously anticipated, Madigan said. The current payroll of city employees will remain status quo through April 17. Employee furloughs are a last resort, Madigan said, cautioning the council “leading up to this date we need to be prepared and evaluate decisions for post-April 17.” • Due to the continuing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the New York Racing Association announced that the opening of the Oklahoma Training Track and stabling area - set to open April 15 at Saratoga Race Course, will be delayed. The delay does not impact the start of the Saratoga racing season which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, July 16.
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
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#tagyourtakeout New Incentive to Help Local Restaurants & People In Need by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The idea came to him, as good ideas sometimes do, while otherwise engaged in the seeming mundanities of everyday life. Jacob Hopper and Dempsey, a yellow Lab, were out walking through Saratoga Springs. Hopper had started up the Evander and Louise lifestyle and travel brand, just as everything else around him began locking down. March 1 was a heckuva time to launch a new business. “Horrible timing,” Hopper admits. A lot of the work is centered on the partnerships he created with 17 different local restaurants. “We know eating-out and taking-out can be a luxury for some people. And a lot of us are on limited incomes right now, watching the budget, but it’s really important that we support our small local businesses as much as we can. I think the more we can support them, the better we will be when we come out of this,” Hopper says. “Well, we launched and then this all happened. I started thinking: what can I do?” The answer came to him while out walking with Dempsey. “Tag Your Take Out. It just popped into my head. I thought it might be a good way to promote these restaurants who really need help.”
The way the campaign works is this: people going out for takeout food snap a photo or capture a video of their excursion and post it to Instagram, tagging Evander and Louise at @e.l.saratoga and using the hashtag #tagyourtakeout. In addition to the photos making the rounds of social media and adding to a sense of community, Hopper’s E&L selects four winners every week from the posts. Each of the four receive a $50 gift card redeemable at one the group’s 17 restaurants. A $10 gratuity will also be provided to the restaurant, and for each $50 gift card given away, a $50 donation will be made to Franklin Community Center. “We’re buying the gift cards. I didn’t want to ask the restaurants to give us gift cards because they’re already hurting enough, and we’re also including a $10 gratuity to the business because I think it’s important to remember that there are still people working. They might not be coming to your table like they usually do, but they are putting themselves at risk,” Hopper says. “With each gift card we give away, we’re also giving a $50 donation to Franklin Community Center as well – because the whole concept from the beginning was: support our local restaurants and support families who are in need, because the families can have other basic needs,” he says.
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“We’ve got 22 giveaways funded, so currently that’s $1,100 in gift cards and $1,100 to Franklin Community Center.” Franklin Community Center – which is located on Franklin Street – is ided Hamle t & Gh by a non-profit organization ost. providing basic necessities and services to less fortunate individuals and families in Saratoga. For more information “Anybody can tag their about the Evander and Louise take-out at any locally-owned #tagyourtakeout initiative, restaurants, and we’re certainly and a list of the Saratoga encouraging people to have fun with it,” says Hopper, adding that the support of sponsors, such American Natural Gas, help make the gift-card drawing possible. “It’s focused on Saratoga, but we’ve gotten some who have tagged in Ballston Spa, and we’ve gotten some from Albany. Post a photo of it, tag us and tag the restaurant and you can be entered in the drawing.” Each week on Wednesday afternoon four winners are picked, and Hopper says he anticipates staging the drawings and gift card winners for at least the next couple of weeks. “We want people to go and support local restaurants. The restaurants – obviously they’re all hurting and the feedback they’ve given me is they’re doing what they can to stay afloat and to keep their staff as much as is possible.”
eateries where the winning gift cards are redeemable, go to: evanderandlouise.com/ tag-your-takeout.
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BUSINESS
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
Local Psychologist Service to Offer Mental Health Education Classes by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Online classes for anyone willing to learn more about mindset and coping with COVID-19 will be offered starting next week by ECS Psychological Services. Erin Christopher-Sisk, founder of ECS Psychological Services, and her team will offer multiple online videos and Q&A sessions to provide the opportunity to ask direct questions to clinicians. “You’re going to have a live interactive opportunity to ask a trained mental health professional some questions,” Dana Jacobs, clinical supervisor and director of military programs, said.
“We’re really excited to have the opportunity to offer some of these classes.” Jacobs has worked as a clinical supervisor for the past few years and will conduct a psychological education online class that focuses on the power of positive thinking during COVID19. The class will focus on how people can shift their perspective to focus on a different mindset. “Right now, a lot of people are focusing on ‘I’m stuck at home’ vs. ‘I have the opportunity to be safe in my home’ and ‘I have a chance to connect with people in a different way,’” Jacobs said. She added rather than focusing on this awful thing that’s going on and how it’s not
creating some positive things, focus towards creating positive things based on this situation. Kelly Tobin, one of ECS psychologists on staff, will offer another class, which focuses primarily on how much fear is playing a role and how well people are coping with it right now. “Essentially she’s going to be helping people to learn and discuss how they can identify when our threats are fear based vs. reality based. It could be things that are coming from our past that really might be informing how we’re viewing current situation and not necessarily the reality of the current situation,” Jacobs said. She added that Tobin also will teach guided imagery, some deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation to prevent panic in fear based anxiety. In addition to these interactive classes, Jacobs said a Facebook Live Q&A would be hosted as well. The classes will be offered at no cost as Jacobs said ECS didn’t want the cost to be a barrier to helping out the community in any way they could.
“Right now when we’re struggling in lots of different ways, not least of which is financial. Just being able to offer these classes for free is exciting. That way if you have insurance, great, and if you don’t that’s okay too,” Jacobs said. Jacobs added that more pop-up classes could be offered in the future based on interest. “Quite honestly we’re just hearing from the population that we already work with and the population that’s reaching out to us. Our philosophy at our practice has always been to meet the needs of the community, so were more than happy to open up other classes based upon interest,” Jacobs said. “What are people needing right now, what do they want to know and we’re willing to come up with some materials to help them through that.” Specific dates and times have not been selected for the classes yet, but Jacobs said more information can be found online on ECS website as well as their social media sites. The online platform ECS will use is still being discussed, but
ECS does have HIPPA compliant video platforms visits for adults and children they may use. ECS operates out of multiple locations. Their Church Street location is easy to reach from Ballston Spa, Greenfield, Wilton, Corinth, Amsterdam, Clifton Park and other areas south and west of Saratoga Springs. Their Lake Avenue office is the home of our Therapeutic Farm and offers, group counseling, therapy cats and dogs along with access to our beautiful gardens and walking trails. It is at this location that they partner with Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga, Inc. to offer Equine Assisted Learning. FREE LIVE Q&A WITH LICENSED THERAPIST Wednesday, April 22 1-1:30 p.m. Live Q&A session to address coping tips, concerns surrounding COVID19, protecting our mental health and more. Please join from your computer, tablet or smartphone: global.gotomeeting.com/ join/948417461 You can also dial in using your phone: +1 (646) 749-3122 Access Code: 948-417-461 FREE INFORMATION GROUP SESSION Thursday, April 23 | 1 - 2 p.m. Free online session to learn and discuss how to identify when our threats are fear- or realitybased. Participants will also learn how to use guided imagery, deep breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation to prevent panic. Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. global.gotomeeting.com/ join/771013013 You can also dial in using your phone: +1 (646) 749-3122 Access Code: 771-013-013 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: global.gotomeeting.com/ install/948417461
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
Local Company Disinfects Firehouses
KPM visited the Saratoga Springs Fire Department last week to help disinfect and keep first responders safe. Photo provided.
