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Freemasons and the Surrender of General Burgoyne

by Sean Kelleher for Saratoga TODAY

Over the years, much has been written about the Freemasons (or Masons) involved in the American Revolution, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Paul Revere. Freemasonry is a voluntary self-betterment associa tion that teaches moral, intellec tual, and spiritual lessons through three initiation ceremonies. It was the preeminent fraternal

organization in the 18th century, especially in American, English, and French cities and ports as the political, commercial, and intellec tual elites gathered within a lodge or meeting.

The Battles of Saratoga, America’s Turning Point ended with the victory of the American army of General Horatio Gates over British forces commanded by General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York, on October 17, 1777.

Paula Schmid at the Wilton Food Pantry on Oct. 25, 2022. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos. See Story pg. 9

History OF SARATOGA FREEMASONS & THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL BURGOYNE

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Historians have always pointed to America’s Turning Point as being the most significant in the world’s history, as there was a trans fer of territory so vast, and the influences were so far-reaching. Saratoga’s capitulation triggered two centuries of revolution else where. It ushered in the end of the British Empire and brought the United States of America to life.

There were many freemasons involved in the American victory, but probably none as important as Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was not on the field of battle but was positioned in France. Benjamin Franklin helped to build support in France by using French Masons to help the American Revolution. One of his tools was the Lodge of the Nine Muses — the intellectual center of French Freemasonry. Franklin was admitted into the Nine Muses and was elected Master of the Lodge. He devoted himself to a propaganda cam paign that leaned French public opinion in favor of the American cause. A clandestine method to secure and deliver military sup plies to rebel forces in America was designed and implemented. In the spring of 1777, a ship ment of French military mate rial bought by the United States arrived at Portsmouth, NH. It included 1,000 barrels of powder, 12,000 muskets from Charleville, thousands of blankets, and other military articles. These supplies enabled the American victory at Saratoga in the autumn of 1777.

The Surrender of General Burgoyne was painted by John Trumbull on the exhibition at the rotunda of the United States Capitol. The painting depicts the sword surrendering at the end of the battles of Saratoga. There are 27 people in the picture, 20 of them Masons. Not all masons were members of the fraternity before the battles.

Three of the masons would become governors: John Brooks of Massachusetts; Morgan Lewis, third governor of New York; and William Hull of the Michigan ter ritory. Morgan Lewis (1754-1844) was the son of one of the signatories

to the Declaration of Independence, Francis Lewis (1713-1802). Lewis had an extensive military career as Chief of Staff to General Horatio Gates and Quartermaster General of New York State during the Revolutionary War. He was the United States quartermaster gen eral in the early days of the War of 1812. He later served as briga dier and then major-general on the Niagara frontier and com manded the battle of Fort George. Lewis sat in the New York State Assembly and Senate and was Attorney General and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court. Lewis County in New York goes by his name. He served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York from 1830 to 1843.

The Master’s Masonic Lodge in Albany performed degree work during the war, including initi ating Morgan Lewis and mak ing Master Masons of Henry Dearborn, John Stark, Robert Troup, and James Wilkinson. The Albany Lodge was visited by John Greaton. The provincial Grand Master issued a charter to “Union Lodge No. 1” in Albany dated February 21, 1765. On April 12, 1768, the cornerstone of the new Masonic building was placed at the intersection of what became the northwest corner of Lodge Street and Maiden Lane.

During the 8-year war, there were traveling military lodges, American Union and Washington Masonic, that were convened at the American army’s encampment and were fre quented by Brooks, Hull, Rufus Putman, and Thomas Seymour

The St. John’s Lodge in Portsmouth, NH, was the home lodge of Henry Dearborn, Alexander Scammell, and William Whipple (who also signed the Declaration

of Independence). Joseph Cilley was a member of a nearby lodge in Lee, New Hampshire. St. John’s Lodge is the oldest Masonic lodge in New Hampshire and claims to be the oldest active Masonic lodge in America. The lodge convened and formed the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire in Wm. Pitt Tavern, which is now part of the Strawbery Banke Museum.

John Armstrong’s home lodge was in Pennsylvania. Massachusetts’ lodges were the home of John Glover, Elnathan Haskell, Enos Hitchcock, and William Lithgow. Matthew Clarkson’s lodge was the famed Holland Lodge in New York. The Holland Lodge was founded in 1789 and initially used Low Dutch as its primary language.

The Battles of Saratoga, America’s Turning Point, was the first time an entire British army was cap tured. More importantly, the vic tory gave Franklin some good news to convince the French to go to war. When the French entered the war, what was only a North American war became global, with battles in India, Africa, Europe, and especially in the Caribbean. It took another five years, but in the end, Saratoga made the words written in the Declaration of Independence an excellent achievement for all humanity. It is not surprising that the masons, members of the preeminent frater nal organization in the 18th cen tury, were involved in the battles of Saratoga, America’s turning point.

Sean Kelleher is the historian for the Town of Saratoga, the vice president of the Saratoga County History Center, and the vice chair man of the Saratoga County 250th American Revolution Commission. Kelleher is a contributing writer to More Saratoga County Stories

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga – John Trumbull. Image provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable.

“Just Mercy” Zoom Discussion Set for Nov. 6

Schuylerville Public Library Awarded Nearly $120K in Construction Grants

SCHUYLERVILLE —

The New York State Education Department has awarded $119,850 in Public Library Construction Grant funds to the Schuylerville Public Library as part of a New York State program designed to assist libraries undertaking major con struction and remodeling projects.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Saratoga Jewish Community Arts presents a Zoom discussion of “Just Mercy” as part of its social justice series on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.

Just Mercy, a 2019 biographi cal, legal drama based on a mem oir of the same title, stars Michael B. Jordan. It emphasizes social justice, enumerating the variety of flaws of a legal structure, blinded by racism, and handicapped by poverty which leads to differen tial treatment in the criminal jus tice system.

“Just Mercy presents a world where deep-rooted racism, bru tal intimidation, and an all but closed legal system stack the deck

to a terrifying extent, against poor defendants of color,” Phyllis Wang, coordinator of SJCA, said in a statement.

The pursuit of social jus tice, challenging the unequal sta tus quo, and maintaining hope are at the film’s core. The blame for injustice is largely placed on individuals through incompe tent legal representation, police misconduct, and a biased judge rather than systemic racial and economic disparities. In addition to injustice, nature and family play a significant role in the film.

Registration for the panel discussion is required by emailing sjca.sjcf@gmail.com

The Schuylerville Public Library has recently completed some renovations, lighting upgrades, a 500 square foot addi tion, and projects to make their facility fully accessible. This award will allow the library to add some much-needed space for meet ings, programs and storage. The Pavilion will be approximately 27x27 feet on the northwest side of the current library property and feature a covered area for pic nic tables and public program ming, as well as secure storage.

The $119,850 grant will be applied to the $159,800 antici pated cost of the project. The library’s construction reserve will fund the remainder.

A few years ago, the library hosted community input sessions

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to identify what the 10,000 district residents want in their library; the answers overwhelmingly were focused on additional space.

The library plans to accept construction bids in late winter once local approvals have been obtained. The Schuylerville Public Library is located in the village of Schuylerville on 52 Ferry St. To learn more, visit www. schuylervillelibrary.sals.edu.

Just Mercy – a local discussion via Zoom.

Sharon Berry

WILTON — Sharon Berry passed away on October 17. A celebration of life for Sharon was held on October 27 at St Paul’s Episcopal Church. Sharon’s celebration of life will be livestreamed at spechurch. com by clicking on “View Livestream Here.” Visit: www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

Peter J. Hanley

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Peter J. Hanley passed away on October 19. Family and friends called on October 23 at Compassionate Funeral Care. A funeral Mass was held on October 25 at Saint Clements Church. Visit: www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

Constance M. Bassani

family until his passing in 2013.

Connie was employed as a manager at Montgomery Ward in Oneonta for many years. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting blankets, and growing dahlias in her beautiful gardens. In her later years, Connie wrote poetry. Most of all, she will be remembered for her amazing presence and ability to make everyone smile and feel appreciated. She loved her children and grandchildren and was the type of mother that everyone wishes they had. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Michele “Mickey” Guy Ciuffo

GLENS FALLS — Michele “Mickey” Guy Ciuffo, 75, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Calling hours were Thursday October 27, 2022 at the William J Burke & Sons/ Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Home. Funeral services will be private. Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com

Edward Pratt, Sr.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Edward Pratt, Sr. passed away on October 19. A graveside service with military honors was held October 24 at Greenridge Cemetery. Family and friends were invited for further fellowship and sharing of stories to the ITAM, 247 Grand Ave., Saratoga Springs for a potluck meal. Visit: www. compassionatefuneralcare.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Constance M. “Connie” Bassani, 95, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at the Saratoga Hospital.

Born July 2, 1927, in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paolo and Julia (Stirpe) Spaziani.

In 1944, Connie married Alfred Bassani in Atlanta, GA, and together they raised their

In addition to her parents and her husband, Connie is predeceased by her brothers Paul Spaziani, Alex Spaziani, and Angelo Spaziani, as well as her sisters Mary Sweeney and Jenny Gaspara.

Left to cherish her memory are her children Alfred Bassani Jr. (Elizabeth), Anne Bassani, and David Bassani (Robert Haren), her grandchildren

Christina Bassani Drawdy and Alfred Bassani III (Brittany), her great-grandchildren Austin and Morgan Drawdy, and Blaise and Ava Bassani, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

At the request of the family, there will be no calling hours. Arrangements are in the care of the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 82 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828.

A graveside service was celebrated on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd, Schuylerville, NY 12871.

The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the residents and staff of Woodlawn Commons for their care and companionship. Connie was extremely happy while she lived there.

Memorial donations in Connie’s name can be made to Woodlawn Commons, c/o Activities Fund, 131 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Frederick David Kuenzel

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POWAY, CA — Frederick David Kuenzel, 90, passed away on September 25, 2022, at his residence in Poway, CA.

Fred was born on September 1, 1932, in Port Jervis, NY to Louise Schultz Kuenzel and Charles Kuenzel. When Fred was a young child, his family moved to Saratoga Springs, NY.

Upon graduation from Saratoga Springs High School in 1950, Fred enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served for two years during the Korean War. After his service in the Air Force, Fred attended Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY, graduating in 1958 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He later earned his master’s degree in Control Systems at UCSD.

In 1958, Fred married Carol Jerome Wicks of Canton, NY. They moved to Poway, CA in 1962 where they raised their three daughters Sarah, Beth, and Kathy. The family was active in the Community Church of Poway where Fred served as moderator. Fred was an avid runner. In the 1970’s and 80’s, he could frequently be seen running along the roads and trails throughout Poway. He ran many marathons in different locations around the country, including the Boston Marathon. Fred enjoyed traveling to national parks in his motorhome with Carol, where he had memorable experiences, such as climbing Half Dome in Yosemite and running to the base of the Grand Canyon and back up to the rim. He also enjoyed summer trips visiting friends and family in his hometown of Saratoga Springs.

Fred was an electrical engineer and joined General Dynamics in 1960 where he spent the vast majority of his career developing, improving and operating the Atlas rocket system. He held numerous management positions including Manager of Avionics Systems for the Atlas and Shuttle/ Centaur programs, Program Manager for Modern Avionics,

and Director of Avionics. He was a leader and mentor to many engineers. Fred was the Director of Atlas Engineering/ Technical Management during a very critical time in the mid1990’s when the Space Systems business was successfully moved from San Diego to Denver. After his time in Denver working for Lockheed Martin, he retired to Valley Center, CA in 1998. He was “thankful for the opportunity to participate in the exploration of our universe.”

Fred was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Wicks Kuenzel and their daughter, Elizabeth Kuenzel Snell. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Louise and Charles Kuenzel, his brothers, Charles Kuenzel and Robert Kuenzel, and his sister, Elizabeth Kuenzel O’Connell.

Fred is survived by his daughters, Sarah Kuenzel Castner of Palomar Mountain, CA and Katherine Kuenzel Poulin (Robert) of Poway, CA and his grandchildren, Trevor, Lennay (Kory), Zackary, Elizabeth, and Abigail, and his great-grandchildren, Logan and Brody. He is also survived by his longtime companion, Shirley Fonda of Saratoga Springs and his cousin, Joan Kuenzel Attonito of Monroe, GA, as well as several nieces and nephews.

COUNTY COURT

Devin Hayes, 25, of Gansevoort, was sentenced Oct. 19 to 1-1/2 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to aggravated family offense in Moreau.

Leroy F. Buttles, 47, of Gansevoort, pleaded Oct. 19 to felony grand larceny, in connection with charged from November 2020 and February 2021 in Wilton. Sentencing Dec. 8.

