Saratoga TODAY May 1-7, 2020

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COVID New Office Building Proposed

COVERAGE

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A new sixstory office building may soon be coming to Broadway.

This week, an application anticipated to be reviewed by the Saratoga Springs Planning Board calls for the site plan review of a proposed project at 269 Broadway which will see the construction of a sixstory commercial and retail building for mixed-use, as well as an underground parking garage.

A Balancing Act pg. 2

Fasig-Tipton Sales pg. 4

Mental Health pg. 5

Saratoga Hospital pg. 9

Regional Roundup pg. 10

A Personal Story pg. 11

Businesses Reinvent pg. 12

COVID Testing pg. 28

See Story pg. 8

Proposed plans for a new six-story office building on Broadway. Image provided.

Biking to Bring Puzzles to People

by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY

WILTON — Bike enthusiast Ian Klepetar discovered his own way to help the community during COVID-19 by delivering jigsaw puzzles.

Klepetar started his mission, called Puzzles to the People, after stay at home restrictions were placed over the community. At the time, he was staying with his parents in Wilton and discovered he had a plethora of jigsaw puzzles from his childhood. Every other week, Klepetar posts puzzles to an online site called NextDoor and families interested can comment. Klepetar will later deliver the puzzle to the family’s front door.

See Story pg. 7

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Ian Klepetar. Photo provided.

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BALANCING ACT Greetings LOYAL READERS,

I hope you are healthy and staying safe. I never thought we would be living through a global pandemic and economic meltdown, yet here we are.

Today I want to explore a polarizing subject of great importance: When should the regional economy be reopened? For all the elected officials reading this, I feel for you.

You are in a no-win situation. There are plenty of Monday morning quarterbacks who consider themselves experts in epidemiology, economics, and virology, but the consequences of their opinions and platitudes are meaningless.

Your decisions however, impact lives and economies. May God grant you wisdom to make prudent decisions.

Now I will do what I always do and share my personal views of this situation. By the end of the article you may agree or disagree, but hopefully we will all leave this with a little more information, a little more insight, and a lot more understanding.

THE ONGOING BATTLE… Our current pandemic is not unique to this generation; humans and viruses have been battling for global supremacy since the beginning of time. Shaped by evolution to ensure their own replication and survival, viruses are a daunting opponent.

BUBONIC PLAGUE, (346-1353).

Death Toll: 75–200 million

Thankfully, humans have been blessed with an equally ingenious group of epidemiologists who have managed to outsmart and outwork those microscopic enemies. From Hippocrates to Larry Brilliant, epidemiologists have kept the human race moving forward.

MORTALITY RATE… Regarding the mortality rate of COVID-19: It seems to be changing daily as randomized test results come in, but it appears a generally accepted figure is 1.5%. A sobering figure but not relatively high when compared to the mortality rates of other epidemics such as Ebola (50%), Smallpox (50-90%), SARS (9.6%) or MERS (35%). *Both SARS and MERS are coronaviruses.

Recent data from the randomized testing is showing that the infection rate of COVID-19 is potentially 25-50% higher than reported. This would mean the mortality rate could be substantially lower than the 1.5% figure.

Relative to prior pandemics, the mortality rate of COVID-19 is rather low, but the transmission rate is rather high; these are both important facts needed for any decisions. Let’s take a quick look at pandemics from the past 100 years: AIDS PANDEMIC (1981-present) Death Toll: 35 million FLU PANDEMIC (1968) Death Toll: 1 million ASIAN FLU (1956-1958) Death Toll: 2 million SPANISH FLU (1918) Death Toll: 20–50 million SIXTH CHOLERA PANDEMIC (1910-1911) Death Toll: 800,000+ And while it didn’t take place in recent history, I think it is important to mention the

After an extensive search I was unable to find any consensual global death toll estimates for Covid-19, but it appears the range of global estimates are well below the prior pandemics mentioned above.

TO OPEN OR NOT TO OPEN… This simple question is as powerful as Hamlets famous soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’, in which he is questioning the value of life.

It appears the general argument to remain in lockdown hinges on two specific facts: 1. A full quarantine will reduce deaths from COVID-19.

2. Ending the quarantine will increase deaths due to COVID-19.

While both statements seem to be 100% accurate, there is a fatal flaw in relying solely on that logic to defend an ongoing shutdown because it neglects to mention non-COVID-19 deaths which may occur due to the shutdown.

As anyone who has raised a family, run a business, or paid rent can attest, finances and health are not mutually exclusive. Money may not buy happiness, but financial insecurity can certainly impact your health (physical & psychological.)

A recent Stanford University antibody study now estimates that the fatality rate of infected individuals is likely as low as 0.1 to 0.2%, far lower than previous WHO estimates that were 20-30 times higher.

Some of the risks associated with financial worries include, but are not limited to: heart disease, overdose, depression, domestic abuse, addiction, anxiety, molestation, stroke, relapse, suicide, migraines, diabetes, sleep problems, etc.

We need to treat this pandemic for what it is: A high transmission, low mortality virus. This is not a death sentence.

Additionally, there is a psychological effect from being locked down in your home. Police calls related to domestic abuse have increased substantially over the past month and local organizations which deal with domestic situations have seen a troubling increase. These are personal traumas that will last a lifetime, not a season.

As addressed in the article on page 9, people are putting themselves at undue risk due to COVID-19 fears. They are neglecting needed medical care

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020 for fear of contracting the virus at hospitals or Doctor offices.

issues such as borders, travel bans and critical supply logistics.

Also, the high mortality rate is isolated to a very small segment of the population, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, allowing us to better control outcomes among age groups. Those in the high-risk categories can remain self-isolated with regular monitoring.

FINAL THOUGHTS… This is not a black and white issue with a simple solution, but we have plenty of data to point us in the correct direction. This shutdown could eventually (soon) create an economic meltdown like we have never experienced, with the fallout rippling through every aspect of society.

Is a life saved from COVID-19 more valuable than a life lost due to the shutdown? I would say no.

Companies and individuals make decisions every day that effect life expectancy.

Insurance companies decide what procedures and medicines they will or will not cover. Automobile companies decide the trade-off of safety vs. expense. The boxer steps into the ring accepting the possibility of catastrophic injury, mountaineers hike Everest knowing they may not return, and large swaths of society smoke, drink, and shovel unhealthy food down their gullet despite the warnings.

THE CONSTITUTION… Quarantines were a normal occurrence throughout early American history. But the creation of the U.S. Constitution, as well as ongoing legal and procedural developments and the advent of modern medicine have helped shape current views on this topic.

While the First Amendment guarantees among other things, the Freedom of Assembly, what rights does the government have to abridge these freedoms for the greater public good? And, for that matter, who should oversee these powers, the federal Government or the state government?

This topic is far too in-depth to address in this editorial, but I will make two simple statements.

• The Tenth Amendment says: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

• James Madison pointed out in The Federalist, No. 10 that if a state adopts a disastrous new policy, at least it would not be a catastrophe for everyone. On the other hand, if a state’s new programs work well, other states can adopt their ideas and adjust them to their own needs.

Therefore, I would say the main power to address this issue lies in the states, with the Federal government acting as the facilitator and addressing specific national

When I hear people nonchalantly say “Saratoga Springs should just shut down until next summer” it makes my blood boil. You are talking about families losing everything they have; dreams shattered; life savings gone; home foreclosures all around; college savings evaporated; businesses shuttered; not to mention the countless health issues addressed earlier in this editorial which will destroy families.

And let’s not forget that the tax revenue generated during our summer months is what helps to pay for many of our essential services such as police, fire, schools, sewer maintenance and roads.

Currently the date set by Governor Cuomo for the potential reopening of businesses in upstate NY is May 15. That is only 2 weeks away.

Things may look a little different in the beginning and we may need to wear masks and continue to social distance, but that is certainly an acceptable inconvenience for a short period of time. This cannot last through the summer.

We need businesses open.

We need normalcy.

We need money flowing through the system.

We need to be paying our bills.

We need to navigate our way through phase 1 and enter phases 2 & 3 as soon as possible. *For those individuals who are considered ‘at risk’, your selfquarantining may need to last until a vaccine has been developed or the virus has run its course.

THE NEW NORMAL… We are a nation of survivors.

Life WILL get back to normal.

We have made it through world wars, pandemics, presidential assassinations and 9-11. We have crossed oceans, explored the unknown and put men on the moon. We will overcome this. We will get back to normal. We will forge on and once again experience the American dream of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

GOD BLESS !

-Chad

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

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NEWS

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Fasig-Tipton to Relocate Saratoga Horse Sales to Kentucky

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Fasig-Tipton will consolidate its July, Saratoga, and New York Bred yearling sales into one selected yearling auction – the 2020 Selected Yearlings Showcase – to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9-10, at its Lexington, Kentucky facility, the

company announced Monday.

The decision was made “after evaluating the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic for the last several weeks,” according to a statement.

Billed as “the crown jewel of the North American yearling sales calendar,” the Saratoga Sale, staged Aug. 5-6 in Saratoga Springs brought more than $55 million in sales. The two-day

New York Bred Yearlings sale one week later brought an additional $16.2 million. The purchase of a racehorse within New York State is tax-exempted according to state tax law, so the city does not realize a financial return specifically from the $70plus million annual horse sales.

“2020 has been a difficult year so far, and we are all being forced to make decisions that we never envisioned having to make,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, in a statement. “We waited as long as possible to come to these determinations, conducting our due diligence to ensure that we make informed decisions that are in the best interests of our buyers and sellers.

“Our two Saratoga auctions are tied closely to the race meet.

We desperately want to see a traditional Saratoga race meet as much as anyone. However,

Fasig-Tipton is relocating the Saratoga horse sales to Kentucky this summer.

Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

the details for the race meet – including whether spectators will be permitted – are understandably not finalized. We are at a point in time where we must provide our sellers with a definitive schedule so that they can make sales plans for their yearlings.”

