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Saratoga Picks | De La Rose Stakes 2024
Multiple graded stakes-winner Evvie Jets hopes to return to a familiar winner’s circle in Wednesday’s Listed $135,000 De La Rose – a one-mile inner turf test for older fillies and mares that have not won a graded sweepstake in 2024 – at Saratoga Race Course. The...
Summer Auto Show in Saratoga this weekend
The Saratoga Automobile Museum is preparing for its Summer Auto Show on Saturday, Aug. 3. The show will feature classic cars, antique treasures, modern sports cars and more at Saratoga Spa State Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Beloved Chain Restaurant Likely Saved In New York After Closings
After filing for bankruptcy and closing many locations in New York, a new deal may save many other eateries. In May, Hudson Valley Post learned Red Lobster is closing nearly 50 locations across the country, including many in New York. Red Lobster Closes Many New York Locations. We later learned...
CDC: Mosquito Bites Just As Scary As Shark Bites In New York
According to top officials, you should be just as worried, if not more worried, about getting bit by a mosquito than a shark. Earlier this month, several beaches in New York were closed down because of sharks. Sharks Close Down Many Beaches In New York State. For example, a 7-foot-long...
Dust Bowl Faeries Are Magic & Mayhem
Ahead of the release of the new EP, we had Dust Bowl Faeries in for a visit. And as you may expect, we had a grand time. We heard some good stories, and some great music. See the band at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Summer Square series on August 31.
Farm Aid coming back to The Spa featuring legendary artists and family farms
Farm Aid is returning to Saratoga Springs this year, and with it a celebration of local farmers. The first Farm Aid benefit was in 1985, organized by Neil Young, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp. The concert came to Saratoga Springs for the first time in 2013, drawing more than 25,000.
Seize the Moment With In This Moment! Win Tickets to the Saratoga Show
Q1057 and 1035, the Capital Region's Classic Rock Station is giving you the chance to "Seize the Moment with In This Moment"! Scroll down and enter for the chance to WIN tickets to see In This Moment at the Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center!. In This Moment is...
Stuyvesant Plaza store extends temporary closure after recent burglary
Lola Saratoga’s Stuyvesant Plaza location will be closed for a while, said the owner, after a burglary July 23. Three men smashed a window in the middle of the night, then stole merchandise from the store, police said. The store sells products from designers such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci.
Bear Terrifies Upstate New York Campers, Campers Ticketed
Upstate New York campers who called for help with a bear ended up getting caught doing something illegal. On Tuesday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released its "DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review" report which highlights "Recent Statewide Forest Ranger Actions." Bear Encounter: Village of...
Brightwork, Ways and Means Finally Have Rematch in Test
Assembling a field of six of the best 3-year-old filly sprinters in the country, the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) will live up to its name at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 3. The stars of the show could very well be the leading pair from the last time Saratoga offered this class of fillies a seven-furlong opportunity in the Spinaway Stakes (G1). Brightwork and Ways and Means looked like a rivalry would begin as they thrilled the grandstand with a stretch-long duel, Brightwork emerging on top by a half-length. Instead, the fillies will have their rematch 11 months later.
Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library officials confident residents will approve 2025 budget
Lifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library officials are preparing for a vote on the proposed 2025 budget. The proposed budget has a tax levy just over $5.25 million, an increase of roughly $150,000, and is under the state tax cap. The total budget is roughly $5,370,000, less than a $200,000 increase. Library...
U.S. Light Energy Achieves Prestigious Recognition: Top Solar Developer Based in NY, Sixth in Nation for Community Solar
New York-based USLE also ranks 18th nationwide in all solar development, according to rankings just released by leading industry publication Solar Power World. LATHAM, NY, UNITED STATES, July 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- U.S. Light Energy (“USLE”), a distributed generation energy development company specializing in community solar and renewable energy solutions, today announced it has been named the top solar developer based in New York, and the nation’s sixth-largest developer of community solar, in annual rankings just released by Solar Power World, the premier publication covering the U.S. solar market.
Upstate New York School One of First in Area to Ban Cell Phones
As Governor Kathy Hochul continues her statewide push to ban smartphones inside New York schools, a school district in the Capital Region has already implemented a plan to make its school a "phone-free" space. Should All Schools Do This?. Eventually, they will. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week that she...
Mariners suffer heartbreaking loss in state championship
BINGHAMTON | The Clinton County Mariners’ improbable run to the New York state American Legion baseball championship ended in heartbreaking fashion. Nate Van Wie’s walk-off hit to right field lifted Rome’s Smith Post #24 to a 4-3 win at Conlon Field in Binghamton. The Mariners (27-14-1), who...
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