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“Food Glorious Food”

LATHAM - Join Colonie

Senior Service Center’s staff, visiting chef, foodies, and local food producers for a monthly book club and practicum all about food entitled “Food Glorious Food.” We will explore the serious side of food, how it’s produced, the economics and politics behind it, and the responsibility we have as consumers. This reading and discussion program will also entail some hands-on opportunities. Registration is FREE but will be limited. The group will meet the last Thursday of the month at 11 am in the community room at King Thiel Senior Community, 17 Elks Lane in Latham. We ask that participants plan on attending all scheduled sessions; March 30, April 27, May 25, and June 29.

Books Chosen for this Program are as follows:

-The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber

-Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of Us by Matt Fitzgerald

-In Defense of Food:

An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan

-Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe

-How the Food Industry

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Rail trail bridge work set to begin: Here’s how to navigate around it

By H. ROSE SCHNEIDER

BETHLEHEM — A monthslong project to replace the rail trail bridge over New Scotland Road in Bethlehem is set to start next month, along with closures and detours for both drivers and trail users.

The $3.28 million project, which starts March 6, will replace the entirety of the bridge as well as alter the road, sidewalks and drainage underneath, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy said Friday.

Intermittent lane closures will be in place for about three weeks for tree removal, before both lanes close from Monday tentatively through May 1, after which it will switch to one-lane traffic, he said. Overall, the project is scheduled to last until Oct. 31.

The county project has been planned since about 2019, with factors like the COVID-19 pandemic delaying it, McCoy said. Litigation with former telecommunication company Sprint over laying communication lines has since been resolved, with the company instead laying the lines to the side of the trail, he said.

One sidewalk under the bridge will be closed in order to expand both the roadway and the opposite sidewalk, but a major improvement will be raising the bridge so it will be less at risk of being hit by trucks, McCoy said. The bridge has been hit at least four times since 2011, the latest occurring in October when a truck attempted to pass under it.

McCoy said improvements are also planned for the Albany County Rail Trail that crosses the bridge. Starting March 6, its users will also be detoured.

“It’s going to be an inconvenience, but when it’s done it’s going to make the rail trail a lot better,” McCoy said. He said project dates could change, and advised residents to check the county website for updates.

Crossgates reflects changing face of retail

An inside look: Mall must rely on incentives, cheap rents to survive

By LARRY RULISON

GUILDERLAND — Owning a regional shopping mall these days is a pretty tough business.

Gone are boom days of the 1980s and 1990s when going to the mall was one of the best, and often only, ways to shop for anything from music and movies to video games, toys, clothes and home furnishings.

The formula was fairly simple. Attract a few brand-name departments stores — like Macy’s, Boscovs, JCPenney or Sears — fill in a variety of clothing, jewelry, sporting goods and pop culture stores, along with a food court and a movie theater, and you had an extremely solid business model that produced stable rental income that could be measured in decades.

Both Colonie Center — one of the original indoor malls to be built in the Capital Region — and Crossgates Mall, which eventually became the region’s largest and most dominant mall after it opened in the 1980s, thrived under this model.

But things are different today. The explosion of reliable, fast and cheap online shopping, along with changing tastes and attitudes toward the indoor mall shopping experience, began slowly chipping away at malls more than a decade ago.

And when the pandemic hit in early 2020, the mall sector was hit even harder. State governments all across the country ordered large indoor malls like Crossgates and Colonie Center closed until further notice.

Tenants stopped paying rent, yet the malls still had to maintain their hulking buildings, which get regular upgrades and adhere to strict maintenance schedules.

The pandemic hit Crossgates, which has about 200 tenants and 1.7 million square feet of space, particularly hard, even after malls were allowed to open up

later in 2020. The mall’s rents dried up and its tenants that didn’t end up going out of business required huge discounts on rent, and sometimes deferrals, in order to remain.

Rental revenue at Crossgates went from $47 million in 2018 to $30 million in 2020.

Pyramid Management, the Syracuse-based owner of Crossgates, saw the mall’s net operating income, a key indicator of the health of the business, cut in half from $30 million in 2018 to $16 million in 2020.

Typically the public would never get an inside look into the finances and operations of a privately held business like Cross-gates Mall, but in an effort to substantially reduce its expenses, Pyramid has focused on trying to lower the mall’s local property tax bill, which amounts to $7 million a year, most of which goes to the Guilder-land school district.