The July, Saratoga, and NY Bred Selected Yearling Sales are

anticipated to return to their traditional dates in 2021. The company intends to conduct the remainder of its 2020 auction calendar as scheduled. FasigTipton will offer a group of selected New York Bred yearlings as part of the Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale, scheduled to be held on Oct. 20 in Saratoga Springs.

Couponing – More Than Dollars, This Makes Sense!

by Todd Rumsey for Saratoga TODAY Now more than ever is a great time to start using coupons.

If you are already a coupon user to any degree, congratulations, you are a step ahead of the crowd.

According to US Consumer Goods Packagers, less than 5% of the coupons printed get used.

There are many reasons to grab the circular, clip a few coupons, download them on your favorite store’s app, and take advantage of a few of the perks they offer. Here are just a few: Coupons allow us to save money on products we buy every day. Purchasing a bottle of laundry detergent for $2.99 instead of $4.99 because of a $1 coupon (available most every Sunday paper) that was doubled by your local grocer, means good things for your wallet.

Coupons encourage and allow us to try new products.

When new products are presented to the market, a swarm of coupons for that product become available to encourage us to try it. Marketers know that not everyone will love the product, and not everyone will continue buying it, but a worthwhile percentage will!

Stock piling items in your basement may not be the type of thing you are interested in, though I am sure the last few months have caused some of you to change your theory on that. Couponing can help with this as well. If you can combine store sales and coupons to compound your savings, you are more likely to buy extra to have on hand and decrease the need to spend money on that item in the future. Buying a sixpack jumbo roll of toilet paper may cost you $5 off the shelf.

Waiting for it to go on sale for $4, using a $1.50 off coupon, you essentially bought the

product for half price ($2.50).

Savvy shoppers will buy two packs, use two coupons and stock one away for leaner times.

Couponing on everyday products allows for a hidden benefit as well. If you do your weekly purchases and save 20% off half of the items, you have conceivably saved 10% off all the items, including those essentials that are difficult to find coupons for; milk, meat and produce.

Savvy shoppers can go so far as to get center aisle items for free or have coupon value be greater than product value, and the remainder does not disappear. If there are other items in the order, the savings comes off those non coupon items.

Local newspapers, online sites, and stores are constantly offering shoppers the opportunity to save some money from their next purchase. Take advantage of those opportunities and do yourself and your wallet a favor!

BLOTTER / NEWS 5

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020 Darrick D. Conners, age 46, Saratoga Springs, was charged April 27 with assault first degree: intent to cause serious injury with a weapon - felony; assault second degree: intent to cause physical injury with weapon/instrument- felony, and trespass. According to police, at about 12:30 am on Saturday, April 25, , officers were called to the Market 32 on Ballston Avenue for a stabbing victim who was seeking assistance.

The victim, a 44-year-old male, had suffered stab wounds to his neck and upper chest. The Saratoga Springs Fire Department responded, administered treatment at the scene, and transported the victim to Albany Medical Center.

Conners was identified at the alleged offender and was soon located. Conners was charged and sent to

the Saratoga County Jail on $20,000 cash bail upon arraignment. The victim was admitted to Albany Med and was last known to be in stable condition.

Investigation shows this was a verbal argument between the men which escalated.

CITED FOR TRESPASSING IN SARATOGA SPRINGS THIS WEEK Brian Wood, 39, of Ballston Spa, Jason Rector, 39, of Saratoga Springs, Kevin Kelly, 39, Saratoga Springs, Victor Maffetone, 33, Saratoga Springs, Shawn Johnson, 37, Saratoga Springs, Emeline Weir, 33, Saratoga Springs.

Andrew Rocco, 29, of Saratoga Springs, was charged April 24 with criminal mischief, and assault in the thirddegree, criminal obstruction of breathing, and aggravated family offense, a felony.

SARATOGA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SARATOGA COUNTY — The Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office has recently received several complaints wherein the victims report being telephonically contacted by members of this agency directing them to acquire “bond vouchers” in various amounts under threat of arrest.

The public should know that the Sheriff ’s Office will never call anyone and direct them to provide money orders, pre-paid credit cards, vouchers, or similar. Anyone receiving a call of this nature is asked to report it immediately to the Sheriff ’s Office. The cases are currently under investigation.

Tonko Introduces Bill Examining Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Care Workers SARATOGA SPRINGS — Congressman Paul Tonko, NY-20, introduced legislation in the House of Representatives this week that would fund research to study the impact the COVID19 pandemic has on the mental health of Americans, and more specifically, health care providers. ”We have all heard stories of nurses returning home from a shift in the hospital and simply sobbing for hours at what they had seen. For those healthcare employees living with a mental

illness, the anxiety and fear are magnified,” Congressman Tonko said, in a statement. “Our federal response must be one that addresses not only the physical, but also the mental health impacts caused by COVID-19.

By examining these impacts, we can better support our medical professionals, emergency responders, families, and children alike and provide them with the necessary resources to recover from this pandemic.

The legislation authorizes $100

million each year for five years to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The bill will fund research on a variety of topics, the mental health impact of COVID– 19 on health care providers, the long-term impacts of COVID-19 stressors on mental health, suicide prevention, and the effectiveness of strategies for implementation of services for underserved populations, among them.

The legislation is expected to pass as part of the next Coronavirus stimulus package.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will initiate a five month campaign “Remote The Vote” using a social media campaign to increase voter registration in the County.

Each week one city or town in Saratoga will be featured, including an estimate of the number of potential voters in their municipality and a link to connect with an online voter registration source, Vote411. There

are an estimated 30,000 and 35,000 unregistered potential voters in the county and the LWV urges them to “register on line, not in a line” from their home. In NYS an individual must be registered before October 8, 2020 if you want to vote in November. Don’t procrastinate and lose your vote.

Additional Information may be found on the LWV website, www.;wvsaraoga.org. or the Saratoga County Board of Elections website.

MALTA — Earlier this month, the Malta Planning Board approved plans for a Mohawk Chevrolet showroom and repair center.

The $14 million plan includes a two-story, 74,000-square-foot dealership on Route 67, just west

of Northway Exit 12. Demolition to clear the site was done prior to all nonessential construction shutdowns. Construction for the dealership will begin once restrictions are lifted and are expected to take 16 to 18 months.

HRCCU and Corinth CSD Partner with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY to Saratoga County Supervisors Host a Drive-Thru Food Pantry

Discuss Payment Plan

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors discussed extra pay for essential employees at their April 21 meeting.

After much discussion, the supervisors adopted a resolution to send the extra pay plan to the Human Resources Department for consideration. The goal is to gain more details including how much the extra pay will cost the county and who the extra pay was promised to.

Since mid-March, the board has been torn over the extra pay plan. According to the March 17 meeting minutes, Town of Moreau Supervisor Theodore Kusnierz asked the County Administrator, Spencer Hellwig, for the salaries and rates of pay.

Hellwig responded the cost per week is approximately $350,000.

The county became more divided when earlier this month, the newly formed bipartisan Saratoga County Public Health

Northway Corridor Task Force held an informal meeting. Task force members include Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Malta, Wilton, Moreau, Ballston and the City of Saratoga Springs.

The task force had the initial plan, which would cost the county over $300,000 per week be reconsidered and stated they were not getting any answers on the extra pay plan. They voted to push the plan to an independent investigator. However, many of the supervisors from small towns opposed the independent investigator, not having an estimate on the cost.

The board approved to have an outside investigation conducted into the extra pay plan. The resolution was by Clift Park Supervisor Jonathan Schoef.

Supervisors said they wanted to push this issue behind them and focus on the COVID-19 restrictions placed on the community, which has extended through mid-May.

CORINTH — Like many rural communities, Northern Saratoga County has seen an increased need for emergency food assistance and Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU) along with its local partners stand ready to answer the call.

In an effort to provide much needed food assistance to area residents, HRCCU and Corinth CSD in partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York will team up to host a drive-thru food pantry for area residents on Thursday, April 30 starting at 9 am in the Corinth Elementary School campus parking lot (356 Center Street).

This no-contact, no-cost, food distribution event was set up to provide residents with an additional opportunity to receive fresh produce, dairy and frozen meats along with non-perishable items. Food will be available while supplies last.

To ensure the safety and health of all involved, there

will be a drive-by distribution process. Residents are advised to stay in their vehicle until they are prompted to receive their food.

Seniors living in Corinth, Hadley and Lake Luzerne can also fill out a form on the HRCCU website to have food delivered directly to their home.

The drive-thru food pantry is the result of a partnership between HRCCU, Corinth CSD, Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY, Saratoga Regional YMCA, Corinth’s First Presbyterian Church, Corinth Food Pantry, and the Capital Region Community COVID-19 Response Fund.

“This event is a great example of how collaborations between businesses, government and nonprofit organizations can come together to rapidly address issues like food shortages in our area,” said Sue Commanda, CEO of Hudson River Community Credit Union. “We want people to know that whoever you are, wherever you are, if you need food, we are here for you.”

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Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Foal Patrol’s Newest Addition Emotional Kitten delivers a Colt

by Dialed In at Denali Stud.

Sixth foal delivered on Foal Patrol Season 3. Photo provided.

Emotional Kitten, a 9-yearold mare owned by Gretchen and Roy Jackson’s Lael Stables, delivered a colt by Dialed In at 12:37 a.m. on April 24 as part of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Foal Patrol Season 3. This is the sixth and final foal of the season delivered on Foal Patrol. Both the mare and foal are healthy and doing well.

Emotional Kitten, a daughter of Kitten’s Joy out of the Ghazi mare Silent Emotion, joins Magical World (Three Chimneys Farm, Versailles, Ky.), Hall of Fame member Ashado (Gainsborough Farm, Versailles, Ky.), New Money Honey (Indian Creek Farm, Paris, Ky.), Vaulcluse

(Gainesway Farm, Lexington, Ky.), and Alpine Sky (Old Tavern Farm, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) in having delivered this season on Foal Patrol.