by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS — As first responders rush into homes and areas they have no idea could contain COVID-19, Kennedy Property Management (KPM) Restoration is disinfecting firehouses to help keep them safe. Each week, owner James Kennedy works with three different crews to head out to disinfect local firehouses at no cost. Kennedy said the company is covering all of Saratoga, Mechanicville, BallstonSpa, North Greenfield, Glens Falls, Corinth and Schuylerville. “We’re doing as much as we can to give back to the community. We wanted to give back to our community and our small little town,” Kennedy said. KPM uses a fogging product in addition to hospital grade sanitizing
and disinfectant. Kennedy said as soon as the crew arrives at the firehouse, they first wipe everything down. They then use a fogging disinfection system, which distributes aerosol disinfection using a fogging machine. The crew then finishes by wiping everything down again. “Every week we’re going to do that for them for a little bit,” Kennedy said. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, Kennedy said he received a shipment worth $75,000 of materials they are now using for firehouses as well as reported COVID-19 cases they are called to clean. Kennedy said the company’s main focus is water restoration and mold remediation, but said it felt good to give back to the community in this way. “It feels good that I’m giving back,” Kennedy said.
BUSINESS BRIEFS 11
HRP Associates Adds Staff in Clifton Park CLIFTON PARK — HRP Associates Inc. (HRP), an environmental engineering and hydrogeology firm in Clifton Park, New York, announces the addition of Ken Gelting, PE, as a senior project manager. “HRP is pleased to welcome Ken into our collaborative team of professionals serving clients in New York and the U.S. from the Clifton Park office,” said Jesse Zahn, HRP’s regional office manager in New York. “We are excited about the skills, talents and 20 plus years of
engineering experience he brings to our team and look forward to continued success for our clients as he helps meet their needs on a diverse array of projects.” Gelting’s responsibilities include understanding the regulatory environment and client needs to develop successful strategies that include scoping, management and completion of various projects ranging from design and construction oversight, EHS compliance and auditing and niche specialties like
C/SEQR support. “Ken has been providing EHS compliance services his entire career, including serving as a corporate environmental auditor for a national waste management firm and a high-tech facility in the Albany area,” added Zahn. “He is well-versed in New York State (NYSDEC) and Federal (USEPA) environmental programs.” Gelting is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he received a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
Adirondack Trust Company Recognized As One Of the Nation’s Strongest Banks SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Adirondack Trust Company announced it has secured a five-star rating from BAUERFINANCIAL, the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm. A five-star rating indicates that the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Earning and maintaining this top rating for 55 consecutive quarters puts Adirondack Trust in the most prestigious bracket as an Exceptional Performance Bank. “I am often asked what it takes to be a 5-Star bank,” BAUERFINANCIAL President Karen Dorway said. “Like so many
other things in life, success in banking boils down to knowledge. Knowledge of banking, of course, but knowledge of its customers and the communities the bank serves are equally important. This intimacy enables the bank to steer clear of danger and work with customers for a common goal. It’s what gets so many community banks, like Adirondack Trust, through the tough times unscathed.” “We are pleased to continue to be honored by BAUERFINANCIAL as an Exceptional Performance Bank,” Adirondack Trust Company President & CEO Charles V. Wait, Jr. said of the achievement. “We are focused on maintaining
a very strong balance sheet and our strong financial discipline has helped us to achieve this honor. We are grateful for the support we’ve received from our customers and our communities since our founding in 1901.” BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., based in Coral Gables, Fla., is the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution can pay for or opt-out of a BAUERFINANCIAL rating. Star ratings are all available for free at bauerfinancial.com.
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Wilton Aldi’s Development WILTON — Construction on the first Wilton Aldi’s began this month with clearing the plot of land. The only work being performed is the clearing of the town road and infrastructure for the building. Due to COVID-19, these are the only construction items that are considered essential. The store will be built on 2.10 acres off of Lowe’s Drive
in the Wilton Marketplace. The Wilton Planning Board originally approved the Aldi’s store in February of 2019. According to the meeting minutes, there will be store access through Lowes and a new road will connect with Old Gick and have a pedestrian connection in the future. The Planning Board was not available for comment at this time.
Hannaford Donates $750,000 to COVID-19 Response Efforts In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Hannaford Supermarkets is donating $750,000 to numerous hunger relief and homeless outreach organizations throughout the Northeast as they work to support some of the most at-risk members of the community during the pandemic. The health crisis and related economic impact are creating unprecedented demand for food assistance, resulting in operational disruptions and significant new costs for the agencies that provide emergency meals. In addition, individuals who rely solely on pantries and shelters – or who live on the street – face particular risk of contracting and spreading the virus because they have no home to shelter within. Hannaford’s donation includes: • A total commitment of $550,000 to food banks in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Massachusetts. This includes $300,000 in new
funds, in addition to a recently announced $250,000 donation to the food banks. • A total of $200,000 to organizations that work with homeless people. The donation will be used to help create social distance among these individuals, while helping them to meet the most-basic needs of survival and staying healthy amid the crisis. “Every day, we are learning more about the impact of this virus and responding together as a community to the COVID19 pandemic,” said Hannaford President Mike Vail. “Our company and our associates are working hard in our grocery stores to meet the most-basic needs of our community during this difficult time: food and medicine. We hope that this donation also will help the mostvulnerable of our neighbors meet their fundamental needs of staying fed and healthy, during this difficult time.”
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
Capital Bank Announces Changes to Office Hours Capital Bank, a division of Chemung Canal Trust Company, today announced that as of Saturday, April 4, the hours of operations for some of the bank’s branch locations will be changing. These temporary modifications are being implemented to manage the ever changing pattern of customer banking activity, as well as adhering to the social distancing guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and our local Health Departments. A complete listing of the status of all Capital Bank branch offices is below. Detailed information on contact information and current branch office hours is also located on the bank’s website: www. capitalbank.com. The following branch offices will be open, operating through
their drive-up window, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. These offices will not be open on Saturdays: • Colonie: 65 Wolf Rd. • Schenectady: 2 Rush St. • Slingerlands: 1365 New Scotland Rd. • Wilton: 3057 Route 50 The following branch offices will be open, operating through their drive-up window, during their normal banking hours. • Clifton Park: 25 Park Ave. • Latham: 581 Loudon Rd. The following branch office will remain temporarily closed for all teller transactions: • Albany: 132 State Street Capital Bank’s drive-up windows currently accept transactions from walk-up pedestrians aswell as drive-up clients. The bank’s website (www.
capitalbank.com) and mobile banking app will remain fully functional, allowing clients the ability to electronically complete transactions and access their accounts, 24/7. While the regional headquarters building, at 132 State St., is closed, employees remain accessible to clients through telephone and email. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our employees either directly, via phone or email, or through our Contact Center, 800-836-3711. According to Anders M. Tomson, Chief Executive Officer of Capital Bank, “we continue to prioritize the health and safety of our clients and staff, and hope this decision will help ‘flatten the curve’ and reduce the potential exposure to the virus.”
