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Volume 8 • Issue 5 • February 8 – February 15, 2013
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To Honor and Serve Fallen Soldier’s Legacy Helping Kids Get Fit by Andrew Marshall Saratoga TODAY
Taylor Miller. Photo provided.
Out With the Old— In With the New Bow Tie Cinemas to Open at Wilton Mall by Patricia Older Saratoga TODAY WILTON — One day after the news that Regal Cinemas was closing their theater at Wilton Mall, Bow Tie Cinemas announced they would be opening an eight screen theater in the same space. Bow Tie Cinemas, known for their large format auditoriums, stadium seating and leather rocking
SARATOGA SPRINGS — As the country’s collective waistline continues to expand, the need to educate younger generations to make smarter decisions becomes more and more important. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 12.5 million children between the ages 2-19 are considered obese. Whether it’s the lack of physical education, the increase in availability of processed foods packed with calories and sugar
or the rise of television and video games as a pastime activity; learning to live healthy is something you should learn sooner rather than later, in hopes to carry those habits with you for the rest of your life. David Taylor Miller learned those lessons as he approached young adulthood. Better known by his middle name, the 19-year-old had worked hard to enlist in the United States Army which required him to lose weight before he could even be considered for boot camp. After returning home from basic training, his family marveled at what he had been able to do to
make such a drastic change. A few weeks later, he would be sent to Afghanistan on active duty. His aunt, Suzanne D’Iorio, remembers the time before his deployment fondly. “Toward the end of his life, the pictures we have of him show he was never more fit than before he left. He had lost close to maybe 100 pounds between boot camp and the weight he had to lose just to get into the boot camp.” Tragically, Taylor’s life would be cut short six weeks following his See Taylor pg. 7
Saratoga Success Story
How Quad Graphics Keeps Thriving by Patricia Older Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — From humble beginnings inside of a small warehouse in Wisconsin to a one million square foot plant in Saratoga Springs, Quad Graphics continues to grow and expand in an ever-changing world of technology, print and social media. “Print is the launching pad— the call to action,” explained plant
“And what do we do if we’re out in front? We have to stop thinking that we are in the printing business. We are in the people business. Staying ahead is dependent on the knowledge and experience of our staff.” —Harry Quadracci, founder of Quad Graphics
Featured Stories Milton Medical Center New Saratoga Hospital facility to be the first of its kind in the town of Milton. See Business pg. 12
Local Politics Find out what happened at the latest Saratoga Springs City Council and Malta Town Board meetings. See Saratoga City Council pg. 4 See Malta Town Board pg. 9
Inside TODAY Obituaries 5 Valentine’s Gift Guide
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Business 12 17 Families TODAY Education 14
director Dan Frankowski. “We are maintaining the viability of print— Quad Graphics is redefining print.” Quad Graphics, while it has a local plant that employs approximately 800 full-time people, is a global contender in print media. It began in 1971 when Harry Quadracci took out a second mortgage on his home and then secured a $600,000 line of credit to purchase his first printing press. One year See Quad pg. 6
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