Foal Patrol is a one-of-a-kind interactive web project. Season 3 features a collection of live cameras where people can view real-time streams of six mares and their foals, as well as the Three Chimneys stallion Gun Runner.

The live camera feeds are available according to each horse’s daily schedule, set by the farm. The site also features a blog, numerous educational videos and articles, and much more. For additional information and to sign up for alerts, please visit foalpatrol.com.

Biking to Bring Puzzles to People

Ian Klepetar. Photos provided.

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“This helps me have destinations throughout the area and helps me find new places to ride through. I like that it connects me with people, without connection,” Klepetar said.

Klepetar said he typically starts in Wilton at his parent’s house, and would bike to areas including the Wilton Mall area, Ballston Spa and Route 50. Klepetar designs his routes per the households that requested a puzzle.

“I’m still maintaining a family connection by delivering these, and I’m creating one too as families gather around a table to do the puzzle together,”

Klepetar said.

Donations are being accepted alongside the 100 puzzles Klepetar donates from his childhood.

Families can distinguish how many pieces they want to work on, or a scene they would like either online or by contacting Klepetar at ianklepetar@hotmail. com or 518-396-8376 for puzzle requests/donations.

A healthy transportation advocate, Klepetar enjoys the fossil fuel free endeavor. He has done another non-profit on his bike years ago in Madison, Wisconsin.

There, he would distribute homemade muffins each day

and in return, the recipients were required to complete a task.

“They were required to commit to doing something on my ever-changing list that would enhance their own life and the community around them,” Klepetar said. “I urge readers to check out the ‘muffin exchange’ video on YouTube...and take the concept to the streets when the times of COVID-19 are in the past.”

Klepetar dreams of opening a café called “Perch and Puzzle” in the future. His vision includes nests which visitors can climb into and finish a puzzle or simply hang out.

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NEWS

City DPW, Transfer Station Return To Normal Hours; Due Date for Utility Bills Extended 30 Days SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city transfer station has returned to normal hours of operation, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and DPW crews returned to routine working hours, providing services to the public while following social distancing guidelines and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), Public Works Commissioner Anthony “Skip” Scirocco announced.

DPW dispatch hours have been extended Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. DPW continues to request that residents

New Six-Story Office Building Proposed on Broadway

ensure lawn and leaf debris piles are organized and manageable with large limbs cut into 3 foot or smaller sections. Debris in plastic barrels can be dumped into the street and paper lawn bags are still acceptable.

Residents with questions, or who need assistance, can contact DPW dispatch at 518-584-3356.

Scirocco also provided information on the first quarter water and sewer bill due dates.

Utility bills initially due on May 15, have been extended for an additional 30 days. The new due date is June 15, after which late penalties will be applied.

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Proposed plans for a new six-story office building on Broadway. Image provided.

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The building is slotted to stand on the west side of Broadway, between Broadway and Hamilton Street, just north of Saratoga Central Catholic High School.

The applicants – 269 Broadway LLC – are located at 85 Railroad Place, headquarters of Prime Group Holdings, which owns and manages over $2 billion of selfstorage properties across the U.S. According to the Albany Business

Review, the company currently employs 70 people downtown and the company’s founder and chief executive Bob Moser expects that number to expand by 50 to 100% with the development of a new six-story corporate headquarters on Broadway.

The first floor of the building will consist of retail, with the second through sixth floors housing offices. A restaurant will

be added to the second floor. At its tallest, the structure will rise to 70 feet in height.

There are currently 24 existing parking spaces on the otherwise vacant lot site where the building will be constructed. The application seeks to add an additional 47, creating a total of 71 spaces. Those spaces will be a part of a twolevel underground parking garage accessible via Hamilton Street.

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Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Saratoga Hospital Providing A Safe Environment for All Who Seek Medical Care

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — An increasingly dangerous sign of the coronavirus lockdown has come to light in recent weeks in communities across the country where there is a marked increase of people delaying seeking care when they are sick or hurt.

The issue has grown from a reluctance of people willing to go to hospitals or urgent care facilities for fear of contracting the COVID-19 virus.

Last week, the Washington Post reported on the international phenomenon of the pandemic producing a silent sub-epidemic of people who need care at hospitals but are frightened to go to the ER. Titled “Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals,” the article described how people with everything from inflamed appendixes to those suffering chest pains and stroke symptoms were avoiding seeking medical treatment out of fear of physically seeking care, resulting in illness and mortality concerns among the medical community. This has also played out on the local stage.

“If you’re having a medical problem that concerns you and goes beyond what a physician in their office can manage then you should really come to the emergency department, or Urgent Care and let us take care of you. People should not wait until things can go very bad for them,” says Dr. Timothy Brooks, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Saratoga Hospital.

“Since this started, we’ve watched our volume drop off 40 to 50 %. The number of people who would normally come in by ambulance or by foot have disappeared. Our perception is

that people are terrified about coming in because they have the belief they could catch COVID-19.

“This drop in volume really concerns us, because the disease progression that people have for all the other medical problems continues on, and what we’re seeing is people waiting far too long to come in. Instead of having a problem that might require a brief hospitalization, they are critically ill and end up on a ventilator in the ICU. And that’s happened multiple times,” says Dr. Brooks, who was born in Detroit, studied at medical school at the University of Michigan and relocated to Saratoga Springs in the late 1980s Saratoga Hospital assures that precautions are in place to take care of all patients, and everyone admitted to the hospital is tested for COVID-19. “At the hospital and at Urgent Care – we have mechanisms in place to keep people separated and to take care of them safely. There’s not a single person in the building where we don’t know their status relative to being covid-positive or covid-negative.

That way we can separate people out with COVID-19 infections,” Dr. Brooks says. “They are isolated on a separate floor and are taken care of by specific nurses, and other parts of the hospitals do not have those types of patients. Once a patient leaves our department, their room is completely sanitized with the appropriate cleaners and virus-cides.”

Inside the hospital, the work goes on. “The day has changed in the sense that when you approach patients who may be infectious it takes a little more time and preparation before you go into each room, as well as when you leave that room,” Dr. Brooks says. “I have to say I am so proud of the staff in this emergency department. Everybody stepped up to the line.”

Regardless of when an un-pausing or reopening occurs, Brooks says until a vaccine is introduced, he anticipates the virus will circulate among the population, and that the hospital is prepared to deal with ongoing public issues.

As for hospital occupancy, there is ample space for people to address issues both in the emergency room and the rest of the hospital. This week, Gov. Cuomo announced he will sign an Executive Order allowing some hospitals – Saratoga Hospital among them – to resume conducting elective surgeries, a practice which he had ordered halted in March as the virus was spreading across the state.

Saratoga Hospital currently describes three working criteria for beginning what is broadly termed “elective” surgery. The procedures are defined as: medically necessary, time-sensitive surgeries for patients with significant symptoms or serious illness, and a predicted negative health impact without the surgery.

“Cases that needed to be done and should be done, we’re in the process of bringing those back

and getting them going. We’re still holding off on some areas that I would call discretionary – cosmetic plastic surgery is a good example,” says Saratoga Hospital President and CEO Angelo Calbone. “People who are in pain, conditions that may worsen if we don’t get to them.

This is work that needs to be done.”

Approximately 3,000 people work under the Saratoga Hospital banner. At the hospital, there are approximately 170 licensed beds.

“This has been a learn-asyou-go situation. We know how to run a hospital. We know how to respond to emergencies. This has been a new struggle challenge for all of us. I can tell you the staff here have been beyond remarkable, gearing up, understanding the new protocols. They’ve done a wonderful job,” Calbone says.

“Frankly what has been a challenge has been the lack of testing materials, getting access to personal protective equipment for our staff and the bottleneck supply chain that emerged. That really threw a wrench into every institution’s ability to respond to this. But how our staff managed COVID in the building isn’t that different to how

they managed every infectious disease. I think the entire industry was startled as to short supplies and access to supplies and how limited testing was at the time we needed it most. That’s what made this unusually challenging.

“We have had our heads down, seven days a week, making sure this hospital is well-positioned and capable of taking care of the community. Hospitals and health care providers are very used to taking care of infectious diseases – we know how to do that. And we’ve taken great strides making this a very safe environment. We’re confident and comfortable saying to our entire community: if you need to access health care, this is as safe of an environment as you will enter anywhere in the community.

Being afraid to come in, isn’t a good reason to avoid care,” Calbone says.

“We get concerned when we see patients end up in our ER with conditions that have worsened and potentially even threatened their lives that could easily have been managed if they sought care – as they would have – three months ago. That’s a message we’re been trying to get out there.”

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Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

COVID-19 Regional Roundup This Week

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

• STATEWIDE, the number of total hospitalizations, intubations, new infection cases and deaths due to COVID-19 continue to stabilize or decline, although the number of new hospitalizations are flat about 1,000 per day, and the daily death count is still in the hundreds.

Approximately 30,000 are tested for the virus daily across the state.

• IN SARATOGA COUNTY specifically, approximately 2% of the county’s 240,000 residents have been tested. Those tests have been conducted largely with people who are health care workers, or patients who have displayed signs of illness or have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. About 7.4% of those who have taken the test - roughly 350 people – have tested positive for the virus, as of mid-week.

• REOPENING. A plan to reopen segments of the state is underway, and the plan is to re-open in phases, and in particular regions, not statewide. This will occur after May 15, which is the date until the state remain on “pause.”

“I will extend them in many parts of the state, but in some parts of the state, some regions, you

could make the case that we can UN-Pause. But we have to be smart about it,” Cuomo said.

have 30% of your hospital beds available, 30% of your ICU beds,” Cuomo said.

Criteria for potential reopening includes using CDC guidelines - that is, regional hospitalization rates must be in decline for 14 days.

