Saratoga TODAY Newspaper Week of August 3, 2020

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Week of August 7 -13, 2020

Saratoga Scholar Puts

Talking Heads on the Map by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

Chris Frantz, who has just published his autobiography “Remain In Love: Talking Heads: Tom Tom Club: Tina,” talks about David Miller - Professor Emeritus at Skidmore College, and David Miller talks about Chris Frantz.

SARATOGA SPRINGS Consider the sonic arsenal in the Talking Heads songbook – “Once In A Lifetime” and “Burning Down The House, to “Life During War Time,” among them. Now for good measure add the Tom Tom Club’s iconic “Genius of Love,” and consider these likely would have never been created were it not for David Miller, Professor Emeritus at Skidmore College. No party, no disco, no foolin’ around. See Story pg.. 23

LOCAL SCHOOLS prepare 2020 plans by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS – With little time left before the school year begins, school districts and parents need to begin conversations about what to expect for the 2020-21 school year. This week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that parents would be the “ultimate decision makers” on sending children to school. He added another decision would

be made this week on whether or not to reopen schools entirely based on infection rate. At this time there has been no announcement. See Story pg. 16

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Antibody Tests Show 9% Positive by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS – They are two different things. The first, which can be done via a nasal swab, tests whether a person is infected with COVID-19. The second, which uses a drawing of blood, indicates whether a person may previously had been infected with the virus and built-up antibodies to potentially provide virus immunity, at least for the time being. In the first instance, more than 50,000 people in Saratoga County have been tested for the COVID-19 virus, according to the state Department of Health, with about 750 of those people – a rate of approximately 1.6 % having tested positive. In the second scenario, examining for antibodies, local tests indicate about 9% of those tested had previously been infected with COVID-19 – although it would be misleading to subsequently assume that 9% of the overall local population has previously had the disease. “Probably in our community, it’s

going to be a couple of percent,” says David Mastrianni, MD Senior Vice President, at the Saratoga Hospital Medical Group. “I don’t think it’s going to be very high, a few percent of people. Whether it’s 2, 3, or 4 percent I don’t know, but it will probably be in that range,” he says. “It’s going to be low so the point is we’ve done a really good job here (in Saratoga) of shutting down Covid. The bad news is that we‘ve got to keep doing a really good job because we have a lot of people who are not immune.” Mastrianni says the initial tests that look for the virus have taught that some people who get infected may not have any symptoms at all for a couple of days. “You could be asymptomatic and that’s one of the tricky parts about it. There are probably people out there who have some of the virus,” he explains. When people do get symptoms, they can range erratically from person to person. The virus typically will stay in the body for about 10 days, and one of the ways the body’s immune system fights it off is by producing antibodies. See Story pg. 9

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Week of August 7 -13, 2020

This Week’s Events: AUGUST 7 - 13 FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 Pond Exploration Wilton Wildlife Preserve, 80 Scout Rd., Gansevoort | 10 a.m. – Noon Catch and identify aquatic animals with environmental educators! Registration is required, no exceptions. Call 518-450-0321 or email info@wiltonpreserve. org. Participants will be limited so proper social distancing can be followed. Staff will sanitize all equipment. Pond Exploration Hours are Thursday and Friday through August 21, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Free Movies in the Park Wiswall Park, Front St., Ballston Spa|Dusk (approx. 8:30 p.m.) This week’s free outdoor movie will be the animated film, “Abominable.” Rain date is the following Saturday evening.

SAT. AUGUST 8 Build Bunk Beds for Children St. Luke’s on the Hill, 40 McBride Rd., Mechanicville | 8 a.m. set up, 9 a.m. build. Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a group of volunteers dedicated to finding those children

who are sleeping on the floor or otherwise unwanted conditions and delivering hand-built bunk beds free of charge. Come be a part of the teams building bunk beds for children.

