Saratoga TODAY May 13-19, 2022 by Saratoga TODAY

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NYS PARK POLICE RAISE CONCERN OVER DWINDLING NUMBERS THE SARATOGA REGION by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — More than 75 million people visit New York’s 180 state parks, 40 historic sites and numerous beaches every year. Less than 200 officers are charged with protecting those visitors, and in recent years the number of officers representing the N.Y. State Park Police has dwindled at an alarming rate. “They are truly ambassadors for New York’s parks,” said

Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner (D-Round Lake), leading a presser alongside members of N.Y. State Park Police from across the state, at the Hall of Springs this week. “But in the past few years, terrible things have happened,” said Woerner, citing employee promotions and transfers being frozen, investigative and detective positions eliminated and dispatch services removed altogether from the Saratoga Zone and placed instead with state police. See Story pg. 9

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GUITAR LEGEND This Weekend in Spa City by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — It is Friday afternoon. A steel-silver sky dangles over a blacktop lot that cradles a motorcar blazoned in gunmetal gray. Inside the car, the beautiful tone fragments that flow from Richard Lloyd’s guitar gush from the speakers. The band is Television. The music is “Marquee Moon.” “I remember, how the darkness doubled. I recall, lightning struck itself. I was listening, listening to the rain. I was hearing, hearing something else…” Just at that moment, the ring of the phone cuts through all sweetness and melancholy, and bullies its way across the Bluetooth, sounding over the speakers of the car. “This is Richard Lloyd,” the voice says. “It looks like it’s going to rain here. Is it raining where you are?” Richard Lloyd performs at Putnam Place Saturday, May 14. Photo: PutnamPlace.com. See Story pg. 25

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History

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Mechanicville’s Unique WWII Photo Collection Honors the Greatest Generation by Chris Carola

Sponsored by The Saratoga County History Roundtable Contact saratogacohistoryroundtable@gmail.com Chris Carola is a former Albany-based Associated Press reporter who lives in Saratoga Springs. He can be reached at ccarola@nycap.rr.com

On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces, ending World War II in Europe. Less than four months later, on Sept. 2, Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, bringing history’s most destructive conflict to an end. More than 16 million Americans served in the U.S. military during the war, including several thousand from Saratoga County. Many of those local veterans hailed from the city of Mechanicville, where a unique artifact from their wartime service survives to this day. In 1942, not long after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into the war, restaurant owner and photography buff Charles Siciliano Sr. started snapping portraits of local servicemen in uniform when they stopped at his restaurant on Warsaw Avenue in what was then the heart of Mechanicville’s Italian American neighborhood. Siciliano’s Restaurant was a popular spot in the 1940s, known for its clams, Italian food and live dance music on weekends. “It was standing room only,” Charles Siciliano Jr., a boy when WWII started, told me in November 2000 for a story I wrote on his father’s photo collection while working as a reporter for The Associated Press in Albany. As the war progressed and more Mechanicville men went into the service, the elder Siciliano, known to everyone as Charlie, turned his photography hobby into a local tradition. Soon, servicemen home on leave were being told, “Go up to Charlie’s place and have your picture taken.” Siciliano snapped every photo in the same spot: in the corner of the restaurant’s bar, where the white tile walls and a window with the shade closed provided a good background for the blackand-while portraits. Most men sat posed with their right arm resting on the bar, many with drink in hand, with a vase with flowers or a liquor bottle at their bent elbow. Siciliano developed and printed the 3-inch-by-3-inch photos himself,

Carmine DeCrescente Sr. Photo by Charles Siciliano, Sr., courtesy of Mechanicville Public Library, provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable.

then framed them in groups of 25 and hung them throughout the restaurant. By the time WWII ended, hundreds of photos of local veterans — including a handful of women — decorated Siciliano’s walls. Not all of them were from Mechanicville. Servicemen from Stillwater, Waterford, Ballston Spa and Saratoga Springs had their photos taken by Siciliano, as did some veterans from neighboring Washington and Rensselaer counties. Every branch of the U.S. military is represented in the photos, and the people smiling for Siciliano’s camera saw action in every theater of the war, from the skies over Europe to remote Pacific islands, from the beaches of Normandy to the jungles of Burma. Among the veterans in the photo collection are: Hawley Waldron Sr. of Mechanicville, a Marine who fought at Saipan and Iwo Jima. David Catallo of Waterford, a Navy corpsman wounded at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Chris Sgambati Mechanicville’s 30-year representative on the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, a sailor who served in the Pacific Theater, including the 1944-45 Philippines campaign. William Grey of Mechanicville, an Army Air Forces navigator who flew 50 missions in Europe, where he survived being shot down on his 33rd mission. Carmine DeCrescente Sr., of Mechanicville, who forged his parents’ signature at 17 to enlist in the Navy and served in the Pacific aboard the USS Texas. All are deceased. DeCrescente, patriarch of the family-owned beer distributing company based in Mechanicville, passed away last Dec. 16 at 94. “Carm” was an accomplished clarinetist as a teen and was a regular performer at Siciliano’s before joining the Navy. He was

likely among the last surviving WWII veterans whose photos are in the Siciliano collection, if not the last overall. Siciliano also took photos of local servicemen during the Korean War, but the vast majority of the more than 700 snapshots from his collection are from WWII. He sold the business in the late 1970s to Frank Costanzo, who inherited the hundreds of framed photos. Costanzo had them remounted in eight larger frames, then took the collection with him when he relocated his business to the town of Waterford. There, the frames covered the walls in the entrance for years before being donated to the Mechanicville Public Library. The library is also home to all the negatives from the original photos, donated by Charles Jr., a retired Saratoga Springs school district administrator. The library has digitized the Siciliano collection on its website: www.flickr.com/photos/ mechanicvilledistpublibrary/ sets/72157602435034007/ While taking photos of hometown servicemen and displaying them in bars, post offices, city halls and other public places was common during WWII, few if any of those collections are known to have survived the intervening 80 years, which makes Mechanicville’s collection unique, according to historians I interviewed for the two stories I wrote for the AP on the Siciliano photos, the second one written in September 2015 for the 70th anniversary of WWII’s end. The National World War II Museum is home to more than 100,000 artifacts, including photo collections. Yes, it’s the quality, size and longevity of the Siciliano collection that make it “a local history treasure trove” and “completely unique” among known WWII collections, Kimberly Guise, a curator at the New Orleans museum, told me for that 2015 AP story.

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Letters

Letters TO THE EDITOR

THE EDITOR Lahtakia Too Extreme for Saratoga Schools

Natalya Lahtakia is a self-proclaimed organizer and dues paying member of the left-wing extremist organization, Democratic Socialists of America or DSA. In DSA’s 2021 policy platform they call for the abolition of cops, prisons and capitalism. Please, don’t take my word for it, instead listen to what the Chairman of the NYS Democratic Party said about members of the DSA, like Natalya. “I’ve read the DSA platform. Everyone should. Tell the voters where you and the DSA stand on “defunding the police;” ending capitalism in America, unilaterally disarming the nuclear deterrent of the U.S. military, and seizing private businesses that have to lay off workers even when their survival requires it. They should tell the voters that she favors decriminalization of “sex work,” making 26-year-olds who commit violent crimes “youthful offenders” and the discontinuance of gang databases. Simply, the DSA wants America to replace the capitalist system with the historically proven failure of socialism.” Recent polling conducted by Skidmore College professor, Bob Turner, after the November 2021 general election determined that 41% of all voters in Saratoga Springs, including 35% of Democrats self-identify as holding moderate views.

Saratoga School Board Elections: We need Billie, Ed and Dean Because they Care for our Children Please vote in the May 17 Saratoga Springs school board elections. The choice is simple: If you want an inclusive collaborative community led education system (students, parents, teachers and educators working together) while insuring the physical and emotional safety of our children then vote for Billie McCann, Ed Spickler, and re-elect Dean Kolligian. Make a difference by choosing parents that will serve our children and will work with each of us (students, teachers and parents) to implement common solutions to difficult problems. Say no to partisan politicians that serve their personal political agendas and say yes to Billie, Ed and Dean. Join me in voting for parents who truly care and want to better our schools and community. Vote Billie, Ed and Dean on May 17. Thank you.

- Joe Di Geso, Concerned Neighbor

Vote John, Natalya, Martha for Kids & Community Even though my kids are out of school, I still care deeply about our local school system. Because public education forms the backbone of a community -- our community. This is why I strongly support Natalya Lakhtakia, John Brueggemann, and Martha Devaney for the Saratoga Springs City School District Board of Education. Our school board members are actually called “trustees.” They are entrusted with the oversight of the district’s budgets and policies, and they volunteer ten to twenty hours a week to do this right. As Martha said at a recent candidate forum, noting that her children are also grown, she takes the role of “trustee” very seriously. She, John, and Natalya are in it for each and every child, the teachers, support staff, and our entire community. Our future.

Clearly, Lahtakia’s beliefs and policy positions are way outside the mainstream for the residents of the Saratoga Springs school district.

They understand that school is about learning new things and being challenged in a caring, empathetic, nurturing, inclusive environment. They are open-minded, continuously learning -- and they are really good listeners. They bring a love of learning and a rare sense of dedication to others.

With five other highly qualified candidates on the ballot, traditional liberal Democrats, like Jay Jacobs, and all moderate voters need to decide if having a person with such radical views making financial, curriculum and policy decisions is a good thing for our community.

That they are stepping up at a time of general divisiveness in our country, and vitriol directed at them personally by anonymous sources, speaks volumes. They truly put community above self. Vote for John, Natalya and Martha on May 17. For kids. For community.

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MALTA — Michele L. Amodeo of Malta passed on April 21 surrounded by loved ones following a courageous battle with cancer. Michele was 65. Michele graduated from Ballston Spa High School in 1975. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from The College of Saint Rose in 1985. Michele loved her family, and she enjoyed spending time with

OBITUARIES / NEWS her many aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. She always had kind words and a big heart. Michele is survived by her parents, Ernest and Marguerite Amodeo; her brother, Matthew; and her loving sister-in-law Tina Amodeo. A memorial service for Michele took place Wednesday, April 27 at St. Paul’s Cemetery in Mechanicville. Heartfelt thanks to Jody Amodeo and Patty Galerie who supported Michele throughout her valiant journey. Memorial donations are encouraged to the wonderful organization which is The Community Hospice of Saratoga County. The family would like to personally acknowledge Annah Bravata, Angel DerepentignyPecak, Darlene Gendron and Colleen Licata of Hospice, and home-care aides Rebecca Coleman and Tina Passino, for their compassionate care and empathy.

Celebration of Life ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. Twitty J. Styles

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Academy for Lifelong Learning Fundraiser SARATOGA SPRINGS — Artisanal Brew Works, located at 617 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, is hosting a public fundraiser on May 21 in support of the Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.) from

Noon to 5 p.m. at their brandnew taproom. For every beer poured during the fundraiser, $1 will be donated to A.L.L. Choose from New England Style IPAs, Sours, Fruited Ales, Pilsners, Stouts, &

Wesley Community Garden Opens for 10th Gardening Season SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Wesley Community Garden in Saratoga Springs has opened for its tenth year. The opening event, held on April 23, brought gardeners and friends together on a chilly Spring morning to move soil into 52 newly refurbished raised beds. “After all the disruptions of the past two years, it’s fantastic to have a full roster of gardeners again,” said coordinator Sandy Nealon. “We had a great turnout for opening day, got a lot of work done, and we’re looking forward to a fun and successful 10th anniversary year.” The gardeners include residents of The Wesley Community

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SCHENECTADY — A Celebration of Life Service will be held on May 15, 2022, in Memorial Chapel at Union College, Schenectady, NY at 11 a.m.

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Belgians and enjoy delicious food from Ty’s Taco-Ria food truck. For more information about the Academy for Lifelong Learning, go to www.esc.edu/all or call Jeff Shinaman at 518-5872100 ext. 2390.

