LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 12
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Issue 9
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March 2 – March 8, 2018 •
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School Threats Hit Home SCHOOLS, OFFICIALS TALKING INCREASED SECURITY PLANS by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — One of the after-effects of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida is the staggering increase of schoolbased threats and incidents since the tragedy occurred. Research conducted by Educator’s School Safety Network — a not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering educators
with education-based school safety training and resources — typically finds approximately 10 schoolbased threats and incidents occur daily. Since Feb. 15, the organization says those numbers have spiked to more than 70 per day — the majority involving gun threats and the most common method of threat delivery being via social media. Even before the events in Florida, the data specifically pointed to New York State as having experienced a dramatic increase See Story pg. 9
The Exit 12 Business Boom
Members of the Saratoga Springs Police Department conduct an exercise in active shooter training in 2016. Photo provided.
inside TODAY Summer Camps
A slow rush-hour moment at an Exit 12 traffic circle. Photo by Larry Goodwin.
by Larry Goodwin Saratoga TODAY MALTA — Already, the traffic circle in Malta’s town center must rank as one the busiest intersections in Saratoga County. Most drivers there seem so focused on avoiding other vehicles
that they ignore an important historical marker by the road. The tall, blue sign with yellow letters honors Col. Elmer Ellsworth, who it says was “born nearby” 181 years ago. He reportedly was “the first” Union Army officer killed in the Civil War. See Story pg. 12
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Home & Lifestyle Show 20-21 Property Transactions
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Food 24-27 Mazdzer Takes Silver
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