Lazy Dayz of Summer Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton St., Ballston Spa | 3 – 6 p.m. Brooks Barbecue at Brookside. All proceeds go to fund public education and children’s programs. ½ bbq chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, roll, drink, cookie, all for $13. Take out only. Please visit www.brooksidemuseum.org to reserve in advance.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 Monthly Breakfast Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, Route 32 south of the village of Victory | 8 – 11 a.m. Take out only. You must remain in your vehicle when at the clubhouse, we will take your order and collect your money and serve your food. Menu will be: pancakes (regular, or buckwheat, toast (white or wheat), bacon, sausage, , home fries. You may call your order in at 518-695-3917. Cost will be $8.00.

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Summer Stroll Greenridge Cemetery, Sackett Gates, Lincoln Ave., Saratoga Springs | 10:30 a.m. Join leader Gloria May to learn about the women in Greenridge Cemetery. This tour includes the prominent and influential as well as the ordinary women whose life stories tell the history of Saratoga Springs. Due to the distance covered during the tour it will take between 1.5 and 2 hours.

The Puppet People present The Three Little Pigs Online Via Zoom | 7 p.m. The Puppet People’s retelling of this classic tale uses beautifully designed puppets, colorful sets, and humor. Laugh and have a great time, while learning important lessons! Please provide a valid email address when registering to receive the Zoom meeting invite. Register online here: events.cphlibrary.org/ event/4463945

MON. AUGUST 10 Congress Park Family Scavenger Hunt

Congress Park | All Day Event Sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Have fun exploring Congress Park and completing a scavenger hunt with your family. The first 50 children to complete the scavenger hunt will receive a prize when the Children’s Room reopens. Here is the link to start you scavenger hunt: forms.gle/ qvBthNmfkZKwfsoZ8

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 Lunchtime Concert Series The Downtowner parking lot, 413 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | Noon – 1 p.m. Free music! This week’s featured artist is Gballoi. Chairs provided. Donations appreciated.

WED. AUGUST 12 Dinner Saratoga Wilton Elks Club, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. For curbside pickup only. Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – noon to place an

order, 518-584-2585. Menu: roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetable, salad, roll, gravy. Dinner for 2 $25 (cash only).

THURS. AUGUST 13 Drive-In Bingo Clifton Park Elks Lodge, 695 MacElroy Rd., Ballston Lake, NY | 6 p.m. Just like the regular game only played in the comfort of your own vehicle. Please note that we will begin selling our standard ticket packages and games at 5 p.m. Reservations required. There is a limit on the number of vehicles. Make your reservation early by emailing bingoreservation@ cliftonparkelks.org.

Ballston Spa Concerts in the Park Iron Spring Park, Front St., Ballston Spa | 6 – 8 p.m. The BSBPA presents the 2020 Concerts in the Park summer concert series in Iron Spring Park on Front Street. This free concert series is a signature summer event in Ballston Spa. Bring your blanket & chairs to the park for a great evening of live music in the village! This week’s concert features The Lustre Kings.

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Week of August 7 -13, 2020

Saratoga Camp Abilities Goes Virtual

by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS – For the first time ever a camp dedicated to visually and hearing impaired children has gone virtual for the 2020 camp season. Camp Abilities Saratoga is a one week educational sports camp sponsored by the Saratoga Lions Club. The camp is typically held on the campus of Skidmore College but this year, the 18 campers will participate in sporting and camp activities online. Camp Director Tiffany Suppes discovered they would not be able to host the camp inperson this year at the end of April. Rather than cancelling for the year, Suppes and her staff created a new online camp schedule. “Instead of not having a camp opportunity at all for our campers we decided that were going to offer a virtual experience for them. I’m excited but it will be a little different,” Suppes said. The camp will be held from Aug. 9 to 14 and Suppes said they incorporated almost all camp activities and brought them online. For example, the campers and staff will go “live” online three times a day, allowing campers to socialize just as they would at camp. “We will all have a chance to talk together. A lot of our campers have been coming here for years and they’ve made a lot of friends that have visual impairments as well. That’s not always the case in school for them. A lot of times they’re the only child in a school district that may have a visually impairment so it’s nice