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• Turkey Meatloaf w/ • Pork Loin w/ Mushroom Gravy Fiesta Sauce • Mashed Potatoes • Buttered Egg Noodles • Corn • Mandarin Oranges • Broccoli • Pears

and Saratoga Springs. In addition to providing an opportunity for outdoor gardening to those who would otherwise not have it, the community garden is a social gathering space and has become a favorite spot for Wesley residents to sit, stroll and visit with family and friends. For more information about The Wesley Community visit www.thewesleycommunity.org.

Office for the Aging Lunch Program

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• Baked Fish w/ Lemon Herb Sauce • White Rice • Capri Vegetables • WW Dinner Roll • Mandarin Oranges

• Chicken Cacciatore Pasta w/Sauce • Wax Beans • WW Dinner Roll • Fruit Cocktail

• Meatloaf w/Gravy • Mashed Potatoes • Brussels Sprouts • SF Chocolate Chip • Cookies

Menu Subject To Change. Coffee, Tea and Butter are served daily at sites. The suggested contribution is $2 per meal. There is a $8 fee for guests under the age of 60. Please make checks payable to: Saratoga County Treasurer, c/o Saratoga County Office for the Aging, 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

COURT Jason Anhorn, 35, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded May 9 to felony burglary, and aggravated criminal contempt in the second-degree, also a felony. Sentencing July 11. Logan O. Desjadon, 24, of Ballston Lake, pleaded May 9 to failure to register as a sex offender. Sentencing Sept. 19. Scott Blowers, 53, of Hudson Falls, pleaded May 4 to attempted assault in the second-degree, first charged in Wilton in August 2019. Sentencing July 13.

Michael D. Redd, 20, of Stillwater, was sentenced May 6 to 5 years probation and 150 hours community service, after pleading to burglary in the third-degree. Keenu Watso, 27, of Albany, pleaded May 6 to aggravated family offense, a felony, first charged in March in Waterford. Sentencing July 8. Alfred A. Evans, 33, of Malta, pleaded May 6 to failure to register or verify as a sex offender, first charged November 2021. Sentencing July 8.

POLICE

Daniel J. Green, 26, of Catskill, was sentenced May 6 to 3-1/2 years incarceration and 2-1/2 years post release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a weapon in the second-degree, first charged in Saratoga Springs July 2021.

Nicole Hebert, 32, of Averill Park, was charged May 8 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, moving from lane unsafely, and circumventing an interlock.

Kenneth E. Burdick, 46, of Day, was sentenced May 6 to 2 to 4 years incarceration, after pleading to attempted criminal mischief in the second-degree.

Tyler Lumia, 23, of Saratoga Springs, was charged May 7 with operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs, refusal to take a breath test, and

BLOTTER 5 three vehicle license/registration violations. Fred Dorcelus, 20, of Albany, was charged May 6 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a speeding violation.

SARATOGA COUNTY SHERIFF

MOST WANTED

Thomas Dean, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was charged May 5 with two counts petit larceny. Madeline Meisner, 25, of Saratoga Springs, was charged May 5 with assault in the third-degree. Erik VanBoekel, 41, of Cuigk, was charged May 5 in Saratoga Springs with DWI. Omar Moore, 35, of Troy, was charged May 5 in Saratoga Springs with DWI, speeding, and operating a motor vehicle without an inspection certificate. Evan Jenkins, 18, of Gansevoort, was charged May 3 in Saratoga Springs with burglary in the third-degree.

SARATOGA COUNTY SHERIFF MOST WANTED: Christopher E. Beauford

SARATOGA COUNTY — Christopher E. Beauford. Born Nov. 18, 1972. Black male, 5’9” – Brown eyes. Charges: 2 Counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance (felony); 2 Counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance (felony); 2 Counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled (misdemeanor). Beauford is wanted for the above

charges in Saratoga County on a Superior Court Warrant. Beauford has ties to Saratoga Springs and North Carolina. The District’s Attorney’s Office will extradite anywhere in the U.S. Do not attempt to arrest or detain. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this individual, contact the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office at 518-885-6761.

NEWS BRIEFS

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

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BALLSTON SPA — LifeWorks Community Action is hosting its annual May Day fundraiser, a cocktail reception and honorary committee membership drive on Thursday, May 26, at 6 p.m. at Longfellows Restaurant in Saratoga Springs. Themed In Bloom, the event will highlight the local impact of LifeWorks (formerly Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council) during the past few years,

while raising funds for neighbor-driven programs including the Food Pantry, Soup Kitchen, Immigrant Services and Family Services. The fundraiser takes its inspiration from a quote attributed to former First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson: “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” The fundraiser also marks the launch of the LifeWorks Partners for Empowerment program, an honorary committee

that will serve as a source of sustainable, mission-driven support to meet the immediate needs of our neighbors and to deliver the tools, skills and opportunities that contribute to the economic security of families and communities. To register for the In Bloom fundraiser or become a Partner for Impowerment, go online to lifeworksaction.org LifeWorks Community Action — formerly Saratoga

County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC) — is a member of the National Community Action Partnership and the Community Action Network, which was born out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Over the past 50 years, LifeWorks has built a strong network of programs and resources that address the range of challenges low-income families face including hunger, utility costs, child care, and language barriers.

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation 2022 Historic Homes Tour May 14

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Saturday, May 14 the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, along with Honorary Co-Chairs Georgie Nugent and Michael Dubb, will welcome spring with the 2022 Historic Homes Tour. After being held virtually the past two years, this year’s event will take place both in-person and virtually, offering a rare opportunity to see the interiors of private historic homes of the East Side neighborhood of Saratoga Springs, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For 45 years, the Foundation has preserved and enhanced the architectural, landscaped, and cultural heritage of Saratoga Springs, and has a long tradition

of hosting tours of private historic homes throughout Saratoga Springs. The Historic Homes Tour is the Foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year and provides important support for educational programs, advocacy efforts, technical assistance, and restoration projects. This year’s in-person tour features four homes, including a “Rehab-in-Progress,” and the virtual tour features five homes. Different homes on Union Avenue, George Street, Madison Avenue, and Circular Street will be showcased with the exception of one home which will be featured both in-person and virtually.

House at 120 Circular St., one of the homes on this year’s tour.

Historic Homes Tour tickets for the in-person and virtual tours are $35 for SSPF members and $45 for non-members.

Virtual tour tickets are $20 for SSPF members and $25 for non-members. Go to: www. saratogapreservation.org.

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Walk With Ukraine” Event Slated for Congress Park on June 4 SARATOGA SPRINGS — A two-mile “Walk With Ukraine” event will be held in Congress Park from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. People interested in

participating are asked to secure pledges in advance of the walk, and all proceeds are to help refugees of Ukraine via the Save The Children Ukraine organization. The sponsoring group is the

Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region- Youth 2 Youth Helping Youth For more information and pledge sheets, email: bevlazardavis@ gmail.com, or call 518-281-9130.

Brookside Museum Hosts Sheep to Shawl Community Day May 15 BALLSTON SPA — The long-running interactive “Sheep to Shawl” program at Brookside Museum returns at the Saratoga County History Center 1-4 p.m. on May 15. Sheep, lambs, farmers, herders, and shearers, including the famous Fred the Shearer, and the Rock Day Spinning Guild will

assemble on Brookside Museum’s front lawn to demonstrate every facet of sheep raising, shearing, and spinning to produce the wool clothing that was so ubiquitous in early America. Sheep to Shawl is an interactive, family-friendly event. Young and the young-at-heart will have fun petting the sheep, meeting

farmers, and participating in demonstrations. A terrific opportunity to enjoy the spring weather, learn about Saratoga County’s agricultural past, and enjoy some quality family time. Brookside Museum is located at 6 Charlton St. Ballston Spa. For more information, go to: www. brooksidemuseum.org.

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NEWS

Two Big Meetings This Week SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs City Council will hold their meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 at City Hall in Saratoga Springs. It is anticipated the meeting will, for the first time this year, seat five members as a complete council, following last week’s appointment of Jason Golub to the vacancy as Commissioner of Public Works. (The pre-agenda meeting is slated to take place via Zoom 9 a.m. Monday). The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors will hold its monthly meeting the same day, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 17. The

meeting will take place at the Saratoga County complex in Ballston Spa. In-person public comment is allotted in Saratoga Springs at the start of the city meeting. No advance registration is required. In-person public input is allotted at Board of Supervisor meetings at the end of the county meeting. Advance notice is required on an in-room sign-up sheet. Both the city of Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors now stream their meetings live on their respective websites.

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Staffing Shortages at Saratoga County Sheriff’s 911 Center; County Looking at New Branding Strategy by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

BALLSTON SPA — The county Sheriff ’s 911 Center is experiencing a staffing shortage due to a lack of a current Civil Service list to fill recent retirements and resignations. The 911 Center is authorized 37 full-time positions, and currently has five vacancies. Those numbers are expected to drop further this summer. There are two pending retirements slated

for late June and two to three additional shortages due to staff leaving for other employment in June and July. A new Civil Service list and training new potential employees is anticipated to take a total of five to seven months. The county is looking to fill the temporary vacancies with fully-trained recent retirees from the 911 Center. To fit that need, a resolution is on the table that seeks to authorize the creation of five temporary parttime Desk Officer positions at a

rate of $22.93 per hour, through the end of fiscal year 2022. County Branding Contract The county will vote on a proposed resolution to authorize an agreement at a cost of $31,500 for county branding services with the Glens Falls based Trampoline Advertising and Design Co. Those services are to include the development of a brand strategy, identity mark and standards guide as well as a design template to standardize the county’s visual identity across all its departments.

Greenfield Focuses On Building Safety And Property Cleanup GREENFIELD — The Town of Greenfield has launched a month-long effort “Building Safety Month” to pitch in with spring cleaning. The town will hold a threeday resident cleanup May 13-15 from 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. at its Highway Department garage at 509 Bockes Rd. Residents with a town resident card may drop off household items, furniture, light scrap metal, empty and dry paint cans, as well as computer equipment and electronics for recycling. No tires, household garbage or hazardous wastes will be accepted. Resident cards can be obtained at Town

Hall with a valid driver’s license and utility bill. Residents with tires to recycle are being directed to Saratoga County’s Spring Tire Recycling program on May 24. Code enforcement staff has begun sharing the cleanup information with residents who appear to be in violation of the New York State property maintenance code, which requires that all property be in a sanitary and safe condition. Residents are encouraged to make use of the cleanup event to avoid citations. Violating this code can cost up to $1,000 a day. For more information, contact the Code Enforcement office at

518-893-7432, ext. 304. The last town cleanup collected approximately 49 tons of garbage, more than 17 tons of metal and 11 pallets of electronics to recycle. The expanded Greenfield Building Department, led by Michael Waldron, is focusing on more efficient building, zoning, and planning board applications and code enforcement in Greenfield. In addition, the Town of Greenfield’s “Adopt a Highway Program,” with approximately 24 roads, are being cleaned up throughout the month by resident groups.

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The Town of Greenfield is home to 8,200 residents in Greenfield, Porter Corners and Middle Grove. It spans more

than 41,000 acres of land bordering the Adirondacks. For more information visit greenfieldny.org.

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

NEWS

NYS Park Police Raise Concern Over Dwindling Numbers

‘No One Told Us We Are Being Phased Out’ continued from front page... “We had 266 in July 2019 and we have about 188 today. Our attrition rate is at least four times the national average. What we are seeing is elimination through attrition, but no one has told us we are being phased out,” said Frank McGarity, associate director of the state Park Police Sergeants’ Association for the PBA. “In December 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a memorandum which basically said the N.Y. State Police would have operations control over N.Y. State Park Police,” said McGarity, who has 20 years on the job, 16 of them in Saratoga. “Since the memo where are we? There are no transfers, no promotions, no hirings.” The last hire was in October 2018, McGarity said and 78 Park Police officers lost in the past three years. The Park Police has had a patrol force since 1885. Of the 31 women officers who were on staff, 11 left, resulting in about 20 currently on the job and representing just over 10% of the overall force statewide. In March, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a 30x30 Initiative, setting a goal of ensuring women comprise at least 30% of new recruitment classes in all agencies by 2030. Part of the reason for the shortage is the disparity in wages – which are less, and retirement benefits, which require five additional years of service before eligibility kicks in – compared to other protection agencies in the state, officials said. Rules limiting pay, promotions and transfers all play a role in the difficulty of recruiting and retaining officers.