Pyramid’s strategy has been to challenge the town’s property assessment of Crossgates, which is an estimation of the value of the mall’s real estate and is used to calculate local property tax bills. The town currently assesses Crossgates at $234 million, and Pyramid sued the town in 2021 in state Supreme Court in Albany to have the assessment dropped to $109 million, less than half.

That case, still pending, has opened up hundreds of pages of financial statements, rent rolls and appraisal documents to the public. The documents, filed as evidence with the court and available online, reveal the behind-the-scenes financial reality of Crossgates and how its managers and leasing agents have to compromise and get creative to scratch and claw for revenue that dried up nearly overnight in early 2020 and isn’t coming back.

The documents also show how with the demise of the typical anchor department stores — retailers like Macy’s and JCPenney that went through bankruptcies before the pandemic — the mall has had to rely on other tenants to draw customers.

There is perhaps no tenant at Crossgates more important to the mall’s survival than the Apple store, which had $53 million in sales in 2021, accounting for 26 percent of all the sales at stores at Crossgates.

Only the Best Buy store has higher annual sales, at $75 million.

“They (Apple) are a destination, in and of themselves, and they have an incredible sales performance,” Robert Utter, the chief financial officer at Pyramid testified this past fall in a four-day non-jury trial held in the Guilder-land assessment case, which is awaiting the judge’s decision.

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Senior March Dining Events at Colonie

Senior Service Centers

COLONIE - Join us for a hot meal at The Beltrone Living Center

Monday-Friday at Noon.

This program is funded in part by the Albany County Dept. for Aging, NYS Office for the Aging, Administration for Community Living, Town of Colonie and participant contributions. Registration and Reservations are Required for this program. Call 518459-2857 Ext 303 for Reservations. Friday, March 10th at 12:00 Noon: Come listen to “Irish Don”, Don Kelley sing and play guitar to Irish folk and rebel music to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Lunch

Served will be Vegetarian Antipasto Salad & Italian Wedding Soup. Monday, March 20th at 5:00PM:

Come see “The Forgettable Four” quartet and eat a Corned Beef dinner with your community! “The Forgettable Four “ is an acapella quartet formed in 2014 by four members of “The Electric City Chorus”

-Chuck Farone ( Baritone ), Don Cotugno ( Bass ), Scott Rigney ( Lead, melody ) and Dave Iovinella (

Tenor ). Tuesday, March 21st at 12:00 Noon: Come hear Ginger McGehee, program Manager of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York for a Lunch & Learn titled

“Know the Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease which will cover the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as compares the Alzheimer’s disease to that of normal aging so folks can be informed of the difference.

Lunch Served will be an Oven Baked Fish Sandwich. Tuesday, March 28th at Noon: Come see the Albany Area Senior Orchestra perform and eat lunch with the community! The group was founded in 1977 and consists of 50 members with just about all orchestral instruments covered! Their music is as diverse as their members - playing show tunes, classical pieces, and Sousa marches. Lunch Served will be a Chicken Pesto Lasagna.

3/1 Chicken & Dumplings

3/2 Bacon, Shrimp + Corn Chowder & ½ Turkey Sandwich

3/3 Shepherd’s Pie

3/6 Chicken Plicata

3/7 Baked Ham + Scalloped Potatoes

3/8 Seafood Mac &

Cheese w/ Broccoli

3/9 Chicken Parmesan

3/10 Special Lunch Vegetarian Antipasto + Italian Wedding Soup

3/13 Stuffed Pepper

3/14 Irish Beef Stew

3/15 Chicken Cordon Bleu

3/16 Spaghetti + Meatballs

3/17 Garlic Herb Baked Cod

3/20 Lunch Pasta Fagioli w/Sausage

3/20 Special Dinnner

Corned Beef + Cabbage

3/21 Lunch & Learn

Oven Baked Fish Sandwich

3/22 Cornflake Chicken

3/23 Beef Tips over Egg

Noodles

3/24 Cheese Tortellini Soup + ½ Rst Beef Sandwich

3/27 Pulled Pork Sandwich

3/28 Chicken Pesto Lasagna

3/29 Salmon Cakes

3/30 Spinach Frittata

South Colonie

Dollars for Scholars

COLONIE - South Colonie Dollars for Scholars would like to announce that high school seniors who attend Colonie Central High School can now apply for scholarships offered by South Colonie Dollars for Scholars.