William L. Kelone, 19, of Schenectady, was charged Oct. 13 with burglary, and grand larceny – both felonies. Kelone is accused of stealing two dirt bikes from a building he entered unlawfully in the Town of Ballston on Oct. 10

Troy M. Tenace, 33, of Ballston, was convicted by trial jury on Oct. 17 of three counts felony assault and one misdemeanor count criminal obstruction of breathing. According to a statement released by the county District Attorney’s

Office, Tenace obstructed the breathing of a person known to him in the town of Ballston on Sept. 24, 2021 and proceeded to assault the victim’s family member who attempted to come to their aid. The second victim suf fered multiple serious physi cal injuries. Sentencing is Dec. 6.

SARATOGA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Robert E. Brown III, 43, of Wildwood, NJ, was charged Oct. 18 with two felony counts burglary. It is alleged that Brown illegally entered a dwelling in April of 2021 and a storage unit belonging to the same victim in June 2021 to commit larceny. Both loca tions are in the Town of Malta. Brown was being held at the Saratoga County Jail on sep arate charges from the New York State Police when he was arrested on these complaints.

Jayden K. Buckmaster, 18, of Galway, was charged Oct. 18 with rape in the first-degree

and possessing a sexual per formance by a child on the suspicion of a sexual assault against a minor. Buckmaster is alleged to have had sex ual intercourse with an 11year-old child. Both charges are felonies. Buckmaster was sent to the Saratoga County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 Cash Bail / $50,000 Bond.

Steven A. Dunn, 34, of Princetown, NY, was charged Oct. 18 with criminal trespass (misdemeanor) and assault (felony). The alleged incident occurred in Halfmoon, and the assault charge is based on the accusation that an offduty New York State Trooper suffered physical injury when Dunn attempted to flee. Dunn was sent to Saratoga County Correctional Facility in lieu of $5,000 cash bail, or $10,000 bond.

NY STATE POLICE

On Oct. 16, State Police charged Jackson K. Amankrah, 25, of Halfmoon, with aggravated

DWI, and multiple viola tions of the Vehicle and Traffic Laws. At about 3:49 a.m., Troopers responded to a twovehicle head-on crash on I-87 in the town of Colonie. The investigation determined that Amankrah was operating a vehicle southbound on I-87 in the northbound lanes and struck a northbound tractortrailer head-on. No one was injured in the crash. Amankrah was transported to SP Latham for processing, where he recorded a 0.19% BAC.

On Oct. 15, State Police of Clifton Park charged Corrine M. Bentley, 38, of Halfmoon, with petit larceny and trespass, after Troopers received a com plaint that a woman was found going through items inside a parked vehicle at a residence in Halfmoon. The investigation determined Bentley entered the vehicle without permission and took items.

On October 13, 2022, State Police of Wilton charged Jeffrey R. Nadeau, 37, of Hadley, with two counts of DWI and other

Vehicle and Traffic Law vio lations. On October 13, at about 9:16 a.m., Troopers responded to Wilton Mountain Road in Corinth, for reports of a pickup off the roadway. Nadeau was allegedly located in the vehi cle’s driver’s seat, which had struck a utility pole. He was charged with DWI and trans ported to SP Wilton for pro cessing, where he recorded a 0.17% BAC. Nadeau was issued tickets returnable to the Corinth Town Court and released to a sober party. On Oct. 13 at about 4:36 p.m., Troopers responded to Gailor Road in Wilton, for the reports of an SUV par tially in the road with the operator slumped behind the wheel. Troopers arrived and located Nadeau asleep in the driver seat of the running vehicle. He was arrested for DWI and transported to SP Wilton for processing, where he recorded a 0.13% BAC. Nadeau was issued tick ets returnable to the Wilton Town Court and released to a sober party.

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In his role as DPW Commissioner, he has worked successfully with city, state, and federal administrators to focus on the growth and enhancement of Saratoga Springs, addressing needed services, along with having an open door to listen to the concerns of residents.

Jason has worked to protect and expand green spaces, and address issues across neighborhoods, while respecting and conserving our historical landmarks. With real world experience, vision, and the ability to implement ideas, electing Jason Golub to continue as DPW Commissioner is the way forward for Saratoga Springs.

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Saratoga PLAN’s Inaugural PLAN for the Future Event Raises $100K

CORINTH — More than 150 guests attended Saratoga PLAN’s first PLAN for the Future event at the Juniper Springs Event Barn in Corinth Oct. 20, raising more than $100,000 to support Saratoga PLAN’s ongoing land conservation and stewardship efforts across Saratoga County.

“The future of conservation today is protecting family farms and wood lots in our communi ties across the state, said PLAN’s new executive director Rob Davies, in a statement. “It is pro tecting those special open spaces in our backyards where we live, work, and play every day that form the character and quality of life of our communities that are under so much pressure today.”

Individuals who have made a large effort in protecting those very same areas in Saratoga County by donating land to Saratoga PLAN in 2022 are aptly named Conservation Heroes. Five heroes were celebrated at the PLAN for the Future event, including father and son, Paul and Brett Bolesh

who conserved their 50-acre farm in Northumberland with Saratoga PLAN earlier this year.

The event also honored two Conservation Champions, indi viduals recognized for their dedication and extraordinary con tributions to conservation dur ing their lifetime: Tim Barnett, former Executive Director of the Adirondack Chapter for the Nature Conservancy and former Saratoga PLAN emeritus board member and beloved Phyllis Aldrich, for mer PLAN board member and mother of Will Aldrich, landowner of Tupelo Community Forest.

Saratoga PLAN (Preserving Land and Nature) has helped con serve over 7,000 acres of land in Saratoga County. PLAN helps land owners conserve farmland, wood lands and natural habitats, and connects people to nature through an extensive trail network, including 12 public nature preserves open for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and nature study. For more information call 518-587-554 or visit saratogaplan.org

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Saratoga County History Center Celebrates its 60th Birthday

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County History Center (SCHC) stages its 60th annual

at the Brookside Museum

Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in Ballston Spa. The trustees offer a “show

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collection, an overview of upcom ing exhibits, and their vision for the future. The annual budget will be presented, and there will be voting for new trustees. The event is open to the public.

The Saratoga County History Center was organized in 1962 as

the Saratoga County Historical Society. In 1970, the organiza tion acquired the former Aldridge House resort hotel and opened it as a museum. The History Center holds its annual meeting in November. For more information, go to: brooksidemuseum.org.

Tree-mendous Transformation

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From John & Mary Sala. Tree stump on Brookwood Rd., Halfmoonbefore and after, carved by Kelley’s Carvings of Ballston Lake.

Notebook: Saratoga County Board of Supervisors

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

BALLSTON SPA —

The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors held its monthly meeting on Oct. 18 at the county complex in Ballston Spa. The county board operating budget in 2022 is $381 million.

The following were among the resolutions approved on Oct. 18:

•The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors approved the pursuit of an agreement with Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. of Albany for up to $819,000 to pro vide engineering services for the

design, survey work, permitting and rights of way acquisition for the proposed extension of the Zim Smith North Trail from Oak Street in the Town of Ballston to Saratoga Spa State Park. This follows the Board’s acceptance of $500,000 in grant funding in its approval of the Zim Smith North Extension.

•The Board authorized the payment of just over $88,000 to Saratoga Economic Development Corporation as the third quarter 2022 payment to SEDC, which provides marketing services for the county at an annual cost of up to $225,000.

•The Board authorized

the payment of over $118,000 to 12 municipalities regarding its 2022 Trails Grant Program. These include:

City of Saratoga Springs: The amount of $10,000 to be applied towards the Saratoga Springs Blodgett Park Blueway Trail Improvements, including the creation of parallel street park ing dedicated to the park, to place fresh stone dust on the trail and to place new signage for the City’s access to the Kayaderosseras Creek-Fish Creek Greenway.

Town of Greenfield: The amount of $10,000 towards the Brookhaven Park Trail. Improvement to include the improvement of a 0.5-mile

portion of the Brookhaven Trail by placing asphalt surface.

Town of Malta: The amount of $8,653 towards the Malta Nature Preserve Trail Restoration to include the restoration of approxi mately 2,500 linear feet of trail by restoring the trail with crusher run.

Town of Moreau: The amount of $10,000 towards the Scenic Hudson River/Big Bend Trail Phase I Design and Expansion to include the engage ment engineering services for site and topographic survey, archaeo logical services, grant adminis tration services and construction administration services.

Town of Saratoga: The amount of $10,000 towards

the Saratoga Boat Launch Improvements Phase II towards the improvements of the boat launch including a kayak/canoe launch, additional picnic tables, BBQ grills, bike rack, picnic shel ter and improved parking and access along with added land scaping and signage.

Town of Wilton: The amount of $10,000 towards Southeast Wilton Trail Restoration and Feasibility Study to include repair of a deteriorated boardwalk and trailhead improvements on Neilmann parcel and a feasibil ity study to connect trails within Edie Road and Ruggles Road area. Note each municipality provide matching funds or services in-kind.

Under Consideration: 200-Unit Liberty Saratoga Apartments

Rental Units

Studios, 1- & 2-bedroom units

• Worker oriented - $45,00084,000 annual income

• Studios and 1 befrooms - fulfill trend of young professionals working from home and without roommates

Liberty/CRM Rental Management

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Liberty Affordable Housing Inc., of Rome, NY, is applying for a zoning map amendment in its effort to develop approximately 200 apartments in two, fourstory structures on a portion of a wooded 30-acre lot on the corner of Jefferson Street and Crescent Avenue.

The apartments would be geared toward “employees such as teachers, young professionals, nurses, hospitality industry, fire fighters and police,” according to documents filed with the city.

Regarding residents, the

project targets 60-80% of the Average Median Income (that median family income in the region is $106,000). To qualify to apply for an apartment at Liberty Saratoga the tenant/household verified income would range from just over $44,500 to nearly $85,000, and points to $900- $1,120 costs for a studio, $995-$1,200 for onebedroom, and $1,200-$1,650 for two-bedroom apartments.

In order for the project to become a reality, an amendment is necessary to modify the cur rent zoning from low density rural residential, or RR, to UR-4 – which accommodates family residential uses.

The application is one of

Potential 200-unit housing project targets teachers, nurses, young professionals and other local workers.

three under consideration at this week’s meeting of the Saratoga Springs Planning Board. Other applications under consider ation include: Excelsior Avenue Apartments - Site plan review of a proposed workforce housing project and associated site work; 131 Excelsior North Spring RunSpecial Use Permit, Consideration of coordinated SEQRA review for a proposed 102-unit multi-family residential project.

One possible consent agenda item is an AgroChem Site Plan Extension, with a proposed exten sion of a previously approved site plan for a 16,000 square foot ware house expansion in the Industrial general district.

Rendering of potential 200-unit housing project at Crescent Ave. and Jefferson St.

Congressman Tours Wilton Food Pantry

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

WILTON — One dozen identical bottles of Italian dress ing stand atop the shelves. Each bears a label-faced portrait of green rolling hills and olive and cypress trees on a blue-sky day. It is a lush panorama of a province in some other sunny place, stand ing in contrast to the landscape of vanilla shelves that run down the aisles inside the room.

“Everything you see on the shelves here will be gone within the month - easily,” says Paula Schmid, president of the board of directors at the Wilton Food Pantry.

“These shelves were almost bare, but we had a 1,000-pound food bank delivery yesterday morning after we had a 1,500pound Hoffman’s Car Wash food drive,” she says, framed by rows of hot sauce and mayonnaise, cold brew coffee and chicken soup, cans filled with chili, pear halves, diced tomatoes, and boxes of pancake mix, corn flakes, and mac ’n’ cheese.

Six volunteers spent a good part of the past two days sort ing through the incoming goods, checking expiration dates and ensuring the packaging is intact. “Still, there are some gaps on our shelves,” Schmid says. “We’re get ting 1,000 pounds of food from the Food Bank almost every week and going through it in a week.”

On this day, Congressman Paul Tonko is touring the Wilton Food Pantry. He is accom panied by Saratoga County Administrator Steve Bulger, and Wilton Food Pantry Director of Operations Peter Maynard.

In June, the pantry was awarded $50,000 from Saratoga

County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation, help ing the pantry to cover most of its operating costs for this year, and allowing the organization to continue to provide critical ser vice to food insecure residents of Northern Saratoga County.

In all, Saratoga County received approximately $44.65 million in ARPA monies since the Federal Government passed the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package in March 2021. Locally, 20th District Congressman Paul Tonko voted in favor of the eco nomic stimulus package.