“I hate to use that word, but our own agency is ‘defunding’ us,” said Troy Caupain, PBA Secretary & Park Police Officers Director. Park Police officers are highly trained specialists, they handle very large crowds, assist park users, search for and rescue missing persons, make arrests, conduct criminal and noncriminal investigations, and provide emergency services wherever they are needed. Special services the State Park Police also offer include marine law enforcement and education duties on New York waterways, snowmobile enforcement and education, and high angle and swift water rescue teams. The cost of training an officer is $130,000, and the majority of those who have left over the past few years have stayed in law enforcement, making the move to other policing agencies. Local municipal departments across the state are doing much of the employee poaching. For local departments they are getting someone well-trained who doesn’t have to go through a police academy course, and therefore have limited costs associated with doing so. For officers, they are offered better opportunities given the park police restrictions on promotions, transfers and benefits. Some changes that would help the park police recruiting efforts would be lowering the retirement eligibility to 20 years to be on par with other agencies, a geographic pay upgrade, and hiring a director of law enforcement, McGarity said. “We do not have what you would call a Chief – we do not have a director of law enforcement, we

do not have an assistant director of law enforcement.” This past January, Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested the park police should be separate from state police, but no definitive action has been made since that time. “I don’t think the average New Yorker understands how devastating this quasi-merger between the parks police and the state police has been on our park police,” Woerner said. “Our Governor has said she thinks it’s time to separate the Parks Police and the State Police. I couldn’t agree more - but now is the time to make that real - before we start our very busy summer season.”

Democrat Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner flanked by members of N.Y. State Park Police from across the state on May 11, 2022 at Saratoga Spa State Park, where a press conference was staged to eliminate the existing “quasimerger” between Parks Police and State Police, and reinstate Parks Police law enforcement leadership. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

NEWS

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Walkway Gets a Facelift Saratoga Hospital Tightens - Saratoga Candy Co. to Visitation Policies In Response Reopen About May 24

to Rising COVID Rates

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Construction in front of the Adelphi Hotel will force the temporary closure of Saratoga Candy Co., at 353 Broadway, until approximately May 24. “We appreciate your support,”

reads a notice posted by Saratoga Candy Co. “We’re looking forward to a new, safe, beautiful, heated sidewalk/courtyard when the construction is all said and done.” www.saratogasweets.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Effective immediately, Saratoga Hospital is tightening its visitation policies in response to higher COVID-19 rates in Saratoga County and among hospital patients and staff. Under the updated policy, patients can designate one visitor per day between 4 and 8 p.m. As always, the hospital will allow compassionate exceptions, determined by the patient’s care team on a case-by-case basis. In addition to safeguarding patients and staff, the change will enable Saratoga Hospital to continue to meet the non-COVID-19 healthcare needs of the community. COVID-19 rates in the region are surging once more, landing Saratoga County on the national list of communities with “high” levels of infection. “We are feeling the impact at Saratoga Hospital. Our COVIDrelated admissions are up dramatically, and more staff are sidelined because of positive test results,” said Dr. Richard Falivena, vice president and chief medical and physician integration officer.

“As a hospital and a community, we must acknowledge that COVID-19 is not done with us yet,” he added. “We have the tools to prevent and reduce the spread of this disease, and it’s time to deploy them again—together. “By taking some simple steps now, we can halt this surge, protect patients and staff, and reduce both the health and economic toll on our community.” Falivena stressed that, although hospitalization rates are high, the combination of strong community vaccination rates and weaker COVID-19 variants have helped prevent serious illness and death. He urged the community to make the most of the tools available, including: • Getting vaccinated and boosted. • Wearing masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, in areas where COVID-19 rates are high. • Getting tested if you were exposed to COVID-19 or have symptoms. • Staying home, separate from others, if you’re sick.

• Talking with your healthcare provider. “We are in the fortunate position of being able to manage the spread—an option that wasn’t available during earlier periods of the pandemic,” Falivena said. “We urge the community to join us in making temporary adjustments as needed so we can all benefit.” As has been the case throughout the pandemic, Saratoga Hospital has separate visitation guidelines for certain departments, including the Behavioral Health Unit, Emergency Department, Mother/Baby Unit, Radiation Oncology Center and Surgical Services. For more information: SaratogaHospital.org.

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

BUSINESS

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Happenings Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program is Back Selects New Impact Sector of the Year SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize Cindy Schmehl with the 2022 Impact Sector Volunteer of the Year Award. Schmehl will receive the award at the Chamber’s 103rd Annual Dinner on May 17. The Impact Sector Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes and honors one community member annually who embodies a spirit of dedication, passion, innovation, and commitment to improving our community by

Ellen Sax. Photo provided.

Cindy Schmehl. Photo provided.

working or volunteering for more than one non-profit organization. Schmehl will be honored at the Chamber’s 103rd “Stronger

Together” Annual Dinner the evening of May 17, 2022. She will be joined by Ellen Sax who received the award in 2021.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — After a two-year hiatus, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Saratoga program returns. The application process for the incoming 2022-2023 class is now open through June 30. Individuals throughout Saratoga County who demonstrate motivation, commitment, and potential to serve in volunteer leadership capacities are encouraged to apply. To learn more visit www. leadershipsaratoga.org/exploreprogram/overview and to apply

for the Leadership Program visit www.leadershipsaratoga.org/ apply-program.

Saratoga Race Course to Host Annual Job Fair SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association (NYRA) will host a three-day job fair beginning Thursday, May 19, through Saturday, May 21, for those who are interested in working at Saratoga Race Course during the 2022 summer meet. The job fair will be conducted at Saratoga Race Course inside the 1863 Club on Thursday, May 19, from 2-7 p.m.; Friday, May 20, from 4-7 p.m.; and Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Job seekers should enter through the clubhouse gates at the intersection of Wright Street and Frank Sullivan Way. Parking will be available at the clubhouse lot.

Opportunities at this year’s job fair will include: hospitality ambassadors; guest services; cashiers; parking attendants; ticket scanners; Bets Squad representatives; white caps/ushers; box office; betting clerks; parking attendants; technology interns; security guards; porters; cooks; waitstaff; bussers; merchandise clerks; concessions supervisors and cashiers; cleaners; and warehouse workers. Positions are available with NYRA, Integrated Staffing, Levy Restaurants, Mazzone Hospitality, AmTote International, Dyehard Fan Supply, AllPro and Union Square Events, among others.

Applicants must be at least 15 years of age and have New York State Certified Working Papers. Prospective security guards, cashiers and betting clerks must be at least 18 years of age and security guards must have a high school degree or GED. Applicants must present a photo ID and Social Security card or I-9 alternative. Following the four-day opening weekend, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from the final week, when the meet will conclude on Labor Day. For more information about Saratoga Race Course visit NYRA.com/Saratoga.

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Families

TODAY

Taking The Long-Term View The economy continues to be the topic on the minds of everyone, as market volatility continues to try the patience and fortitude of investors across the spectrum. During these times, more than ever, it’s important to remember to take the long-term view.

by Stephen Kyne, CFP Sterling Manor Financial

for Saratoga TODAY

Fear is a greater motivator than greed, although both tend to inspire irrational choices. It’s May 9 and, as I write, the S&P is down more than 15%, and the NASDAQ is down more than 25% year-to-date. While it may seem like the economy is on the precipice of calamity, when we take the long-term view, we remember that markets rise and fall but, so far, have a perfect track record of recovering and finding new highs. Market participation is required to benefit from those rebounds. As we continue to move through the year, we see more volatility on the horizon. Markets are efficient over the long-term, but are trying to make sense of competing data and find direction in the near-term.

We expect the Fed to continue to raise interest rates in an attempt to rein in the highest inflation levels in the last forty years. In simplest terms, interest rates are the price of money. When you raise rates, you slow down the rate at which money flows through the economy. With too much money in the system, slowing down how frequently each dollar turns over is a way to help reduce inflation. The Fed didn’t create the problem, but it was late to the party when it came to addressing it. We’re in our current predicament because of Congress’ wanton stimulus during the pandemic. We can debate the efficacy of the stimulus, but in the end it’s moot because, warranted or not, the result is runaway inflation. So, as rates increase, the markets are left with the task of trying to gauge the impact on the overall economy, as we wait to see if the Fed can slow inflation without putting the economy into a tailspin. Because markets tend to overcorrect, in the short-term, we think we will continue to see larger than average swings in the markets on a daily basis. A word on Fridays: It’s important that investors generally take Friday performances with a grain of salt. Consider that markets are generally closed over the weekend. That means any major developments that occur over those two days could leave investors holding an asset they can’t sell until Monday. For that reason, you will often see bigger dips on Fridays than are warranted, as wary traders may sell as a precautionary measure. Conversely, we generally interpret an up Friday as a positive sign. We expect the Fed to raise rates another 1% between now and August, then to take break as the election season hits high gear, in an attempt to not appear partisan. As rates continue to increase, we expect that many bonds, and bond funds, especially, will continue to be clobbered. For conservative investors who have been trained to believe that bonds

are “safe”, this may come as a surprise. Simply put, bonds issued at lower rates become less attractive compared to newer bonds issued at higher rates. In a rapidly rising interest rate environment, it may make sense to tactically hold cash as a proxy for bonds. As the Fed winds down for the summer, markets will be turning attention to the upcoming election. As it stands, many are predicting a massive Republican majority in the House, and a slim majority in the Senate. Remember, markets don’t necessarily care who wins. What markets care about is certainty that the rules won’t change dramatically, confounding the plans of business. With the President holding veto power, and Republicans holding less than a vetoproof majority, the options are either compromise or gridlock; both are positive for markets, and should help promote better fiscal policy. Life is long; we’ve been here before, and we’ll be here again. During times like these, that is an important thing to keep in mind. It’s also during times like these that you should be working closely with your CFP® Professional to help ensure your portfolio is positioned to weather the volatility and that

adjustments are made to capitalize on pockets of opportunity and, we believe, eventual recovery. Stephen Kyne, CFP is a Partner at Sterling Manor Financial, LLC in Saratoga Springs, and Rhinebeck, NY. The information provided here is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered an individualized recommendation or personalized investment advice. Forward-looking statements are subject to revision. This material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security or other financial instrument. Investing is subject to risks including loss of principal invested. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. No strategy can assure a profit nor protect against loss. Securities offered through Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Sterling Manor Financial, LLC, or Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., SEC registered investment advisors. Sterling Manor Financial and Cadaret Grant are separate entities.

Families

TODAY

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

BACK PAIN FACTS & STATISTICS Although doctors of chiropractic treat more than just back pain, many patients initially visit a chiropractor looking for relief from this pervasive condition. In fact, about 31 million Americans experience low back pain at any given time. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT BACK PAIN • Worldwide, back pain is the single leading cause of disability, preventing many people from engaging in work as well as other everyday activities. • Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. Onehalf of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year.

by Dr. Matt Smith for Saratoga TODAY

• Back pain accounts for more than 264 million lost work days in one year—that’s two work days for every full-time worker in the country. • Experts estimate that up to 80% of the population will experience back pain at some time in their lives.

• Back pain can affect people of all ages, from adolescents to the elderly. • Back pain is the third most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, behind skin disorders and osteoarthritis/joint disorders. • Most cases of back pain are mechanical or nonorganic— meaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture or cancer.

simplest of movements—for example, picking up a pencil from the floor— can have painful results. In addition, arthritis, poor posture, obesity, and psychological stress can cause or complicate back pain. Back pain can also directly result from disease of the internal organs, such as kidney stones, kidney infections, blood clots or bone loss. RESEARCH SUPPORTS CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL MANIPULATION

WHAT CAUSES BACK PAIN?