The application deadline is March 19, 2023. All scholarships are offered via our website, https://southcolonie.dollarsforscholars.org. or find our link on the Colonie Central High School home page. Scholarship amounts will range from $250 - $2500. In 2022, the organization gave out 63 scholarships totaling $35,000. We anticipate to have approximately the same amount this year.

This chapter of the national non-profit Scholarship America, was formed in 2003 and has given out

over $500,000 in scholarships since then! For assistance, please contact Tami Sherry, Awards Chair, at 518-441-1628.

Breakfast Buffet and Omelet Station

Waterford Knights of Columbus

WATERFORD - Buffet featuring our famous Omelet Station, Eggs cooked to order, Pancakes (Plain or Blueberry), French toast, Sausage, Bacon, Seasoned Home Fries, Toast, coffee, tea, orange and apple juices. Take a chance to win the 50/50 drawing. Each paid breakfast enters you to win a free breakfast!

WHEN: Sunday, March 5th, 2023, 8:00am – 11:00am • Every 1st Sunday of the Month

WHERE: K of C Hall, 76 Grace Street, Waterford waterfordkofc.org or call 518-237-9330 $12.00 adult - $6.00 children (Children under 4 free)

Diocesan Charismatic Prayer

Monthly Meeting

LOUDONVILLE - 4th Saturday of each month

Christ Our Light RC Church, Parish Hall 1 Maria Drive, LoudonvilleTime: 11:00am SHARP!

Until: 12:30pm

Mar. 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, 2023

Check us out on: www.AlbanyCCR.org

Clifton Park Chabad will Host a Communal Purim Party “Purim Down Under”

CLIFTON PARK - G’day, mate! Chuck your pack and get ready to go walkabout in the great Down Under!

Clifton Park Chabad will host a communal Purim party “Purim Down Under” at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 7th at the Park Manor Hotel.

The Australian themed event will feature a multimedia Megillah reading, delicious Aussie “Barbie” dinner, live reptile show, Purim crafts and boomerang fun, Mishloach Manot Gifts at the door and more! The event is a community-wide program, and all are welcome to join, regardless of Jewish affiliation or background. In the spirit of Purim, participants are encouraged to dress in Australian style or any other costume.

What: Purim Down Under

Where: Park Manor Hotel, 7 Northside Drive, Clifton Park

When: Tuesday, March 7th, 5:00 pm

Couvert: $15 adults, $7 children (4-11) before March 1st; After March 1st, $20 adults, $12 children. RSVP at www.cliftonparkchabad.com

Fun for adults and children alike! For more information on Purim festivities or on the holiday of Purim and its observances, contact Clifton Park Chabad at 518-495-0772/9 or email cliftonparkchabad@gmail.com

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Easter Egg Hunt

DELMAR - Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 85 Elm Avenue, Delmar will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 25th with two hunts available - 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. Come and join us for children age 0 though 4th grade. We will have age specific rooms, coloring table, photo booth and lots of eggs and fun. We have two times to choose from. Grab a friend and join us!

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But as much as Apple brings in shoppers, it doesn’t provide Crossgates with much direct income. Apple, which leases 8,100 square feet at Crossgates, pays around $375,000 in annual rent, which is less than 1 percent of its annual sales, making it the cheapest lease arrangement at the mall.

Best Buy, which leases 50,000 square feet of space, paid about $1 million in rent in 2021, which is second only to the Regal Cinemas theater complex, which paid about $2.5 million in rent that year.

Crossgates, like other struggling regional malls nationwide, is in no position to demand more than that, and in many cases, the mall has to nearly give away the farm to popular retailers and entertainment venues to attract them.

“It definitely has been a shift in the business model where the tenants have been pushing a lot more of the risk to the landlord and you see this with sought-after tenants,” Utter said. “You either sign up for their deal or they are not coming to your property.”

For instance, in 2020, Crossgates announced it had landed a coveted Amazon 4-star store, one of the online retailer’s new concept stores that it would stock with popular items. Crossgates had to provide Amazon with nearly $850,000 in incentives to land the store, which opened in February 2021 but shut down in March 2022.

“They (Amazon) were undertaking, you know, their initial roll-out of the concept, to have a brickand-mortar presence,” Utter said at trial. “We were able to secure a deal in the first wave of openings that

Southern Saratoga Art Society

SARATOGA COUNTY - The Clifton Park Senior Community Center Gallery, 6 Clifton Commons Ct., Tel. #: 518-383-1343 and the Southern Saratoga Art Society will be hosting a show during the month of March featuring selected artwork of Shenendehowa High School students. There will be 30 pieces of artwork on display including a variety of media. If you need to lift your spirits, take a few minutes and see the world through the eyes of a teenager.