Tonko toured the Ballard Road food pantry as part of a series of vis its by the congressman this month to sites across the Capital Region to highlight how the ARPA funds he helped deliver are working for fam ilies and local communities.

The Wilton Food Pantry began organizing volunteers to provide an emergency food sup ply to low-income residents a decade ago. It serves residents beyond its geographical town borders and extends to Northern Saratoga County.

Patron data shows a 35% increase in community need this year over last.

2021: 281 families, 623 indi viduals, 1,851 visits and 32,904 meals provided.

2022: 367 families, 868 indi viduals, 2,448 visits and 44,566 meals provided.

Goods are mainly secured from three sources. Items are pur chased from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York in Latham, use-by-that-day items are picked up at Hannaford (for which the market receives a tax credit), and community fund drives.

“The Northeastern Regional Food Bank is our primary source; we pay for it, but we pay only 16-cents a pound. So for dona tions, we would actually prefer to have money because we can buy the things we need on our shelves, “Schmid said. “The way the food bank values things is that each pound of food is worth $1.79 that we hand out. What we’re actually paying for that is 16 cents, so it’s like a ten-times factor.”

The food pantry works with approximately 50 volunteers who pick up goods at the market, interact with the public, or work on backroom inventory.

“The hunger and hurt that’s out there for a lot of families is not easily seen, so I think it’s good for

the region to have that. It’s impor tant,” Tonko said.

The annual budget is $75,000 which covers rental of the space and two part-time paid employ ees. Due to the pandemic, the organization was unable to host its annual fundraising event for two consecutive years. Those events usually raise about $25,000 each year. During 2020 and 2021 an outpouring of donations from the community helped the food pantry stay afloat, the $50,000 COVID non-profit grant is assist ing the organization this year.

“It’s important to have this set up and to be able to serve people.

With one in five kids in the congres sional district living in food insecu rity, there’s a need out there, so you

and your volunteers are making a major effort,” said Tonko, adding he was thankful the county Board of Supervisors directed some of fed eral rescue plan money it received to the food pantry.

“With the post-COVID response, rebuilding the economy is important - and this is part of it. This is stabilizing households and families,” Tonko said. “There is an all-out effort to conquer hunger. And it’s a great challenge. Thank goodness there are operations like this. By the grace of God any one can be in this situation, so it serves all of us.”

For more information about resident registration and more about the Wilton Food Pantry, go to: wiltonfoodpantry.org.

Saratoga County Unveils Storm Reporting Tool

BALLSTON SPA —

The Saratoga County Office of Emergency Management has unveiled a new storm reporting tool for residents. Information collected through the Storm Damage Reporting Tool will help inform effective and timely plan ning and response to storm con ditions and damage.

The tool allows residents to submit real-time information about severe weather-related events and storm-related damage to infra structure in Saratoga County.

How it works: Go to www.saratogacountyny.gov/

StormReporter. Residents simply choose whether they are reporting storm damage or severe weather and fill in the location, date, and time of the observation. Users also have the option of uploading a photo as well as including additional comments and their contact information.

Information collected may be shared with first responders, town officials, the Saratoga County Office of Emergency Management, and the Saratoga County Department of Public Works, if applicable.

The information collected from the tool will allow emer gency management staff to better

Introducing a new tool for Saratoga County residents.

support efforts by public works, utilities, and hazard mitigation professionals following severeweather events, according to out going director of Saratoga County Office of Emergency Management Carl Zeilman.

Note, the tool is not a replace ment for 911. In emergencies, res idents are always instructed to dial 911.

Saratoga Springs Announces Second Public Forum to Discuss Short Term Rentals in the Spa City

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Commissioner of Accounts Dillon Moran announced a sec ond public workshop hosted by the Accounts Department will take place Nov. 17 to continue the discussion about short term rent als in Saratoga Springs.

“We hosted a public work shop at the beginning of October to initiate the discussion about our community’s long history of rentals, and the current landscape and impact of short-term rentals. It was clear that the conversation needs to continue,” Commissioner Moran said, in a statement.

“Saratoga Springs is a des tination and a community, and it is important to define shortterm rentals and for local gov ernment to work toward effective and enforceable regulations espe cially regarding public health and safety challenges,” Moran said. “The positive economic impact for locals must be balanced with housing availability, maintaining the character of neighborhoods, and public safety measures.”

The Short Term Rental (STR) Workshop will take place 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.

Early Voting Starts Saturday – There Are 5 Sites in Saratoga County

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The Saratoga County Board of Elections and the city of Saratoga Springs announced the Recreation Center at 15 Vanderbilt Ave. will serve as an early voting site for the 2022 General Election.

The Saratoga County Board of Elections’ other early voting sites include Wilton Gavin Park on Lewis Road; Greenfield Firehouse #1 in Greenfield Center; the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library on Moe Road in Clifton Park; and the Board of Elections office on West High Street in Ballston Spa.

All voters may vote at any poll site.

On the ballot for voters in the Saratoga region: Governor and Lt. Gov; Comptroller; Attorney General; U.S. Senator; State Supreme Court Justice; 20th Congressional District; 44th State Sen. District; 113th Assembly District; District Attorney; Treasurer; Family Court Judge.

Specific to the city of Saratoga Springs: An election to fill the remainder of the term for DPW

Commissioner. That term goes through the calendar year 2023.

There are just over 168,000 active registered voters in Saratoga County, according to the New York State Board of Elections. That party affiliation includes: just under 50,000 registered Democrats, just over 61,000 Republicans, and nearly 45,000 “blank” voters.

Voters who cast a ballot dur ing the early voting period will not be allowed to vote on Election Day, Nov. 8. Voters who have been issued an absentee ballot are not permitted to vote on the voting machines, but may be issued an affidavit ballot.

HOURS FOR VOTING: Saturday, Oct. 29: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2: 12 – 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

For more information, call the Saratoga County Board of Elections at 518-885-2249, or Stacy Connors, Deputy Commissioner of Accounts, City of Saratoga Springs at 518-587-3550 x2543.

The Biggest Surprise of 2022

by David Rath, CMT, CFA for Saratoga TODAY

Markets are difficult. Anyone who says differently is a fool or a liar. Entering this year, many were looking at the potential for inflation to rear its ugly head. However, it has been hard to capi talize. Imagine this: on January 1, 2022, you were given all the future inflation readings for the year. How would you have invested your money? Gold? Bitcoin (“dig ital gold”)? Inflation-protected government bonds? The correct answer, and its implications, may surprise you.

The U.S. dollar has been one of the best-performing assets year-to-date. How is it possi ble that your money, which is clearly buying less and less food, fuel, and housing, is doing well at all, let alone outperforming? It is important to understand that everything is relative. If you were

to go on a trip to most places in the world right now, the amount of foreign currency you would receive in exchange for your dol lar would be higher than at the beginning of the year. This repre sents outperformance in the for eign exchange market. Relative to stocks, bonds, and even gold, just treading water by holding cash has been more attractive than the double-digit negative returns by each of those asset classes. Those owning “real” assets like a house have seen that portion of their net worth grow, but higher inter est rates probably prohibit taking advantage of those higher Zillow prices. After all, you will have to live somewhere when you sell, and a 7% mortgage is much less attractive than a 3% one.

A strong dollar has massive implications beyond being able to take a cheaper European vacation. For starters, multinational corpo rations based in the United States conduct business in many differ ent currencies. A strong dollar makes it more expensive for them to convert those foreign currencies back into their home currency. Fewer dollars due to unfavorable conversion factors means lower profits for those types of com panies. Additionally, if you hold international stocks in your port folio, part of the relative weakness is due to that currency conversion.

Another byproduct of a strong dollar is the adverse pric ing of commodities like oil for

foreign countries. The Dollar is the world’s “reserve currency,” which essentially means it is the preferred means of transacting business across borders – a com mon denominator if you will. Commodities are bought and sold on the open market in dol lars which means that despite higher prices for basic necessi ties at home, we have it relatively easy. Those living in a country like Japan are not only feeling the pinch from higher oil prices in dollars, but they also have seen the Japanese yen depreciate by a whopping 25 percent versus the dollar just this year. These types of price shifts will have far-reaching implications in the years to come.

It wasn’t always like this. I recall a few famous entertainers and supermodels requesting to be paid in euros in 2007 based on the euro’s relative strength versus the dollar. Relative strength ebbs and flows, and our current situation is merely the most recent chapter in an ongoing saga. If you are look ing for a turning of the tide in the stock market, keep your eye on the relative strength of the dollar, as a sign of weakness could signal calmer seas. King Dollar, as it is

sometimes referred to, rules the international finance scene with an iron fist, and any chinks in its armor can give us a breather.

David Rath, CMT, CFA, is the Chief Investment Officer at Continuum Wealth Advisors in Saratoga Springs. Continuum Wealth Advisors, LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor registered through the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, visit contwealth.com.

Lawsuit Filed Against Moreau Planning Board; Saratoga Biochar: Ceo Says Claims Are Not ‘Remotely Accurate’

by Dylan McGlynn for Saratoga TODAY

MOREAU — The Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls has filed an Article 78 petition against the Town of Moreau Planning Board and Saratoga Biochar Solutions, alleging that the Planning Board did not follow the State Environmental Quality Review Act before greenlighting a proposed agricultural fer tilizer plant by Saratoga Biochar.

But Ray Apy, CEO of Northeastern Biochar Solutions, says the claims made are not accu rate, saying they are “a delay tactic.”

“While we would not provide

details specific to our planned response to the Article 78 com plaint, I can tell you that the com plaint is simply a delay tactic that is severely flawed in logic and law and will be readily defeated,” Apy said in a statement. “None of the claims made are remotely accurate.”

The planning board had issued a conditional negative dec laration for the project in March, ruling that it would not have adverse environmental impacts. The petition filed by CAAN, how ever, says that the planning board has received “a variety of informa tion” that should have led to the decision being revisited.

According to a release by CAAN, this information includes, “Saratoga Biochar’s admission that its facility would release PFAS into the air and that the sewage sludge would be trucked in from down state and western New England.”

The Biochar facility would be the first in New York State and would use pyrolysis to convert as much as 720 tons of sewage sludge per day into biochar, a charcoal soil amendment, according to the release. The facility would also release quantities of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, PFAS, and more.

A positive SEQRA declaration would have forced Saratoga Biochar

to produce an Environmental Impact Statement, the release says, which would detail the project’s impact on the community.

“The interim planning board chairperson told me that in his 18 years on the Moreau Planning Board, no applicant has ever been required to do an Environmental Impact Statement,” said Clean Air Action Network chair Tracy Frisch in the release. “Such a track record suggests that the planning board has not been using all the tools at its disposal to protect the best interests of the community. Not only is the planning board failing the people of Moreau; it is also breaking the law.”

CAAN is aiming to have the Planning Board’s conditional neg ative declaration ruled invalid, and have the project re-examined by the Board.

Apy continues to dispute the suit, saying it is “unfortunate” that CAAN has chosen to fight and delay the project.

“What is really unfortunate in this is that a group that selfdescribes as ‘environmental’ has filed a complaint that will only delay a project that has tremendous environmental and human health benefits,” Apy said in his statement.

“This does not change our plans for the Moreau Industrial Park at all.”

Palette Opens New Location in Downtown Saratoga

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Palette, a female-focused cowork ing space and community created to support women in careers and in life, opened the doors to its third location in the Capital Region. Palette owner Catherine Hover hosted a ribbon cutting in Downtown Saratoga Springs, where Palette now has two locations.

“Every time we open a new space it’s a demonstration of what can happen when people come together to support each other,” said Catherine.

The location includes work spaces, a conference room and event gathering space allowing members to work and connect with each other. The space also

provides printing, faxing and private rooms to its members. Memberships range from annual and monthly, to daily with corpo rate and non-profit options.

In attendance were Palette members, Capital Region Chamber President Mark Egan and Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner who spoke highly about the importance of coming together for collective success.

“It’s not just about Catherine,” said Egan. “It’s about women in our community and what they are doing to help our community survive.”

“I am always impressed by how Catherine brings women together in our community,” said Woerner. “The opening is only

going to make our city and entre preneurial climate better.”

For more information about the new location and membership details visit www. palettecommunity.com.

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$32 Million High Speed Internet Project Comes to Saratoga

SARATOGA — After care ful planning and testing, Saratoga Springs city officials and SiFi Networks celebrated the official groundbreaking of the Saratoga Springs FiberCity® project on October 25. The fiberoptic network being built citywide will improve digital connectivity in the city. Once complete the $32 million venture, being funded privately, will see highspeed fiber infrastructure available to every household, business and institution within city limits. Work to construct the network began ear lier this year with the first homes scheduled to go-live next fall, and the entire city slated for completion in 2024. Officials also announced that that the internet service pro vider GigabitNow has signed on to be first provider on the network, offering speeds up to 10 Gigabits per second - among the fastest internet speeds in the United States.