that they made these connections and friends with each other. It lets them be kids,” Suppes said. Sporting activities will focus on the individual this year as campers will partake in yoga, strength training and pound fitness. Team building and group work will still be incorporated into camp. Campers will still be able to participate in their yearly dance party, talent show and even work together virtually to solve an escape room. “While we focus on individual sporting events in the morning, at night we are not only doing sports but also recreational team building exercises. We tried to keep some of the core things that we love to do at camp, but just added some new things to keep them engaged and active and social,” Supper said. Campers get to keep any equipment they were sent home with for the 2020 camp season. Those who do not have access to the internet could also rent an IPad. Camp Abilities started in 2014 after gaining inspiration from the Camp Abilities in Brockport, NY. Suppes attended SUNY Brockport and became a graduate assistant at their camp. When Saratoga Lions wanted to start a camp, their hired Suppes as their camp director.

The primary objective of Camp Abilities Saratoga is to empower visually and hearing impaired children and teens to be physically active by way of a series of sports activities that have been professionally adapted to their abilities. Another objective of the camp is to provide “real life” hands-on experience for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing the field of physical education, as well as active teaching professionals from the field of adaptive sports. Camp Abilities can be reached by calling 518-290-7050 or email info@campabilities saratoga.org. Their website can be access at campabilitiessaratoga.org or Facebook at www.facebook. com/CampAbilitiesSaratoga/.

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Jailhouse Rock and Roll

The Jailhouse Rock and Roll is a virtual race that will take place Saturday, August 15 through Saturday, August 29, 2020. New for this year, we have added a

LOCAL BRIEFS / OBITUARIES choice of 3 bike ride lengths to the virtual for people that would rather ride than run or walk. Sponsored by the Saratoga County Historical Society at Brookside Museum. All proceeds from the race support the efforts of SCHS to keep history alive in Saratoga County through collecting, preserving, and displaying our history. For more information, please visit

brooksidemuseum.org/2020/07/ jailhouse-rock-and-roll-virtual-race/

Gala Raffle Tickets

Due to COVID-19, Ladies of Charity will not have the traditional Annual Health, History and Horses Charity Gala. We will be raffling off a Saratoga Race Course T-Shirt Quilt. Raffle tickets can be purchased on our website at www.ladiesofcharitysaratoga. com or by calling Gail at 518-587-5392. Raffles will be drawn after our Garage/Bake & Plant Sale on September 12, 2020. Winner need not be present. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

Annual Senior Picnic

The Saratoga County Office for the Aging is proud to present an All American Salute to Seniors.

Week of July 31 – August 6, 2020

This year’s Annual Senior Picnic will be on Thursday, September 10, at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds! This will be a car-hop style event complete with hotdogs, hamburgers, apple pie and other summer hits. This event is for Saratoga County Residents 60 and over. Lunch is served at noon and parking will be available on site. For your safety, this event will look a bit different than prior years. Vehicles will be parked at a safe distance. We encourage you to bring a lawn

chair or blanket to place in front of your vehicle or you may stay in your vehicle (Drive-In Style). Unfortunately, there will be no seating at the picnic tables under the pavilion. Our staff and volunteers will serve you at your parking space. There will be access to public restrooms and golf carts to assist. A $4.00 advanced meal ticket is required. Please contact The Office for the Aging at 518-363-4020 for more detailed information.

OBITUARIES

Michael J. Reardon

Roy Richard Farrell

BALLSTON SPA – We are truly saddened by the untimely death of Michael J. Reardon, 52, on July 29, 2020. A graveside service will be at the St. Peter’s Cemetery on West Ave, Saratoga Friday, August 7, 2020 at 11 a.m. Please visit www.burkefuneralhome.com. Fly with the Angels “Mister.”

