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Celeb Stops By Northshire Bookstore
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Amanda Seyfried, an actress best known for her roles in “Mean Girls,” “Mamma Mia,” and “Dear John,” stopped by the Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs last week in support of novelist Liz Moore. Moore was in town promoting her latest book, “The God of the Woods.”
Creative Arts Festival Stages in Saratoga Springs
SARATOGA SPRINGS —A gathering of approximately 150 people enjoyed a night of creativity titled “The Future of Broadway: A Musical Showcase of Contemporary Composers,” on the campus lawn at Skidmore College July 11. The event was part of The Orchard Project’s 2024 Arts Festival presented July 11-13...
Vibrant View: An Experience in Color Expression - Opening Reception & Artist Talk July 20
SARATOGA SPRINGS —Spring Street Gallery invites the public to join an opening reception and artist talk for “Vibrant View” showcasing the artwork of Soliven Melindo and Max Litvinov from 4-6 p.m. on July 20. The exhibit will run from July 20-Sept. 13. Both Melindo and Litvinov use...
Spa Catholic Hires New Science Teacher
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Central Catholic announced this week that it has hired Jana Alfarone as a new Middle School science teacher. Alfarone will be teaching 6th grade science, 8th grade science, and forensics. Alfarone has an Associates in Science in Medical Laboratory Technology from SUNY Farmingdale, a Bachelors...
Leadership Saratoga Completes Nonprofit Projects, Seeks New Ideas
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The award-winning Leadership Saratoga program recently completed four impactful projects for local nonprofits, and is currently seeking project ideas for the upcoming 2024-2025 class. Sponsored by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, the program is dedicated to the development of leaders who will serve their communities...
Changes Coming To City Council
SARATOGA SPRINGS — This week, the City Council began floating potential options about how they would go about hiring an interim member to fill a vacant governing seat. With elected officials currently holding nearly half the top seats in city government that could be vacated by January, it is a process the remaining members of the council might have to revisit in short order.
Ethos Award Gala, Recipients Announced
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 2024 Ethos Awards, which recognize individuals who advance the engagement of black and brown people in the world of equestrian sports, will be presented at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs on August 31. This year’s recipients include:
Wbg.'s 35% valuation boost likely to help taxpayers
WARRENSBURG | Future tax bills for property owners in the town of Warrensburg will likely cite increased values for their homes, land, or businesses, yet the associated taxes are likely to decrease or stay substantially the same, area officials said this week. Warrensburg’s recently completed property revaluation project boosted the...
Saratoga Hospital Plans New “Center for Successful Aging” and Daycare Center
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Hospital wants to build a new “Center for Successful Aging” near its main campus that would function as a one-stop shop for local seniors. The hospital presented an application for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to the Saratoga Springs City Council on Tuesday evening that would allow them to demolish an existing 10,000-square-foot, one-story building on Myrtle Street across from the hospital’s main campus, and replace it with the new 60,000-square-foot, three-story office center.
Downtown Gallery's Aug. show eyes abstraction
TICONDEROGA | The work of two abstract painters and one potter will be featured in an upcoming Ti Arts Downtown Gallery show that opens Aug. 7. Using mostly acrylic paint with an occasional admixture of other mediums, Anne Ackerson's landscape-influenced paintings move from vaguely representational to decidedly abstract - and all points in between. She says her focus depends on "the enduring lure of the landscape."
World champion magician Simon Coronel brings ‘Glitches in Reality’ to UPH
The Capital Region and surrounding areas have welcomed some noteworthy visitors lately, from international royalty and Hollywood celebrities to Triple Crown thoroughbreds and a “Miracle on Ice” gold-medal winner. This weekend, magic royalty joins that list when current world champion magician Simon Coronel brings his new show “Glitches in Reality” to Saratoga Springs.
Jason Golub Leads His Faction In Paying Dillon Moran’s Exorbitant Legal Bills
Watching the Saratoga Springs City Council meeting on July 2,2024, I was struck by how incestuous the world the Faction (Public Works Commissioner Jason Golub/Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran/Finance Commissioner Minita Sanghvi) lives in is. It is truly impressive how oblivious they are as to how the public views the debacle of Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran running up a $61,000.00 legal bill at $1,250.00 per hour. They appear to believe that no one will notice or disapprove if they ignore the New York statutes on how legal bills are dealt with and instead nod their heads approvingly at each other’s clearly inaccurate characterizations of what Moran did and what the obligation of the city is to pay his exorbitant bills.
Jockeys competing against harness riders in Saratoga charity event
The Saratoga Harness Track will host a different kind of race next week to raise money for Kelly’s Angels and Franklin Community Center. Retired jockey Robbie Davis is returning to the track, but not the track where he won thousands of races. He is at the Saratoga Harness Track.
St. James-Smithtown Little League Holds Another Successful Little League Softball State Championship
St. James-Smithtown Little League just completed its second year of hosting the 12U New York State Little League Softball Championship Tournament, and it was a major success. The week was filled with fun activities, like face paint and bouncy houses, along with delicious food and beverages. And, of course, plenty of softball.
Services to be held for credibly accused priest at parish where he previously served
Services at St. Thomas in Delmar on Friday for priest Gregory Weider who accused in three sexual abuse cases The post Services to be held for credibly accused priest at parish where he previously served first appeared on Spotlight News.
359 arrested in New York 4-month retail theft crackdown, police say
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — More than 350 people have been arrested for organized retail theft since Mar. 15, 2024, according to state police. Steven G. James, superintendent of New York State Police, stated on Thursday that state police have arrested 359 people and recovered $101,000 in stolen property in accordance with Gov. Hochul's initiative of multi-agency retail theft crackdown announced earlier this year.
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