Getting Back To The Basics: Direct Market Farmers in Saratoga Report Consumer Increase SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jessica Holmes and Nicolina Foti, from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, interviewed three farms to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the agricultural community. The results, they say, showcase the strong relationship between the consumer and the direct market farmers. Willow Marsh Farm in Ballston Spa. Willow Marsh Farm has seen an increase in milk, eggs, yogurt, and butter sales with the uncertainty of COVID-19. They have also seen an increase in new wholesale accounts, an increase in supply for existing accounts, and an influx of new customers. “I think there has been a realization from people as to what real, locally sourced food is,” said Chuck Curtiss of Willow Marsh Farm. King Brothers Dairy in Schuylerville. Home delivery service has increased, breathing life back into the times of the milkman. During the past week, King Brothers Dairy has seen a 50% increase in their new consumer base.
Products from Willow Marsh Farms. Photo provided.
“I hope we will retain the customers we have obtained during COVID-19, but what I am sure of is the bridge in the educational gap from how we get our food and where it comes from,” said Becky King of King Brothers Dairy. Smith’s Orchard in Charlton. Smith’s Orchard has been stocking their meat in the freezer as fast as it has been leaving. They have
also been advertising sales on applesauce apples as a fun family quarantine activity. While they have decided to close the doors to their pie shop for the next two weeks, they will be accepting orders with scheduled pickups, according to Shelley Smith of Smith’s Orchard. “There is this symbiotic relationship between all of the farms, and how we find a way to survive,” Becky King said.
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
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A Day In The Life
SARATOGA HOSPITAL WORKERS continued from front page... On January 20, 2020 a 35-year-old man returned to his home in Washington state after recently travelling to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak. That date marks the first recorded case of the virus in the United States. News across the states travelled fast, and Citarella said the first change she noticed in her usual daily routine was the unknown surrounding the virus at the time. “Initially, when we started hearing about the COVID patients— that the hospital would potentially be seeing these patients—we had a lot of questions, a lot of uncertainty, and the staff just wanting to know what was our plan, what are we doing here,” Citarella said. Both Citarella and Smith said they started self-isolation early on due to their jobs in the healthcare industry. Citarella said she wanted to keep herself, family, and co-workers safe and took to extreme social distancing as the best approach. In her own personal life, Smith said she experienced the same initial changes the rest of the world had, and started to selfisolate weeks before the rest of the community on principle, because she was working in the hospital. “I considered myself high risk and took every precaution possible to avoid being with other people,” Smith said. In her professional life, Smith said COVID-19 is a dailychanging thing. Since beginning to work with patients who had the disease, everything changed in the way they practiced. Daily conversations involving personal protective equipment (PPE) have happened regularly since. “We have constant conversations about PPE and how to keep ourselves safe. We’ve seen a ton of innovation, which is so heartwarming, in terms of different ideas for PPE. It’s been very useful. So every day is a brand new experience, really,” Smith said. Angelo Calbone, President and CEO of Saratoga Hospital, shared his perspective concerning the hospital and how the institution has worked as a collective with other hospitals.
Calbone said they coordinate through an early morning call with all the institutions throughout the region as a daily check-in. During that call, they compare notes, share approaches and learnings, and get a sense of what each institution is experiencing and how they’re managing it. “For the first time in my career, the entire region is functioning, in some ways, as a single health system and not really as competitors. It’s been a satisfying, but unique, experience that I think is helping prepare all the institutions, including Saratoga, really to be in the best position,” Calbone said. “As a collective, we have discussed and implemented changes, such as checking temperatures at all of our doors and timing the curtailment of visitors…we did that in somewhat of a coordinated fashion. We shared how we’re each using our protective equipment for our staff, testing the science and keeping an eye toward what makes our staff safest.” MIXED EMOTIONS While the virus forces the community apart, Smith said she was profoundly struck by the mixed emotions COVID-19 brought with it. She said working with a disease that is known as scary— and not yet over—creates questions concerning the unknowns of the virus. However, along with that feeling of fear and sadness the virus creates, Smith countered, “People truly need us, so that is rewarding.” Calbone has seen that rewarding sense reflected in hospital workers. He couldn’t think of an adjective strong enough to describe the extent to which Saratoga Hospital staff have invested their commitment to patients. He said the time and energy spent in having good plans in place appears to be paying off well, and the staff has left him in awe. “Their focus, calmness, and ability to take this work on while keeping their heads up has just been…we always knew we had a great staff but really seeing them work through this has been just impressive,” Calbone said. Smith reflected the same ideas as she mentioned her own amazement with not only the nursing staff, but with other staff, such as the kitchen
and cleaning crews. She described everyone as being high quality, caring, and willing to help with whatever anyone needs, creating an amazing atmosphere at work. A key part in that atmosphere is the interaction both Smith and Citarella have with patients. Smith described her interactions as heartwarming, stating patients appreciate them in return and feel concerned about the staff, which she said is highly unusual. “It’s a comfort to me. As much as we care, they’re caring as well,” Citarella said. Smith said, “It also feels very heartwarming to me, caring about those patients. I want to cheer when someone leaves the hospital—I’m just so happy for them.” Saratoga County reported its first COVID-19 case on March 7, 2020. On March 27, 2020, Saratoga County reported its first COVID-19 death. Despite the span of increasing reported cases over the last month, Calbone said social distancing is key to helping stop the spread. As of April 7, 2020, the Saratoga County Office of Emergency Services reported 167 confirmed cases in the county. “Social distancing and staying at home are the very best things the public can do right now. Our impression is that it’s working and having a positive impact. It hasn’t stopped this, but we do think we are seeing signs that the rate of growth is slowing, which allows all the regional hospitals to better manage the influx. We appreciate what the community is doing, we can tell, and we think it’s working,” Calbone said. THE UNKNOWN & THE UNCERTAINTY After reporting the county’s first case one month ago, both Smith and Citarella noticed fear isn’t playing a large part in the virus anymore. They said they no longer see fear in patient’s or co-worker’s eyes as they work with the virus. “This is very scary, but I have to say, the staff has done an absolutely phenomenal job being extremely professional and calm. I don’t see fear in people’s eyes. I think everyone just wants to help and that is pretty amazing,” Citarella said. Both women said they feel very
safe while working at the hospital, but that feeling changes as soon as they step out of that environment. Citarella is living at her home with her husband, practicing social distancing even inside the home. Besides an occasional trip to the grocery store, Citarella said she keeps to herself. “I feel very safe [at work]. Being out in the grocery store—it’s the unknown and the uncertainty there,” Citarella said. Smith said she currently lives by herself, so while it’s easy to selfisolate, the biggest challenge she faces is venturing out to get groceries. “I have not been to a grocery store in probably a month, and I’ve managed to order things online, but I can’t do that anymore. They’re just not available. I’m going to have to go to a grocery store. I’ve put it off for three weeks now,” Smith said. “I’m becoming a really creative cook,” Smith finished with a laugh. But it’s no laughing matter for those who travel to the grocery store. From being exposed safely to COVID-19 on a daily basis, Smith doesn’t feel that she should be in a grocery store but simply has no other choice. To keep the safe feeling they have inside the hospital when they are out in public places, such as grocery stores, both women said social distancing is key in uncontrolled environments. “What influences people to do the right thing? [By not social distancing] people are not choosing the right thing. Why do they do that…I don’t know,” Smith said. Calbone reflected those same feelings about the safe environment the hospital generates. He said a combination of limited building access, proper
hand washing hygiene, and masking has all contributed to create that protected environment. “We have long-established protocols and products here on how we disinfect and isolate areas. The public can’t access this building anymore. General visitors can’t come anymore. Other businesses and locations can’t necessarily make that work. If they don’t want the public accessing their space, they can’t do business. Whereas, we can keep our staff here taking care of patients, restrict a lot of traffic, and still do what we need to do,” Calbone said. Calbone encouraged the public to continue proper social distancing and recommended masks should be used as well in public places. He said the masks provide more protection when it’s on someone who is sick. If everyone in public spaces uses masks, it can create a more comfortable sense, similar to the atmosphere the hospital holds. At the end of the day, Calbone said personal health comes first. While practicing social distancing, proper hand washing, and self-isolating all contribute toward limiting the spread of COVID-19, people still need to pay attention to their health. “If people need healthcare, they should not be afraid to access healthcare. The emergency room is open; we can still manage almost any case here in the organization. We would hate for people who need care to be staying away, allowing their conditions to worsen because they somehow think they shouldn’t or can’t access the hospital. We know that perception probably exists, but that really isn’t the case,” Calbone said.