“Today is a great day for the future of Saratoga Springs,” said Jason Golub, Commissioner of Public Works, City of Saratoga Springs. “This is a once-in-ageneration infrastructure project

that will usher in a new era of high-speed connectivity, digital inclusion, digital readiness and new opportunities to expand and innovate in our local economy,” explained the Commissioner.

Unlike a typical fiber net work, the FiberCity® is being built as an Open Access network, meaning that with one connec tion, residents and businesses can access multiple service providers for high-speed internet service, Smart City applications, telehealth, streaming video, voice and other uses. On an Open Access network, service providers compete for cus tomers based on service, price and reliability, essentially disrupting the decades-old model that phone companies and internet providers have long enjoyed.

“Once complete, our resi dents and businesses will ben efit from competition,” said Commissioner Golub.

One key element of Saratoga Springs’ FiberCity® network is that it is being made available to every address—business, residential, and institution—within the city.

This includes low-income housing units that are typically passed over by internet service providers.

“We’re excited to partner with the city and celebrate fullscale construction of the Saratoga Springs FiberCity®. We believe that everyone in the community deserves access to high-speed fiber infrastructure - connecting the community to each other and the world around us - at speeds never experienced before in New York,” said Robert Heaps, Corporate Vice President, SiFi Networks.

Todd Shimkus, President & CEO of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, a driv ing force behind the develop ment of the network, said that the Saratoga Springs FiberCity® net work will usher in the next chap ter in the city’s economy.

“It’s now estimated that onethird of the workforce works remotely, at least part of the week. Having the FiberCity® in Saratoga Springs is a game changer for economic development and will also help the region attract large employers and technology

companies,” said Shimkus.

“Our hotels have been vying for better connectivity for years. Full fiberoptic connectivity will enhance the visitor experience and enable our hospitality sec tor to do so much more for cus tomers,” noted Darryl Leggieri, President of Discover Saratoga.

“The City began contemplat ing the need for an all-fiber network more than five years ago. We under stood back then - even before the pandemic - the importance of highspeed connectivity for our residents and businesses. This unique part nership forged with SiFi Networks

has helped us start to realize what modern-day digital connectiv ity can be. I’m enormously proud to see the FiberCity® come to frui tion,” said former Commissioner of Finance, Michele Madigan.

Full-scale construction on Saratoga Springs’ FiberCity® will continue until around Thanksgiving when underground work will be paused for the winter. Crews will resume work in the spring and the first customers on the network will go-live next fall. Those interested in learning more about GigabitNow service can visit www.gigabitnow. com/saratoga-springs.

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Jesse Boucher, Kodiak

with Nicole Conlin & Kaitlynn Johnson,

Justin Sitler, Kodiak Construction & Heather Bodnaryk, Kitchen Designer

Dave Trojanski, Trojanski Builders

by Cathleen V. Duffy Photography

2022 Showcase of Homes Builders (left to right): David Gadomski of DSG Construction & Remodeling, Lindsey & Peter Belmonte of Belmonte Builders, Dave Trojanski of Trojanski Builders, Jesse Boucher of Kodiak Construction, John Witt of Witt Construction and Justin Sitler of Kodiak Construction. Photo by Cathleen V. Duffy Photography.

Barry Potoker & Lisa Licata

Dowling

BALLSTON

Lisa Hernadez sold property at 43 Sherman Way to Michael Basso for $695,000

James Fischer sold property at 200 Hop City Rd to Eric Flynn for $600,000

Traditional Home Builders and Developers sold property at 31 Mallory Way to Thomas Brockway for $436,199.

Joshua McLean sold property at 28 Buell Ave to Michael Brust for $310,000.

CORINTH

Robert Vavrina sold property at 113 Hunt Lake Rd to Faith

Roberson for $314,900.

Timothy Allen sold property at 40 West Mountain Rd to John Kellogg for $120,000.

Kenneth Winslow sold property at 133 Cty Rt 10 to Daine Lawrence for $185,000.

Patrick Rubin sold property at 53 Eggelston St to Marianne Bradt for $150,000.

GALWAY

Audrey Dox sold property at 1343 Kania Rd to Kenneth Potter for $375,000.

Charles Haberek sold property at 4538 West Line Rd to Charles Stead for $180,000.

Wendy Urban sold property at 5730 Sacandaga Rd to Morgan Pakatar for $149,0.

Edward Brasmeister sold property at 5049 Sacandaga Rd to Colin Roy for $155,500

Robert Shorb sold property at 6045 Sahara Rd to Joseph Bodden for $140,000

Stewart Brodell sold property at 1775 NYS Rt 29 to Stewart Shops Corp for $275,000

GREENFIELD

Colin Tschantret sold property at 369 Greene St to Wendy Daniels for $481,000.

Ryan Donohue sold property at 5 Moss Creek Rd to RAS Closing Services LLC for $875,000

RAS Closing Services LLC sold property at 5 Moss Creek Rd to Sandita Reddammagari for $875,000

Nancy Oglesby sold property at 112 Middle Grove Rd to Sean Kennedy for $570,105

Loren Jenks sold property at 38 Goose Hollow Rd to Skidmore Management Company LLC for $112,660

Loren Jenks sold property at 26 Goose Hollow Rd to Skidmore Management Company LLC for $149,340

Jonathan Romano sold property at 105 S Greenfield Rd to Dylan Till for $475,000

Locust Grove Ventures LLC sold property at 273 Locust Grove to Rivers Edge Ventures for $435,000.

Lawrence Doriguzzi sold property at 479 Locust Grove Rd to Travis Schoomaker for $749,000

Scott Iseman sold property at 91 Daniels Rd to Marie Vallee for $515,000

MALTA

Michael Poulin sold property at 8 Cambridge Way to Federal National Mortgage Assoc. for $195,000

Ricardo Aguilar sold property at 9 Woodfield Ct to Kimberly Francis for $430,000

Carol Accorsi sold property at 13 Meadow Rue Place to Hlaing Than Htun for $297,500

Ellsworth Partners LLC sold property at 2101 Ellsworth Blvd to Ellsworth Owner LLC for $6,550,000

Nicholas Soprano sold property at 6 Old Chatham Ct to Megan Moroukian for $255,515.

Glen Shields sold property at 16 Glade Mallow Rd to James Rhodes for $350,000

Stephanie Lofink sold property at Featherfoil Way to Marie Romleski for $327,000.

Lakeview ZLoan Servicing LLC sold property at 73 Snowberry Rd to Matthew OConnor for $173,600

Joseph Squadere sold property at 87 Wake Robin Rd to Nicole Waldron for $216,000.

James Boshek sold property at 8 Wineberry Lane to Matthew Wasserman for $350,600

Reva Pallone sold property at 42 Thimbleberry Rd to Michael Rusnack for $295,000

John Jones sold property at 4142 Silver Beach Rd to Thomas Rogan for $250,000

Timothy Larson sold property at 58 Meadow Rue to Jason Kelsey for $325,000

Lisa Santi sold property at 29 Covel Ave to Matthew Gibney for $240,000

Sheng Xie sold property at 8 Sienna Dr to Jeffrey Russell for $419,000

Brant Patnode sold property at 354 Malta Ave to Adam Newhart for $360,000.

Paul Devoe sold property at 2687 Rt 9 to ES TD Ventures LLC for $375,000

124 Jefferson St., Unit 1, Saratoga Sprigns • $415,000

MILTON

Brian Rusnak sold property at 567 Victory Circle to Teresa Esposito for $340,000

Jonathan Palmer sold property at 138 Juniper Dr to Casey Leyendecker for $315,000.

Ronald Tramontano sold property at 3 Linden Lane to Joseph Solevo for $284,000

John Stiles sold property at 1013 Baker Rd to Raymond Boyce for $289,500

Thomas Barnard sold property at 15 Skylark Dr to Christopher Rodgers for $440,000.

Linda Davis sold property at 35 Greenfield Ave to Morgan Davis for $127,000

Laura ODonnell sold property at 9 Limerick Ln to Barbara Bartlett for $290,000

Cameron Stokes sold property at 58 Skylark Dr to Lauren Rokjer for $360,000.

Chad Gerard sold property at 308 Emmett St to Robert Groff for $296,500

Kim Cooke sold property at 54 Milton Ave to TK Property Management LLC for $657,000

SARATOGA

Sharon Peck sold property at 148 Wagamans Ridge Rd to Jason Lont for $300,000

Nicholas Downey sold property at 46 Saratoga St to Matthew Ellis for $238,394.

Penelope Kobzar sold property at 5 Hessian Dr to Holly Seidewand for $255,000.

SARATOGA SPRINGS

Marcy Palmer sold property at 44 Fifth Ave to Benjamin Taylor for $1,600,000

Michael Haynes sold property at 52 Pinewood Ave to Ryan Higgins for $817,000

Kevin Mattox sold property at 43 Outlook Ave to Mathieu Digeser for $550,000

ExcelsiorPark LLC sold property at 14 Whistler CT Bldg 1 to Aspen Witt for $464,000

Michael Stauffacher sold property at 21-23 Garside Rd to Garside Holdings LLC for $2,200,000

Anna Gabriel sold property at 22 Jumel Pl to Stacey Frasier for $435,000.

Turf Pioneer South Broadway LLC sold property at 3368 S Broadway to 3368 South Broadway Hotel LLC for $1,525,000.

Joshua Roberts sold property at 124 Jefferson St #1 St to Jennifer Hardy for $415,000

128 Henry Bldg LLC sold property at 128 Henry St Unit 406 to Paul Damore Revocable Trust for $953,000.

Curtis Brasseur sold property at 12 Fish Creek VW & Dyer Switch to H2OM LLC for $920,000.

Beechwood Saratoga LLC sold property at 41 Jenna Jo Ave to 41 Wingate LLC for $1,750,000

WILTON

Eugene Bizzarro sold property at 29 Hearthstone Dr to Jordan Legrett for $562,500

Gene Sarro sold property at 421 Northern Pines Rd to Saratoga Park Estates CV I LLC for $111,000

Clark Leonelli sold property at 16 King Rd to David Harshbarger for $444,000

John Young sold property at 4 Canfield Ct to Sarah Hurley for $460,000

GW Luxe sold property at 24 Stone Ridge Rd to Robert Knotek for $454,928

Juan Sabate sold property at 31 Hearthstone Dr to Cartus Financial Group for $640,000

Cartus Financial Group sold property at 31 Hearthstone Dr to Ashley Reda for $640,000

McPadden Builders LLC sold property at 11 Colleen Ct to Maureen Ireland for $699,556

ECHS Juniors Kick-Off Water Testing Week

BALLSTON SPA —

Ballston Spa Central School District, along with its higher education and business part ners, currently operates the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School (ECHS), a program that

prepares students for college and careers in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced technology including semi-conductor manufacturing.

The mission of the pro gram is to develop and support pathways to higher education

that lead to careers in STEM fields through rigorous aca demic programming and a col laborative approach to learning.

Starting over a decade ago in 2011, the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries ECHS is a NYS P-TECH program that pro vides students a distinct oppor tunity to earn an associate’s degree while preparing them to seamlessly transition into key industry sectors within our eco nomic region.

This week, juniors at ECHS begun their “water quality test ing week,” a week devoted to good scientific practices and how to identify possible contaminants in water supplies. Using technol ogy not readily available in most regular high school labs, the local ECHS students are continuing the advanced curriculum offered

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in hopes of driving students to a career path of STEM related career paths. Importantly, the Clean Technologies & Sustainable

Industries ECHS boasts a 100% college acceptance rate, with 256 participating students in 21 dif ferent districts.

Skidmore College Orchestra Visits Ballston Spa Middle School

BALLSTON SPA —

On Thursday, October 20, mem bers of the Skidmore College Orchestra visited the Ballston Spa Middle School to talk with students and give a unique presentation on music and space. The stu dents were treated to music from Skidmore students while viewing graphics portrayed on the audi torium big-screen. The Skidmore College orchestra is a semi-pro fessional orchestra made up of Skidmore students and top players from several regional professional orchestras, including the Albany Symphony, Berkshire Symphony, Schenectady Symphony, and Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra.