With today’s growing emphasis on quality care, clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness, spinal manipulation is receiving increased attention. The epidemic of prescription opioid overuse and abuse has also led to wider acknowledgment of the benefits of nondrug approaches to pain.

The back is a complicated structure of bones, joints, ligaments and muscles. You can sprain ligaments, strain muscles, rupture disks, and irritate joints, all of which can lead to back pain. While sports injuries or accidents can cause back pain, sometimes the

Spinal manipulation is a safe and effective nondrug spine pain treatment. It reduces pain (decreasing the need for medication in many cases), rapidly advances physical therapy, and requires very few passive forms of treatment, such as bed rest.

• Low back pain costs Americans at least $50 billion in health care costs each year—add in lost wages and decreased productivity and that figure easily rises to more than $100 billion.

A growing body of research supports spinal manipulation: • After an extensive study of all available care for low back problems, the federal Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality) recommended that low back pain sufferers choose the most conservative care first. It recommended spinal manipulation as the only safe and effective, non-drug form of initial professional treatment for acute low back problems in adults. • A well-respected review of the evidence in the Annals of Internal Medicine pointed to chiropractic care as one of the major non-drug therapies considered effective for acute and chronic low back pain. • According to an article in the medical journal Spine, there is strong evidence that spinal manipulation for back pain is just as effective as a combination of medical care and exercise. • An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggested chiropractic care as an option for people suffering from low back pain–and noted that surgery is usually not needed and should only be tried if other therapies fail. • More recently, the results of a clinical trial published in JAMA showed that chiropractic care combined with usual medical care for low back pain provides greater pain relief and a greater reduction in disability than medical care alone. TIPS TO PREVENT BACK PAIN There are several simple strategies that can help to prevent the onset of back pain. Among them: • Maintain a healthy diet and weight. • Remain active—under the supervision of your chiropractor. • Avoid prolonged inactivity or bed rest. • Warm up or stretch before exercising or physical activities, such as gardening. • Maintain proper posture. • Wear comfortable, low-heeled shoes. • Sleep on a mattress of medium firmness to minimize any curve in your spine. • When lifting an object, lift with your knees, keep the object close to your body, and do not twist. • Quit smoking. Smoking impairs blood flow, resulting in oxygen and nutrient deprivation to spinal tissues. • Work with your chiropractor to ensure that your workstation is ergonomically correct. Dr. Matt Smith has been a Chiropractor in Saratoga Springs for 35 years. He and his daughter Dr. Kevy Smith Minogue can be reached at 518-587-2064 or at www.MySaratogaChiropractor.com

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Families

TODAY

May is National Healthy Vision Month AS WE GET READY TO SPRING INTO SUMMER, take the time to get a comprehensive eye exam for yourself and your entire family. The National Vision Institute designated May as National Healthy Vision month in 2003 to promote awareness for all age groups about the importance of routine vision care. Seeing well is not an indicator of good eye health. Many eye diseases go undetected and untreated because they don’t have symptoms or warning signs. School-aged children have experienced a marked increase in myopia progression (difficulty seeing far away) in large part due their increased reliance on computers, smart phones and decreased outdoor time.

by Susan E. Halstead, ABOC, FNAO for Saratoga TODAY

During the pandemic there has been a spike in the need for computer vision glasses and blue light protection because of remote working and zoom meetings. In addition to comprehensive vision exams, consider improving your family’s dietary intake. Choose eye-healthy foods for the whole family!

Try eating more dark leafy greens — like spinach, collard greens, and bok choy — and fish high in omega 3s — like salmon and tuna. Physical activity can help lower your risk of conditions (like diabetes) that can cause eye health problems. So make family time active time — take a walk outside together or head to the park to play. A comprehensive eye exam checks for common eye problems and disease. Taking care of your eyes is a priority just like eating healthy and physical activity. Healthy vision can help keep you safe each day. Celebrate National Heathy Vision Month by scheduling your annual eye exam today!

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5 FUN FACTS ABOUT VISION THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW 1. No way to transplant eyeballs, yet Doctors have not yet discovered a way to transplant an eyeball as the optic nerve that connects the eye to the brain is too sensitive to reconstruct. 2. No tears for babies Newborn babies have no tears when they cry and tears only begin to appear after four to 13 weeks. 3. Millions of blind people Approximately 39 million people in the world are blind and six times that amount are impaired visually.

4. Eyes with different colors Some people are born with each of their eyes a different color, a condition known as heterochromia. 5. Blind spot Our eyes have a blind spot in the back of the retina that is not visible to us as both eyes work together to fill it in. Susan E. Halstead is a NYS and Nationally Licensed Optician. Susan is the third Owner of Family Vision Care Center for over 25 years, a practice that was first established in 1920. Susan can be reached for comments or questions via text or calls to 518-584-6111. Email:info@ familyvisioncarecenter.com

Families

TODAY

Dinner at the Field “MOTHERING BOYS”

s you’ll read in this column, spring is our very busiest time of year! I couldn’t even settle my mind enough to write something new for this month, so I looked back in my archives and found this piece, which is perfect (with some light editing): it appeared in Saratoga TODAY in May, 2015, and things are remarkably similar, just busier (we have more boys playing baseball [four] and one running track this spring, in addition to jobs and drama club and a million other things, so every single night of the week and much of the weekend is taken up with commitments). I’ve also added frozen meatballs (served on slider rolls) and frozen dumplings to our game-dinner repertoire. I hope this helps you figure out how to feed your family on busy nights!

A by Katherine Morna Towne for Saratoga TODAY

Of all the seasons of our year, spring is by far our busiest, most hectic, and most stressful. Though my boys play sports during all the other seasons, they tend to be on the same teams, or at least their practices and games are on the same days, so we usually only have one weekday and Saturday with sporting events. I can handle that well enough.

In the spring, though, my older three are on three different teams, with three different practice and game schedules, which means we’re at the fields as many as three nights during the week, as well as what seems like all day on Saturday, and I love it — I do — and I think it’s so good for them, and I know we don’t have it nearly as hard as many other families who have a lot more activities to plan around, but still. Spring tires me out! One of the things I’ve taken to doing that makes those nights easier on me, and which my kids love, is bringing dinner to the field with us. When the weather is nice, I bring a blanket and we sit on the ground; on cold or rainy nights, we eat in the van, parked as close to the field as we can to see the game. Either way, my boys are always excited to see what I made. My goal has been to put together meals that are portable, not too messy, likely to be eaten by the majority of my kids, easy to make and bring a lot of it, and basically balanced. In case it’s helpful to you all, these are some of our favorite entrees, all made in the hour or so before we leave for the field (so the hot foods are still warm when we get there):

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

• Salt potatoes and breakfast sausage links: It takes twenty-five minutes or so for these potatoes to boil to doneness, and the sausage links cook up quick in the frying pan or microwave. My boys love eating the potatoes just like apples, no butter or anything. This one is particularly perfect for a cold drizzly game night. • Grilled cheese: I make a whole bunch of sandwiches and quarter them, so when we get to the field I have a big bowl of quarters that the boys can take as many of as they want. • Ham and cheese quesadillas: It takes less than a minute to lay some ham slices and shredded cheese on a tortilla and melt it in the microwave. I fold them in half and then in half again, so each boy gets a nice thick hammy cheesy triangle. • Hot dogs or pigs-in-blankets: I’ll either cook up regular dogs and put them in buns and bring them all set, or I’ll halve them and bring buns along as not all my boys like them in the buns. But sometimes I get pigs-in-blankets from the freezer section. • Pizza bites or mini pizza bagels: The freezer section has a lot of fun finger food-type options, and pizza ones are a family favorite. • Taquitos: You could make them (cheese with seasoned chicken or ground beef or mashed beans) or buy them in the freezer section (some yummy options) and have a fiesta right at the field. • Chicken bites and veggie straws: “Chicken bites” means any small pieces of chicken, whether homemade (baked/poached and cubed, or breaded and baked/fried) or from frozen, and we love those veggie straws that are like chips but make me feel like we’re eating healthy-ish. • String cheese, crackers, and nuts: So easy, the kids tend to love it because it seems snacky, and I like that it’s full of protein. • Cereal: When I just don’t have the time or energy for anything else, I’m not above putting cereal in baggies for each boy. Those are the entrees; I also always bring a fruit to have with the meal, like cut up watermelon, grapes, peeled oranges, or those portable slurpy applesauce (my boys are nuts for those!). I pack it all in a reusable grocery bag with a few plastic bowls and a stack of napkins and wet wipes and a water bottle and a cup (I strictly limit the water for the non-diaper-wearing children, as potty runs can absolutely break me), and I tell the boys that this is dinner and that if they’re still hungry when we get home, they can have cereal but no other food. And of course, I always have a good stash of Dum Dum lollipops for goodeating rewards and good-behavior bribes. It’s amazing the power those little lollipops hold. And that is our game-night dinner plan. Since it’s either “feed them at the field or be toppled by the horrific prospect of trying to scrounge up dinner for cranky, dirty, tired kids when we get home,” I choose the former, and I kind of enjoy the challenge of trying to put together interesting options. I hope this is helpful to some of you! Kate and her husband have seven sons ages 17, 15, 13, 12, 10, 8, and 3. Email her at kmtowne23@ gmail.com.

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

EDUCATION

Ballston Spa School Board Elections

Ballston Spa CSD Celebrates School Pride Day Student Art Shows, Concerts & Events

Holly Barker-Flynn. Photo provided.

BALLSTON SPA — There are two full term (three year) Board of Education seats up for election this year, commencing in July 2022. Interested voters will select from the following five candidates at the polls (in order of appearance on the ballot): Lawrence Ryan, Jason Gurtler, Christopher Zeppieri, Brody Savoie and Holly Barker-Flynn. The annual statewide School Budget Vote and Board of Education Elections will be held May 17, 2022 from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Ballston Spa School District residents vote in

Lawrence Ryan. Photo provided.

Jason Gurtler. Photo provided.

Christopher Zeppieri. Photo provided.

Brody Savoie. Photo provided.

either the Malta Town Hall (residents of Malta) or the Ballston Spa High School (residents of Milton,

Ballston and Charlton). To view each candidate you can visit www.bscsd.org

Saratoga Springs School Board Elections SARATOGA SPRINGS — On May 17, district residents will elect three individuals to the Board of Education for threeyear terms. The candidates, in the order they will appear on the ballot, are Natalya Lakhtakia, Dean Kolligian, John Brueggemann, Edwin Spickler, Martha Devaney, and Billie McCann. Residents will also vote on the $137,138,255 budget proposal for the 20222023 school year. Ballots also include the Bus Bond Proposition and Facilities Bond Proposition. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Caroline Street, Division Street, Lake Avenue, Geyser Road, Dorothy Nolan, and Greenfield elementary schools. Voter registration

is required in the Saratoga Springs City School District. Anyone who is registered to vote in general elections and has voted within the past four years may vote in school district elections. District residents may also register at the Saratoga County Board of Elections Office in Ballston Spa from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those who prefer to register by mail may pick up voter registration forms at post offices, public libraries, state government offices or the MacFadden Administration Building at 3 Blue Streak Boulevard in Saratoga Springs. Completed forms should be mailed to the Board of Elections. To register, residents must be United States citizens, at least 18 years old, and have

resided in the school district for at least 30 days prior to the vote. For more information on ballots, voter information and a breakdown of the budget please visit www.saratogaschools.org/news. cfm?story=107778&

BALLSTON SPA — Come out and join Ballston Spa Central School District in celebrating School Pride Day. On May 17, the school will have a variety of events happening district wide. The annual High School Student Art Show will be held in the BSHS Art Wing from 5-7 p.m. Student artwork and class projects will also be on display at the Malta Town Hall. Student Performances and Events will be happening in the BSHS Cafeteria, the times and events are as follows: • 2:30-5:30 p.m. - Ice Cream Social (while supplies last)

• 4:15-4:40 p.m. Middle School Garage Band • 4:45-5:10 p.m. - Elementary Band & Orchestra Ensemble • 5:15-5:40 p.m. Middle School Jazz Band A districtwide BBQ Dinner is sponsored by the Ballston Spa Association of Teaching Assistants from 3-6 p.m. at BSHS for take-out. Tickets are pre-sale only and available from the TA’s. The High School Spring Varsity Concert features the High School Jazz Band, Symphonic Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Festival Choir. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the BSHS Auditorium.

SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

SUMMER CAMP SPOTLIGHT

UNPLUG & GET DIRTY!

Kids&Clay Summer Fun Week 1 – July 11-15 AM – Under the Sea PM – Wheel Throwing Boot Camp Week 2 - July 18-22 AM – Garden Sculptures PM – Wheel & Raku Week 3 - July 25-29 AM – Clay Castles AM & PM – Wheel Throwing Boot Camp Week 4 - August 1-5 AM – All things Dinosaurs PM – Wheel Throwing Boot Camp

SCHOOL’S OUT, SUMMER’S HERE, IT’S TIME TO RAMP UP THE FUN AT SARATOGA CLAY ARTS CENTER! Summer 2022 brings an exciting series of clay programs for ages 6-16, taught by professional local artists/ teachers and ranging in themes and techniques. Camps are open to all skill levels, beginning and up. Pinch pots, slab projects, wheel throwing, glazing, and firing techniques come together to provide each student with exciting new experiences, new skills and their clay creations to take home to use and share with friends and family. What could be better than playing with clay all summer?! Come unplug, make art, and make friends. Choose from several themed half-day week-long summer camps, with the option to put morning and afternoon camps together for a full day experience! Classes run July 11 – August 26. Come for one week or all seven. Visit Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s website at www.saratogaclayarts.org for more details on programs, registration dates, fee details, and while you are there, take some time to check out the rest of their site to see all that is happening at the center.

Registration Begins February 15! Get Ready for Some Messy, Exhilarating, Creative Fun This Summer! SARATOGA CL AY ARTS CENTER 167 Hayes Road, Schuylerville, NY 12871 518-581-CLAY (2529) • info@saratogaclayarts.org

www.saratogaclayarts.org

Week 5 - August 8-12 AM – Tea for Two AM & PM – Wheel Throwing Boot Camp Week 6 - August 15-19 AM - Let’s Go to Mexico! AM & PM – Wheel Throwing Boot Camp Week 7 - August 22-26 AM - Woodland Sprites & Fairies PM – Wheel Throwing Boot Camp

Food

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Spring leads the way with

Fiddleheads & Fresh Greens

Roasted Fiddleheads with Goat Cheese

YIELDS: 6 servings | PREP & COOK TIME: 40 min

INGREDIENTS: *Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

SATURDAYS

3 - 6 p.m. City Center Parking Garage

3. Roast for 25-30 minutes, stirring about ½ way through. Fiddleheads from Leaning Birch Farm. Photo provided

pring can feel misleading in Upstate NY, sometimes reminding us of the winter we left behind and pushing us toward summer faster than anticipated. But the rhythm of spring doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to seasonal produce. Spring vegetables ‘opening act’ features fiddleheads, bok choy, lettuce mixes, radishes, and microgreens.

Spring Salad with Bok Choy & Apples YIELDS: 4-6 servings | PREP & COOK TIME: 15 min

INGREDIENTS: *Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market Bok Choy at Lovin’ Mama Far. Photo provided

Leaning Birch Farm is bringing fiddleheads, a seasonal delicacy only available for a few short weeks of the year. Fiddleheads are young ferns, and they have an earthy flavor with a texture reminiscent of asparagus. They may be boiled, sautéed, or roasted with olive oil, then lightly salted with a squeeze of lemon.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wilton Mall parking lot near the TrustCo entrance. The Wednesday farmers’

4. Remove from the oven and place on a serving tray, and top with crumbled goat cheese. Adapted from the recipe by Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy

While rhubarb and asparagus are on their way, don’t overlook spring’s fleeting flavors while they are available.

• 3 ounces goat cheese*, crumbled

2. Place cleaned fiddleheads into a roasting dish. Coat with olive oil and season with salt & pepper.

by Julia Howard

Several farms such as Owl Wood, Lovin’ Mama, Pleasant Valley, Gomez Veggie Ville, and Leaning Birch are bringing early harvests of greens; lettuce mixes, and microgreens, spinach, kale, arugula, and bok choy. These tender cuttings are perfect for spring salads. Add fresh herbs, radishes, apples, carrots, sautéed mushrooms, and your favorite vinaigrette for a satisfying meal.

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

1. Preheat the oven to 425º F. Wash and rinse the fiddleheads several times, removing the brown papery husks. Pat dry and remove any loose brown leaves and trim any dry ends.

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These flavorful vegetables fulfill our cravings for fresh, nourishing food and require little preparation. What’s better is they are harvested just before the farmers’ markets and brought a short distance to be sold to market-goers – offering the opportunity to taste the difference in locally-grown food.

• salt & pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS :

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• 1 pound fresh fiddlehead ferns*

FOR THE SALAD:

FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:

• 3 baby bok choy*, thinly sliced

• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar*

• 5 ounces pea shoots*

• 1 teaspoon honey*

• 1 large carrot*, grated

• 1 garlic clove, grated

• 1 apple*, julienned (sliced into short, thin strips)

• ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard • ¼ teaspoon sea salt • Freshly ground black pepper • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS : 1. Combine the salad ingredients in a mixing bowl and toss them together. Outdoor market at Wilton Mall. Photo by Pattie Garrett

market is open from 3 to 6 p.m. in front of the City Center parking garage on High Rock Ave. Both markets will return to High Rock Park in June. Find us online at www.saratogafarmersmarket.org, where you can sign up for our weekly newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

2. Combine the vinaigrette ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously. 3. Toss the salad with the vinaigrette, and season gently with salt and pepper. 4. Transfer the salad to a serving platter, let stand for a few minutes so that the flavors can blend, then serve. Adapted from the recipe by Nava Atlas

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Food

Yummy in My Tummy Paella Recipe by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

Hello my Foodie Friends !

Great food and fun times are at the heart of our family and friend gatherings, and special events. Every family has their own traditions that are rooted in cultural customs that go back for many generations. However, there is one similarity with these traditions that spans across the globe – food. Enjoying special foods and drinks is a tradition that transcends throughout the world and all religions. Paella is one of our family’s favorite dishes and is the iconic rice dish of Spain. Cooked with care, but not requiring the fussy attention of a risotto, it’s the perfect way to cap off a gathering of friends and family. The dish has the further advantage of customization and built-in appropriateness for a couple of different special diets -- it naturally has no gluten and no dairy. Vegetarians may forgo the typical use of Spanish sausage and chicken, using a vegetable stock to cook the rice. Those that love seafood can find plenty to love going all seafood with a seafood stock to complement the required rice, saffron, tomatoes and olive oil. Paella is a perfect party dish because it’s a one-pot meal, and because it feeds a crowd. Paella is meant to show off the rice itself and to highlight a few special ingredients. These can be vegetables, fish, shellfish or meat including sausage in seafood paella and you may also find chicken in it. Do not forget the saffron -- it is the essential spice of the dish. Whatever paella you make, it should use short- or medium-grain rice, which should be cooked uncovered in a flavorful stock. Spanish Bomba rice is the best to use. It’s fun to make paella over a grill or on the stove. However, it is important that you have the right pan for this dish: the Paella Pan. The Paella pan should be shallow and have sloping sides, which helps the rice cook evenly and develops more intense flavor. As the pans get larger, they grow in diameter rather than depth, which allows for more delicious socarrat. And like all authentic paella pans, they do not have matching lids (since paella is traditionally cooked in an open pan). We sell the traditional carbon steel pans. A good pan has dimples on the bottom to serve several functions. They trap small amounts of liquid and thus promote even cooking, they make the pan rigid, and they prevent warping. Now what the heck is socarrat? When you make paella, socarrat is the caramelized bottom layer of rice that sometimes forms on the pan. Many people consider the socarrat the prized part of the paella. Also, there is speculation that socarrat has aphrodisiac powers, and that it is what fuels the passion of those renowned Spanish lovers. I myself am Irish, French and Italian so the passion is taken care of by the French and Italian parts. But I might like a little Antonio Banderas side of me to crop up from time to time! How about: tu es muy bonita Paula? If you are not sure what dish to serve for your family or guests; consider Paella.

INGREDIENTS • 3 Tbsp olive oil • 4 chicken thighs boneless and skinless cut into 1-inch pieces • 2 chorizo sausages cut into 1-inch pieces (I used Italian sausages) • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste • ¼ teaspoon pepper or to taste • 1 large onion chopped • 6 cloves garlic minced

• 1½ cups Arborio or Bomba rice

• 1-pound large shrimp shelled and deveined but keep tails on

• 14-ounce diced fire roasted tomatoes (1 can)

• 1-pound mussels scrubbed and soaked

• 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth, low sodium

• 1-pound clams scrubbed and soaked

• 1 Tbsp hot sauce such as Tabasco or Sriracha, optional

GARNISH

• 2 tsp smoked paprika • 1 tsp saffron

• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley chopped • 1 lemon cut into wedges (use wedges as needed for taste).

INSTRUCTIONS • Cook chicken and sausage: In a large paella pan heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chicken and sausage, season with salt and pepper, then cook for about 5 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink. • Add onion and garlic: Move the chicken and sausage to one side of the pan, then add the onion to the other half, season with a bit of salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes until the onion becomes translucent and soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. • Cook the rice: Add the rice and fire roasted tomatoes to the pan and stir well. Let the rice cook in the sauce from the tomatoes for about 5 minutes, you will notice it will start to brown on the bottom,

which is what you’re looking for. Add the broth, hot sauce, smoked paprika, saffron and season with salt and pepper if needed. Stir everything together. Cook for about 15 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed by the rice, without stirring. The rice will not be cooked through at this time. • Add seafood: Turn down the heat to mediumlow. Arrange the shrimp, mussels and clams over the rice, cook for another 10 minutes or until the mussels and clams open up. • Garnish and serve: Turn off the heat and garnish with parsley and lemon wedges. Before serving, stir everything together to allow all the ingredients to marry each other for the best flavors. Author: Joanna Cismaru at Jocooks.com

At Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery Store, located at 33 Railroad Place, we sell Paella pans and other cooking tools to help you with your culinary creations. Remember my Foodie Friends: “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take Care, John & Paula

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

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33 Storied bloodsucker, for short 34 Mozart’s “__ Kleine Nachtmusik” 35 Somewhat revealing T-shirt option 37 Journalist Zahn 39 Pot pie veggie 43 __ Heights: Mideast region 45 Wildebeest 46 Cate with a falsely accused cow 48 Sprang up 50 Island near Sicily 51 Winning 52 Slangy sibling 53 Ump’s call 54 Forearm bone 55 The Beatles’ “__ Love Her” 56 Editor’s “Let it be” 60 Title tree in six horror films 61 Understand

Writing the Right Word 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: Jurist, Juror A jurist is an expert in law (a judge or legal scholar), and a juror is a member of the jury. Dave Dowling is the author of The Wrong Word Dictionary and The Dictionary of Worthless Words. Both books are available from many book retailers, and signed copies can be obtained by contacting Dave at dave.dowling65@gmail.com

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

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This Week’s Events: May 13-19 family friendly

Moonlight Hikes Wilton Wildlife Preserves, 80 Scout Rd., Gansevoort | 8 – 9 p.m. Are you interested in seeing the Preserve at night? View nature in a new light, as we walk the trails in moonlight. An unforgettable experience for all ages. Additional hike on Saturday, same time. Registration is required via website or calling the office at 518-450-0321.