SARATOGA SPRINGS Roy Richard Farrell, 83 passed away July 29, 2020 surrounded by his family. Private services were held 8/5/20 at Burke Funeral Home followed by burial with military honors at the Saratoga National Cemetery. Memorial donations to either the Alzheimer’s Association or to cancer research. Visit www.burkefuneralhome.com

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Week of July 31 – August 6, 2020

POLICE Karissa A. Sanchez, 27, of Malta, was charged Aug. 3 in the town of Ballston with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated DWI – a felony with child under 16 tears of age in the vehicle, endangering the welfare of a child, and multiple other infractions. According to the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office, Sanchez had been traveling northbound on Schauber Road when the car swerved to avoid a deer, causing the car to flip over onto its roof. There were three children aged 2 to 6 in the vehicle at the time. The were not injured. Andre Simmons, 19, of Schenectady, was charged July 30 in Saratoga Springs with disorderly conduct/ obstructing traffic. Dennis Lescault, 28, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 31 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and operating a motor vehicle without signal devices/reflectors. Mark Desio, 35, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 28 with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Nicole Daly, 48, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 31 with felony grand larceny, and criminal impersonation. Corine Irish, 47, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 31 with felony welfare fraud. Sebastian Mabb, 27, of Clifton Park, was charged July 31 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor assault, criminal mischief, strangulation in the second-degree, and felony burglary. James Altamirano, 39, of Ballston Spa, was charged July 29 in Saratoga Springs with criminal trespass. Bradley VanDusen, 56, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 29 with criminal mischief, and arson. Teva Glueck, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 29 with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated DWI, leaving the scene of an accident, and multiple driving violations. Charles Maurer, 33, of Alcoa, Texas, was charged July 30 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI,

resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, trespassing, and making an unsafe turn.

Michael Twomey, 27, of Gansevoort, was charged July 30 in Saratoga Springs with assault in the second-degree w/intent to cause injury to officer/fireman/EMT/nurse/ crossing guard. Joseph Benford, 32, of Elgin, Texas, was charged July 24 in Saratoga Springs wit misdemeanor DWI, and failure to use designated lane stop. Johvanna Sampson, 37, of Paramus, N.J., was charged July 25 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI and multiple driving infractions. Berry Brandon, 21, of Gansevoort, was charged July 26 in Saratoga Springs with criminal possession of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs, and a vehicle equipment violation. Meghan Eddy, 40, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 27 with criminal contempt in the second-degree. William A. Sawka, 38, of Gansevoort, was charged July 30 with felony assault, menacing, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, obstructing governmental administration, and criminal possession of a weapon. Sawka is accused of brandishing a knife, striking a person in the head with a folding chair, puncturing the tire of a person’s motor vehicle and causing physical injury to the arresting deputy, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office. He was sent to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of bail, or bond.

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Sheriff’s Office, Prevention Council Educate Boaters About Dangers Of Boating Under The Influence

Weekly Update

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Prevention Council of Saratoga County joined the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office in the annual Operation Dry Water campaign, a coordinated campaign to educate boaters about the dangers of boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Alcohol use continues to be the leading known contributing factor in recreational boater deaths and a leading contributor in boating accidents. The mission of Operation Dry Water is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related incidents and fatalities on the water. Outreach partners and volunteers will be out on the water and at marinas in Saratoga County, working collaboratively with law enforcement to educate boaters about safe boating practices. Law enforcement will also be detecting and removing impaired operators from the water. No matter where you are boating, it is illegal to operate a boat under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In 2019, law enforcement officers across the nation issued a total of 9,524 citations and removed 563 impaired operators from our nation’s waterways. Boaters can learn more about boating under the influence by visiting PreventionCouncil.org or operationdrywater.org.

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Release of

“Lucky’s Adventure in the Great Outdoors” Locally Owned & Operated

A New Children’s Book That Teaches The Importance Of Accepting Others, Friendship, Kindness and Teamwork.