The Mechanicville Library, 190 N. Main Street, Tel.#: 518-664-4646 will feature artist Barbara Hurley. Barbara has been painting most of her life. She paints in acrylics, oils and watercolors and has taken many classes with various artists. Her exhibit includes portraits in oils and some recent works in Acrylics. Barbara will donate any proceeds from sales to the Round Lake Methodist Church. For further information about SSAS visit our website: southernsaratogaartist.com or check us out on facebook.

The Town of Clifton Park

G.R.E.E.N Committee

Will Host a Repair Café

CLIFTON PARK - The Town of Clifton Park

G.R.E.E.N committee will be hosting another Repair Café on Saturday, March 4 from 10 am until 2pm at the Clifton Park Senior Community Center. A Repair Café is a free community event with the goals of repairing broken objects to

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opened at Cross-gates,” Vacant storefronts aren’t good for business.

Customers don’t like them, and neither do the mall’s other tenants. So the mall has to also offer discounted and short-term rental deals to less desirable stores, often small specialty retailers, especially around the holidays when the mall needs to look busy.

“It’s really just filling the gaps, so as the consumer walks the shopping center, you don’t see these big open vacant areas,” Utter said.

In addition to participating in federal pandemic relief programs, Crossgates was also forced in 2020 to renegotiate the terms of a $300 million, 10-year mortgage it took out on the mall in 2012.

The move allowed it to defer millions of dollars in interest and principal payments and extended the repayment deadline from May 2022 to May 2023.

The mall’s lenders also did a new appraisal of the mall, measuring its value as a real estate asset as collateral against the mortgage. Crossgates had been appraised at $470 million back in 2012 when it took out the mortgage. But the 2020 appraisal put the value at just $281 million, a drop of 40 percent.

The mortgage, which is broken into three separate loans, still has a balance of $245 million. With the repayment deadline only a few months away, the mall’s lenders flagged the loans for what’s known as “special servicing” over concerns they will go into default, according to Trepp, a commercial real estate data and research firm that tracks such loans.

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extend their life, keeping things out of landfills, and fostering an appreciation for the art of repairing things.

Volunteer coaches will be available to help residents repair broken items free of charge. Tools and basic materials will be on hand. Bring your broken small electronics such as lamps, toasters, vacuums, coffee makers, wood items as furniture and toys, mechanical non-electric items, clothing and textiles, and computers with problems, and bikes needing tune-up. Our repair coaches will have you stay and watch and learn how to fix your treasures and possessions.

10th Annual Lenten Photo Show

SCHENECTADY -

Everyone is invited to participate in this year’s Lenten Photo Show, sponsored by the First United Methodist Church in downtown Schenectady at 603 State Street! For five weeks during Lent, a different theme has been chosen. During each of these weeks, FUMC will be accepting one to three photos that the participant has taken that reflect the weekly themes, which are:

March 1-8: I Will

March 9-15: I Have

March 16-22: I Do Not

Know

March 23-Apr. 1: I Am

Ascending

Anyone can participate in either or both of two ways:

1. Submit photos that you have taken to: fumcphotoshow@gmail.com with theme and a title/ caption

2. View the show on the church’s website, Facebook page, and as part of Easter Worship on

April 9th.

For more information, go to the church’s website: http://www.fumcschenectady.org or Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/fumcschenectady. Or, contact the office at 518-374-4403.

Selkirk Fire Dept. Station No. 1

Auxiliary Fish Fry Take-Out Dinners

SELKIRK - On Friday, March 10th & March 24th, and Friday, April 7th of 2023, the Selkirk Fire Company No. 1 Auxiliary will be hosting their Annual Fish Fry Take Out dinners.

The monies raised from these dinners help us to provide food and gifts for families in our community during the holidays, as well as provide food for our firefighters during fire and rescue emergencies. I n addition, we offer a scholarship to an (RCS) Ravena, Coeymans, and Selkirk graduating senior.

126 Maple Avenue, Selkirk, NY 4:30 - 7 P.M.

$12.00

Dinner Includes: Fish Fry, French Fries, Coleslaw & Dessert

$5.00 New England

Clam Chowder

$5.00 Extra piece of fish

Enter to win some awesome raffle prizes!!