• LIKELY TO REOPEN first is/ are potentially regions in upstate New York.

• IN ADVANCE OF REOPENING: Ensure an appropriate testing regimen, and put a tracing system in place.

Tracing: identifies all who came into contact with infected person.

Recommended: need at least 30 contact tracers per 100,000 people. Regions must also have plans for rooms available as “isolation facilities,” for infected residents who need to isolate, but cannot do so in their homes. Each region must appoint an oversight institution to monitor metrics.

• RATE OF INFECTION: In New York City, right now 1 person infects 0.8 people; that rate is a little higher upstate which is at 0.9 percent, i.e.- 1 person infects 0.9 percent (less than one person). “If we keep the infection rate at less than one person that is where the infection rate continues to drop.

So, we have to stay there.”

Points to watch after reopening: If hospitals hit 70% capacity OR rate of transmission of virus hits 1.1 – those are danger signs. “You must

• ONE CAVEAT TO REOPENING: NO attractions / openings that would draw a large number of visitors. “You can’t do anything in one region that would increase the visitors to that (reopened) region. It’s possible that you open something in Syracuse or you open something in the North Country where you now see license plates coming in from Connecticut and New Jersey, people from downstate, all coming to that area because they’ve been on lock-down and are now looking for an activity,” Cuomo said. “So that’s something we have to pay attention to. And all that is (conducted) in a multi-state context with our neighboring states and most relevant with downstate.”

Identified downstate as: New York City, Long Island, Westchester.

• GOV. CUOMO also specifically discussed the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course. “You can’t open an attraction that could bring people from across the state to that attraction and overwhelm a region,” Cuomo said. “Saratoga Race Track – I don’t think you

can open unless we can open (all large-scale attractions) statewide.”

Cuomo went on to say that a pent-up public demand to get out of the house would result in people from across the northeast region flocking to Saratoga. “Now, you could say, well, that’s great for the Saratoga Race Track – but density is not our friend...How do you do six feet apart at the racetrack?” He added that any such opening would require a statewide opening of various public attractions so as to reduce the density of people overwhelmingly flocking to just one region.

• ON CASINOS: “You have to look at the industry and how they’re going to conduct their business. You’d have to do social distancing, you’d have to have monitoring. It’s going to be difficult in the context of a casino, but depending on the casino: not impossible. You’d have to look at it on an individual basis.”

• ON SCHOOLS: “We will have a decision by the end of this week what to do about schools.”

• THE FIRST PHASE of reopening will be in the Construction/ Manufacturing sector with low-risk. There will then be a monitoring of effects two weeks after reopening regarding the status of new infections, as that is typically the amount of time it takes for the illness to manifest.

How to monitor after reopening, three ways: diagnostic tests (positive or negative if you are infected); antibody tests (how many people had previously been infected); number of hospitalizations. If the monitoring process reveals no new problems, then a second phase, involving more essential lower-risk businesses may be opened in that region. The governor said he is open to dialogue regarding what kind of businesses those should be.

• ANTIBODY TESTING CONTINUES. Antibody testing indicates who has had the virus.

Percent positive average statewide: 14.9%. Capital Region specifically (which includes Saratoga): 2.1%.

According to the survey, 25% of the NY City population has had the virus and have now recovered.

• ACCORDING to a mapped depiction of the state broken into regions, the “Capital District”

includes an eight-county region: Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene, Albany, and Schenectady counties.

• DIAGNOSTIC TESTING statewide is about 30,000 per day.

• ANTIBODY testing this week will be conducted on 3,000 health care workers and 1,000 transit workers, 1,000 NYPD and 1,000 NYFD. • GOV. CUOMO this week requested the Board of Elections mail every New York voter a return postage paid application whereby residents may secure a voting ballot. “If you want to vote, we should send you a ballot so you can vote and don’t have to wait on line,” Cuomo said. Physical polls will still be open on Election Day. • TODD SHIMKUS, president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, said a regional task force of 40 people from Saratoga County has been put together and meeting virtually to address protocols for an eventual safe reopening of businesses.

• CONGRESSMAN PAUL TONKO (D, NY-20) AND CONGRESSWOMAN ELISE STEFANIK (R, NY-21) both voted in the House of Representatives in support of advancing a $484 billion interim emergency funding package that will provide vital assistance to small businesses and protect Americans with added aid to hospitals, healthcare workers and testing. The bill was passed by a vote of 388 – 5. The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act: Provides an additional $310 billion in PPP loans; Provides an additional $10 billion for Emergency Economic Injury Disaster (EIDL) grants; Appropriates an additional $50 billion for the Disaster Loans Program Account; Allows agricultural enterprises with less than 500 employees to receive EIDL grants and loans; Provides an additional $75 billion for reimbursement to hospitals and healthcare providers to support the need for COVID-19 related expenses and lost revenue, and provides $25 billion for necessary expenses to research, develop, validate, manufacture, purchase, administer, and expand capacity for COVID-19 tests.

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Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

A Personal Story: Surviving COVID-19

by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — As the community fights together against this viral disease, some individuals are lucky to not personally know anyone fighting the battle with COVID-19. Public knowledge of symptoms and social distancing are well known, but what happens to someone after they have tested positive?

Saratoga natives Barb and Steve Ferraro are on day 44 in their battle with COVID-19, and still counting. For this couple, symptoms of fever, cough and body ache showed up on March 16. Two days later they tested positive for COVID-19.

“During the beginning of this when it hit this county, when we were tested there were under 20 people who tested positive, now it’s over 300,” Barb said.

Saratoga County reported its first case on March 7, 2020 and reported to have 331 confirmed cases as of Tuesday this week.

“Going through this has been very emotional and very scary. Luckily we are on the end side of this, but neither of us had underlying conditions. We don’t know how we got it, but it knocked us down,” Bard said.

The Ferraro’s immediately self-isolated themselves in their condo, but while they were isolated from the community, they also had to isolated from each other.

Photos courtesy of Barb Ferraro.

“Steve and I have to be separated even though we are both positive. We trusted the professionals and they believe we could keep re-infecting each other,” Barb said.

They divided the home into two parts, Barb taking the master bedroom and kitchen while Steve took the guest room, guest bath and den. Steve was still working from home, so Barb took it upon herself to be in charge of meals and medication.

Ten days into fighting the virus, on March 25, Barb reported having a schedule through the day, knowing more of what to expect from the virus. They each became their own doctors, checking temperatures, oxygen levels and blood pressure to report to their health officials.

“It’s an insidious beast of a virus,” Barb said. “You go one step

forward and two back the next day…we are keeping an eye on our breathing which causes us the most concern. We are watching it very carefully and using our inhalers, monitoring our oxygen levels and drinking lots of fluids.”

Barb and Steve both “synced” up in terms of symptoms, learning about COVID as the rest of the community did. Barb recalled making pasta, one of her favorite meals, and having it taste like metal. That, along with the COVID-19 fog, are the symptoms the Ferraro’s experienced just as the rest of the world discovered it.

“It’s important for people to know that everything keeps changing, which is why we still need to be safe and stay at home.

Information keeps changing, COVID symptoms keep getting added to the list and the assurance of immunity remains unknown,”

Barb said.

After a scare with Steve’s worsening symptoms, he was transported to the hospital for bilateral pneumonia and is still recovering. On day 19 into the virus, Barb said she was happy to report their first symptom free day. Although they both tested negative for the virus, they are both recovering and continue to experience shortness of breath and fatigue on day 44.

Despite continuous fighting with the unknown, Barb said the amount of community support they received was astounding.

Neighbors would reach out to the couple and ask if they needed any groceries, and family members kept close through social media.

She thanked Saratoga Hospital and Public Health workers for their daily efforts to ensure the couple was safe.

Talk about re-opening the community has Barb worried, noticing that people are not taking to wearing a facemask when recommended. She went for a walk Tuesday this week and reported seeing very few masks on the families enjoying the Spring weather.

“People wearing masks are just a simple thing that they can do. I think the lines are getting blurred. Think about whom you are staying home for. You are not just protecting yourself in this situation,” Barb said.

According to their website, the CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant communitybased transmission.

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BUSINESS

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Small Business Reinvent During COVID-19

by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Just as local eateries convert to online orders and to-go options, other small businesses reinvent themselves to adapt to the everchanging times.

Something Bleu Bridal reinvented the bridal dress shopping experience, introducing two types of appointments for brides to be. Owners Kathyrn Metzler and Marissa Mackay developed concierge bridal appointments and Zoom party bridal appointments for brides to find their wedding gown, while still following social distancing guidelines.

“These new appointments are unconventional but can still be enjoyed. You should still feel like you’re getting some of the bridal

experience that you pictured in your mind,” Mackay said. “We wanted to discover a way to be in business when we are not allowed to be in business as we were.”

The concierge appointments includes a personal Zoom consultation where the bride can choose up to five gowns. Those five gowns are then transported to the bride to try on in the privacy and safety of their own home.

Deliveries of the dress will be made within one-hour of their store location and dresses can be held for 24-hours.

“The idea of having a concierge appointment seemed like the most natural way that we can service our brides in a really custom fashion with all of the conditions the world is in,” Mackay said.

Zoom Party Appointments have become a permanent fixture

Photo courtesy of Kathyrn Metzler: Work-in-progress Zoom Bridal room.

for the boutique. Currently, Mackay and Metzler use the appointment to provide the bride a customized service at a distance.

They use the appointments to gain a feeling towards the aesthetic the bride would like on their wedding day. However, they plan to use Zoom to include family and friends who live farther away in the bridal experience once social distance restrictions are lifted.

“Personal connection is really important to us, so we make

sure that the consultation portion of the appointment is as close as possible to the experience of shopping in our store, including a tour of our collection, time spent getting to know the bride and her style, and the opportunity to choose from among our large collection of dresses and accessories for an at-home try on,” said Mackay in a release.

So far three brides have participated in the concierge and Zoom bridal appointment.