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Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
Look And You Will Find Resilience Everywhere
Todd Shimkus, President of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce for Saratoga TODAY Resilience is defined as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity. And in these last four weeks, I’ve seen so much resilience here in Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County as we face significant adversity from COVID 19.
Seeing people and businesses adapt has helped me stay hopeful and optimistic. Here’s a few examples… My wife purchased, picked up and has planted beautiful pansies in our backyard from Sunnyside Gardens without ever seeing anyone. Racing City Brewing delivered a growler of beer to my front porch. They left me a kind note indicating that I was their first Take Out delivery. Impressions of Saratoga is delivering Porch Packages with local products to brighten up your day. Today is Day 25 of the Max Level Fitness daily workout program. Every day, they have shared a workout routine anyone can do from home. Just one week ago on a conference call with local bankers, the SBA referred to the roll out of the Paycheck Protection program as building an airplane while it is flying.
Yet the next day and all through the weekend, local bank employees did everything they could to get our local small businesses approved for these loans. Wellspring expanded its efforts to support survivors of relationship and sexual abuse by offering an internet based chat hotline since they can’t meet in person and because incidences of domestic violence and sexual assault increase during times of uncertainty. CAPTAIN Community Human Services established three completely separate employee teams to ensure redundancy should a staff member become sick at a time when the need for their services has doubled. Employers who are still hiring moved almost entirely to using virtual interviews as they sought to provide local jobs to those now suddenly looking for one. The Holiday Inn and Shelters of Saratoga created a temporary
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Greetings TO ALL MY LOYAL READERS,
I hope you are staying safe and following the social distancing protocols. The sooner we can flatten the curve, the sooner we can all get back to regular life. I hope we still remember what ‘regular’ looks like! Life at the newspaper has been somewhat lonely. We have 4 staff working in the building and we are spread out in different rooms. The in-house staff includes me, 1 sales rep, and 2 graphic designers. The rest of staff is hunkered down at home working remotely. While I miss seeing the full staff, as well as my advertisers and of course all of you, I am very happy we have been able to provide continuous uninterrupted news and information to keep you ‘in-the-know’ about your community. Some days have been more challenging than others to find good stories, but this remains a vibrant and caring community with plenty of great stories to tell. Technically we are living through a once-in-a-century event. The last great pandemic took place 100 years ago. The Spanish Flu lasted from January 1918 to December 1920. It infected roughly 500 million people and killed approximately 70 million. But the Spanish Flu didn’t end the American dream, and neither will COVID-19. I predict when we come out of this, we will experience a retail and dining boom like we have not seen in our lifetime. I know I am CRAVING: fine dining, hitting the gym, clothes shopping, massage, Jiu-Jitsu, chiropractic, home improvement projects, a haircut, etc. Yes, I am firmly confident that the wheels of capitalism will spin at full speed and cash will be flowing through the economy and the markets. I suppose in the future, when I am bouncing my grandkids on my knees and they ask “Grandpa, were you alive in the great pandemic of 2020?” I can say “Yes I was sonny; in fact, I wrote about you during the pandemic in a letter to my readers!” In closing, I, as well as the entire team at Saratoga TODAY, want to send a big heartfelt THANK YOU to all the front-line workers keeping society running. These include but are not limited to doctors, nurses, lab techs, EMT’s, police, firemen, bank tellers, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, power plant operators, garabage collectors, government officials, auto repair workers, chefs, volunteers etc.
GOD BLESS & SEE EVERYONE SOON! -Chad
shelter in the hotel for those among us who are homeless. Employees at Saratoga Hospital who are on the frontline of this fight vs COVID 19 have adapted and become heroes among us for their bravery, skill, and compassion. And in return, local volunteers teamed up with the Saratoga Hospital Foundation to raise money to purchase meals for these Hospital employees from local restaurants. Local breweries crafted a new local brew called Negative Input with the proceeds from all sales being donated to help local hospitality workers who are now unemployed. The Children’s Museum at Saratoga hosted their 30th Anniversary Gala “To Go” and reported that it was a huge success. In the face of adversity, these organizations and so many, many others in our local communities are adapting.
We’re doing business differently. We’re raising money differently. We’re helping others differently. We’re finding opportunities where we can be in control. We’re collaborating. We’re then doing something good and positive. It is these actions that prove we are resilient. That we can and will overcome this threat. That’s why I remain hopeful and optimistic and you should too.
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“MOTHERING BOYS”
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ey you!
It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other
at school/the store/church/the park! I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and well!
by Katherine Morna Towne for Saratoga TODAY
Here’s an update on us: The kids have all been home from school for four weeks now. I can’t praise the teachers enough—we hit the ground running with distance learning almost immediately after schools closed, and my boys are all moving forward in their academics, from the kindergartener up to the high school sophomore. That blows my mind, and is a real testament to just how much the teachers have their act together (even though I’m sure they’re feeling just as discombobulated as I am!). And while school at home has involved a major learning curve (mostly on my part—the kids have just kept bumping along like no big deal), I’ve actually been so grateful for the structure it’s provided.