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A Guide to October Mischief

FESTIVALS, CORN MAZES, SPOOKY TOURS AND MORE

HOLLOWED HARVEST

Experience the spooky family-fun of Halloween at the Hollowed Harvest! Hosted at Altamont Fairgrounds, Hollowed Harvest brings to life more than 7,000 incredible Jack-O’-Lanterns creating stunning landscapes and largerthan-life displays designed to amaze audiences of all ages in a fun walk-through experience! New this year is the Jack-O’-Lantern Tunnel! Thursday-Sunday of each week through October, with additional dates added the week of Halloween. Show dates, times and ticket information are available www.hollowedharvest.com/altamont-ny.

HAUNTED CORN MAZE

Every twist and turn in Schuyler Farms Haunted Corn Maze will hold a new surprise for you. With just a flashlight to guide you, there are demons and ghouls around every bend, masked men with chainsaws following you, haunted buildings within the maze to pass through and many more surprises that will make you laugh and cry. The Haunted Corn Maze is open every Friday and Saturday night in October. Haunting is from dusk until 10 p.m. (last ticket sold 9:15 p.m., no exceptions). For more information visit www.schuylerfarms.com. Schuyler Farms is located at 1124 Rte 29, Schuylerville.

ZOMBIE ZIPS

Mountain Ridge Adventure, 300 Weatherwax Rd., Schenectady. Your nightmare begins with a corpseguided tour along a serial killer infested forest to then be hauled into the trees among complete, utter horror. Once in the trees you will be launched in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park. The terror occurs every Friday and Saturday night in the month of October from 7-10 p.m. WARNING: This is not for kids or the faint of heart. For more information visit mountainridgeadventure.com or Facebook.

NIGHTMARES AT LIBERTY RIDGE FARM

At Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm, you will find five haunted attractions at one location. Featuring: Farmers’ Haunted House, Field of Screams, Underground Tunnel, 3D McCobb Manor, and the Forest of Fear. Nightmares is open Saturdays in October with a bonus Friday on Oct. 28. Last ticket sold at 9:45 p.m. Get your tickets at the gate or online at libertyridgefarmny.com/things-to-do/nightmares. Liberty Ridge Farm is located at 29 Bevis Rd., Schaghticoke.

FIELD OF HORRORS

Field of Horrors, 100 Farrell Rd., Troy. The Field of Horrors is back with a new attraction! Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the slaughterhouse

of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims! The Field of Horrors has been voted the #1 Haunted Attraction in the Capital Region. Not recommended for children under 10-years-old. Strobe lights are in use throughout the premises. All fog machine liquid is water-based. Not accessible to people with a disability. For times and more information, visit fieldofhorrors.com.

DOUBLE M HAUNTED HAYRIDES

Double M Haunted Hayrides has been creating fear for over 30 years in Upstate New York. The Haunted Hayrides operate on a reservation system. The haunted hayride lasts approximately 30-40 minutes. Your total time with the ride and walk-through attractions is roughly one hour. This year’s walk-through attractions include Brutality, Blood Moon Farm, The Last Inn, Fear All Year and Slaughter Swamp. Enjoy our midway Feartainment featuring interactive creatures, music, concession stand, souvenir stand, and photo booth. General admission, which includes all attractions, is $39.95. Double M is located at 678 Route 67 in Ballston Spa. For more information or to buy tickets, visit doublemhauntedhayrides.com.

FRIGHT FEST

Fright Fest is back at Six Flags Great Escape and spookier than ever! Dare to enter the Halloween event of the season, featuring family-friendly attractions during the day and thrills once the sun goes down. Open until Oct. 31. For days, times and ticket information, visit www. sixflags.com/greatescape/events/fright-fest.

YADDO GARDEN GHOST TOURS

Yaddo Parking Lot, 312 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs 4 p.m. Drop-in Ghost Tours of the Gardens at Yaddo are offered on Fridays and Sundays, through Oct. 30. Tours are $10 per person. Cash or checks only. Docent-led ghost tours for private groups may be arranged by contacting Yaddo www. yaddo.org/yaddo-gardens/contact. Garden-only ghost tours include historic information about Yaddo, the gardens, and ghost sightings. Our Gardens are the only area open to the public. We ask that you respect the privacy of our artists in residence, and not go beyond the Gardens during your visit.

GREAT SARATOGA PUMPKIN HUNT

The Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association (DBA) is hosting the Great Saratoga Pumpkin Hunt now through Oct. 30, 2022. This is a two-week scavenger hunt that will involve solving riddles and finding all the pumpkins hidden inside participating businesses in downtown Saratoga. The winner of the scavenger hunt will be announced on Halloween and receive a special prize. Learn more: www.saratogaspringsdowntown.com/ single-post/fall-fest-the-great-saratoga-pumpkin-hunt

SIGNATURE GHOST TOURS

OF THE CANFIELD CASINO

The Saratoga Springs History Museum, 1 East Congress St. The Canfield Casino in Congress Park is hosting ghost tours Friday, Oct. 28, 5-7 p.m. Tours last 1 hour and continue every 20 minutes with the last tour beginning at 6:40 p.m. The tour is not handicap accessible. Tours are led by guides who tell about their personal paranormal experiences and show actual evidence of ghosts in the Canfield Casino. The Canfield Casino was featured on Ghost Hunters in 2010 and on the Travel Channel’s America’s Most Terrifying places in 2019. Cost is $25 in advance. For more information, call 518-584-6920 or www.saratogahistory.org/ghost-tour.

HAUNTED HOUSE

A walk-through Haunted House presented by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles #2468. Friday, October 28 from 6-10 p.m. and Saturday October 29 from 5-10 p.m. at 80 Main St., South Glens Falls. Proceeds and donations benefit local charities and local families in need. Free admission, donations are appreciated.

SARATOGA COUNTY 4-H HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA

The Saratoga County 4-H Halloween Extravaganza will be held on Sunday, October 30 at the Saratoga County 4-H Training Center, 556 Middleline Road, Ballston Spa. The free three-hour event begins at 12 p.m. and everyone is invited, especially those in costumes! There will be hay rides, face painting, basket raffles, and a petting zoo. Local 4-H clubs will be on-site highlighting their specialties with interactive games, demonstrations, and (of course) trick-or-treating! Food will be available for purchase thanks to the Sharp Shooters club. Their food fundraiser menu will feature delicious meals like walking tacos and hot dogs with all proceeds benefiting their club’s upcoming Shooting sports competitions. For more information please call 518-885-8995 or visit ccesaratoga.org.

HALLOWEEN FUN-RAISER

The Children’s Museum at Saratoga will host its inaugural family event, the Halloween FUN-Raiser! On Sunday, Oct. 30 from 2-5 p.m. put on your costume and come to The Museum for Halloween-themed fun and activities! There will be trick or treating in the Museum, a makeand-take art project, mask making, science-themed Halloween projects and experiments, a monster mash dance party, a face painter (2-4 p.m.) and fun activities in every room. Tickets are $13 per person pre-sale / $15 per person on the day of the event. To register, visit cmssny. org/halloween-fundraiser.

Halloween Fun from the Farmers’ Market

by Julia Howard for Saratoga TODAY

My kids talk about their Halloween costumes nearly year-round, so it’s fair to say that Halloween is a big deal in our house. For us, Halloween is more about celebrating the spirit of the season; roasting pumpkin seeds, making festive snacks, selecting pumpkins and carving them, making crafts, and exploring nature as fall takes hold. Weekly visits to the farmers’ market enhance these activities and experiences, creating tangible and meaningful Halloween traditions.

Halloween-themed foods allow for creative and fun cooking, especially when preparing food with children. Apple slices sandwiched with nut butter suddenly become monster lips. Add roasted pumpkin seeds for teeth. Cut carrots into rounds and top with chèvre and halved black olives to make spooky eye snacks. You get the idea. Except for olives, all these ingredients are available at the farmers’ market. Roasting pumpkins and having fresh purée on-hand offers so many possibilities. A small pumpkin (about 3 lbs.) will make roughly 4 cups of purée. Start by cutting the pumpkin in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds and strings. Save the seeds for roasting. Brush the pumpkin flesh with oil, sprinkle with salt, and place the flesh side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Pierce the skin a few times with a fork to let steam escape. Roast at 350 degrees for approximately 50 minutes. Once cooled, purée in a food processor. You can add pumpkin to cinnamon rolls, smoothies, curries, soups, macaroni and cheese, oatmeal, and many other foods. If you’re not feeling too creative or lacking time, you can get Halloween goods straight from the Saratoga Farmers’ Market vendors. Burger’s Market Garden will have hand-painted mini pumpkins, and Saratoga Suds ‘n’ Stuff will have spooky soaps.

For the sweeter side, visit NightWork Bread for their incredible chai snickerdoodles, and TogaNola will have their ‘fan favorite’ pumpkin spice granola. Muddy Trail Jerky Co. has mulling spices perfect for simmering with cider from Saratoga Apple.

Let’s enjoy a final Saturday market at High Rock Park, as next Saturday, November 5, the Saratoga Farmers’ Market will move to its indoor home at the Wilton Mall food court.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at High Rock Park through the end of October. The market will be open on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Wilton Mall Food Court starting November 5. Find us online at www.saratogafarmersmarket.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Pumpkin Maple Muffins

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and spray muffin molds with nonstick spray or line them with paper liners.

2. Heat butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, swirling occasionally, until the butter has melted, foamed and started to brown, about 5 minutes. Use a whisk to scrape up any browned bits at the bottom of the pot. Remove from heat and set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric and nutmeg.

4. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar and maple syrup until totally smooth. Whisk in dry ingredients, followed by browned butter.

5. Divide among prepared muffin tins and bake until the tops are puffed and spring back slightly when pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.

Adapted from the recipe by Alison Roman, featured in New York Times Cooking

Burgers Market Garden. Photo by Pattie Garrett

Gomez Veggie Ville. Photo by Pattie Garrett

Saratoga Suds ‘n’ Stuff. Photo by Graciela Colston

CINNAMON APPLES

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

It’s that time of year for me to share my annual Halloween memories. Halloween is only a few shorts days away and for the little chefs out there the excitement is building. How many of us remember going apple bobbing during festivals or when attending a Halloween party? Bobbing for apples is no easy task. Bobbing for apples is a classic Halloween game where you are challenged to take a bite out of an apple that is floating in water while your hands are behind your back – with the task of getting as many apples as you can.

Many readers stop into my store and ask how Paula and I met. We typically reply that we both met while working together in a restaurant. However, the real first time we met was at a church Halloween dance a few years prior. My church knew how to throw fun events. Everyone came dressed in costume. I dressed as a gangster and my brothers were dressed as my henchmen. There were many events at the dance and one particular event was bobbing for apples which I was known as a pro. My father always said I had a big mouth, so that is why I was so good at it. I always thought that he was giving me a compliment. Now, hmmm? During the dance, the nuns who spent the better part of their school days trying to keep the boys and girls apart, wanted to pit the boys against the girls in the apple bobbing contest. My brothers convinced all of the other boys that I should go last in case it was close; then I would seal the expected victory. We were all then paired off against our female opponents. I was paired with a beautiful young lady who was dressed as Pocahontas. She had her hair in what is called a “French braid” (I had to ask my daughter Aubrey, what that hairstyle is called before I wrote this article). The dressed up “Pocahontas” (also had something on the end of her braid called a scrunchie? (Aubrey also had to tell me what that was). As the competition progressed, it finally came down to the last couple to decide who walks away as the victor. There was a lot of cheering from my brothers who knew how good I was at apple bobbing, since we grew up every fall playing this game. When I looked across the bucket

of water, Pocahontas had a big, beautiful smile and I felt something strange. When the nun said “go”, we both plunged our heads into the bucket of water for our apple. The first one to get an apple, wins. I found my apple and was coming up out of the water when something struck my eye. I winced in surprise and the apple fell out of my mouth. Pocahontas was up and out with a huge apple, and the girls cheered and the boys groaned. When I looked into the eyes of my opponent, I swear there were sparks and fireworks coming in my direction. I never saw her again and never forgot that look. A few years later, a beautiful young woman with her hair in a French braid started working at the same restaurant I worked, where I was asked to train her. When we looked at each other I realized it was Pocahontas! Her real name was Paula.

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1. Toss together first 4 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag, tossing to coat apples.

2. Cook apple mixture, 2 Tbsp. water, and 1 Tbsp. butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes or until apples are tender.

Serve with some homemade whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!

Recipe courtesy of Southern Living at myrecipes.com

Of course, she didn’t recognize me so I said, “Pocahontas do you like apples?” She squinted at me and then smiled and said “it’s you!” That, my Foodie Friends, was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Bobbing for apples is one fun way to get apples. However, I think most of us prefer to either pick them from our favorite apple orchard or get them from an apple stand. There are so many ways to prepare apples during this season. One essential tool is an apple peeling machine. The apple peeling machine is made of metal and not only peels apples but cores and slices them too. Just suction the peeler to your countertop (some models affix to a work surface with a vice), fit the apple on the skewer and crank away. This season, stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store, located at 33 Railroad Place to pick up the essentials you need to make your apple delights. Share your stories of Halloween or how you met your special someone who is the apple of your eye.