PUBLISHER/EDITOR Chad Beatty | 518-581-2480 x212 cbeatty@saratogapublishing.com GENERAL MANAGER Robin Mitchell | 518-581-2480 x208 rmitchell@saratogapublishing.com MARKETING DIRECTOR Chris Bushee | 518-581-2480 x201 cbushee@saratogapublishing.com ADVERTISING Jim Daley | 518-581-2480 x209 jdaley@saratogapublishing.com Cindy Durfey | 518-581-2480 x204 cdurfey@saratogapublishing.com DISTRIBUTION Kim Beatty | 518-581-2480 x205 kbeatty@saratogapublishing.com Carolina Mitchell | Magazine DESIGN Kacie Cotter-Sacala Newspaper Designer Website Editor Marisa Scirocco Magazine Designer EDITORIAL Thomas Dimopoulos 518-581-2480 x214 City, Crime, Arts/Entertainment thomas@saratogapublishing.com Opal Jessica Bogdan 518-581-2480 x206 News, Business, Education, Letters to the Editor opal@saratogapublishing.com Anne Proulx | 518-581-2480 x252 Obituaries, Proofreader aproulx@saratogapublishing.com

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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Native Saratogian and local author Elizabeth Macy is excited to announce the release of her third children’s picture book in the Lucky’s Adventures Series. The Lucky’s Adventures Series was inspired by the true story of Elizabeth’s rescue dog Lucky, who was lost in Saratoga for 4 days. Lucky was safely found thanks to the support of the community. The first 2 books are Lucky’s Adventure in Saratoga and Lucky’s Adventure in Winter Wonderland. In Lucky’s Adventure in the Great Outdoors, Lucky and her sister Hershey the cat go on a family camping trip. They are worried about making new friends with the forest animals. In this action packed adventure they realize that kindness and teamwork helps them get out of

some unlucky situations and also helps to build new friendships. A launch event will be held on August 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Spa City Farmers’ Market, Saratoga State Park, 65 S. Broadway, in Saratoga Springs. Elizabeth and Lucky will be signing books along with local illustrator Arien Smith. A portion of sales will be donated to H.O.P.E. Animal Rescue. The event is family and dogfriendly and will include kids’ activities and giveaways. Follow Elizabeth and Lucky at Lucky’s Adventures Books on Facebook and Instagram for upcoming events or contact at www.luckysadventures.net Lucky’s Adventure in the Great Outdoors is currently available for pre-sale purchase online and will be at numerous stores locally.

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Whitman Brewing Saratoga Hospital Named a Best Releases First Regional Hospital Canned Beer by U.S. News & SARATOGA SPRINGS – Whitman Brewing is excited to announce their first can release, New World Water. Four-packs of this Hard Seltzer went on sale this past July 30 at the brewery, located at 20 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs. The new canning line was scheduled for setup by the manufacturer, Cask Global Canning Solutions, based out of Alberta, Canada, just days before the border was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delayed the first canning run, but after many calls and video meetings with Cask, Head Brewer Nick Meyer had the machine up and running. The first release is New World Water, a 5.14% ABV Hard Seltzer conditioned with over 200lbs of puréed strawberries, giving it a subtle pink hue and a slightly tart fruit flavor. “We are thrilled to finally be able to offer our loyal customers a packaged product. Hard Seltzer seemed like the perfect choice for summer, since it pairs well with outdoor cookouts and boating.” said Brewery Director, Keegan Dombrosky. Whitman Brewing is a craft brewery located in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY. Serving approachable, yet sophisticated beers since 2019. Check out their website at waltandwhitmanbrewing.com

World Report

First in Northern New York, Third in Albany region and Twentysecond statewide SARATOGA SPRINGS – Saratoga Hospital has once again been named a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, taking the top spot in Northern New York and ranking third in the Albany region for 2020-2021. Saratoga Hospital is ranked twenty-second in New York state and was rated “high performing” in four specialties, procedures and conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, hip replacement, and knee replacement. “This ‘best’ designation is a tribute to every member of our organization—their skills, their overriding commitment to quality, and their passion for serving this community,” said Angelo Calbone, Saratoga Hospital president and CEO. “During these uncertain and challenging times, the U.S. News recognition is yet another reminder that, in Saratoga Hospital, our community has a safe place to turn for exceptional care.” For the 2020-2021 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals and medical centers nationwide in 16 specialties, 10 procedures and conditions. Of those facilities, 560—less than 14%—earned the “best” designation. Saratoga Hospital also received the designation in 2018-2019.