I have always tried to adhere to a fairly strict schedule with the kids—doing so provides the kind of order and expectation that my personality needs to be peaceful—so creating a 9-2 school schedule (which includes a snack, a small break, and lunch, just like when they’re at school, and allows for lots of outside time after school’s over) has been just right for us. During our school hours, I sit at the kitchen table with the kindergartener, second grader, and fourth grader, and, like so many of you, my husband is home from work, so he can watch the baby during that time, which has proven to be an absolute necessity (the baby’s very busy and mischievous!). I’m almost totally hands-on with my kindergartener, helping him work through each assignment, and I’m there to answer questions from my second- and fourth- graders, but they do the vast majority on their own. My big boys have set up work stations for themselves in other parts of the house and are basically totally self-sufficient. Amazing. Other than the often-crushing worry, sadness, and fear about current affairs, school takes up about half of my mental space, with food taking up most of the rest. For a family whose collective love language has to do with what delicious treat or nice dinner we’ll have when we’ve accomplished something or are celebrating something or because it’s nice weather or because it’s bad weather or for no reason at all, not going to the grocery store whenever I want, rationing the food we have so everyone has enough for each meal, and squeezing as many meals as possible out of what we do have has been a challenge, but one I feel up to and have been doing well with (if I do say so myself!). I’m cooking a lot more, since everyone’s home for every meal, and digging deep into all the things I learned from my mom and through the years to make filling, satisfying, healthy meals, snacks, and treats. No one’s complaining about being hungry, and they mostly seem to love what I’ve been making, so we’re good on that front. We watch Mass on Sundays, and catch up on any school if necessary on Saturdays. I’ve suspended my rule about video games—instead of only allowing the boys to play them on weekends, they now get a turn just about every day after they’ve finished school and spent time outside,
and my husband’s also been playing board games and throwing the ball in the yard with them almost every day. I’m able to lie down during the baby’s naptime each afternoon. I’ve been sticking to the same bedtimes for the little guys, but the older boys get to stay up later and we’ve all been sleeping a little later in the morning as well. We’ve been praying as a family a lot more. It’s been about as peaceful as a deadly pandemic can be, and for that, I’m immensely grateful. But we can’t wait to see our family and friends again, to go to the store without that cloud of suspicion and fear hanging over everyone there, to go to church and school and play sports and play on the playground, to move freely about outside, to not have to worry those whose livelihoods are in danger, and the economy, and what isolation is doing to society as a whole but especially to those who live alone, and of course, most of all, for this virus to stop ravaging—and taking—lives (a huge thank you to those of you who are putting yourselves in harm’s way to provide essential services for us all, and a very special mention of healthcare workers who are caring for the sick and dying and running a greater risk of contracting the virus themselves, especially where there are inadequate supplies). I recently read an article that referred to social distancing and staying-at-home as gifts we’re giving those who need it, they are actual acts of love. We’ve always tried to teach our boys to think of others before themselves, to love their neighbors, and that greater love has no one than those who lay down their lives for others. We’re being given the opportunity to do these things on a bigger and more critical scale than ever before. So that’s us! From what I’ve read online and on social media, it’s likely how you’re doing too. I hope to be able to see you soon, in person, and catch up. After all, the end of this is closer than it was yesterday. And Happy Easter! Good news and hope are just what we all need right now. Kate and her husband have seven sons ages 15, 13, 11, 10, 8, 6, and 1. Follow her at www.facebook.com/ kmtowne23, or email her at kmtowne23@gmail.com.
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Waldorf High School 122 Regent Street, Saratoga Springs summercamp@waldorfsaratoga.org 518-584-7643 x21
WALDORF SCHOOL OF SARATOGA SPRINGS 2020 SUMMER PROGRAM JUNE 29-AUGUST 21 The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs is asking you to leap, invent, and learn with us! We live in a historical community that not only has beautiful architecture but also hiking/walking trails across the Adirondacks waiting to be explored. Our faculty have many diverse talents that will inspire our campers each day, through play and creativity, to discover that the world is full of possibilities! We are looking to come together for eight weeks this summer by inviting youths from ages 3 years -13 years to attend our camp. The activities will be led by faculty of the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs. In the mornings we will congregate in the play yard and start our day, outside rain or shine. After our first morning activity we will break up into three age groups: Ages 3-6, Ages 7-9, Ages 10-13. The camp hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Before Care’ is available from 7:30 - 9 a.m. and ‘After Care’ is available from 3-6 p.m. Our summer camp headquarters will be at our Lower School building, located at 62 York Avenue. Each week will feature a different theme. Activities will include: Art (drawing, painting, coloring, photography, building, and woodworking), Creative Writing (storytelling, short plays, poetry), Agricultural Awareness (visiting farms, gardening, sustainability awareness), and Nature Activities (hiking, forging, fishing, tracking, games, water play, and swimming).
REGISTER TODAY summercamp@waldorfsaratoga.org EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT Enroll before March 15 for this special offer! Feb-March 15: $250 per week March 15-June 1: $300 per week June 1-August 21: $350 per week (Additional fees for before and after care) Established in 1981 with a preschool, and eventually expanding through high school in 1997, The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs provides rich and unique education to our community as the only pre-K through 12 independent school in Saratoga County. By offering a developmentally aligned curriculum that educates the whole student, the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs graduates global citizens with a curiosity about the world. Knowing how children learn at various phases of their development allows us to meet them where they are—from the active, playbased years of early childhood and the interdisciplinary and sensory rich elementary years to the teen years full of yearning for meaning in their lives and developing a socially responsible sense of citizenship and character.
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Food
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
Farmers Create More Options for Obtaining Fresh Food Grilled Lamb Chops SATURDAYS 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Wilton Mall | Food Court
by Himanee Gupta-Carlson for Saratoga TODAY Photos by Pattie Garrett.
Yields: 4 servings
INGREDIENTS: *Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market
MARINADE: Pleasant Valley Farm. Mrs. London's.
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hese days leading up to Easter have presented many unprecedented challenges. As a community, we’ve grappled with job losses, pay cuts, shortages of basic goods, fears of the spreading Coronavirus, and in some cases, illness itself.
Farmers, too, face such challenges. Yet, as histories of droughts, hurricanes, floods, crop failures, and climate change show, farmers can adapt innovatively to crises. Many who bring their goods weekly to the Saratoga Farmers’ Market are creating others ways to connect with customers and make their products available in a safe, wholesome manner.
preorder such items as Mangiamo’s pasta and Lewis Waite meats. Other vendors are offering delivery and/or curbside pickup services at other locations or suggest looking for their items in local specialty stores. A spreadsheet on the farmers’ market website at www.saratogafarmersmarket.org lists the various options available.
“It is vital that we keep the farmers market running during this time of crisis,” says market manager Emily Meagher. “Because of that, we want to make sure we offer the community as many options as possible to obtain fresh, local food.”
The market is following the social distance protocols established by the state’s federation of farmers’ markets. Vendors are spaced several feet apart and have sanitizers, disinfectant wipes, and gloves at their tables. The market is asking shoppers to not crowd around vendor tables and has established a curbside pickup service for preordered items near the mall entrance. Look for the red tent.
Most of the Saratoga Farmers’ Market vendors are continuing to bring their products to market each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tomorrow’s market will feature many of the fresh, healing foods of Easter. Look, for instance, for freshly cut lettuce, spinach, and other greens from Pleasant Valley and Green Jeans, lamb from Elihu, duck and goose eggs from Squashville, and maple treats from Slate Valley farms, among others. Vendors who are not attending the market are inviting shoppers to contact them directly to
“We want our market to be a safe space,” Meagher says. “We might not be able to gather socially as we normally do, but we can still offer our community fresh and wholesome foods from our local farms.” The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays in the parking lot outside the Wilton Mall. Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates.