HELP for Parkinson’s Cabin Fever

Dance Party

VOORHEESVILLE -

HELP for Parkinson’s, a local charity committed to helping those affected by Parkinson’s Disease live well, invites you to the Parkinson’s Cabin Fever Dance Party on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Dancing

did we have the ability to meet the debt service obligation for Crossgates,” Utter testified in the Guilderland trial.

“There was a significant deferral that was negotiated, effectively not paying debt service for, probably, six months, and then we also pushed out the maturity date, recognizing there would be an inability to refinance the loan.”

Like many large commercial real estate loans, the Crossgates loans were purchased by Wall Street banks and turned into commercial mortgage-backed investment securities similar to bonds that trade on the stock market.

The commercial mortgage securities that own the Crossgates loans also own mortgages on other U.S. malls that, like Cross-gates, have been having financial problems. Because of that the bonds and any news about them have become popular on Wall Street, especially among traders who seek to “short” investments, betting they will fall in value over time.

One of those investors who is shorting these mall bonds is Carl Icahn, the billionaire corporate raider who orchestrated a hostile takeover of Trans World Airlines in 1985. In 2019, Icahn bought up “billions and billions” of dollars in derivatives known as credit default swaps, which are essentially insurance policies issued against the mall bonds that make money when the loans go into default. Icahn reportedly has made $1.3 billion through the strategy.

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and fun starts at 7:00 PM. The event location is the Colonie Golf & Country Club 13 Country Club Ln. Voorheesville, NY.

Meet old and new friends, eat, drink, have fun, and dance to the local band GB-five, knowing that you will be supporting the local Parkinson’s community. Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive condition, for which there is no cure. The HELP for Parkinson’s organization’s mission is to bring local programs and resources, as well as relevant local and national information directly to those living here in the capital region dealing with Parkinson’s. Tickets are $40 per person and it includes light food and a cash bar. Information and tickets are available at www.helpforpd. org/march4th.

Clifton Park Chabad to Host Red Carpet Hamantash Bake

CLIFTON PARK - Clifton Park Chabad will host a Hamantash bake at 11:15 am on Sunday, March 5th at the Clifton Park Senior Community Center. At this VIP event, children will make their own Hamantashen from scratch, choose their favorite drink from the mocktail menu, and package a themed mishloach manot at the eatery. For the grand finale –a red carpet runway show starring all the VIP celebrities in costume! The kids event is open to all Jewish children, regardless of affiliation or background. Fee: $15 per family. RSVP at www. cliftonparkchabad.com. For more information on Purim festivities or on the holiday of Purim and its observances, contact Clifton Park Chabad at

518-495-0772/9 or email cliftonparkchabad@gmail. com

Penny Social at St. Michael’s Church

COHOES - St. Michael’s Church, Page Ave. in Cohoes will be hosting their Annual Penny Social on Sunday, March 5th

Doors open at 10:30am, tickets can be purchased starting at 11:00am and the games will start at 1:00pm. PLEASE NOTE

THE TIME CHANGES

FROM PRIOR YEARS.

Admission is free. Under NYS law you must be 18 to play. There will be food, desserts and beverages available. The church hall is handicapped accessible. Come and have a fun afternoon. For further information, please call Maria at 518 782-1203 or Michelle at 518 235-3292.

Clifton Park Chabad

Wine, Cheese and Megillah

CLIFTON PARK - Start the Purim holiday with class! Clifton Park Chabad will host “Wine, Cheese & Megillah” at 6:15 pm on Monday, March 6th at

Clifton Park Chabad. Hear the Megillah and enjoy delicious wines and fine cheeses! RSVP at www. cliftonparkchabad.com. For more information on Purim festivities or on the holiday of Purim and its observances, contact Clifton Park Chabad at 518-495-0772/9 or email cliftonparkchabad@gmail. com

Delmar Community Orchestra Concert

DELMAR - The Delmar Community Orchestra, under the direction of Vincent Bonafede, will present a March Concert on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm at the Delmar Reformed Church (386 Delaware Ave., Delmar). The concert, which will include selections by Mozart and Bach as well as modern classics and pops, is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the DCO website at www.delmarcommunityorchestra.org or contact DCO President Kate Henson at delmarcommunityorchestra@ gmail.com or (315) 363-3844.

How to Prepare for an Extended Power Outage

Planning ahead can help make adverse situations more manageable. Such is the case when storms strike and the power goes out. Extended power outages may not be pleasant, but some proactive planning can make it easier to withstand blackouts.