Remember my Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen!”

Take Care, John & Paula

Winter Coat Sale Fundraiser

Gateway House of Peace, November 5, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Located at 479 Rowland St., Ballston Spa. All proceeds go to Gateway House of Peace, a donor driven End of life home that cares for local resident & families during loved ones’ final days.

Annual Harvest Supper

Old Saratoga Reformed Church, 48 Pearl St., Schuylerville | 4:30 to 6 p.m. On Saturday November

5, supper will be continuously served. This year it is a drive through dinner only. The menu

is baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, squash, green beans, Dutch Kraut, roll and homemade apple crisp. Ticket price is $15. Takeout is the only option. For reservations call 518-695-6638. Pickup – enter driveway by the lower alley end, pull up to the front door and server will bring your dinner out to you. Exit onto Pearl St.

Saratoga Springs Medispa Grand ReOpening

Wednesday, November 9, 4 – 7 p.m. 7 Wells Street - Suite 303, Saratoga Springs. Join us as we celebrate the expansion of our medispa! We’re excited to showcase our beautiful new Private Spa Party/Couples Spa Suite. Our staff will be on hand to talk about Ultherapy (nonsurgical “face lift” treatment),

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ThermiVa and our new Secret RF Microneedling treatments! You’ll enjoy bubbly, light bites, and have the chance to WIN our GRAND PRIZE...a Private Spa Party for 4 valued at $600! Extra event perks include a goody bag loaded with product samples from HydroPeptide and Epionce and exclusive booking discounts on Ultherapy, Thermiva for treatments booked during the event and more! Purchase our NEW VIP Injectables Club Membership ($200 annual membership fee) at the event and receive a FREE 1-hour Massage AND a FREE Signature Facial! (a $205 value!) Do not miss this event! Space is limited, advanced registration is required. All attendees must register online at Yarinsky.com under “Book Now” and then select “Workshops.”

Veteran’s Day Ceremony

A Ceremony honoring our Veteran’s will be held at Gurtler Brother’s VFW Post 420, 190 Excelsior Ave, Saratoga Springs, at 11 a.m. on November 11. Everyone is welcome to attend and honor all of our Veterans. All Veterans are encouraged to attend, you do not need to be a member the VFW. A lunch will follow the ceremony. For more information, please call 518-5849686. Please leave a message.

Saratoga Chips & Beer Festival

The Saratoga County History Center is partnering with DeCrescente Distributing Company to bring you the Saratoga Chip and Beer Festival on Saturday, November 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Brookside Museum, 21 Fairground Avenue, Ballston Spa., featuring old-time musicians John Kirk and Trish Miller. They will bring their traditional “fiery fiddle tunes” and other folk gems rooted in American traditions to the festival. The duo complements our beautiful exhibit that tells the many stories behind the chip, and it’s natural to partner with DeCrescente, which not only distributes local craft beer and Saratoga Chips but is a historic fourth-generation Saratoga County business. Tickets can be purchased at brooksidemuseum. org/event/saratoga-chipsand-beer-festival-2/. For more information, call 518-885-4000.

Presentation: Katrina Trask’s Saratoga Legacy Tuesday, November 15, at 7-8:45 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs History Museum: Rumara Jewett speaks about Saratoga visionary Katrina Trask (1853-1922) on the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Trask Gateway Memorial in Congress Park. The evening also includes historical readings by Tamie Ehinger and Michael Belanger, a musical performance of Trask’s lyrics by vocalist Eileen Egan Mack and pianist Michael Clement, and a special exhibition. Open to the public; to reserve a free ticket, visit www.saratogahistory. org/alfred-z-solomonprogram-series. Presented with support from Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Saratoga Arts, and the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust.

Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet Nutcracker Tea

Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet First Nutcracker Tea to be held Sunday, November 20 at historic Canfield Casino at 2 p.m. for a whimsical afternoon with tea, delicious treats, dancing, and holiday fun. Children and families will enjoy holiday shopping from local vendors, basket raffle and silent auction. Delight in live performances from the Nutcracker Suite along with a reading of The Nutcracker Story. Don’t forget to take your photo with Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy! Tickets go on sale Thursday, Oct. 20 at eventbrite.com. Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet (SSYB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. For more information, contact Info@ saratogaspringsyouthballet.org or call 518-306-4037 or visit www. saratogaspringsyouthballet.org.

Bus Trip to Villa Roma

The Olde Saratoga Seniors are hosting a bus trip to Villa Roma in Calicoon, NY on Wednesday, November 30. It will be a lunch and a Holliday Motown Tribute. The cost of this trip will be $49 for senior members and $54 for non-members. If interested, please contact Peg Jennings at 518-275-5805 or Pat Temple at 518-338-2329. Reserve your spot by November 1.

Jane Austen Birthday Tea

Hosted by the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA)-New York Capital Region on Sunday, December 11, Inn at Saratoga, 231 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Local author Heather Moll will discuss her latest novel, An appearance of Goodness, a murder mystery set at Pemberley. The mystery theme will continue with a discussion of the many Jane Austen mystery series. Cost is $40 includes a raffle ticket for Austen-related items, an Afternoon High Tea, and Jane’s Birthday Cake. Reserve your place by contacting jasnanycaptitalregion@gmail. com. Payment due before December 1. Payable to JASNA NYS Capital Region and send to: JASNA, NYCR, c/o Nancy Duell, 56 Fifth Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801. For additional information, contact Nancy at 518-321-1887 or jasnanycaptitalregion@gmail.com

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Roast Pork Dinner

Saratoga Wilton Elks, 1 Elk Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m. For curbside pickup only. Menu: Roast Pork, mashed potatoes, vegetable, stuffing, applesauce, gravy, and roll, tossed salad. Dinner for 2 / $30. Cash only. Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – noon to place an order, 518-584-2585.

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This Week’s Events: Oct. 28-Nov.3

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

Owl Prowls

Wilton Wildlife Preserve, 80 Scout Rd. Wilton 6 – 7 p.m. | Join us for a nighttime hike to look and listen for owls. Learn about their amazing adaptions that make the fantastic nighttime predators. Following the program, take home an owl pellet to dissect and discover the diet of an owl and identify bones of its prey. Group sizes are limited. This program is intended for ages 5 and up. To register call the library at 518-584-7860 ext. 303.

Baskets for Ben Fundraising Event

Queensbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6196 32 Luzerne Road, Queensbury | 4:30 – 7 p.m. Live auction of baskets, Adirondack Firepit and Wheelbarrow of Wines. Please join us for great company, sumptuous local restaurant foods with bakery desserts and beverages, with entertainment and a cash bar. Ben’s Fund supports children with need in conjunction with over 60 schools in Warren, Washington, Saratoga, and Essex Counties. Additionally, the Fund awards 20 scholarships to qualifying graduating seniors from ten local school districts. We also donate household and personal care items to 12 local food pantries. For full details, visit www.benosbornfund.org

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

10th Annual Pints for Preservation Pub Crawl

Druthers Brewing Company

381 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 3 p.m. Features stops at bars located in historic buildings throughout downtown Saratoga Springs! All proceeds from this event support the Foundation’s mission to promote the preservation and enhancement of the architectural, cultural, and landscaped heritage of Saratoga Springs. Take part in an Architectural Scavenger Hunt to win a “Major Award.” Raffle tickets will also be available to win several prizes from local businesses! Purchase tickets online at www.saratogapreservation.org.

Chicken and Biscuit Dinner

The Old Stone Church

159 Stone Church Rd., Ballston Spa | 4 – 7 p.m. Curb side pickup only chicken and biscuit dinner. Dinners Include Chicken and Biscuit with Green Beans, Carrots, Peas, Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, and a choice of a slice of pumpkin, apple, or fudge pecan pie all for $12. To reserve your dinner call 518522-4482 or 518-583-1002. Be sure to include the number of dinners, your choice of pie and time of pick up. For more information call Ann at 518-8854034. We look Forward to seeing you there.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

A Concert You Won’t Want To Miss Saratoga United Methodist Church 5th Avenue & Henning Road, Saratoga Springs 3 p.m. | Celebrate Halloween with a treat from the Saratoga Chamber Players by welcoming the New Jersey String Quartet. The Quartet includes cellist Eric Bartlett, a frequent musician with the Chamber Players who recently retired from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He joined forces with violinists Sheryl Staples and Yulia Ziskel and violist Cong Wu, all current member of the NY Philharmonic. They will offer a program of Mozart’s Divertimento in F Major, K 138; Shoshtakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in G minor, op. 110 and Schubert’s Quartet no.13 in A minor, “Rosamunde.” Tickets are $20 - $30 available online at www. eventbrite.com/e/sounds-from-the-new-jerseystring-quartet-tickets-391675882107

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31

Nature on the Move

Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park 80 Scout Rd. Wilton | 10:30 a.m.

Come enjoy nature with others looking to get outside. This walk is geared towards gentle exercise and those with basic fitness levels, ages 16 and up. This program will not take place in bad weather. Visit wiltonpreserve.org and click the “Public Programs” tab to register online. For more information, email info@wiltonpreserve.org or call 518-450-0321.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Saratoga Retired Teachers Meeting

Longfellows Restaurant

500 Union Ave. (Rte. 9P), Saratoga Springs | 12 p.m.

For membership information, call 518-587-5356.

Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge

Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library 475 Moe Rd., Clifton Park | 6 p.m.

A two-hour jigsaw puzzle competition to see which team can complete a 500-piece puzzle the fastest. The Library provides puzzles and prizes. Register your team of 2-4 to participate. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Registration required. 518-3718622. www.cphlibrary.org

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Olde Saratoga Seniors Meeting

Town Hall, 35 Spring St., Schuylerville | 12 p.m.

All veterans welcome to attend. More information contact Pat Temple at 518-338-2329

Town of Greenfield Leo Club

Greenfield Community Center, 25 Wilton Rd., Greenfield Center 6 p.m. | The club meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month (unless bad weather – zoom meeting). The objective is to provide the youth of the world with an opportunity for development and contribution, individually and collectively, as responsible members of the local, national, and international community. Motto: Leadership – Develop skills as a project organizer, time manager and team leader. Experience – Learn how teamwork, cooperation and collaboration can bring exciting changes to your community and the world. Opportunity – make friends and feel the rewards of community service. Leo Chair is Brittney Campbell. Email LionBrittney@gmail.com to RSVP.

Poetry Night

Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs | 7 p.m.

Reading by Susan Comninoa. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 p.m. and the readings will start at 7 p.m. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured reading will also be livestreamed. You can find a link for the livestream at caffelena.org. 583-0022.

Saratoga County History Center Annual Meeting

21 Fairground Ave., Ballston Spa | 7 p.m.

The trustees offer a “show and tell” featuring some of their favorite items from the SCHC collection, an overview of upcoming exhibits, and their vision for the future. The annual budget will be presented, and there will be voting for new trustees. The event is open to the public. Please check the website (www.brooksidemuseum.org) and social media accounts (@ SaratogaCoHistory) for updates and announcements.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Green Drinks

Library Room at Harvey’s, 14 Phila St., Saratoga Springs | 5 - 6:30 p.m. Green Drinks is a “green gathering” for those who work, volunteer, or have a passion for promoting the environment, conservation, and sustainability. Join us at Harvey’s to meet new people, learn about local green initiatives, and share what you’ve been working on.

Social Security Information Program

Ballston Spa Public Library, 21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa | 6 – 7 p.m. For individuals ages 55-70. This program is designed to help attendees learn how to maximize their Social Security benefits prior to collecting them. Presented by John Kalil, a Social Security Claiming Strategist and the President of Retirement Solutions, LLC. Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. Open to the public, free to attend. Due to COVID restrictions, seating is limited, and advance registration is required. RSVP directly to the library at 518-885-5022.

Book Club After Dark

Ballston Spa Public Library, 21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa | 6:30 p.m. Hey Book Lovers! Join us for the first organizational meeting of the Book Club After Dark group. Participants should come armed with their favorite recent read titles and authors for a lively discussion. The December book selection, The Silent Patient by, Alex Michaelides, will be passed out during the meeting. The event is free and open to patrons 18 years old and up. For further information please call, 518-885-5022 or visit bspl.sals.edu.

Send your calendar events to calendar@saratogapublishing.com two weeks prior to the event.