• 3 Tablespoons olive oil • 4 garlic cloves, chopped • 1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary*, minced • 1 Tablespoon fresh oregano, minced • Zest from 1 lemon • ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper • 2 pounds lamb chops* (4 chops) • 1 pound cherry tomatoes*, on vine or skewered • 1 teaspoon plus 1 Tablespoon olive oil FOR THE SALAD: • 5 ounces baby arugula* • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar • 4 ounces feta cheese, cut into small cubes
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. For marinade: Combine the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, oregano, zest, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Season the chops with salt. Place the chops in a shallow dish. Rub the marinade into the chops to coat evenly on all sides. Cover loosely and marinade at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours in the refrigerator. 2. Rub the tomatoes with 1 teaspoon of oil and sprinkle them with a pinch of salt. 3. Allow the excess marinade to drip off the chops and place on a grill pan over medium-high heat. Place the tomatoes around the perimeter of the pan. Cover and cook, turning the chops once until nicely charred on both sides and it reaches an internal temperature of 125 degrees. Cook the tomatoes until blistered and lightly charred. 4. Transfer the grilled chops and tomatoes to a large platter and cover loosely with foil to rest. 5. For the salad: In a large bowl, toss the arugula with remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil, vinegar, and salt. Mound the salad in the center of a serving platter and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Arrange the chops and tomatoes on the salad. Serve immediately. NOTE: The original recipe grills the lamb chops on a gas grill. Recipe by American Lamb, shared by My Saratoga Kitchen Table.
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ew Easy N vers po o P d n a Engl INGREDIENTS This recipe is very scalable — double or triple it if you need more popovers. Since the batter holds quite well (up to a couple of days), you can make it in advance and only bake as many popovers as you need.
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
If you want to dress it up a bit; try these Parmesan-Herb Popovers
• ½ cup (2 oz.) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Having the correct pan is important to making airy popovers with golden domes. The secret is how the batter lies in the pan. Popover pans are used for making popovers. They are specially constructed to convey the heat directly to the batter, which needs to be added to a hot pan, similar to the way Yorkshire puddings are made. Popover pans are also made with tall, narrow cups, which create a distinctive shape. This creates steam that helps the popovers expand and become light and hollow on the inside. Then you can stuff them with things. A popover pan is deep with steep-sided wells. This forces the batter upwards creating puffy domes and crispy sides. Investing in a real popover pan eventually starts to feel quite justifiable. These tins are really only useful for making popovers, but oh, what beautiful popovers they make! The trick is to make sure the pan is very hot before you add the butter and the batter.
• 1¼ cup (10 oz.) whole milk
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
At Compliments to the Chef, we carry popover pans from Nordicware and USA Pan. Both the Nordicware pan and USA Pan’s are made in the U.S.A. These pans are designed to allow maximum airflow so popovers reach their full height.
4. Return the pan to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Then, without opening the oven door, lower the temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for 15 minutes, until the popovers are dark golden brown. Quickly poke each popover with a skewer or the tip of a paring knife and continue baking for 5 minutes.
by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY
Hello my Foodie Friends !
Most people fall into a rut when it comes to bread options. However, Popovers can be a deceptively simple item that will impress your family and friends and tickle their taste buds. Not only are popovers cost effective, they’re also a breeze to make as long as you follow a few simple rules: make sure the pan is hot before pouring in the batter, don’t fill the cups more than half full, and no opening the oven while they’re baking.
The next time you are not sure what to pop on over with to visit a friend or a family member, or to serve as a bread option, think about a creative popover to serve with the meal. During this challenging time
Buy Local it takes you to start the trend.
• 2 large eggs • 1 cup (5 oz.) all-purpose flour • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup whole milk • 2 large eggs • 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 4 tablespoons (2 oz.) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces
INSTRUCTIONS 1. In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt; set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk milk, eggs, and 2 tablespoons melted butter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk until combined (some lumps may remain). Let batter rest for at least 1 hour, or overnight. If resting overnight, refrigerate batter but bring to room temperature for at least a half hour before baking. 2. When you are ready to bake the popovers, adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position, place popover pan on a baking sheet, place it on the rack, and preheat the oven to 450 degrees. 3. When the pan and oven are preheated, carefully remove the pan from the oven. Quickly brush the cups with the remaining melted butter, and divide the room-temperature batter evenly among the cups.
– popovers may be a fun and creative way to add to your meal planning. Please call John at 518-2264477 to set up an appointment to assist you’re your culinary needs. I’ll greet you wearing my mask and remember, “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”
Take Care, John & Paula
Shop Local. Eat Local. Enjoy Local.
5. Immediately turn hot popovers out onto a cooling rack, and enjoy! NOTE: Popovers are best eaten within a few hours of baking, but if you want to reheat them, it’s best to use the oven. Avoid the microwave or you’ll get rubbery popovers.
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MONDAY
Office for the Aging Lunch Program
Congregate dining at the Saratoga Senior Center is Cancelled. *Home Deliver Meals are still available
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
4/10
4/13
4/14
4/15
• French Toast Strata with Syrup • Veggie Breakfast Sausage • Spiced Peaches • Orange Juice
• Baked Fish with Tarragon Sauce • Oven Browned Potatoes • Mixed Vegetables • Yogurt
• Chicken Parmesan • Tuna Noodle Casserole • Pasta with Sauce • Warm Biscuit • Lima Beans • • Chocolate Cookies Peas • Mandarin Oranges
THURSDAY
4/16 • Roast Beef with Gravy • Mashed Potatoes • Beets • Fruit Jello
Menu Subject to Change. Coffee, tea and butter are served daily. The suggested contribution is $2/meal. There is a $6 fee for guests under the age of 60. Please make checks payable to: Northeast Dining and Lodging, c/o Saratoga County Office for the Aging, 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
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To-Go & Curbside Pick-Up GUIDE
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
LIFE ONLINE VIRTUAL PT IT’S HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO WRITE TODAY. Things sure have changed since the last article I wrote. At the time my staff and I had been going to Silver Sneakers and the senior centers in Saratoga County performing fall assessments. We had started Osteoporosis programs, hosted running workshops and had just started screening and working with local athletes. Oh yeah and we were seeing patients in the clinic. After things started closing down and about a week of trying to get our bearings, we have settled into life online. Every PT at my office is seeing patients virtually. Starting April 13th we will be seeing patients in the clinic one-on-one...meaning one therapist on-site with one patient. We are doing this because there are people that can’t do virtual therapy due to the nature of their condition. We will be taking all the precautions possible to help keep patients and ourselves safe and healthy.
by Matt Goodemote, MPSPT, DIP. MDT
for Saratoga TODAY
I am trying to use this time to reflect and see what was working and what wasn’t working at the office and in my life. I think this pandemic has made me realize how fortunate I am to have enjoyed such good health. After my initial disappointment from watching my business go from busy to empty, I realized that I could still help people...which was the point of getting into PT in the first place.
Then, a few days ago I was applying for the loan from the government to keep my staff employed, it is a mess for sure, but I encountered good people trying their best to help. I spoke to accountants, bank employees, bank
CERVICAL RETRACTION • Always start by sitting back fully in the chair with your back comfortably resting against the back of the chair. • With control, slowly lean your chest and shoulders back like in the picture (without straining your neck). • Imagine someone is trying to kiss you but that you don’t want to kiss, and pull back away keeping your eyes forward Hold 1-2 seconds and return to neutral. Perform 3-5 reps 5x daily
POSTURE RESET IN STANDING • Start by Interlacing fingers. • Flip hands of palms facing away from your body. • Reach arms overhead and look up at hands. • Keep eyes facing/looking upward and slowly lower arms to sides. • Bring chin down towards throat and gently relax 5-10% so not tense. Hold 1-2 seconds and return to neutral. Perform 3-5 reps 5x daily. This would be ideal to do when you go to the restroom. After you finish washing your hands, take a minute to reset your posture.