Mackay said they all went well, as the brides were shopping for their upcoming wedding and all found a dress they love.

Something Bleu Bridal isn’t the only local business that has reinvented to serve the community.

Local eateries, bakeries and deli’s have became contact free establishments. Finding shopping staples such as eggs, milk and flour can be purchased at food eateries in the community. The Bread Basket Bakery is offering call-in orders for flour, sugar and yeast. They also offer bread delivery through Battenkill Valley Creamery.

Another eatery, the Spring Street Deli & Pizzeria, created a grocery menu with popular grocery items that people can order and pick-up.

Both stores allowing delivery or pick-up cuts down of social contact, creating a safer environment than a larger supermarket.

For projects to do at home, Saratoga Paint and Sip are offering take home projects, called Take ‘N Paint Kits. Starting at $25, the curbside pickup kit contains everything needed to create the paintings. They also offer a private Zoom room, where an artist will instruct the group through the project.

For dog owners, North Country Paws for Obedience is offering a train at home online session starting in May. Based in South Glens Falls, the online courses are described as interactive, informative and engaging. Interested parties can sign up online.

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Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Essential Employees Mother’s Day Flower Basket Sale Staying Positive MECHANICVILLE — St. Luke’s on the Hill is partnering with Green Scapes, formerly DiSiena Garden Center, to build beds for Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP).

SHP will donate 25% of sales toward SHP Build Fund to be used for the build at St. Luke’s on the Hill on August 9.

Join local families helping

local businesses. Social Distancing will be observed. Pricing is as followed and includes a variety of Petunias, Geraniums and Mixes.

Colors will vary. 10-inch baskets are $27; 12-inch baskets are $38 (tax included).

For more information, check out the website stlukesonthehill.org and click on the events page.

Arrow Reports $8.1 Million in Q1 Net Income and YearOver-Year Loan Growth of 8.0% Employees at the Saratoga Walmart stay positive, wearing their company Hope shirts, protective masks and gloves.

Photo provided by Marlene Fuller.

Saratoga Mother’s Day Porch Packages SARATOGA SPRINGS — Impressions of Saratoga and The Dark Horse Mercantile are now delivering Saratoga Mother’s Day Porch Packages.

Each Porch Package is delivered in a reusable Saratoga tote and filled with locally made food products and Saratoga specific items. There are basic "preassembled" Porch Packages from $25 to $150 price points featuring all Saratoga made products and are also fully customizable.

Marianne Barker and Maddy Zanetti, Co-Owners, are “contactless delivering” all local Porch Packages by walking, biking, or driving them to their destination and they have recruited help from family members too. In addition, many are being shipped all across the country.

They have teamed up with other local businesses and now have products from Saratoga Coffee Traders, Angel Wings BBQ sauce and Saratoga Tea & Honey, plus the vendors they already worked with; Cobble Hill Farms, Mapleland Farms, Dean’s Delicious Dog Treats, Adirondack Candle Co., Saratoga Spicery, Saratoga Beef Jerky, Healthy Gourmet, Sunnyside Gardens, Saratoga Candy Co, Sundaes Best,

Lazy Dog, Saratoga Chocolate Co, Decresente, and more.

“Since we will still be unable to gather with our moms this year, we thought a Mother’s Day Porch Package would be a great way to spread some joy. You can add a flowering plant from Sunnyside Gardens to any local deliveries and we have a bunch of fun Mother’s Day Cards tool,” says Barker.

Zanetti said, “The two original Saratoga Porch Packages that we developed just three weeks ago have been so successful that we created Saratoga Porch Packages and added more than a dozen new ‘Pre-Assembled’ Porch Packages, some specifically for Mother’s Day. We will be including ‘Saratoga Porch Packages’ into our everyday business once the doors open again. Right now we have porchpacking stations set up around the back of the store. The response and support has been incredible.”

Currently, Porch Packages can be ordered Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by calling 518-587-0666 or 24 hours a day online at SaratogaPorchPackages. com. Porch Packages are distributed with “contactless delivery.” You can also send email inquiries to Impressions@ ImpressionsSaratoga.com.

GLENS FALLS — Arrow Financial Corporation announced operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020. Net income for the first quarter of 2020 was $8.1 million, compared to $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Steady loan growth continued in the first quarter of 2020, as total loans grew by $28.1 million from December 31, 2019 to $2.4 billion. Net interest income increased to $23.0 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to $21.1 million for the comparable quarter of 2019.

In February 2020, Arrow's Business Continuity Task Force

deployed its pandemic plan for the impending arrival of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to Upstate New York. Since then, a team of more than 25 members, representing leadership from across our organization and chaired by our Chief Operating Officer, has overseen a robust and expansive effort to protect our employees, customers and communities while continuing to deliver essential banking services. Our efforts have included limiting access to our facilities, the incorporation of social distancing and remote work for a large portion of our personnel.

Arrow remains fully engaged in its COVID-19 response, with

a growing focus on hardship assistance and relief programs.

“While the full impact of COVID-19 remains to be seen, we remain committed in our mission to connect meaningfully with our customers and deliver essential financial services during this pandemic,” said Thomas J. Murphy, President and CEO. “Throughout our history, in periods of planned growth and unexpected adversity, our Company has remained true to its community banking roots. In these uncertain times, we return to those core values and enter this crisis with a strong financial position from which we will manage our response.”

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Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Entertainment

Summer at SPAC: Wishin’ & Hopin’

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week announced the possibility of some regions of the state gradually “reopening” after May 15, although he warned that potential phased-approach would not include attractions that would cause a large number of visitors flooding in from other areas. “You can’t do anything in one region that would increase the visitors to that (reopened) region,” he said. As such, the waiting game is in full swing in the Spa City - just wishing and hoping and planning and dreaming, to paraphrase a Dusty Springfield song - regarding the anticipated waves of the COVID-19 virus and its effect on everything from the

competition of thoroughbreds at the racecourse to the staging of concerts at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

In a letter posted on SPAC’s website, organization President and CEO Elizabeth Sobol writes: “We understand that your own future planning may be affected by public concerns around the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of everyone in our SPAC family and the Community are of critical importance to us, and we are adhering to guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as consulting continuously with local and state health authorities about the safest path forward for the coming months.”

The New York City Ballet, scheduled to stage their residency at SPAC mid-July, have cancelled

Tang Museum Extends Closure, Exhibitions Expand Online, Openings Shift to Fall SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, out of concern for the health and safety of the staff and community, and in accordance with guidelines from Skidmore College, is extending its temporary closure through the summer months.

This difficult but necessary decision comes after considering current projections about the outbreak, and means the cancelation of beloved Tang summer traditions such as the annual community open house, Frances Day, and the popular Upbeat on the Roof concert series.

These traditions will be back in 2021.

The summer closure also means changes — but no cancelations — to the Tang’s previously announced exhibition schedule.

“Summer at the Tang is a time of coming together for music, art, art-making, and community, but these extraordinary times require us to do our part to slow the spread by practicing social distancing,” said Dayton Director Ian Berry, in a statement.

The Museum launched Tang at Home, an online hub for artmaking activities and projects

for all ages that bring the Tang experience into people’s homes at tang.skidmore.edu/education/ tang-at-home. The Tang is adding new projects each week. The newest community project is Tang Extra Credit, in which everyone is invited to re-create works of art from the Tang collection with what they have around them.

Email your re-creation to tang@ skidmore.edu and include your name, email address, and the name of the artwork that inspired you. Discover people’s re-creations at the Tang Extra Credit page.

New Dates for Exhibitions • Energy in All Directions, originally set for a July opening is now scheduled to open Oct. 10 and will stay on view through May 17, 2021.

• Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond, originally scheduled for Aug. 26 is now scheduled to open Sept.

17 and stay on view through June 6, 2021.

• Lover Earth: Art and Ecosexuality will open as scheduled on May 30 as an online exhibition.

For more information go to: tang.skidmore.edu/exhibitions.

their Spring Season 2020 performances at Lincoln Center, which was slated to run through May 29.

The Philadelphia Orchestra, whose homestand at SPAC is set to stage in August, have cancelled all their rehearsals, performances, and events through June.

The SPAC Jazz festival June 27-28, headlined by Nile Rodgers & Chic, and Kool & The Gang, is still on at this point, as are the majority of summer pop concerts presented by Live Nation, with few outright cancellations - June 7: Celtic Woman; June 13: Zac Brown Band, and Aug. 3: Dead & Company, among them.

Cancellations may come at any time. As it stands at this moment, the schedule of summer pop concerts at Saratoga Performing Arts is as follows:

June 6: The Lumineers - III: The World Tour June 24: KIDZ BOP Live 2020 Tour June 30: Steely Dan with Special Guest Steve Winwood July 2: Tedeschi Trucks Band Wheels Of Soul 2020 July 3: Lindsey Stirling July 8: Alanis Morissette with Special Guest Garbage and also appearing Liz Phair July 9: Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, The Hot Club Of Cowtown July 10, 11: Dave Matthews Band July 12: Countryfest 2020 with Brantley Gilbert & More July 21: Chicago with Rick Springfield July 22: Nickelback: All The Right Reasons Tour July 24: Matchbox Twenty 2020 July 25: The Black Crowes Present: Shake Your Money Maker

July 26: The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour July 29: Rod Stewart Aug. 1: Journey with Pretenders Aug. 4: Disturbed: The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour with Staind & Bad Wolves Aug. 9: Foreigner: Juke Box Hero Tour 2020 Aug. 11: Incubus with 311 Aug. 18: Sammy Hagar & The Circle and Whitesnake with Special Guest Night Ranger Aug. 23: Goo Goo Dolls: The Miracle Pill Summer Tour Aug. 31: Daryl Hall & John Oates Sept. 6: Maroon 5 Sept. 6: Meghan Trainor Sept. 11: Backstreet Boys: DNA World Tour Sept. 12: The Australian Pink Floyd Show - All That You Feel World Tour 2020 Visit spac.org for more details.