• Establish a local support network. Support can be just as valuable as supplies when confronting power outages. The American Red Cross urges individuals to identify people who can help them during an extended power outage. Such individuals may

help you stay at home or evacuate if the power will be out for a lengthy period of time. Support networks can include relatives who live in nearby towns, but also neighbors. A single street can be served by different substations and main power lines, so friends or neighbor across the street may keep their power when your house does not, or vice versa. When the power goes out, support networks can pool their resources in various ways, including sharing refrigerators or allowing neighbors without power to access the internet. Such support makes it easier for everyone to get through the outage with as little interruption to their lives as possible.

• Print a list of important contacts. If the power is out, it’s only a matter of time before smartphones lose their battery power. Phones can always be plugged into vehicles to get a quick power boost, but that’s not the most practical way to keep phones charged, especially if local roads are closed. A printed list of important contacts, including nearby relatives like seniors who may be incapacitated, doctors and school officials, ensures people whose phone batteries have died can still contact their loved ones and other important individuals so long as they can use a neighbor’s or a loved one’s phone.

• Learn to use your generator. Consumer Reports notes that improper operation of a generator can quickly prove deadly. If carbon monoxide concentrations are too high, individuals can lose their lives in as little as five minutes. And this is no insignificant threat, as the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 95 people died from generator-associated carbon monoxide poisoning in 2017. CR recommends operating generators at least 20 feet away from the house. Individuals should familiarize themselves with their generators upon purchasing them so they aren’t forced to endure a trial by fire when the power goes out.

• Stock up on essentials. The Red Cross recommends keeping a two-week supply of nonperishable food and water in the house, making sure to date each container of water and replace it every six months. Keep some extra coolers in the house so food can be stored on ice before it spoils in the refrigerator or freezer. In addition, make sure there’s enough blankets in the house to keep everyone warm overnight, as it’s not safe to use outdoor heaters indoors. Stock up on battery-powered lights and candles to light the house at night, but make sure all candles are extinguished before going to bed. Extended power outages can be a nuisance. Planning for such outages in advance can make blackouts more manageable.

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“Our lenders didn’t want to be the ones that would have to go through and pick the winners and losers.”

— Robert Utter, Pyramid CFO

“We’re doing quite well,” Icahn told Bloomberg TV in April 2020.

Wall Street is particularly wary of the Crossgates loans because the Capital Region market is unique in that there is another large indoor mall, Colonie Center, that also has popular destination stores such as L.L. Bean and Whole Foods. The Colonie Center Macy’s is one of the best-performing in the country.

Since Crossgates has such a strong competitor just

three miles away from it, lenders may be reluctant to give it more favorable mortgage terms.

“Our lenders didn’t want to be the ones that would have to go through and pick the winners and losers,” Utter testified. “And a market, such as this, where there are two enclosed regional shopping centers, they saw that as further risk.”

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Influences Nutrition and Health by Marion Nestle

This program is made possible with funding from Humanities New York. To register, please call Diane 518-459-2857 ext 305.

Linton High School Class of 1973 Reunion

SCHENECTADY - The Linton High School class of 1973 is holding a 50 year class reunion on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 12 PM to 5 PM at the South Schenectady Fire District #6. The fire department is located at 6 Old Mariaville Road, Rotterdam, NY 12306.

Come join your fellow classmates for an afternoon of food, fun and reuniting with old friends.

The cost is $50 per person, payable by August 1, 2023.

For more information go to classmates.com, Facebook – Linton High School Class of 73, or email Tom Palmiotto at xlfoto20@yahoo.com.

BThe 4,700-square-foot Tudor-style home was built in 1981 and sits on an acre of land. uilt in 1981, the exterior of this week’s house reflects the medieval motif that distinguishes a Tudorstyle home — pitched roof, halftimbering, stucco and decorative masonry. The interior, however, embraces an updated, modern design starting with the home’s grand foyer that is especially striking with travertine flooring and a sweeping staircase that leads to a lofty second-level landing.

From there, the 4,700-squarefoot house just keeps going to include 15 rooms — five bedrooms and four full bathrooms and two half-baths — a bright, white kitchen and a sunroom with vaulted ceiling and hot tub. Tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac, the

home sits on an acre of woodsy land and also features an in-ground saltwater pool.

List price: $949,900. Taxes: $17,550. For more information contact Frances Callahan, associate broker with Staged Nest Real Estate, at 518-265-9295 or fcallahan@stagednest.com.

Anthony M. Gucciardo

Licensed Real Estate

518-331-3785