STANDING BACKWARDS BEND • Standing with feet about shoulder-width apart and hands in the small of the lower back. • Slowly bend backward as far as possible without forcing the movement • This is a movement, not a stretch so go as far as possible but stay only 1-2 seconds maximum. Perform 3-5 reps 5x daily.
21 administrators, retirees, and even my older brother that works for one of the big international banks. In every case, I encountered people that were clearly doing their best to help make a difficult time go more smoothly. At times the efforts to help me went above and beyond expectations. Local bank officials, in the midst of the chaos around them, called me to offer help. I knew some through physical therapy and some through friends of friends. Over and over again I was offered help or names of someone to help. It helped lift a lot of the stress I was carrying and helped me reset myself and now I want to return the favor! I would like to offer my expertise to the people working at their desks for extended hours without taking breaks in an effort to help small businesses like mine. So if you know anyone that is doing that, please thank them for me! And share the pictures below with them. And if anyone has a specific question please share my email, I’m happy to offer my help! In the meantime, here are some thoughts. First things first. When sitting make sure you scoot your butt all the way back in the chair and lean back against the chair. I realize that this position is difficult to get used to but sitting forward in a chair puts more strain on the lower back and neck, so whenever possible sit back! If/when your upper back and neck tense up you will benefit from performing the retraction exercise. This is best done in a conference room chair or a waiting room chair. In other words a chair with a back that goes up to about the shoulder blades. If you are not interested in doing any stretches then at very least, stand up every 30-45 minutes to change your position and give your spine some movement. Just because you are able to sit longer does not mean you should. I have found one of the most common problems people with back pain and neck pain face is pain with sitting. Once again I would like to say thank you to all the people trying to help in these difficult times. I know my staff and I are appreciative and please know that we are here to help in any way we can. Our number is 518306-6894 and my email is goodemotept@gmail.com. Reach out anytime!
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Healthy Saratoga
Stay Healthy
Saratoga
WRITTEN BY MATT GUNNING | PHOTOS BY SUPERSOURCEMEDIA.COM
Week of April 10 – April 16, 2020
CORE TRAINING has become an extremely popular phrase lately but I’m not sure people truly understand what the actual function of the core is. So when I ask people what they feel they need the most work on, I will typically get the response that they have a weak core and need to strengthen it. And if I was to ask that same person how they would strengthen their core, they usually say something like sit-ups (which drives me crazy!). Now I’m not saying that sit-ups won’t get you stronger or work your core, but I will say that I don’t believe that it is the best way to train the core, because it isn’t how our core is designed to function. From a functional standpoint, the joints in our body are either designed to be mobile or stable. If it is mobile (think hips and ankles), then we want to move it freely through different ranges of motion. If it is stable (think knees and lower back/core), then we want to limit movement in that joint as much as possible. So when we think about the core and our lower back, we want to limit the movement, so doing endless amounts of sit-ups (think flexing the low back) and crunches might not be the optimal exercises for functionally strengthening the core. The ANTI approach has become a very popular concept (and for good reason) in the health and fitness industry. This approach towards core training is to make people more aware of how the core truly functions by making people look at the core as antimovement muscles. So we want to do exercises that challenge us to not move those muscles such as planks and avoid exercises where we do move them such as sit-ups.
come on guys…
Alright everyone, now that I told you how the core actually works, I am going to give you some of our favorite core exercises that we perform at Gunning Elite Training on a regular basis. These exercises follow the principles of the ANTI approach in different planes of motion. I think it is so important to train our bodies the way they are designed to work rather than against, so we can live a long and healthy life. Stay strong and keep GET’n after it!
LET'S WORK ON THAT CORE! Anti-Lateral Flexion
SIDE PLANK ROWS Complete 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps/side. • You will begin in a side plank position (think long and straight) and you will be perpendicular to a low cable pulley. • You want to maintain your side plank as you perform cable rows.
Anti-Extension
STABILITY BALL BODYSAW Complete 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps in a slow, controlled manner. • This is a plank on a stability ball where we make a saw motion with our arms without moving the rest of our body and overextending the lumbar spine.
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Anti-Extension
AB WHEEL ROLLOUTS Complete 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps. (With 3 year-old, optional) • This is a tougher variation where you push your hips forward and roll out maintaining a neutral spine and avoid extending at the lumbar spine.
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Anti-Rotation
PLANK WITH SANDBAG DRAG Complete 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps/side.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
• You begin in a plank position and a sandbag at your side. • Now avoiding rotating your hips at all, you will reach with your opposite arm and drag the sandbag through to the other side.
Anti-Rotation
BEAR CRAWL Complete 3-4 sets of 20 yards at a time. • This is one of our favorites as it challenges to move with the parts of our body that are meant to move while maintaining stability in our core. This exercise is truly as functional as it gets and it is one of the first movements we begin when we are babies (think crawling).
STEP 2
• We like to keep our hips stable so no bobbing up and down with the hips and we like to move opposite arm and leg at the same time.
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Important Economic Stimulus Provision to Help You Weather the Storm AT THE END of March Congress passed the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, which is a $2.2 trillion life support bill to help the economy survive the duration of the governmentimposed shutdown. While the bill is extremely wide-ranging, and many provisions may not apply to you, there are some items in the Act which you should at least be aware of.
by Stephen Kyne, CFP
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is included in the Act and provides extended eligibility for individuals who are traditionally ineligible for unemployment benefits, including the self-employed and independent contractors. It also provides an additional $600 on top of regular benefits, each week for up to 39 weeks. You are encouraged to check the New York State unemployment insurance website at www.labor.ny.gov for details and read the Frequently Asked Questions page to help determine your eligibility.
The CARES Act also includes a provision to temporarily suspend most Sterling Manor Financial Required Minimum Distributions from IRAs and retirement plans. People for Saratoga TODAY who were 70 ½ before January 1, 2020, or who turn 72 this year, would otherwise be required to withdraw a portion of their accounts and pay taxes on the distribution. The Act suspends this requirement through the end of 2020, resuming again next year. Recovery Rebates, which are direct payments from the government to individuals, have also been approved as part of the Act. These one-time payments will include $1,200 for each adult plus an additional $500 per qualifying child, however there is a caveat. Individuals with income higher the $75,000, and joint filers with incomes great than $150,000 will have their rebates gradually reduced, and eliminated for those individuals with income great than $99,000 and joint filers with incomes greater than $198,000. These payments will be automatic, and should require no action on your part.
While nobody knows the depth or duration of the economic impact from the Coronavirus and the subsequent government mandated economic shutdown, the CARES Act is a huge step, at least in the short-term, toward providing resources to help individuals and families weather the storm.