Rescheduled: Adirondack Wine & Food Festival

LAKE GEORGE — In light of current CDC social distancing guidelines, Adirondack Festivals LLC announced it has rescheduled the 6th Annual Adirondack Wine & Food Festival to Sept. 26 and 27, 2020.

The festival is normally held the last weekend in June and is a highly anticipated kickoff to the summer tourism season in Lake George. The decision to reschedule was made to help protect the health and safety of festival attendees and vendors, while providing an alternative date in 2020 with favorable weather, said Sasha Pardy, owner of Adirondack Festivals LLC. “Nothing is more important than the well-being of our attendees and vendors,” said Pardy, “but we remain hopeful that come September, we are able to host our festival barring any federal, state or local regulations that would prohibit it. We are treating this pandemic very seriously and we will do everything we can to make our event as safe as possible for

everyone in attendance.”

The festival’s new dates in September provide an opportunity to add a fall wine and food festival to the already exciting slate of events in Lake George.

Moving the Adirondack Wine & Food Festival to September also allows the event to continue its support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks. This is the third consecutive year BBBS is the beneficiary of the festival. Last year, the festival raised $15,000 for this amazing organization. BBBS will receive a portion of every ticket sold and proceeds from water sold at the event.

The impact of COVID-19 has hundreds of BBBS children and families in need of support now more than ever, and a successful festival fundraiser would be a tremendous step toward that goal, said Bill Moon, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks.

“Funding to support our community is being jeopardized as we all experience these economic

uncertainties,” Moon said. “It is only through our partnerships with those like the Adirondack Wine & Food Festival that we are able to continue to support the youth of our community.”

Adirondack Festivals LLC will continue to monitor COVID-19 guidelines and do everything they can to provide a safe, enjoyable experience for all guests in attendance. The Adirondack Wine & Food Festival features 120 of New York’s best wineries, breweries, distilleries, cideries, artisan food vendors, food trucks and more. Held in a gorgeous setting, with beautiful Lake George as its backdrop, the festival is a try-before-youbuy farmers’ market style event that also generates a tremendous economic impact on the surrounding Lake George region.

Last year’s festival generated a $3.5 million economic impact, with over 4,000 hotel room nights generated in the area – and this year’s festival attendance was expected to surpass 7,250.

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BALLSTON SPA SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM RECEIVES RECOGNITION BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Central School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Ballston Spa is one of the 4% of public school districts across the nation receiving the prestigious award in 2020. The district also received the recognition in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

“This national recognition serves as a credit to our faculty for providing outstanding opportunities in music education to our students throughout the district,” said Ken Slentz, Superintendent of Schools.

“It further demonstrates how important music education is to our students, our district and our school community,” he continued.

The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, Ballston Spa answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, and community musicmaking programs. Responses were verified with school officials and

reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.

“The Music Department would like to thank the students, parents, families, school staff, administrators, Board of Education, and the Ballston Spa community for supporting the music program in our schools,” indicated Brian Retersdorf, BSCSD K-12 Music Coordinator. He continued, “We are so fortunate to work in a district that believes in the importance of music and provides us the budget, teachers, instruments and classes to do what we love.”

This award recognizes that Ballston Spa is leading the way with music learning opportunities as outlined in the federal education legislation, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

The legislation, signed into law in December 2015, designates music and the arts as important elements of a well-rounded education for all children. The NAMM

Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education Award and the state level implementation of the federal ESSA law bring attention to the importance of keeping music education part of curriculum offerings and available to all students. It also highlights music’s vital role in students’ overall success in school and the personal benefits of making music.

The district recently celebrated Music in Our Schools month with several special events, including an annual Pops Concert for the school community and acknowledging students who have performed in state and regional honors groups at a Board of Education meeting.

Congratulations to all the students, staff and families involved in the Ballston Spa music community.

Additional information about the music program in the Ballston Spa schools is available on the department’s webpages via www. bscsd.org or call 518-884-7150.

Photo provided.

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Each year, Camp Invention offers an allnew experience that is directly influenced by world-changing inventors, our NIHF Inductees. With our 2020 program, Elevate, children will have fun controlling their very own flight simulation robot and launching rockets and hand-copters in Camp Invention Flight Lab™, protecting the Earth’s ecosystems in Rescue Squad™, designing the ultimate sports complex in Camp Invention Champions™ and learning the value of their biggest ideas in Design

Thinking Project™. Local educators will lead this action-packed program featuring imaginative activities that inspire children to ask questions, overcome obstacles and develop persistence. Not only does Camp Invention offer a high-energy summer experience, but it provides proven benefits, like greater creativity and interest in STEM subjects, that can last a lifetime. The program also positively impacts instructors who are dedicated to preparing students for the future.

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Food

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Saratoga Farmers’ Market

Summer Season Starts Saturday Wednesday Market Vendors:

• 518 Farms • Burger Farm • Euro Delicacies • Gifford Farms • Gomez Veggie Ville • Goode Farm • Green Jeans Market Farm • Left Field Shaved Ice • Mister Edge Sharpening • Old World Farm

WILTON MALL Wednesdays | 3 - 6 p.m.

Saturdays | 9 - 1 p.m.

by Himanee Gupta-Carlson for Saratoga TODAY

Saturday Market Vendors:

Photos by Pattie Garrett.

T

he Saratoga Farmers’ Market is kicking off its summer season this weekend with many changes, as the region continues to adapt to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The market hours will shift to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays.

The market also will not be returning to High Rock Park this summer. It will continue to operate outdoors at the Wilton Mall.

High Rock Park is not available this year because of ongoing construction and potential road closures. In addition, social distancing protocols would not be able to be maintained in and around the market pavilions.

“The mall’s management has been extremely supportive of us,” says Saratoga Farmers’ Market Board president Beth Trattel. “Their flexibility has helped us keep the market going.”

The market had been operating in the mall’s food court area before the pandemic. It closed for one week in mid-March, and then reopened outdoors in the parking area between the former Bon Ton and B.J.’s Wholesale Club six weeks ahead of schedule.

The market has been following strict social distancing requirements. Vendors are spaced several feet apart and keep gloves, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer on their tables. Face coverings must be worn. Customers are asked to remain six feet apart from vendors and each other, not handle produce, and to leave their dogs at home. No music or other entertainment will be offered at this time. Only food and hand sanitizer produced by local distilleries has

• Owl Wood Farm • Peace Love Jerky Treats • Pura Vida Fisheries • Ramble Creek Farm • Saratoga Garlic Company • Scotch Ridge Berry Farm • Squashville Farm • The Food Florist • Underwoods/Shushan Valley Hydro Farms

been available for purchase.

These restrictions are expected to remain in place through the summer, says market administrator Emily Meagher. Meagher anticipates 65 vendors will participate in the Saturday market at the season’s peak, and 20 on Wednesdays. The market also has established a drive-up curbside service for pickups of preordered items.

Meagher adds that while the pandemic conditions have made the market less sociable than it usually is, vendors are receiving a lot of customer love.

“Our aim is to continue to provide our community with fresh and safe local food,” Meagher says. “We are less festive, but with farmers markets deemed an essential service in New York, we are celebrated now more than ever.”

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market summer season begins Saturday, May 2 at the market’s current location at the Wilton Mall. The market is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays and 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

• Argyle Cheese Farmer • Balet Flowers & Design • Ballston Lake Apiaries • Battenkill Valley Creamery • Burger Farm • Clark Dahlia Gardens & Greenhouses • Collar City Cold Pressed Juice • Daily Fresh • Dancing Ewe Farm • Earth to Mind • Elihu Farm • Euro Delicacies • Feathered Antler • Freddy’s Rockin’ Hummus • Giovanni Fresco • Gomez Veggie Ville • Goode Farm • Grandma Apple’s Cheesecakes, LLC • Green Jeans Market Farm • Halls Pond Farm • Healthy Gourmet Kitchen • Junbucha • Kokinda Farm • Lewis Waite Farm • Humiston’s Vegetables • Junbucha • Kim Dolan Designed Jewelry • Kokinda Farm • Left Field Shaved Ice • Lewis Waite Farm • Longlesson Farm • Lot 32 Flower Farm • Mariaville Mushroom Men • Momma’s Secret Salad Dressings • Moon Cycle Seed Company

• Moxie Ridge Farm • Mrs. London’s • Muddy Trail Jerky Co. • Mugzy’s Barkery • Nettle Meadow • Nut Zez, LLC • Old World Farm • Owl Wood Farm • Petra Pocket Pies • Pleasant Valley Farm • Puckers Gourmet • R&G Cheese Makers • Ramble Creek Farm • Saratoga Chocolate Co. • Saratoga Garlic Company • Saratoga Peanut Butter Co. • Saratoga Spicery • Saratoga Suds ‘n’ Stuff • Scotch Ridge Berry Farm • Slate River Farms • Slate Valley Farms • Slate Valley Farms • Slyboro Cider House • Something’s Brewing • Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery • Squashville Farm • The Chocolate Spoon • The Donut Shop • The Food Florist • The Smoothie Shoppe • Vermont Spatzle Company • Three Little Birds Concessions • Underwoods/Shushan Valley Hydro Farms • Viviana Puello Jewelry • Zoe Burghard Ceramics

* PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY ESSENTIAL FOOD VENDORS ARE ATTENDING MARKETS AT THIS TIME.

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Food

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Spice Up Your Taste Hello my Foodie Friends !

by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

This coming week is Cinco de Mayo. Many of us foodies may be planning some stay at home celebrations (under one roof) for this day. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army’s victory at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Although a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, the day is a popular celebration in the United States. And what better way to celebrate than to eat delicious Mexican food?