SUNDAY, MAY 15

FRIDAY, MAY 13

2022 Saratoga Horse Symposium

Dionondehowa’s Annual Bird Walk

“Spells” Opening Reception

4-H Training Center, 556 Middle Line Rd., Ballston Spa 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | CCE Equine is excited to host our Saratoga Horse Symposium. This exciting educational event is a celebration of the horse for new, aspiring, and experienced horse owners and professionals. Registration for general admission, vendors, and sponsors is open. Admission is FREE to the public which includes entry to a large used tack sale, vendors, and all clinics, and seminars. For information/updates, contact Brieanna Hughes at bh548@cornell.edu, 518-885-8995, or visit www. cceequine.com.

The Sanctuary, 148 Stanton Road, Shushan | 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Those attending are asked to dress for the presence of ticks. A donation is requested for this event. Questions: 518-320-0502 or dionondehowa@yahoo.com

CREATE Community Studios 70B Beekman St., Saratoga Springs | 5 – 8 p.m. New work by regional painter, sculptor, and installation artist Tara Hughes as part of the international initiative: Taking Up Space, a grassroots female focused community global art exhibition. This show entitled Spells, is a culmination of 2D and 3D work made over the last two years as Tara Hughes tried to process the nature of motherhood. The process and the final imagery reference themes of personal emotional trauma around Covid-19, the recording and honoring of domestic labor and the toll of motherhood during the limbo of a pandemic. The work will be shown alongside “Pictures In Health” an annual show curated by C.R.E.A.T.E. createcommunitystudios.org

Cerebral Palsy Spring Party Hop Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 6 – 10 p.m. Get your dancin’ shoes on for the Cerebral Palsy annual Spring Party Hop. Betsy and the ByeGons will play retro sing-along 60’s - dance music. Wear your bobby sox, madras shirts or casual clothing and enjoy a night of Peace and Love. Tickets are $20 per person which includes dancing and a turkey dinner. “Cool” raffle baskets, trivia and photos in a classic car will make for an enjoyable evening. Call Judy at 518-587-5568 to reserve table space.

Forgotten Crossroads Rock City Falls Firehouse 1119 Rock City Falls Rd, Rock City Falls | 7 p.m. A video viewing party. The video documents the development of this once vibrant community, what attracted families to settle here in the late 18th and 19th centuries, and how it grew around the mills, taverns, schools, stores, churches, and farms. The film concludes with a segment of the contemporary community that still works and lives there. This is an in-person event.

Frog Watch Wilton Wildlife Preserve, 80 Scout Rd., Wilton 7 – 8 p.m. | Ages 5 & up, must be accompanied by an adult. Register online at the Saratoga Springs Public Library www.sspl.org or call 518-584-7860 ext 305.

SATURDAY, MAY 14 Malta Ridge Cemetery Association Annual Meeting Malta Ridge United Methodist Church 729 Malta Ave. Ext., Malta | 10 a.m. Malta West Ridge Cemetery Association Annual Meeting takes place at 10:30 a.m. All lot owners, descendants and anyone interested in the cemetery are encouraged to attend.

Women in War: The Revolutionary Experience Saratoga Town Hall, Schuylerville | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Marshall House will bring together regional and nationally known historians of the American Revolution including keynote speaker, Dr. Holly Mayer, to provide insights into the experiences and actions of some extraordinary women. The symposium is in partnership with the Saratoga County 250th American Revolution Commission and the Saratoga County History Center. $50 registration may be purchased at themarshallhouse. org or by calling 518-695-3765 for the entire day, including lunch, refreshments, and a visit to Marshall House.

H.O.P.E. Walk for the Animals and Pledge Drive Congress Park to Skidmore College | 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Please join us celebrating 20 years of helping people and pets find each other! Or join in our pledge drive to raise funds to cover medical and other pet related expenses. Register online at hopeanimalrescue.org or in person at the event. The Walk will begin at 10:30 a.m. No dog needed to participate. Registration fee is $25, waived if more than $25 is collected in pledges. Awesome prize for largest number of pledges/largest donation. All registered walkers will receive goodies and will be able to participate in contests: best wagging tail, dog-owner lookalike, best dressed dog, best doggy smile, and best trick.

Defensive Driving Class Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church 175 Fifth Ave., Saratoga Springs | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. New York state approved. Save 10% on your base auto insurance for the next three years & receive up to 4 points off your driving record according to New York State Department of Motor Vehicle guidelines. Fee: $35 per person. Bring a friend fee is $30. Portion of fee goes to Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church. Registration is required and can be made by calling Ray Frankoski at 518-286-3788. As we are social distancing, a mask is required if you are not vaccinated. Class size is limited.

MONDAY, MAY 16 Saratoga Parkinson’s Support Group Ballston Area Community Center, 20 Malta Ave., Ballston Spa | 1 p.m. Speaker Dhru Desai, PhD, Clinical Psychology will speak on depression and anxiety for patients with Parkinson’s. For questions or information contact Kevin McCullough Saratoga.parkinsons@gmail.com 518-2224247 or Marie Thorne softballmom300@yahoo.com 518-810-8483.

TUESDAY, MAY 17 Pierogi Sale Pick Up Christ the Savior Church, 349 Eastline Rd., Ballston Lake | 12 - 1 p.m. As usual we will have potato/cheese, sauerkraut, and farmer’s cheese pierogies. All pierogi orders are $10/dozen. Please call 518-363-0001.

The Town of Greenfield Historical Society Meeting Community Center, 25 Wilton Road in Greenfield Center | 7 p.m. Program: Author Patricia A. Nugent will be presenting “At Our Mother’s Knee” Honoring Women’s Voices from the Past. She will be discussing her book Before They Were Our Mothers: Voices of Women Born Before Rosie Started Riveting. Have you ever thought, “Why didn’t I ask my mother more questions about her life before me?” If so, you will want to read this 15-story anthology written by daughters in their mother’s voice. A perfect late Mother’s Day gift for anyone.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Roast Beef Dinner Take Out Saratoga Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m. For curbside pickup only. Menu: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetable, salad, roll, gravy. Dinner for 2 / $30. Cash only. Call to place an order on Monday or Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 518-584-2585.

THURSDAY, MAY 19 Korean War Veterans Association Meeting VFW Home, 190 Excelsior Ave., Saratoga Springs | 1 p.m. Veterans who served anywhere during the Korean War, or in Korea at any time, spouses, widows, friends, and relatives are all invited to attend. New members are always welcome, and it is very important that as many members as possible attend this meeting. For more information or an application to join the organization, please contact Commander Paul O’Keefe at 518-603-4186.

Beginning Sewing Classes Galway Public Library, 2112 East St. Galway | 4 – 6 p.m. A four-part series of Beginning Sewing Classes. The other sessions will be held May 26, June 9, and June 16. Participants will learn the basics of both hand & machine sewing. A materials fee of $15 includes fabric and thread for a pillowcase kit. This class is suitable for older teens and adults. Registration is required as space is limited. Contact the library at 518-882-6385 to sign up and for details of each session, which are also available on our website: galwaypubliclibrary.org.

24 Arts &

Entertainment Saratoga Jewish Community Arts: Fruitvale Station Virtual Film Discussion May 15

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Zoom discussion of the film Fruitvale Station will be held 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The event is presented by Saratoga Jewish Community Arts, with a grant from the Jewish Federation of Northeastern NY and sponsored by Temple Sinai. Fruitvale Station, released in 2013, written and directed by Ryan Coogler in his directorial debut, is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant III, 22, killed in 2009. In the early hours of Jan. 1, 2009, unarmed and lying face down on a subway platform

in Oakland, California, Grant was shot in the back by a white Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer. The incident, captured on video by onlookers, incited protest, unrest, and arguments similar to those that would swirl around the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida a few years later. The deaths raise tough and fundamentally troublesome issues of law and order, violence, and race. “The juxtaposition of black and white, good and bad creates many questions and some anxiety for the viewers of Fruitvale Station,” says Phyllis Wang,

Coordinator of SJCA. “It also provides ample opportunity to support meaningful discussions about where we as a society and where we, as a court system, need to go to solve the problems depicted in the movie. The film presses its audience to realize that all human lives deserve basic dignity.” Registration to the panel discussion is required. Registration and access are available at sjca. sjcf@gmail.com. Discover more about the Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival atsaratogajewishculturalfestival. org or saratogasinai.org

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Baby It’s a Wild World – Rochmon Spins Cat Stevens 1970 Classic at Caffe Lena May 17

Drum Master Visits Library May 24 for All-Ages SARATOGA SPRINGS — Djembe drum master Bolokada Conde will lead a fun-for-allages event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 24 at Saratoga Springs Public Library. Born and raised in the villages of Morowaya, Guinea, Conde has traveled and performed in major performance venues across the globe for the past quarter-century. The djembe - a goblet-shaped drum - is one of West Africa’s best-known instruments. Conde will be sharing Malinke rhythms, songs, and culture. Co-sponsored by Rural Soul Music Studio, the event features a one-hour class followed by a half-hour presentation/discussion and photo opportunity. Seating is very limited. To register go to the library website at: sspl.org.

Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, performing on stage sometime in the 1970s. Photo: catstevens.com.

Djembe drum master Bolokada Conde.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Tuesday, May 17, Rochmon Record Club will converge live at Caffe’ Lena, to listen to, and learn about, Cat Stevens’ 1970 masterpiece, “Tea For The Tillerman.” Stevens was born in 1948 as Steven Demetre Georgiou and since 1978 has been known as Yusuf Islam. In 1970, “Tea For The Tillerman” marked the singer-songwriter’s second album in less than a year (‘Mona Bone Jakon’ featuring the haunting “Lady D’Arbanville” was the first) and features some of his best-known songs - “Where Do The Children Play,” “Wild World”

and “Father and Son” among them. A Rochmon Record Club Listening Party is meant to inform and deepen our understanding of the history of the individual performers, songs and the stories that went into the making of this classic album. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. on May 17 at Caffe Lena, and the show begins at 7 with a live audio & video presentation by Chuck Vosganian aka “Rochmon.” The show is in-person as well as being streamed live on Caffe’ Lena TV. For more information, go to: caffelena.org.

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

Guitar Legend This Weekend in Spa City continued from front page... The wondrous season lands in Saratoga early this year. Richard Lloyd performs Saturday, May 14 at Putnam Den with his fourpiece band. “Kevin Tooley, David Leonard and a new guy, Steve Geller. Two guitars, bass and drums,” Lloyd explains. Local favorites Family Tree opens the show. Lloyd says the show will feature songs from across his career. And a rich career it is. There are more than a halfdozen solo albums to his credit, loaded with anthemic guitars and tuneful gems that in a just and more welcoming country would have returned innumerable radio hits. His craftsmanship as a sixstring practitioner is showcased in a popular YouTube site someone put up heralding guitar drone theory and “the use the mixolydian scale to create a Richard Lloyd style solo.” Then there is Television. The four-member ensemble produced two albums – “Marquee Moon” and “Adventure” during their initial forage through the late 1970s - and a created a presence whose influence to this very day cannot be overstated. “Marquee Moon” in particular is hailed far-and-wide as a musical masterpiece. You have to wonder if he’s tired of talking about. “I’m just glad it still sells,” Lloyd responds, with a chuckle. “Forty-five years later, and I still get paid.” He was born in the fall of 1951 in Pittsburgh – six years after the end of World War II, and at the start of the Cold War. “People at that time were in a strange halfway state – between the exhilaration of recovery from war and the threat of nuclear annihilation,” he reflects in his 2017 memoir “Everything Is Combustible.” Lloyd was a New York City kid at a time when the city was ripping apart at the seams. He hung out at Max’s Kansas City and memorably recalls going to see the New York Dolls at the Hotel Diplomat. “I was taken aback by the audience,” Lloyd says. “Everybody was dressed to the nines - and they were more interested in each other than they were in the band. The band facilitated this scene, but it wasn’t like a normal concert where people are paying attention to what’s onstage.” It was a time when bands were starting to play