For people under that age of 59 ½, who qualify, the government is allowing access to up to $100,000 of your IRA or certain retirement plans without the usual 10% early withdrawal penalty. In addition to waiving the penalty, the government is allowing the income to be recognized over three years which would help most individuals remain in a relatively lower tax bracket than they would be in, had they recognized all of the income in just one year. For those who only need to take the withdrawal as a short-term financial bridge, the Act also allows repayment of the distribution within three years of receipt which would avoid the income recognition altogether! For small business owners, it is important to note that the ACT makes loans and grants available through the Small Business Administration (SBA). Contact the SBA directly for details on these programs. While not technically part of the CARES Act, it is worth mentioning that the IRS has postponed the tax filing deadline for individuals from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020. They tax payment date has also been delayed. According to the IRS, this extension is automatic, and does not require you to file any forms. While nobody knows the depth or duration of the economic impact from the Coronavirus and the subsequent government-mandated economic shutdown, the CARES Act is a huge step, at least in the short-term, toward providing resources to help individuals and families weather the storm. Like any piece of legislation, the CARES Act is convoluted and contains a myriad of provisions. Work directly with your Certified Financial Planner® professional and your CPA to help determine which provisions may apply to you, and how best to use them to benefit you and your family. Stephen Kyne, CFP® is a Partner at Sterling Manor Financial in Saratoga Springs and Rhinebeck. Securities offered through Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/ SIPC. Advisory services offered through Sterling Manor Financial, LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor or Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. Sterling Manor Financial and Cadaret, Grant are separate entities.
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BALLSTON SPA 31 Lancaster Court, $329,900. Richard and Dorothea Attwood sold property to Katherine Weber. 20 Pasture Place, $299,727. Rossetti Acquisitions LLC sold property to Nicholas and Hannah Coppola. 962 Benedict Rd., $381,264. John Paul Builders LLC sold property to Dyllon and Ashley Jones. 152 Charlton Rd., $622,500. Andrew and Heather Holt sold property to Todd and Karen Duthaler. 47 Kasey Pass Unit 47, $248,911. Brookview Court Inc/Pigliavento Builders DBA sold property to William and Sandra Lasher. 31 Kasey Pass Unit 31, $246,700. Brookview Court Inc/ Pigliavento Bilders DBA sold property to Elizabeth Gargiulo.
CHARLTON 850 Charlton Rd., $290,000. Kurtus Zarnofsky, Sr. sold property to Scott Paluba. 4619 Jockey St., $350,500. Joseph and Elizabeth Montemorano sold property to William Navojosky.
CLIFTON PARK 5 Jonathan Dr., $245,140. Glenn Heider (by Exec) sold property to Carlos Hidalgo. 1735 US Route 9, $1,800,000. Chelsea Medical LLC sold property to One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Route 9 Property LLC. 54 Blue Spruce Lane, $329,000. William O’Reilly sold property to Meghan and Jeffrey Mercier.
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994 Grooms Rd., $314,900. Michael and Crystal Spero sold property to Anastasia Yapchanyk.
25 Wesley Court, $499,800. Kyounghwan and Yousun Kim sold property to Emily Wild and Vincent Labella.
6 Wedgewood Dr., $410,000. Thomas and Patricia Gould sold property to Michael and Jessica Wutzer.
141 Longview Dr., $315,000. Rita Heffern sold property to George and Olivia Sutcliffe.
23 Newcastle Rd., $247,000. Clayton Road Future LLC sold property to Matthew Udasin and Katie Wright.
7 Aurora Ave., $1,095,000. Erick and Jill Richardson sold property to Justin and Lauren Stack.
10 Vineyard Circle, $359,000. Michael and Cheryl Rowland sold property to Aaron Bicknell.
CORINTH 351 Main St., $89,610. Diana Marcotte sold property to Michael Bedell.
GALWAY 1112 Whitesides Rd., $500,000. Thomas Rumsey sold property to Marisa and Bernard Rahman. Shaw Rd., $20,700. Margaret Capobianco sold property to Steven Cowper.
GREENFIELD 547 North End Rd., $330,000. Richard Monaco and Catherine Francesa sold property to Phillip Benoit and Frank Piazza. 9 Stonewall Lane, $312,000. Micah and Nichole Bodine sold property to Ryan and Erin Washburn.
HALFMOON 85 Dunsbach Rd., $91,905. Elsie Bonarrigo and Debra Bellerose sold property to Teekah Lachman. 1454 Crescent Vischer Ferry Rd., $207,000. Marie Martin (by Admin) sold property to Sara Delia. 3 Adsit Lane, $215,000. Ruth Vanalstyne sold property to Terri Montanye. 1 Tourtise Dr., $467,052. Marini Land II Inc. sold property to Timothy and Mary Jacon.
38 Vistas Court, $376,245. Vistas West Development LLC sold property to John and Linda Abrams.
918 Hudson River Rd., $164,945. Jerry Moore sold property to Cartus Financial Corporation.
5 Carriage Rd., $185,000. James and Sheryl Manning sold property to Aditi Katti.
918 Hudson River Rd., $164,945. Cartus Financial Corporation sold property to Kaylyn and David Falsen, Jr.
288 Riverview Rd., $440,000. Mary Conners sold property to Erin and Stephen Lasher and John Kyne.
Lot 11 Victor Dr., $356,087. Hodorowski Homes LLC sold property to Brian and Kimberly Hanson.
421 Route 146/Parkford Rd., $375,000. More Property LLC GJS Properties LLC.
MALTA 95 Knapp Rd., $218,000. Marilyn and Robert Kaveny, Jr. sold property to Mark and Karen Johnson. 23 Northwood Dr., $220,000. David Adamek, Sr., (as Trustee) sold property to Chad and Jennifer Hickok. 15 Old Stage Rd., $152,800. Victoria Anthony sold property to Eileen and James Lofthouse.
MILTON 218 Stone Church Rd., $115,000. Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development sold property to Stephen McCarey. 10 Legend Lane Milton, $232,000. Thomas Delaney sold property to Lauren Stuliff and Nicholas McFeeters.
MOREAU 51 Jackson Ave., $207,000. Walter Mykins, Christian Dorsey, James Dorsey IV and James Dorsey V sold property to Deborah Kresge. 30 Spring St., $138,800. Marie Brennan sold property to Tiffany Duval. 140 Redmond Rd., $217,000. Lori Hammond sold property to Barbara Bartlett. 15 Maplewood Parkway, $170,000. Patten Property Development LLC sold property to Tyrone and Victoria Hall.
TOWN OF SARATOGA 220 Broad St., $480,000. Filia LLC sold property to Dimitrios Mitakos.
SARATOGA SPRINGS 1 Jefferson St., $470,000. Robert and Stephanie Melvin sold property to Anthony Soeltti.
83 Tamarack Trail, $221,000. Tammy Martin and Donny Anderson sold property to Brett Thomsen and Alyssa Couball.
STILLWATER 17 Phillips Rd., $290,000. Joshua Johnson sold property to Michelle Morse.
25 WILTON 23 Oriole Court, $200,000. Elizabeth Guigli sold property to Debra and Brian Hogan. 3 Bear Cub Crossing, $333,000. Gregory and Ashley Ralph sold property to Matthew Cooper. 4 Ryan Road, $249,400. Capital District Development Group LLC sold property to Brandon and Lael Beckman.
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