An essential item needed in most recipes for Cinco de Mayo includes spices. Traditional Mexican cuisine has a distinct taste and it is made up of a few common ingredients. That spicy flavor is due to things like onions, garlic, chile powders, herbs, spices, and a few that are specific to this style of food. Oregano and cumin bring a lot to that signature Mexican flavor.

Cumin has been around since the beginning of history.

Its origin lies somewhere in the Mediterranean but has expanded in popularity because it is grown easily all over the world. It has a toasty yet somewhat bitter taste and gives Mexican dishes a certain flavor that cannot be replaced. Chile powder is actually a blend of dried, powdered chiles, cumin, and oregano. Other spices are sometimes included in the mix, but those are the key ingredients. It is used primarily for seasoning meats and vegetables but has other uses as well.

When cooking with spices, the room fills with aromas that fill our senses. Have you ever walked into a place and smelled your favorite memories?

Smells of cooking can trigger memories so strong and real it feels like you’ve been transported back in time and brings a picture as sharp as a photograph of a special time in your life. Through food we exchange stories of ourselves and our families. Spices have a way of transporting you to another place and time.

Each spice or collection of spices has a story, and a wonderful, beautiful one at that. Spices are flavor enhancers! That might seem rather simplistic, but it really sums up how to think about spices and get the best from them. Rather than seeing these strange little bits of bark, seeds and roots as something to be used only on special occasions, or just when a recipe calls for them, look at your spice shelf as flavor enhancers to be added to your cooking (or even drinks) in small quantities at any time. You can add pretty much any spice you like to anything you cook - you’ll soon find there are NO RULES to making something taste delicious – the only way to really understand it is through trial and error.

h c n u L

Having said all that, you should not normally be able to clearly identify a spice in your cooking if you can taste a spice clearly, the chances are you’ve added too much. If you taste your food as you go and add seasonings in small quantities, your cooking will improve, and your food will have more flavor. The saying ‘you can always add more, but you can never take away’ is a good one to bear in mind, so just add a little at a time, tasting all the time until you’re happy with it.

Mexican Rice An easy recipe for Mexican rice - a perfect side dish for any Tex-Mex meal you are planning!

INGREDIENTS • 2- 8 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes

• 4 cloves garlic (minced)

• 1 medium white onion (peeled and quartered)

• 2 cups chicken stock

• ⅓ cup canola or vegetable oil • 2 cups long-grain white rice

• 1 tablespoon tomato paste • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt • ½ teaspoon ground cumin • ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro

For some Americans, one perceived impediment to cooking with spices is the dislike of spicy food, even though spices are not spicy hot, per se. Spices can make food richly flavorful and aromatic, but they make it hot only if you add fresh, powdered or flaked chile peppers. That heat comes with a few benefits — spicy hot food reduces the need for salt, plus it helps the body sweat and potentially remove toxins.

• 2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and minced)

At Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store located at 33 Railroad Place, we offer many spices that can be used to help you with your Cinco de Mayo culinary creations. Stop in and spice up your taste with some unique flavors you have yet to try. Please call John at 518-226-4477 to set up an appointment to assist with your culinary needs.

I will greet you wearing my mask and remember Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

2. In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, until the rice is lightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the jalapeño peppers, cooking until they are softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and the tomato paste and stir to coat the rice, about 30 seconds.

Take Care, John & Paula

Office for the Aging Lunch Program

Congregate dining at the Saratoga Senior Center is Cancelled. *Home Deliver Meals are still available

Please see the following resource for nutrition during COVID19: www.saratogacountyny.gov/departments/office-for-the-aging/meal-calendar

Menu Subject to Change. The suggested contribution is $2/meal. Please make checks payable to: Northeast Dining and Lodging, c/o Saratoga County Office for the Aging, 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020

• ¼ cup fresh lime juice

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Place the tomatoes and the onion in a food processor and puree until completely smooth. Measure out 2 cups of the mixture and set aside (reserve any extra for another use or discard).

3. Stir in the tomato mixture, chicken stock, salt and cumin.

Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, until all of the liquid is absorbed, and the rice has finished cooking, about 15 minutes. Remove the rice from the heat and stir. Re-cover the pot and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Gently stir in the lime juice and cilantro and serve.

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Gift & Dining Guide

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Mother’s Day May 10

To - G o • C u r b s i d e Pi c k- U p • O n l i n e S h o p p i n g

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Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

garden

the fear of

Planting Seeds Written by Peter Bowden for Saratoga TODAY

There are a lot of

beginning vegetable gardeners this spring. Among these well-meaning folks there seems to be a nearly universal fear of planting seeds.

Some seeds, like tomatoes and peppers, must be started inside in March but the best value from vegetable gardening is from crops that we grow from seeds sown directly into the garden.

It may seem very early but peas and spinach seeds can, and should be going into the ground in early April to grow in the cool weather of early spring.

Our vegetable growing season is actually much longer than from Mother’s Day to frost.

There really isn’t anything at all difficult about starting seeds directly in the garden. Lettuce and all the other greens like chard and spinach and later on, green beans are good examples of easyto-grow crops. Radishes are also very rewarding since you can sow a row every two weeks and they grow and mature in less than a month providing a continuous supply once they get going.

Let’s take a look at green beans, one of the easiest crops to grow. According to the vegetable schedule you can start sowing them in early May or anytime through the third week of July.

Now let’s take a look at a bean seed pack. The front of the pack is pretty but the back has complete growing instructions.

Let’s go step by step. I’ve made a little trench 2” deep as per the instructions and placed the seeds at the bottom. Then I cover them with 2” of soil and water them in.

I like to use potting soil to cover them since it looks different than the garden soil so I know I’m watering the right area. Now I just need to keep them moist and they’ll sprout in a week or less.

After a couple of weeks, they will be a few inches tall. Since they all germinated so well, I’ll have to thin them out by removing any

that were closer together than 6” spacing the seed pack indicated I should have. If they are too close, they won’t do as well. and harvesting will be difficult.

The trick is knowing when to plant which crop for the best results. If you’re just trying your hand at vegetable gardening for the first time, drop by the garden center and pick up a copy of the “Vegetable Schedule.” It is a wonderful resource for the beginning gardener and even a

Photos by Peter Bowden.

The trick is knowing when to plant which crop for the best results. seasoned veteran can use it to keep on track. It shows when the different plants and seeds should be planted out in the garden.

Spend some time with it and you’ll be on your way to bumper crops from spring through late

Garden Bean Seed Packet.

Garden Bean Seed Instructions.

fall. It is quite rewarding starting your crops from seed right in the garden. Try it out...you’ll be hooked in no time.

Thanks for the read!

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Clean

& garden

A Conscious

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

Super strong-smelling cleaners just aren’t good for your family’s health or your wallet. This Spring, clean house and save money with simple alternatives recommended by the experts.

Windows Without Streaks

Make a simple window cleaning solution. Mix one-part distilled vinegar to 10 parts warm water in a spray bottle. Quickly rub the solution on windows with a lint-free cloth, paper towels, newspaper or sponge.

Using a damp squeegee, wipe from the top of the window down to remove the solution. Wipe the edge of the squeegee clean after each swipe. www.pellabranch.com/blog/global-blogs/how-to-clean-windows-without-streaks

by Megin Potter

for Saratoga TODAY

Sparkling Chrome Bring dull chrome fixtures and hardware back to life with lemons.

Roll a lemon to release the juice. Cut it in half. Rub it all over hard-water stained chrome fixtures.

Tackle Toilets

Drain the water out of toilet bowls – then clean. The water in

the bowl dilutes the cleaner, so simply turn the water valve at

Let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes. Wipe clean with a microfiber cloth.

Prevent film buildup and maintain that shine longer with a few drops of dishwashing liquid dissolved into a gallon of distilled water wiped on with a microfiber cloth weekly.

www.merrymaids.com/cleaning-tips/diy/how-to-clean-chrome-fixtures-and-fittings the base of the toilet off and flush once to empty it out.

DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner: 1 cup table salt, 1 cup baking soda, and 1 cup oxygen bleach (such as OxiClean).

Sprinkle cleaner liberally around the inside of the bowl and let it set for at least 5 minutes before scrubbing and rinsing clean with water. www.marthastewart.com/1532604/best-way-to-clean-a-toilet

Fruit Fly Trap

To attract fruit flies away from your food, open a bottle of apple cider vinegar, cover the opening with plastic wrap and hold it in place with a rubber band.

Poke holes in the wrap. Flies will go in but won’t be able to get out. www.farmersalmanac.com/get-rid-fruit-flies-naturally-25356

Clean Garden Tools

Remove rust and caked-on dirt from trowels, rakes, clippers and other garden gear by submerging the steel parts in a large bucket filled with enough strong black tea to cover them. Soak for a few hours then wipe the tools down with a clean rag. To condition wooden handles, rub with olive oil. www.bobvila.com/ slideshow/10-home-cleaners-to-borrow-from-the-pantry

Pay Attention to Plants

To spruce up houseplants, carefully clear away dust and debris. Pluck away blossoms that have fallen off and onto the soil to prevent mold. Clean the leaves without breaking them by gently supporting them in your hand while wiping them with a moist cloth (skip the shining oils and polishes because they can block plant pores). For fuzzy-leafed plants such as African violets, push away dust with a soft-bristle paintbrush.

Fill your containers, patio planters and window boxes with fragrant insectrepelling plants to deter house flies and mosquitos. Basil, mint, lavender, lemon thyme, lemongrass and catnip transplants are all good choices.

To activate the plant’s natural bug-repellent powers, release its oils by rubbing or crushing several sprigs. www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants/care/how-to-clean-your-houseplants www.bhg.com/gardening/pests/insects-diseases-weeds/insect-repelling-plants

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Week of May 1 – May 7, 2020

BALLSTON SPA 216 Kingsley Rd., $229,000.

Iris Rush sold property to Aaron and Mallory Rapp.

190 Blue Barns Rd., $216,300.

Lynn Bradley sold property to Brenda and Ellen Bufe.