in front of big crowds in large arenas. “It was very cut-and-dried. Performer. Audience. Performer. Audience. All of a sudden there was a break in that. And that’s what it was like at CB’s as well, because if you played there regularly you got in for free, so there was always a lot of talented people there – not just musicians, but journalists and photographers and actors and writers. It was a very interesting time in New York.” Lloyd and Television were instrumental in what was to transpire at CBGB. The Mercer Arts Center – the only showplace in town for creatives in 1973 – had collapsed in a heap of rubble on an August afternoon. “It fell down, while I was on my way (there), in a car driving from L.A. to New York,” said Lloyd, while sitting in a car traveling from New York to New Haven. “And you’re in a car now. Hopefully nothing’s falling down anywhere,” was the sequence of words that tumbled out of my mouth before I could stop them. “I. Hope. Not,” he replied. Lloyd was living in Chinatown with Terry Ork. An assistant to Andy Warhol, Ork was perhaps inspired by Warhol’s sponsorship that had initiated the blooming of the Velvet Underground a decade earlier and engaged in doing something with a band in a similar way. It was their visit to a Manhattan club on an audition night, that produced the first meeting between Lloyd and transplanted Delaware schoolmates Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine. “It was a cabaret club. People like Liza Minelli and Peter Lemongello played there,” Lloyd says. Verlaine played three songs on his audition night. That 10-minute set led to the collaborative formation that eventually became Television. Looking for a place that

would let them play on a public stage, they found a dive on the Bowery and approached the owner – as the story goes - while he stood atop a stepladder fiddling with the canopy in front of his bar, convincing him he should showcase live original music in his bar. That owner was Hilly Kristal. The club was CBGB. Despite the moniker depicting what Kristal had imagined his bar showcasing (the acronym represents Country, BlueGrass and Blues), a new wave of creative people would discover the venue as a place to unveil their talents – Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Blondie and The Ramones, among scores of others. “It was like throwing a threeyear-long New Year’s Eve party. It was a lot of fun. We made a rule that you had to play original music. No covers. Maybe one, if you did two - you’d never play there again,” Lloyd says. “We weren’t very good in the beginning. Technically we were pretty crappy. But there was an impulse there.” By the spring of 1975 and a few short years since Lloyd had gone to watch the New York Dolls perform, Television was opening for the band. “It seemed that time represented a sort-of changingof-the-guard. What do you recall of those shows?” I asked Lloyd. “Well, somebody’s got to go on first, so, yeah, we did,” he said. “Any memories that stand out?” “Malcolm McLaren wanted to manage us, and we said no,” he

25 Richard Lloyd onstage at The Bottom Line, New York City with the band Television, summer 1978. A few hours later, the group disbanded. Previously unpublished photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.

says of the British impresario who worked with designer Vivienne Westwood and was at that point working with the Dolls. “So, he went back home to England to get his own band going.” “He put together a band based on all of the things we were doing,” Lloyd says. That band was The Sex Pistols. “Does that ever bug you?” “Ah, only when it got written up as history - that it started in London. And it didn’t. It started in New York,” Lloyd says. “America is so big that you disappear in it, whereas if you’re in England and you make a splash, you’re in the daily papers for Crissakes.” In early 1977, Television’s debut, “Marquee Moon” was released and hit the Top 30 in the U.K. But America was asleep. The second album, “Adventure,” was issued in 1978. Later that year I smuggled myself (nobody checked ID’s in those days) and a palm-size Instamatic camera into the Bottom Line club to watch the band play. Lloyd wore a black button-up shirt, which I know not from memory but in a blurred, ghostly image that somehow has survived to this day. Patti Smith sat across the table, transfixed by the music coming from the stage. We all were. The band was mesmerizing. The next day the band was no more. “We broke up. That’s right. That was our swan song,” Lloyd says. “We didn’t tell anybody, but we already knew we were going to disband.” The members of the group

embarked on their respective solo careers, and there have been a few get- togethers resulting in one studio album. He puts little chance in the band getting together in the future. “It’s amicable, but we’re not going to be playing together again. I don’t see that happening. Tom’s semi-retired, or retired completely,” Lloyd says. Lloyd estimates he worked about two weeks in the first two years of the initial wave of the pandemic, but he’s now back out on stage performing. So far, so good. He says he continues to carry closeto-heart the works of philosopher and mystic G.I. Gurdjieff. “He was a very interesting fellow and well worth looking up,” Lloyd says. “It was all about being aware. Being conscious. Inhabiting your life more fully. I don’t go to church, so it’s my spiritual interest.” An interest in visual art has seen him produce his own works. He’s sold a couple of hundred of his paintings in recent years. “I color. I’m crazy about rich, vibrant color,” Lloyd says. “The same could be said about sound.” “You bet. Sound and light – they’re related. They’re just octaves away from each other.” Richard Lloyd performs with his band Saturday, May 14 at Putnam Place, 63A Putnam St., Saratoga Springs. Also appearing: Family Tree. Doors open 8 p.m., show starts at 9. Tickets: $15, putnamplace.com.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Lucy Moore sold property at 50 Meadow Rue Pl to David Rupple for $300,000 ER Design Build sold property at 134 Cramer Rd to Degraff Bloom Custom Builders for $100,000 WMBE Holdings LLC sold property at 146 Cramer Rd to DeGraff Bloom CustomBuilders LLC for $115,000

MILTON 46 State St., Saratoga Springs • $690,000

BALLSTON Barbara Morley sold property at 17 Parkwood Dr to Heather Ismail for $265,000

CORINTH Rebecca Manning sold property at 105 Stark Rd to Blayne Turner for $180,000.

GALWAY Kenneth McElhiney sold property at 3023 Cty Highway 107 to Eric Peterson for $250,000. Saratoga Home Team LLC sold property at 5227 South St to Laura Massonne for $360,000.

GREENFIELD Peter Bontorno sold property at 13 Mia Way to Bethany Grimes for $292,000. Vitality Homes Plus Properties LLC sold property at 106 S Greenfield Rd to Angela Perrone for $335,000. Lori Porter sold property at 2020 NYS Rt 9N to Dillon Murphy for $409,900. Jonathan Hines sold property at 343 Middle Grove Rd to Nicholas Patrizio for $340,000.

MALTA Momand Properties sold property at 10 Tamian Pass to Angela Carvey for $360,000.

Sean Flaherty sold property at 328 Meadowlark Dr to Dennis O’Rourke for $385,000.

SARATOGA Theresa Riley sold property at 16 Grove St to Wayne White for $340,000 Christina Meringolo sold property at 276 Hayes Rd to Ronald Hankinson for $510,000 Thomas Malatesta sold property at 112 Wilbur Rd to Kyle Smith for $1,470,000 Lorekeith LLC sold property at 1100 NYS Rt 9P to Robert Engle for $1,995,000 David Roberts sold property at 44 Ferry St to Travis Schoomaker for $194,000

SARATOGA SPRINGS 49 State Street LLC sold property at 44-46 State St to George Rumph for $690,000 Sean Lynch sold property at 68 Middle Ave to Samuel Creydt for $830,000 77 Van Dam LLC sold property at 77 Van Dam #406 to Michael Magnuson for $348,000. Mary Ann Klemm sold property at 20 Ferndell Spring Rd to Rebecca Vandyk for $261,000. West Ave Development LLC sold property at 116 West Ave #405 to Heather Fox for $625,000.

WILTON Mary Campa sold property at 286 Northern Pines Rd to Boaz Marmon for $321,007. Brett Van Zandt sold property at 100 Edie Rd to Leigh Rathner for $507,000. Bruce Jensen sold property at 34 Evergreen Dr to Aidan Frank for $360,000 Carlos Ares sold property at 8 Buchannan Dr to Carlos Ares for $100,000 Thomas Kryzak sold property at 18 Hearthstone Dr to Brian Cannon for $700,000 Mark Lenox sold property at 9 West Lane to James Flaherty for $395,000

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LEGALS PUBLIC NOTICE DISH Wireless L.L.C. is proposing to install new wireless telecommunications antennas on an existing water tank located at John Street, Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York (43°00’51.2”N 73°51’02.7”W). The new facility will consist of the collocation of antennas at various heights, top height of approximately 67-feet above ground level on the approximately 101-foot, 10-inch-tall water tank (approx. 107-feet, 10-inches including appurtenances). Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending such comments to: Project 6121011026 - KG EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, or at (781)2659221. 05/13, 112506 Notice of formation of Copperfield Farms, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 8/25/2021 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: PO Box 452 Jay, NY 12941. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. 112583 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: CHIN’S SERVICES, LLC filed its Articles of Organization with the SSNY on 4-282022. Its office is located in Albany County. Process against the LLC may be served on SSNY. Such process will be mailed to Law Office of Jeffrey L. Zimring, 1735 Central Avenue, Suite 200, Albany, NY 12205. The LLC exists for any lawful purpose. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. 112577 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: Name: CEO Studios, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/03/2022. Office Location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 30 Burnt Creek Circle, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. 112570 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: Name: Kate O’Grady Skincare, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/03/2022. Office Location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 30 Burnt Creek Circle, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. 112564 Notice of Formation of Tranquility Resin Works LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/22/2022. Office Location: Saratoga County. The Secretary of State has been designated as the agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Limited Liability Corporation, 58 Sisson Road, Fort Edward, NY, 12828. Leslie Sue Dorsey has is the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served within the State of New York at 58 Sisson Road, Fort Edward, NY, 12828. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. 112554 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION FOR A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206(c) The name of the Limited Liability Company is: THE 2022 LADY FORTUNA THOROUGHBRED, LLC. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Department of State was April 28, 2022. The county in New York in which the office of the company is located is: Saratoga. The principal place of business for the Limited Liability Company is: 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to: DANIEL F. COLLINS, 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the Laws of the State of New York. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. 112541 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION FOR A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206(c) The name of the Limited Liability Company

is: THE 2022 SURPRISE PAYOFF THOROUGHBRED, LLC. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Department of State was April 28, 2022. The county in New York in which the office of the company is located is: Saratoga. The principal place of business for the Limited Liability Company is: 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to: DANIEL F. COLLINS, 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the Laws of the State of New York. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/13. 112535 Notice of formation of McCarty Painters, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 05/06/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 2 Pine Bark Place, Saratoga Springs, NY. 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 06/10, 06/17. 112515 Notice of formation of Flynn Design Studio LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 04/14/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 78 Lake Desolation Rd., Middle Grove, NY 12850. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 6/10. 112471 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: Battle Ridge Hydroseeding LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 14, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY designed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at PO Box 667, Stillwater, NY 12170. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 6/10. 112464 Northman Construction LLC Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/15/2021 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY designated as agent

of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, Mason Scholtes 1 Henry Johnson Blvd., Albany, NY 12210 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 6/10. 112440 Notice of formation of Thunderbird Snowsports LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/22/2021 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: Legalinc Corporate Services Inc. 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086 Buffalo, NY 14221. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 6/10. 112402 Notice of Formation Casertino’s LLC. Art. Of org. filed Secy. Of State NY (SSNY) 02/10/2022. Off. Loc. In Saratoga Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 524 Maple Avenue, Suite 2, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03, 6/10. 112378 Notice of formation of Kimmel Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/16/2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 204 Washington St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112338 Notice of formation of Grady Homes, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/12/2021 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: 22 Tamarack Trail, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112287 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION FOR A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206(c) The name of the Limited Liability Company

is: THE 2022 SAIL WITH THE WIND THOROUGHBRED, LLC. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Department of State was April 19, 2022.The county in New York in which the office of the company is located is: Saratoga. The principal place of business for the Limited Liability Company is: 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to: DANIEL F. COLLINS, 32 Furlong Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the Laws of the State of New York. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112281 Notice of Qualification of Surround Insurance Agency, LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/28/2021. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to: Harker & Associates, PLLC, 36 Long Alley, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112264 Notice of formation of Irreal LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 4/21/2022, office location: Saratoga County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to Irreal LLC @ 2B Aspenwood, Ballston Lake, NY 12019. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112219 LEGAL NOTICE BLA HEALTH & WELLNESS, LLC Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company Arts. of Org. of BLA Health & Wellness, LLC (“LLC”) filed with Dept. of State of NY on March 22, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 21 Denkers Drive, Ballston Lake, New York 12019, principal business address. LLC does not have a specific date of dissolution. Purpose: All legal purposes. Filer: Lavelle & Finn, LLP, 29 British American Bl., Latham, NY 12110. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112210

