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One dead after collision involving electric bike
COBLESKILL, NY (WRGB) — State Police are investigating after a collision between a car and an electric bicycle that proved fatal. On Thursday, August 29, at about 2:13 p.m., Troopers responded to the intersection of State Route 10 and Hill Road in Seward, NY, for the reports of a vehicle that collided with an electric bike. Investigation found that the electric bicycle being operated by Mackenzie T. Bamberger, 22, of Cobleskill, entered the intersection from Hill Road and was struck by a vehicle northbound on State Route 10. The driver of the vehicle immediately stopped and called for emergency services.
For the love of reading and wrestling: Festival of Friendship event at Sheffield’s Bushnell-Sage Library
Sheffield — It was all about the love of reading, stories, and high-flying fun and action at the first-ever Festival of Friendship at the Bushnell-Sage Library. The first event in the two day festival, which started on Friday, August 23, was a lecture at the library from Dr. Jess Krenek on “What is Wrestling?” Krenek, who earned her PhD from the University of Maryland’s School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, wrote her dissertation project on “An ethnographic study of non-male fans of professional wrestling, examining how fandom creates and disrupts community, through lenses of gender studies, queer studies, and performance studies.”
One dead following motorcycle crash on Farm to Market Road
BRUNSWICK, NY (WRGB) — A Petersburgh man has died following a motorcycle crash in Brunswick Thursday. On August 29, 2024, just before 5:30 p.m., State Police of Brunswick responded to the area of Farm to Market Road in Brunswick, NY, for reports of a motorcycle that had collided with a guide rail. Investigation determined that William S. Snyder, 37, of Petersburgh, NY, was traveling southbound on the motorcycle when he exited the roadway and struck the guide rail. Snyder was transported to Samaritan Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Troy gifting training equipment to Olympic boxer
Troy gifting training equipment to young Olympic boxer. A local boxer who is a four-time national Olympic champion is getting some help from her hometown. Jadah Robinson has been a champion since she was a pre-teen. In 2019, Robinson became the first girl from the Capital Region to win the USA Boxing Junior Olympics.
Ballston Spa Barber Club Celebrates Grand Opening
The Ballston Spa Barber Club celebrated its grand opening on Monday, August 26 with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. The shop, located in the Carousel Village Plaza at 2100 Doubleday Avenue Ballston Spa, is open every day but Sunday. Photo via the Chamber of Commerce.
Empire State University Alum Stars in Hit Show “The Bear”
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Actor Edwin Lee Gibson, a 2012 graduate of the Saratoga Springs-based Empire State University, has hit it big thanks to a recurring role in the Hulu series “The Bear.”. The show, which revolves around the staff of a fictional restaurant in Chicago, features Gibson in...
Anne’s Washington Inn: 80 Years of Family and Hospitality
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Many businesses advertise themselves as “family owned and operated,” but Anne’s Washington Inn takes the concept to another level. In 1943, hotelier Charles Russell purchased what was then the McCarty Hospital in Saratoga Springs for $7,500 and transformed it into the The Washington Inn. His daughter, Anne (Russell) Bokan ran the place for more than forty years. In 1985, Anne’s son and daughter-in-law, Joe Jr. and Kathleen Bokan, took over operations. Today, the couple’s oldest daughter Madeleine oversees the inn’s wedding and events operations with her toddler in tow. That’s five generations of family members who have sat on the inn’s famous front porch across 80 years of busy Saratoga summers.
Celebrated Aussie Guitarist Returns to Saratoga Springs
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Australian guitarist Daniel Champagne will perform Sept. 26 at Caffe Lena as part of an east coast swing through North America. Heralded by reviewers as “the finest guitar player of this generation,” and “a leading light in acoustic music,” Champagne grew up on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, picking up his instrument of choice as a 5-year-old following in the footsteps of a musical father.
City Installs New Cashless Collection Boxes To Aid Homeless
SARATOGA SPRINGS —Following an effort initiated in 2016, the first of six new collection boxes encouraging the public to contribute to local agencies who help those who are homeless, was installed Aug. 23. “Originally we had 12, but after they were installed in 2016, they got broken into because...
Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center announces 2024 lecture series
The Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center and the Saratoga Springs Public Library are set to start their new Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series. The 2024 series is designed to highlight different parts of the city's history, culture and traditions.
The Queens M G Seeks Third Spa Stakes Win in Spinaway
The series of stakes for 2-year-old fillies comes to a close Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course with the Spinaway Stakes (G1), which has attracted a field of 11, seven of which have already posted a win at the meet. Despite winning twice from three starts at the Spa, The...
Arthur’s Ride Looks to Score in G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Glassman Racing’s Grade 1-winner Arthur’s Ride looks for his next big score in Sunday’s Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup, a 1 1/4-mile test for 3-year-olds and up, at Saratoga Race Course. The Jockey Club Gold Cup offers a “Win...
2 Prisons With The Most Dangerous Inmates Are In WNY
Living in a prison community can be rewarding in the sense that it often provides good-paying jobs to the people in the area. But, on the other hand, there's always the lingering fear that a prisoner may escape or that there could be a riot. No matter how secure a prison is, there is always a chance that something bad can happen. That is especially true when you live near a maximum-security facility that houses the most dangerous criminals in the state. In New York, there are 15 correctional facilities that are deemed maximum security, two of those are in Western New York. These prisons are generally where the worst of the worst are housed. According to Cambridge Dictionary, a maximum-security prison is,
Travers Brings in $63 Million and Barstool Sports Crew
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 155th running of the Travers Stakes last Saturday at the Saratoga Race Course generated a record-setting $63 million all-sources wagering handle, and featured not one but two major sports broadcasters. Both the usual Fox Sports crew, as well as Barstool Sports personalities such as Dave...
Saratoga Dunkin’ Celebrates Reopening with Ortiz Brothers
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Famed jockeys (and siblings) Irad Ortiz Jr. and Jose Ortiz fueled up for the final week of the Saratoga summer meet at the newly remodeled Dunkin’ at 80 West Avenue in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday morning. The Ortiz brothers signed autographs and met with fans.
NYS: New measures to prevent drowning
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As summer winds down, two new bills were signed into law to help prevent drownings throughout New York State. One will now require the state department of health to have outreach programs teaching the public about fatal and non-fatal drownings and how to prevent them. “It will basically take drowning, which is […]
NJ Health Department reports 2 West Nile Virus deaths among new cases
Two deaths have been linked to the West Nile Virus in New Jersey, among the new cases that have been reported in the Garden State, according to health officials.The state's health department reported an additional six West Nile virus cases, and two additional presumptive viremic blood donors (PVD) -- or blood donors whose tests are reactive to the virus.This comes after the state's first human case of Eastern Equine encephalitis (EEE) and two earlier cases of the West Nile virus infection were discovered.The New Jersey Department of Health and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are urging residents to...
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