8 Sheridan Court, $345,000.

Esther Fung sold property to Linda Wheeler.

61 Thimbleberry Rd., $201,500.

Lisa Goupil sold property to Max Kornstein.

44A Wheeler Dr., $340,000.

Patrick and Bonnie Marshall sold property to Alexander and Lori Blackburn.

101 State Farm Place, $1,300,000. LSREF 2 Tractor Reo Malta LLC sold property to Calco Construction and Development Company.

18 Pasture Place, $291,130.

Rosetti Acquisitions LLC sold property to Bruce Doud.

8 Wall St., Unit 40, $186,000.

Clifton Park Senior Living LLC sold property to Matthew and Elyse Hyde.

45 Kasey Pass (unit 45) $270,397.

Brookview Court Inc/ Pigliavento Builders DBA sold property to Eric Rentz.

611 Clifton Park Center Rd., $370,000. Andrea Palerino and Sidney Newbold, III sold property to Kevin Coloccia.

197B Blue Barns Rd., $30,000.

Cristy and James Durrant sold property to Jason and Lisa Vedder.

11 Wilshire Dr., $395,000.

Emily Wild sold property to Dustin and Jillienne Krause.

33 Cypress St., $344,980.

Heritage Builders Group LLC sold property to Charles and Joyce Willson.

17 Outlet Rd., $470,000.

Justin and Ellen Katz sold property to Michael and Patricia Banaszewski.

CLIFTON PARK 3 Mapleline Road, $375,000.

Michelle and Norman Violette, Jr. sold property to Tyler and Julie Reynolds.

74 Blue Barns Rd., $194,900.

Derek Snyder sold property to George and Amy Liddle.

CORINTH 1 Gurney Lane, $45,000.

Carl Paquette sold property to Sara Bacon Conklin and Donald Conklin.

12 Ryans Ridge Rd., $275,000.

Babson Homes LLC sold property to Stuart Smead and Lara McFadden.

GREENFIELD

3 Amity Pointe, $465,000.

John Ferraro sold property to Hikmatullah Siraj.

433 Lake Desolation Rd., $36,000. Ingrid Edwards sold property to Joshua Gordon.

3 Muirfield Lane, $260,000.

Julianne Pelletier sold property to Taylor Buell.

3172 State Route 9N, $525,000.

Robert and Debra Hammond sold property to Martin and Elizabeth Harr.

593 Clifton Park Center Rd. Mary Empie sold property to Michelle Geloso and Lloyd Caesar.

22 Aster Dr., $355,000.

David and Heather Sanford sold property to Ryan Thomson and Amy Smith.

14 Ashdown Rd., $250,000.

Michael Kniffen sold property to Kai Garlipp and Hanna Girard.

8 Via Da Vinci, $285,000.

Joseph and Rosalie Liguori (as Trustees) sold property to Anne Hagstrom and Michael Varga.

68 Via Da Vinci, $290,000.

Owen Shevlin, Jr. sold property to Huirong Shi. 121 Southbury Rd., $270,000.

Jarid Meagan sold property to James and Sheryl Manning.

Lot 3, 91 King Rd., $109,000.

Gerald Magoolaghan sold property to Robert and Jennifer Berben.

28 S. Greenfield Court, $382,500.

Duane and Mary Wright sold property to Christopher and Heather Sonderman.

MALTA

101 State Farm Place, $1,300,000.

Calco Construction and Development Company sold property to Maple Grove LLC.

MILTON 18 Van Brummel Lane, $350,000.

Christopher and Jeannine Haley sold property to Frank and Christina Cimmino.

505 Middle Line Rd., $314,000.

Laura and Brian Mullins sold property to Kailey Rothacker and Ryan Campion.

TOWN OF SARATOGA 2 Eagles Way, $234,000. Francis Hunter sold property to Dylan Goslin and Raelyn Passino.

201 Patriot Hill Dr., $85,000.

Northeast Green Tech LLC sold property to Cerrone Construction LLC. 201 Patriot Hill Dr., $503,540.

Cerrone Construction LLC sold property to Ronald and Wendy Simmons.

83 Pearl St., $143,000.

Joanne Hanna sold property to Shawn Rivers.

60 Morgans Run, $185,000.

Dragos Minciunescu sold property to Jedidiah Simpson.

SARATOGA SPRINGS Dyer Switch Rd., $125,000.

Thomas J Farone and Son Inc. sold property to Christopher Huyck and Jane Perkins Huyck.

38 Rip Van Lane, $357,000.

Neil Salisbury sold property to Kevin and Regina Hickey.

31 Vettura Ct, Lot 41, $424,900.

DeGraff Bloom Custom Builders sold property to Lynne Jaquay and Keely Ralston.

176 Phila St., $991,000.

Michael Los and Mary Gage Los sold property to Joseph and Susan Vecchio.

14 Essex St., $302,125. Marie Johnson sold property to Craig Cornwell.

20 Timber Lane, $467,895.

Twenty Timber Lane Properties LLC sold property to Anthony Ianniello.

17 Weston Way, $351,424.

Barbera Homes Malta Springs LLC sold property to Karlee Singh, Theresa Farrigan Sinicropi.

12 Newton Ave., $343,820.

Alexander Ciota and Keli Scott sold property to Lucas and Nicole Ionescu.

66 South Franklin St., $265,000.

Jason and Sheila Sweeney sold property to Rebecca McNamara and Brian Gerowski.

173 Lake Ave., $400,000. Peppers Corner LLC sold property to Warren Lake Springs LLC. 30 Whistler Ct, Unit 221, $375,000.

David and Linda DeCerbo sold property to William Hirtzel and Helen Venezia.

STILLWATER 1103 NYS Route 32, $25,000.

Adam Crosse sold property to Samuel Hoving.

26 Clinton Court, $235,000.

Jo Ann Taglione sold property to Jessica Doll.

23 WILTON 9 Kendrick Hill Rd., $635,000.

Walter Washco and Heide Petermann sold property to Timothy and Amanda Luby (as Trustees).

49 Fairway Blvd., $195,700.

Joan Kuba sold property to Joseph Gabriele.

11 Palmer Terrace, $252,000.

John and Kimberly Mayhew sold property to Colleen Whitaker.

13 Claire Pass, $412,000.

Terrayne Stortz sold property to Arnold and Dawn Barsky and Byron and Rosalie Terry.

View the paper online: saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com

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been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her is: 66 Parish Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 . The character or purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22, 05/29. 98472 Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: S. DYER CONSULTING SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on APRIL 8, 2020 under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Office location: Saratoga County. Secretary of State of New York designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State of New York shall mail a copy of the process to: S. Dyer Consulting Services LLC, 5 Edwin Drive, Charlton, NY 12019. Purpose: any lawful business activity not otherwise prohibited by the laws of the State of New York. 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22, 05/29, 06/05. 98622 Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): AJ Ryan Project Management LLC. LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 9, 2020. The office of the LLC is to be located in the County of Saratoga at 115 North Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

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it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: c/o Amy Ryan, 115 North Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The duration of the LLC is perpetual. The character and purpose of the LLC shall be to engage in any lawful act or activity. 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22. 98409 Notice of formation of Yale Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 4/06/2020. 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: 14 Spice Mill Blvd, Halfmoon, NY 12065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22, 05/29. 98478 Notice of formation of Idlewild Landscape LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 3/17/20 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: 623 Malta Avenue Ballston Spa N.Y. 12020 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/10, 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15. 98371 Notice of formation of InfusionIVNY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Sec of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/20/2020. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY is designated as agent of the upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC: 258 Ushers Rd., Suite 204, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Purpose: For any lawful purpose 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22, 05/29, 06/05. 98615

Notice of formation of Movementality, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/26/2019 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: 2 Short 6th Street, Waterford NY 12188. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22, 05/29. 98486 Notice of formation of RRA PROPERTIES AT CATHERINE ST. LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/06/2020. Office location: 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 703 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY 12148. Purpose is any lawful purpose. 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22. 98433 Notice of formation of RRA PROPERTIES AT 946 CURRY RD. LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/06/2020. Office location: 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 703 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY 12148. Purpose is any lawful purpose. 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22. 98421 Notice of formation of RRA PROPERTIES AT ADAMS ST. LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/06/2020. Office location: 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 703 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY 12148. Purpose is any lawful purpose. 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 05/15, 05/22. 98427 Notice of formation of Democracy Guild LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 02/04/2020 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: 245 Washington Street Unit #3307, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/3, 04/10, 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 05/08. 98358

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44 Williams of “Happy Days” 45 Ref. to a prior ref.

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by Dave Dowling

Accuracy in word choice is a key to effective communication. In your daily writing and speaking, try to make sure you use the right word in the right place with the right spelling. By doing so, its effect will affect your communication in a positive way. This quick weekly tip will help you filter the confusion in some of our daily word choices.

This Week: Wary, Weary Wary means cautious or watchful She and John are wary about replacing their insurance policy.

Weary means fatigued or tired.

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TESTING SITES FOR COVID-19 NORTHERN SARATOGA COUNTY • GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL 100 Park Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801 Criteria for Testing: Symptomatic or Exposure to Positive Case Schedule an Appointment: Working with Warren County Public Health.

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• HUDSON HEADWATERS HEALTH NETWORK 9 Carey Road, Queensbury, NY 12804 Criteria for Testing: Symptomatic or Exposure to Positive Case Schedule an Appointment: Call your Hudson Headwaters provider for evaluation.

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CENTRAL SARATOGA COUNTY • SARATOGA HOSPITAL 211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Criteria for Testing: Symptomatic or Exposure to Positive Case Appointment and referral from physician or local health department is required.

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SOUTHERN SARATOGA COUNTY • ELLIS HOSPITAL 1101 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308 Criteria for Testing: Symptomatic or Exposure to Positive Case Appointment is required. Call the Ellis Medicine COVID-19 Hotline at 518-831-7070.

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