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LEGALS Notice of formation of Camp Hudson Pines Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 02/05/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 5254 NY-9N, Corinth, NY 12822. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112203

Prime Properties, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 13, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 215 Ballard Road, Gansevoort, NY 12831, USA. Purpose: Any lawful act or activities. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112059

Notice of formation of Camp Hudson Pines, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 02/05/2022. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 5254 NY-9N, Corinth, NY 12822. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27, 06/03. 112197

Notice of Formation of an LLC: V-Flip, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 16, 2022. Office location: Saratoga County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: V-Flip, LLC, 12D Pointe West Drive, Halfmoon, NY 12065. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112037

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Tradewinds Firearms LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 24, 2022. The office location is in Saratoga County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC c/o Thomas J. Madison, Jr., 14 Oregon Trail, Waterford, New York, 12188. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful purpose. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112145 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: WG Realty Group LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/18/22. Office location: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 202 Falsetto Court, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112139 Notice of formation of Upstate Audio Video LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/28/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 23 Saratoga Ave Corinth NY 12822. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112133 Notice of formation of Ashley Budd Digital Strategy + Design, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/15/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 3 Franklin Square, Suite 4, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112067 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Name: FJP

Notice of formation of MSD Therapeutic Services. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/21/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 1473 Erie Blvd, Floor 3, Schenectady, NY 12305 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112031 Notice of Formation of G&G Triple Crown LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with Secretary of State on January 31, 2022. The limited liability company is located in Saratoga County. The street address of the principal business location is: 215 County Route 70, Stillwater, New York 12170. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served and the following is the post office address to which the Secretary shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her: 215 County Route 70, Stillwater, New York 12170. The character and/or purpose of the limited liability company is to invest in, acquire, hold, own, operate, manage, maintain, improve, subdivide, pre-develop, develop, sell, finance, lease, and otherwise use or deal with real estate, for profit and as an investment. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112024 NEW LLC FORMED Shelly Park MHC, LLC Filed 4/4/2022; Address c/o Andrew Reiff, P/A, 135 W. Central Blvd, Ste 730, Orlando, FL 32801, Saratoga Co.; NY; Service SSNY w/copy to LLC; General Purpose. 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20, 05/27. 112018 NOTICE: FORMATION OF BAKER LOGGING & FORESTRY LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/20/22. Ofc. Loc.: Saratoga Co. SSNY designated agent for service of process. SSNY to mail copy of process to LLC’S

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Any lawful purpose. 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20. 111936 Notice of formation of Green Town Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 04/09/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 39 Locust Ridge Drive, Corinth, NY 12822. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20. 111930 Notice of Formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Showcase Cruiser LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/11/2022. County within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is located: Saratoga County. Street address of principal business location is: 34 Lefferts Street, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Showcase Cruiser LLC, 34 Lefferts Street, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Term: Perpetual. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20. 111915 Notice of formation of 11-13 Washington LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State (SOS) on 11/29/2021, office location: Saratoga County NY. SOS is designated agent upon who process may be served, NY SOS shall mail copy of process to 11-13 Washington Street, Ballston Spa, New York 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111869 Notice of formation of Beauty Charcuterie LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/17/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 4 Hawthorne Court Clifton Park NY, 12065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111849 Notice of formation of Fitch Ventures LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/08/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 8 Cider Mill Way Saratoga Springs NY 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111841 Notice of Organization of Limited Liability Company pursuant to New York Limited Liability Company Law Section 206(c). The name of the Limited Liability Company is J.N. LANDSCAPING, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (NYSOS) on April 1, 2022. The Company maintains an office located in 29 Nolan Road, South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York

12803. NY SOS has been designated as an agent for service of process against the company and NYSOS shall mail process to J.N. LANDSCAPING, LLC, c/o Jacob R. Normandin, 29 Nolan Rd. , South Glens Falls, New York 12803. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111834 Notice of formation of Shake It Up Wellness Coaching LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/11/22. Office: Saratoga County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail copy to 503 Killkenny Court, Malta, NY 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111824 Notice of formation of Donna Marie Andress, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 02/22/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 15 N. Meadow Cir, Ballston Spa, NY Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111807 Notice of formation of Blackbird Music Services LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/08/2021 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: 33 Dandelion Drive Gansevoort NY 12831. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111793 Notice of formation of Ziehnert Guide Service LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/16/2021.Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 8 Ashlor Drive, Middle Grove, NY 12850. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111784 Notice of formation of WIN THE DAY ENTERPRISES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 01/14/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 9 Battery Blvd., Mechanicville, NY 12118. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111758 Notice of formation of Hudson HydroWash LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 02/16/2022 Office: Saratoga County. SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served. A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 308 Lexington Street. Ballston Spa, NY. 12020. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 04/08, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13. 111752

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Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

18th Annual Team Billy Ride and Walk Fundraiser SARATOGA SPRINGS — The eighteenth annual Team Billy Ride and Walk for Research will take place on Sunday, May 15 at the Farmers’ Market at High Rock Park in downtown Saratoga Springs. Three rides of 50, 25 and 10 miles will begin at 8:30 a.m., with a three mile walk through the historic district starting at 9 a.m. The rides follow beautiful sections of Saratoga County, with the 50-mile bike ride through the Saratoga National Historic Park.

This local event and ongoing donations have made possible over $2,700,000 in research grants for brain tumor research. All donations are tax deductible and made payable to the National Brain Tumor Society. To register for the Ride for Research, to donate funds or volunteer, please go to www.teambilly.org For more information or if you have questions contact Cherie Grey at 518-587-7211, cjgrey1@juno.com.

Cantina Kids Fun Run Returns to Congress Park June 5 Photos Provided

by Shannon M. Palmo Saratoga TODAY

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Shredders, a local youth mountain bike club, has kicked off their fundraising efforts to build a bike park in Saratoga Springs. Plans have been in the works for a 2-2.5-acre park that will allow bikers of all skills and abilities to use when they want. The idea is for the park to be weather resistant, allowing for bikers to safely ride even if the park is wet. Plans have been presented to the city for the bike park to be in downtown Saratoga Springs, allowing riders to bike safely to the park. Currently they are looking to identify the right space for the park, as well as getting local companies to help with the design. The Shredders will spear head the efforts to get the park built, but it will be available to everyone. Driving these efforts is Saratoga Shredders founder Anna Laloe. Laloe whom started the

group wanted to spend more time with her two daughters, but found it to be more than just a mom bonding with her children. Saratoga Shredders is a collective of kids, mostly girls, in kindergarten through twelfth grade. But in asking about the youngest of the kids, Laloe mentioned that as long as your child can ride without training wheels, then they are welcome to join. While it started out as a program for girls to get more involved in the sport, the Saratoga Shredders do have co-ed groups. What makes this activity fun is kids can do it with their families. The programs available teach kids all kinds of skills from learning how to properly ride a bike on trails, to skills that can be applied to everyday life. In a time when COVID has been prevalent this activity is Department of Health approved and considered a safe activity. The Saratoga Shredders can be found as far South as Albany and as far North as Queensbury, as well as here in Saratoga.

Shredders mountain bike race team is open to all middle and high school boys and girls. They currently have about fifteen kids that compete in each race, and two of the girls are currently in the lead for the Overall Series! Anne-Sophie Laloe is the Series Leader for the sixth-grade girls and Talia Hodgson is the Series Leader for the seventhgrade girls, which includes all of New York State. There are three remaining races in the season, so stay tuned to see how this plays out! You can also attend the race they have coming up in Spa Park on Sunday, June 12. The Shredders have different camps available throughout the year. For more information on the Saratoga Shredders and their programs you can visit saratogashredders.com. They are also looking for more donations to go towards building the park. To learn more about the park, and how to donate, visit saratogashredders.com/donate.

Puzzle Solutions See puzzles pg. 22

Cantina Fun Run 2018. Photo by Rob Spring Photography.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — After a COVID-19 hiatus, this year kids can once again run with friends and neighbors in person while making a difference for pediatric patients. The Fun Run was the brainchild of Cantina restaurant owners Jeff and Heath Ames, who teamed up with Saratoga Hospital Foundation to give back in appreciation for the lifesaving care their daughter has received at the hospital. The event brings families and organizations together for a healthy outdoor activity—and a worthy cause. This year’s presenting sponsor is New Country Motor Car Group.

Early-bird registration is running until May 15 and is $15, with pre-registration starting after at $20 and will continue through June 2. To register on the day of the race, it will be $25 and take place from 8 - 8:30 a.m. The race will take place June 5 at 9 a.m. in Congress Park near the Carousel. The race is family-friendly, and strollers are welcome. Preregistered runners can pick up their race packets in advance on June 4 from 9 a.m. until noon in Congress Park, near the Casino. For more information go to www.cantinakidsfunrun.org or call 518-583-8789

Sports

Week of May 13 – May 19, 2022

Saratoga Springs, All-American, Saints Baseball Camp: Two Summer Sessions Hometown Hero, Honored SPRINGS — attention paid to each player. This Through New Athletic Scholarship SaintsSARATOGA Baseball Camp is being will be a hands-on clinic where SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Friday, May 20, the first Annual Kevin Cummings Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton. Proceeds from the tournament will go to a scholarship for an athlete at Saratoga High School. The newly formed scholarship has been chosen based on Kevin’s love of sports, education, and his hometown of Saratoga Springs.

The tournament will be a four-person scramble at a cost of $125 per person or $500 for a team of four golfers. This includes 18 holes of golf, cart, goodie bag, lunch, dinner, fun, and lots of other giveaways. The tournament organizers invite you to join us in taking a swing as we focus on the fundamentals, to launch this memorial tournament. Let’s set the bar

extremely high and make the first-year revenue, tough to beat! For more information about the tournament, please search Kevin Cummings Memorial Golf Tournament on Facebook and find more information. You can also call Greg Desidoro directly for additional information or to contribute to the event at 518728-4221; email gdesidoro@ nycap.rr.com.

Saratoga Catholic Senior Signs Letter of Intent to Sacred Heart

Photo by Shannon M. Palmo.

by Shannon M. Palmo Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — On Thursday, May 5, a Saratoga Catholic High School athlete signed a letter of intent to Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.

Katie Cronin is a foursport athlete who competes in track and field, cross-country, as well as played on the Varsity Basketball team. Her main events for the Spring Track season are the 1500 and 800 meter. She is signing the letter with the

intention of running both indoor and outdoor track as well as cross-country. To continue with her passion for sports she will do her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and then plans on going for her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

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held this summer under the direction of NYS Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Coach Alphonse Lambert and Coach Dale Long. There will be two sessions held this summer: Session One will be from July 11-14 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Session Two will be held from August 8-11 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Both sessions are for players ages 8-14. The cost of the camp is $175.00 and includes a Camp TeeShirt. Registration will be accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis. These sessions are designed to give each player professional instruction in vital areas as hitting, pitching, defense, and base running. There will be individual

participants will be working to improve their skills. Players must bring a baseball hat, cleats, glove, batting helmet and bat, water, snacks, and sunscreen. Please make checks payable to: Spa City Bombers. Checks can also be mailed to Alphonse Lambert, 9 West Circular Court, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. The camp will be conducted at West Side Recreation Park, 6 Coach Waldron Way, Saratoga Springs. For more information, please contact Coach Alphonse Lambert at 518-518-7070 ext. 109 or email at alambert@saratogacatholic. org. You can also visit the website at www.spasaints.com

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Carousel in Congress Park Opens for Season

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The historic Illions Carousel in Congress Park has reopened for the season. Created by master carver Marcus Illions in 1910, the carousel features 28 uniquely carved horses and two sleds. Originally located at Kaydeross Park on Saratoga Lake, the carousel was restored and relocated to Congress Park in 2002.

The Carousel at Congress Park, captured on May 10, 2022. Photos by Thomas Dimopoulos.

The carousel operates 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.