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LO C A L

I N D E P E N D E N T

Volume 10  •  Issue 18  •  May 8 – May 14, 2015

F R E E saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com • (518) 581-2480

Cruising Streaks

Featured Stories

Spa Baseball Continues Hot Start by Neil Benjamin Jr. Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — With five games left in the regular season, the Saratoga Springs baseball squad is piecing together an impressive season with a mix of solid pitching and timely offense. The Blue Streaks sit at 13-2 overall, and 10-2 in the Suburban Council North after a 12-3 drubbing of Niskayuna on May 6, two games behind division leader

Photo by Francesco D’Amico

Distracted Driving Auto Museum Puts the Public Behind the Wheel

Shenendehowa, which boasts a sparkling 12-0 league record. Back on April 9, the Plainsmen blanked Saratoga 3-0 in the teams’ only meeting thus far. The Blue Streaks have a chance to get revenge and close the gap between the teams on Monday, when Shenendehowa comes to the Eastside Recreational Fields for a 4:15 p.m. game. It could be easy for high school athletes to look past what’s in front of them to a big game, but Streaks See Spa Baseball pg. 47

Final Five Sawyer Fredericks Sings On

Families TODAY See pgs. 19-29

Underwater Robotics See pg. 14

Inside TODAY Blotter 5 Obituaries 6 Education

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Business 16-17 Pulse 37-39 Sports 44-47

Weekend Forecast FRIDAY

Sheriff Michael Zurlo on one of The Saratoga Automobile Museum’s distracted driving simulators. Photo by Francesco D’Amico

by Arthur Gonick Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Automobile Museum

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(SAM) has invested in and installed a powerful tool for combating a major problem on our roads – distracted driving. This See Auto Museum pg. 10

85|60 SUNDAY Photo by Sharon Castro

See Sawyer pg. 8

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