LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 12
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Issue 19
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May 11 – May 17, 2018
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saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
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518- 581-2480
ZOMBIE PROPERTIES City Takes Steps to Bring Abandoned Properties Back to Usefulness
by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY
Dozens of zombie properties have been identified throughout Saratoga Springs. The city is launching an effort to bring those abandoned homes back to usefulness. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city officially counts 59 “zombie” properties throughout Saratoga Springs but acknowledges there could be dozens more abandoned structures across the Spa City landscape. The vacant and deteriorating homes, often abandoned by owners behind on their mortgage, pose safety risks and can negatively affect property values
of entire neighborhoods. “There are some in almost every neighborhood in the city,” says Public Safety Commissioner Peter Martin. “On our vacant property registry list we have 59, but we believe from neighbor reports and our own officers driving around the city that there are probably closer to 80.” Abandoned properties can attract animals, pose potential structure fire issues, result in injuries to children seeking an See Story pg. 9
NEW OWNERS AT The Wishing Well Celebrates MENGES & CURTIS 50 th Anniversary
by Marissa Gonzalez Saratoga TODAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Menges and Curtis Apothecary’s new owners are bringing health and history back to Saratoga. “I was always fascinated by the history and the space of the building,” Jennifer Lamb, new co-proprietor and pharmacist of Menges and Curtis Apothecary, said. Previously Fallon Pharmacy, March 31 was Menges and Curtis’ first day with Lamb and her husband Scott Lamb as owners. See Story pg. 12
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Jennifer Lamb, owner and pharmacist. Photo by Super Source Media LLC.
Brenda Lee at the Wishing Well’s 50th Anniversary celebration.
Photo by LaChapelle Photography. See Story pgs. 24, 25
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