Saratoga Children’s Theatre Performs Sold-Out Disney Descendants The Musical

Entertainment &Arts

Dermot Kennedy Announces SPAC Date Next June

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Platinum-selling singer-song writer Dermot Kennedy this week announced his upcoming The Sonder Tour – a North American run taking place in 2023 that will kick off in Vancouver in May and lands at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on June 19.

Saratoga Children’s Theatre actors performed Disney Descendants the Musical Oct. 21-23. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Saratoga Children’s Theatre actors performed Disney Descendants the Musical to an audience of nearly 500 in four sold out shows last weekend.

The live performances of the show, based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movie series, took place at SCT’s new space on Maple Avenue Oct. 21-23.

“We are so thrilled to share this show with our community,” said Sean Rossley, SCT General Manager, in a statement. “We are overwhelmed by the amazing tal ent this cast has brought to the

show, as well as the hard work and dedication of the creative team.”

More than 40 young people - ages 8-18 - auditioned for the show to fill only 34 roles.

Saratoga Children’s Theatre - 501c3 non-profit - was started in 2008 to provide the youth of the greater Saratoga Region with a quality arts education pro gram that fostered a love of the ater and performance. Since its inception, SCT has performed nearly 40 shows.

For more information, to donate or to get involved, visit www.saratogachildrenstheatre.org

Tickets for the Sonder 2023 Tour go on sale Oct. 28 on Ticketmaster.com.

The tour comes in celebra tion of the artist’s new album, Sonder, to be released Nov. 4 on Island Records/Interscope. Nominated for the “Best International Male” BRIT Award in 2020, Kennedy has amassed nearly 4 billion streams across platforms and has the best-selling debut album in Ireland of this mil lennium, making him a platinumselling artist in over 12 countries.

Dermot Kennedy stages a 28-date tour and SPAC show in 2023.

Schick Gallery At Skidmore College Presents ‘True To Type’

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The new Schick Gallery exhi bition “True to Type” presents selections from designers and muralists Annica Lydenberg and Lynne Yun, through Dec. 2.

Lydenberg and Yun bring a passion for type design to their client work and their own art. In addition to operating their own design firms, both are deeply ded icated to education and making a social impact. “True to Type” features both their personal and commercial work, including four new murals created on site.

Lydenberg is a Brooklynbased designer, illustrator, and sign painter who graduated from Skidmore College in 2000 with a degree in studio art. She founded Dirty Bandits, now a web design firm, in 2003 as a T-shirt company, then completed the Type@Cooper typeface design program at Cooper Union and honed skills in hand let tering and sign painting. Lydenberg is also one of the founders of the collaborative You Are Not Alone mural project. Inspired by compas sion for those struggling with men tal health issues, it offers support to anyone feeling misunderstood, vic timized, or abandoned.

From crafting calligraphic pieces to designing type for the screen, Yun enjoys the balanc ing act of form and function that is required when designing tools for communication. Yun is a New York City-based type designer, educator, technologist, and a founder of Space Type, a studio

Annica Lydenberg paints her “You Are Not Alone” mural at the corner of Hester and Bowery in Manhattan. Photo provided.

practice operating at the inter section of type and technology. Previously, Yun worked as a type designer for Monotype, where she created custom typefaces for cli ents and retail. She also worked as a graphic designer for Apple Inc., Publicis, and Deutsch, and past clients include Google, Samsung, Anheuser-Busch, and the World Trade Center. Yun has served

on the boards of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Society of Scribes, and she regu larly teaches for institutions such as Type@Cooper and Parsons School of Design.

The Schick Gallery at Skidmore College is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Arts Blondie Film Gets Local Screening Premiere, Director Q&A

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

GLENS FALLS —

The Adirondack Theatre Festival staged its annual film festival Oct. 13 with a regional premiere of a short documentary featuring the band Blondie performing a cul turally path-breaking concert in Cuba in 2019.

The opening night screening of “Blondie: Vivir en la Habana” staged at the Charles R. Wood Theater and included a Q&A between ATF Producing Artistic Director Miriam Weisfeld and the film’s director Rob Roth.

“I realized afterwards how these cultural exchanges are really important,” said Roth, regard ing the band’s concert, which was part of an official cultural exchange between Havana and New York City. “It was perfect timing, because the previous administration had opened up a dialogue with Cuba and we just made it, because the next admin istration just shut it all down.”

It was Blondie co-founder and guitarist Chris Stein who was the driving force behind the jour ney. “He would tell the manager: ‘Just get us to Cuba. Just get us to Cuba,’” Roth said. Ironically, Stein wasn’t ultimately able to make the trek, due to illness.

Blondie burst out of the Max’s Kansas City and CBGB’s scene in downtown Manhattan in the mid-70s with their self-titled debut (most notably featuring the songs “X Offender,” and “Rip Her To Shreds”), and its follow-up LP ‘Plastic Letters.’ It was their third release, ‘Parallel Lines,’ that gained them national attention with the hit “Heart of Glass” in 1979 – and it is from this period and on into the ‘80s with the subsequent hit songs “Rapture” and “The Tide Is High” that the 18-minute docu mentary focuses its soundtrack.

“I didn’t really know how I was going to shoot in a commu nist country. It just came to me one day: I’m going to shoot it on film, 8mm and 16mm. And I think that had a much more deep effect, because it’s almost like a lens of time that they’re stuck in, and also the lens of what I call metaphysical; the magic hap pening around them,” said Roth, adding that he first struck up a friendship with Blondie lead

singer Debbie Harry during the 1990s, when they both attended weekly Tuesday night parties at Jackie 60 nightclub in New York City’s meatpacking district.

“Only one time did my cam eraman have a problem with offi cials – I don’t even know who they were, but they came out of nowhere. We were shooting on the street and the camera moved to what I think was a government building of some sort, and they were there like - that!” said Roth, snapping his fingers together for emphasis. “But, they were pretty cool about it. We just had to not shoot that building. I don’t know what the building was. And I don’t even want to know what it was,” he said with a laugh.

Roth - a longtime collaborator with Blondie, has also worked on projects with David Bowie, Lady Gaga, and Rihanna, among others.

There was initial interest in using some archival footage trac ing the band’s origins to New York City in the ‘70s, but Harry wasn’t particularly keen to the idea. “She doesn’t like to go to the past a lot. I was creative director of her memoir ‘Face It,’ and it was like pulling teeth,” he laughed. “She doesn’t like to go back. And it’s funny because we keep toying with this idea of me directing a film about her - so that would be even harder!”

Just before the entou rage’s landing in Cuba, there were expressed concerns about whether the residents of the com munist country would even have

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had the ability to know who the band was.

“While we were going there, Debbie and I were discuss ing whether they even knew the music,” Roth recalled. “When I was shooting, at one point there was a balcony and a family – from the grandparents down to the grandchildren and: they were all singing. It was ‘Heart of Glass,’ or ‘The Tide is High.’ And they knew it. It was clear. The music had got ten there.”

“Blondie: Vivir en la Habana,” had its North American premiere

at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021. The Adirondack Film Festival, presented by ATF for the seventh year, ran Oct. 13-15 and presented its programming in a

hybrid mode - both in-person and online – with live screenings at the Charles R. Wood Theater and Crandall Library in down town Glens Falls.

Director Rob Roth and ATF producing artistic director Miriam Weisfeld at the Charles R. Wood Theater on Oct. 13, 2022. Picture by Thomas Dimopoulos.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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A pre-bid conference will NOT be held for this project, however, if you would like to view the building, please call the Saratoga County Sewer District #1 at 518664-7396 to schedule an appointment. Bid documents may only be obtained on or after Tuesday, October 25, 2022 from The Empire State Bid System at no cost from the following website: www. empirestatebidsystem.com. Saratoga County, through its Purc hasing Department, reserves the right to reject parts of any or all bids.

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Notice of Formation of Eastline Group LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/25/2022. The County in which the Office is located: Saratoga. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 1011 Twin View, Glen Burnie, MD 21060. Purpose: any lawful activity. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115142

GEPETTOS PIZZERIA LLC. Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/22/2022. Office: SARATOGA County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, LEGALCORP SOLUTIONS 1060 Broadway Suite 100 ALBANY, NY 12204 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115108

Notice of Formation of a domestic Professional Service Limited Liability Company (PLLC). Name: Whole Life Neurology PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/13/2022. NY Office location: Saratoga County. Principal Business Location: 7 N. Circular St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 7 N.

Circular St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: to engage in the practice of medicine. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115095

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

NAME: Dana M. Lau, PsyD, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/23/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the PLLC c/o Michelle H. Wildgrube, Esq., Cioffi Slezak Wildgrube P.C., 1473 Erie Blvd, 1st Fl, Schenectady, NY 12305. Purpose: Professional services – psychology. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115082

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 15 Davis LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/21/2022. Office Location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC at 17 Shelbourne Dr, Halfmoon, NY, 12065. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115076

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is Point Breeze Road, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on May 26, 2021. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the Agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 100 Edie Road, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115067

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is Saratoga Lakeview MHP, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on November 16, 2017. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be

served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 1438 Route 9P, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115061

LEGAL NOTICE - Bp Excavation, LLC. Is an EEO employer, strongly suggesting female and minorities to apply for open positions for job D264644. Please contact mstallman@bpexcavation.net 10/28, 112979

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 500 UNION AVENUE LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNYS) on September 30, 2022. The company is located in Saratoga County. The SSNYS has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNYS shall mail a copy of process to: 500 UNION AVENUE LLC, 18 Division Street, Suite 401, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The date for dissolution is perpetual. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful business of every kind and character for which LLCs may be organized under the New York LLC law, or any successor statute. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115052

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: LONGFELLOWS VENTURES LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNYS) on October 12, 2022. The company is located in Saratoga County. The SSNYS has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNYS shall mail a copy of process to: LONGFELLOWS VENTURES LLC, 18 Division Street, Suite 401, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The date for dissolution is perpetual. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful business of every kind and character for which LLCs may be organized under the New York LLC law, or any successor statute. 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2022. 115046

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: CARPETLAND VENTURES LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNYS) on October 12, 2022. The company is located in Saratoga County. The SSNYS has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNYS shall mail a copy of process to: CARPETLAND VENTURES LLC, 18 Division Street, Suite 401, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The date for dissolution is perpetual. The purpose of the company is to engage in any

lawful business of every kind and character for which LLCs may be organized under the New York LLC law, or any successor

Notice of formation of Jessie Grey Copywriting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/02/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 4128 Jockey St., Charlton, NY 12019. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2022. 114972

Notice of Qualification of BR Risk Group Specialty Insurance Services, LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York on, 10/14/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Associates, PLLC, 36 Long Alley, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2022. 114944

Notice of Formation of an LLC: Patience First, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 14, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: The LLC, 28 Corporate Dr., Suite 103, Clifton Park, NY 12065. 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2022. 114937

NOTICE is given that a license, number Pending, for LIQUOR, WINE, BEER & CIDER has been applied for by DEL MONTE HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC dba HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON to sell LIQUOR, WINE, BEER & CIDER at retail in a HOTEL located at 3368 S. BROADWAY, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866, COUNTY OF SARATOGA, State of New York, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law for on premises consumption. 10/21, 10/28/2022. 114928

Notice of formation of Railroad Avenue Eatery LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on April 08, 2021, office location: Saratoga County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to Railroad Avenue Eatery LLC @ 55 Railroad Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, purpose is any lawful purpose. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2022. 114896

Notice of formation of Devino CPA, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/22/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the PLLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the PLLC at: 3F Kings Isle Lane Mechanicville, NY 12118. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2022. 114886

Notice of formation of Human Resources Essentials LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/19/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 10 Tracey Court Clifton Park, NY 12065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2022, 114861

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206(c) The name of the Limited Liability Company is ADIRONDACK EXHAUST SPECIALIST LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (NYSOS) on October 5, 2022.The Company maintains an office located in 9 Grant Road, South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York 12803. NY SOS has been designated as an agent for service of process against the company and NYSOS shall mail process to ADIRONDACK EXHAUST SPECIALIST LLC, c/o Gerald B. Chadwick, 9 Grant Road, South Glens Falls, New York 12803. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114854

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is Saratoga Charities, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 3, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 250 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114834

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is MAG Realty Holdings II, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 3, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 250 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114828

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Under Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the LLC is Your Garage, LLC The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on September 29, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County.

The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 250 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 2022. 114822

Notice of formation of Miami Breeze Heating / Cooling llc. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/03/2022.

Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 101 4th St., Waterford, NY12188.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 2022. 114779

RELIEF 164 LLC Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/09/2022. Office: SARATOGA County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, SAKIRALI SAIYAD 164 SARATOGA AVE, WATERFORD, NY, 12188. 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 2022. 114773

LEGAL NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC. Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: CNK Content Creators LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNYS) on 7/25/2022, pursuant to Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. The company office is located in Saratoga County. The SSNYS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNYS shall mail a copy of process to: CNK Content Creators LLC, 129 Brookline Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful business for which LLCs may be organized under the New York LLC law, or any successor statute. 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 2022. 114743

ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES LLC Notice of Formation of Limited Liability

Company. Articles of Organization for ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES LLC (LLC) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 15, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at P.O. Box 2318, Wilton, NY 12831. LLC does not have specific date of Dissolution. Purpose: All legal purposes. Alan R. LeCours, Esq., P.O. Box 2318, Wilton, NY 12831. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 2022. 114735

Notice of formation of Horicon Solutions, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/08/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: address: 3035 State Route 50 #1039, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 2022. 114729

Notice of formation of HERKENHAM LAW, PLLC. Articles of Organization were file with the NYS Department of State on 09/02/2022. The county within this state in which the office of the professional service limited liability company is to be located is Saratoga. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the professional service limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the professional service limited liability company served upon him or her is: 18 Division Street, Suite 306, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 2022. 114660

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. The name of the limited liability company is: HIGH TECH HEALING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NYS Department of State on 09/23/2022. The county, within the state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is SARATOGA. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served.

The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: HIGH TECH HEALING, LLC, PO BOX 46, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065.

The limited liability company designates the following as its registered agent upon whom process against it may be served within the State of New York is: DANIEL J. PERSING, HERZOG LAW FIRM, P.C., 7 SOUTHWOODS BLVD., ALBANY, NY 12211. The limited liability company is to be managed by one or more members. The purpose of the limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized. 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11. 114654

Notice of formation of Strategic Training Concepts, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 9/20/2022. Office

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location: Saratoga County. NYS Secretary of State is designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 8 Turner Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114635

Notice of formation of Ranger Objective, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 9/20/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. NYS Secretary of State is designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 1 Maxwell Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114629

Notice of formation of Main Mill Group, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 9/20/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. NYS Secretary of State is designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at 31 Wedgewood Way, Porter Corners, New York 12859. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114623

Notice of Qualification of Xchange Re Underwriting Agency LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 09/15/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Associates, PLLC, 36 Long Alley, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114616

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name of the LLC is: GROW FARMS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 20, 2022. Office Location: Post Office Box 11043 State Route 40, Easton, NY 12154. Under section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 13 Anthony Lane, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the LLCL. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114606

Notice of qualification of Raise Your Glass Bar LLC. Application of Authority filed with NY Secretary of State on September 1, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. Designated agent: Corporation Service Company is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. Please mail service of process to Corporation Service Company @ 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114586

Notice of qualification of Charleia’s Crumb Cakery LLC. Application of Authority filed with NY Secretary of State

on July 5, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. Designated agent: Corporation Service Company is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. Please mail service of process to Corporation Service Company @ 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114580

Notice of formation of Tantra Rising LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 8/17/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 26 Fairway Blvd., Gansevoort NY 12831. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04. 114560

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206(c) The name of the Limited Liability Company is MAL’S PALS DAYCARE LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (NYSOS) on August 24, 2022. The Company maintains an office located in 29 Nolan Road, South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York 12803. NY SOS has been designated as an agent for service of process against the company and NYSOS shall mail process to MAL’S PALS DAYCARE LLC, c/o Mallory L. Normandin, 29 Nolan Road, South Glens Falls, New York 12803. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114538

Notice of formation of Lunch-Thyme, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 05/16/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 166 Kingsley Rd Burnt Hills NY 12027. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114525

Notice of formation of The Hive 518, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 06/28/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 6 CLARK ST, MIDDLE GROVE NY 12850. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114513

Notice of formation of Adirondack THC, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 06/23/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 6 CLARK ST, MIDDLE GROVE NY 12850. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114507

Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Under

Section 206 of The Limited Liability Company Law - The name of the LLC is 565 Route 9P, LLC The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on September 15, 2022. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address of which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is 3 Wood Duck Place, Mechanicville, New York 12118. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114498

Notice of formation of Truliance LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York State Dept. of State on 09/08/2022. The County within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is located in is Saratoga. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process to is the limited liability company at 7 Christina Ct., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA. Company is organized for conducting any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized under the laws of the state of New York. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114492

Notice of formation of NashCo LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/31/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 8 Dutch Lane Mechanicville NY 12118. Purpose: Technology Consulting. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114466

Marge Holdings LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 07/19/2022. Office located in Saratoga County and the Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The Post Office address which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process is 1382 Hermance Road, Galway, NY 12074. Marge Holdings LLC is engaged in any lawful business activity. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114451

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Decker Masonry LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on September 12, 2022. The County within New York in which the office of the Company is to be located is Saratoga. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is c/o LLC, 599 Grand Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The purpose of the business of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 09/23, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28. 114436

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Seeking Volunteers - The Saratoga Senior Center is seeking volunteers for both in-house activities and to go out in the community through their Community Connections program. In-house volunteers may help at a dinner, staff our front desk, greet members, help at our food bank, and in other ways. Community Connections volunteers are matched with seniors in need of assistance in the community. The volunteers help with transportation, friendly visits, telephone check-ins, assistance with grocery shopping, household chores, light repair projects, errands, and other services. If you are interested in volunteering or know someone in need, please contact the Center at 518-584-1621.

Seeking Tax Assistance Volunteers - Tax-Aide, the free income tax assistance program sponsored by the AARP Foundation and the IRS, is seeking volunteers for the upcoming tax season at various sites in Saratoga, Washington and Warren Counties. You do not need to be an AARP member to volunteer. Tax-Aide volunteers answer questions and prepare returns for low to moderate income taxpayers and seniors from February 1st to April 15, 2023. No experience is required, but computer experience is helpful for tax counseling. Free training is given. For more information contact Lorna Olivo at 518-309-8530 or AARPTaxAideSaratoga@gmail.com.

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Saratoga Springs Rec. Department Hosts “Halloween Skate”

SARATOGA — On Sunday, October 30, the Saratoga Springs Recreation Department will host a “Halloween Skate” at the Weibel Avenue Ice Rink. The first 50 paid admissions at each session who wear something Halloween themed will receive one admis sion ticket to an upcoming fam ily skate or open public session. From 2pm to 3:30pm the rink will host a family skate, designed

for families and younger children. After the Zamboni (or maybe in this case the “Zomboni”) resur faces the ice, open public skate will take place from 3:45-5:15 p.m. So, lace them up and dress up as the city celebrates Halloween on the ice! For more informa tion on the recreation depart ment and upcoming events, visit: www.saratoga-springs.org/2649/ Recreation-Department.

Saratoga JV Boys Volleyball Repeat Champions

SARATOGA — On Monday, October 17, the Saratoga Central Catholic Volleyball program hosted Waterford Halfmoon for their 14th annual “Saints Spike Out Cancer” event. The event raised $2,400 for the Mollie Wilmot Radiation and Oncology Center of the Saratoga Hospital. This year, fundraising efforts were aided by students of St. Clement’s, who donated $3 to wear pink dur ing their school day and dress out of their uniform. For over a decade, the school-wide effort in October has raised tens of thou sands for worthy causes in can cer awareness and prevention for local health groups.

And Games

SARATOGA — This past weekend, the Saratoga Boys JV Volleyball won the Suburban Council “End of the Season Tournament,” hosted at Burnt Hills High School. This tour nament encompasses the last round of matches for the junior varsity season. The Blue Streaks went 7-1 in pool play - receiving

a first-round bye. After the bye, the Streaks squared off against Columbia High, who they would sweep two games to nil. In the finals, Saratoga came out on top against rivals Shenendehowa to win the tournament and put an exclamation mark on their sea son. The team is coached by Coach DiFusco.

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BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIOSHIPS

Friday, Nov. 4 & Saturday, Nov. 5

Cup Classic ending the card with an expected post time of 5:40 p.m. The races will be televised live on USA Network and FanDuel TV (formerly TVG) with the Classic being shown on NBC between 3:30 and 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

division with a formidable com plement of runners from overseas.

by William G. Gotimer, Jr. for Saratoga TODAY

This year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championship races will be held over two days – Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 at Lexington, Kentucky’s stately Keeneland Race Course and as usual it will have a strong Saratoga connection. The beautiful fall Keeneland set ting is complemented by the sur rounding world-class horse farms affording fans the opportunity to visit past champions as well as current contenders. In addition to its racecourse, Keeneland is the industry’s leading auction house founded in 1936. Keeneland’s mission is to continually invest in the industry and to preserve the tradition of Thoroughbred rac ing. It’s motto “Racing as it was meant to be” resonates with many in Saratoga who revere racing tra ditions and customs.

Like most years the Breeders’ Cup will feature many horses that ran at Saratoga this summer or have a significant Saratoga ties.

The Breeders’ Cup series of races spans two days of racing at varying distances, surfaces and categories. This years’ event will feature 14 races for total purses of more than $31 million. The five races featuring two-year-olds will be run on Friday’s card which is dubbed “Future Stars Friday.” The remaining nine races for older horses will be run Saturday, Nov. 5, with the $6 million Breeders’

The Breeders’ Cup event was first run in 1984 and was created to be a televised season ending event much like the Super Bowl or World Series. Having initially eschewed television coverage for fear of giving away its product, racing found itself with a shrink ing fan base and difficulty cre ating new fans. The traditional stakes races were televised but predicting who would run and how much interest there would be in any particular fall stakes race proved difficult and not condu cive to television promotion. As a multi-race event the Breeders’ Cup was meant to assure the appear ance of stars and fans. While it was originally meant to rotate among North American race tracks (and it did so in its early years) in recent years, due to a myriad of factors including weather and politics, it has alternated between California and Kentucky. The races draw stars and challengers from each racing

One interesting statistic from a handicapping perspective, long shots have done extremely well in the series since its inception. A flat win bet on all runners that started at odds of 20-1 or above shows a significant profit and return on investment.

This year the Breeders’ Cup entrants are owned by a mixture of traditional owners and diversi fied ownership groups. Saratogabased West Point Thoroughbreds will be front and center having partial ownership of undefeated super horse - Flightline - who will be the overwhelming favorite in the Classic while other entrants will be owned by traditional pri vate stables.

Like most years, this one will see several equine stars try to eclipse their respective fields at short odds to claim champion sta tus in their respective divisions. However the major focus of the two days will by Flightline and his super star status.

Flightline is undefeated and unchallenged albeit, in a lightly raced career. He has produced runaway victories in each of his

starts and showed the speed to control the race on the front end as well as the ability to stalk a speedy opponent. To date there does not appear to be any weakness in his performances. The field of chal lengers will be replete with horses that ran this year at Saratoga. Older runners including the speedy Life is Good and the steady winner Olympiad (who also has a Saratoga connection through owner LNJ Foxwoods) are expected to chal lenge. Three-year-old runners tak ing on older horses for the first time in the Classic include Travers winner Epicenter and Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike.

Earlier on Saturday The Distaff for fillies and mares will see

one of two Todd Pletcher-trained Saratoga winners – Malathaat or Nest go to the post as favorite.

The focus on the grass races will be on the European entrants who have typically performed well on Keeneland’s grass course as both the weather and the surface are conducive to their conditioning and running style. Internationally based runners have factored in each running of the series.

For many runners it will be their final race before moving onto the breeding shed to pass on their genes to future genera tions. This annual two-day flurry of first class racing usually pro vides lasting memories. It is well worth the watch.

Flightline racing the 2022 Metropolitan this past summer. Photo courtesy of NYRA

Fall Fest Continues with Family-Friendly Scavenger Hunt

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

On Saturday, October 22, the Downtown Business Association hosted their annual “Fall Festival.”

It was a day full of entertainment, with activities like trick-ortreating, pumpkin rolling, costume contests, sidewalk parades and, at the end of the night, a Hocus Pocus on the big screen. While many businesses participated in the festivities throughout the day, for some, the festivities are ongoing. The DBA has announced a two-weeklong pumpkin scavenger hunt that will conclude on Sunday, October 30. 10 pumpkins painted with famous Saratoga scenes or

landmarks have been scattered throughout the town in a variety of businesses. To begin the search, follow the DBA on social media (@downtownsaratoga) and look for posts that provide clues as to where the pumpkins could be! Once all 10 are found, drop off the sheet (a printable version can be found on the Downtown Business Association’s website) at Impressions of Saratoga, Menges & Curtis or Celtic Treasures to be entered to win a downtown Saratoga gift basket, valued at $200. The winner will be notified on November 1.

For more, visit: www. saratogaspringsdowntown.com.

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