Musical Dark Horses George Harrison was best known as being one of The Beatles, the hit rock band of the 1960s. Harrison considered himself to be a dark horse. Even titling his own record label, first solo album, and tour; Dark Horse, all of which hit America in 1974. At the time both the album and tour were considered a flop by critics and Harrison struggled to get the appreciation he deserved. However, Dark Horse did hit the top five in America. Over 40 years later his work has stood the test of time and has remained a classic album in many people’s collections. His contributions to the Beatles included hit songs like; “I Need You,” “Don’t Bother Me,” “If I Need Someone,” and others. In the group he excelled, but on his own, his limited vocal and guitar skills were more noticeable. He had the fans from the Beatles but critics felt that his record label and future albums would fail. Though the Dark Horse album cover has nothing to do with horse racing or Thoroughbreds, the song Dark Horse references the sport. The chorus states “I’m a dark horse running on a dark race course…” The song is directed at critics who had already made up their mind on Harrison and doubted him. He was declaring that he was going to be able to overcome the odds and break out on his own. Like a dark horse, Harrison was expected to fail before he even started, but his music is still known and loved today.

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Marianne Barker and Maddy Zanetti are Co-Owners of The Dark Horse Mercantile and Impressions of Saratoga in Downtown Saratoga Springs. The Dark Horse brand is all about overcoming the odds and believing in yourself even if you are not the favorite. There are so many interesting Dark Horse stories both in and out of horse racing we wanted to share them with our friends who read the Saratoga TODAY family of publications… Stay tuned for weekly updates throughout the summer!

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Week of August 7 -13, 2020

Local Girl Scouts Earn Highest Award BALLSTON LAKE – Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY) congratulates Raia James, Sara Casale and Tiffany Cospito for becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout. James earned the designation by creating a school supply closet at Paige Elementary School to address an ongoing need for school supplies throughout the school year. Casale started a self-confidence program for select eight grade students in the Shenendehowa Central School District to earn the designation. Cospito earned the award by starting a children’s music program at Hospicio San Jose, an orphanage in Guatemala. Gold Award Girl Scouts don’t just change the world for the better but they change it for good. The Gold Award is earned by girls in grades ninth through twelfth who demonstrate extraordinary leadership in developing sustainable solutions to local, national, and

ACT WITH RESPECT ALWAYS Donates Face Masks

Pictured above, Taylor and Tommy Krogmann, two Act With Respect Always (AWRA) followers, show off the AWRA face masks. Rich Johns, founder of the nonprofit, has sent over 150 masks to the community at no cost. Anyone interested in receiving a mask can contact Johns’ email at acejohns@aol.com. Their website can be accessed at actwithrespectalways.com and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ actwithrespectalways/.

global challenges. Since 1916, Girl Scouts have answered the call to drive lasting, impactful change. The Gold Award is earned by a Girl Scout who works to address an issue they’re passionate about in a way that produces meaningful and lasting change. Whether it’s on a local, national, or global level, Gold Award Girl Scouts provide innovative solutions to significant challenges.

“Gold Award Girl Scouts don’t just change the world for the better, they change it for good—and [each girl] embodies everything this achievement stands for,” said Mary Buszuwski, GSNENY CEO. “[They all] addressed an issue that’s important to them—educational equity—for her Gold Award, and we congratulate [these girls] on this momentous accomplishment.”

Girl Scouts is 2.5 million strong—more than 1.7 million girls and 750,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) to change the world. Girl Scouts’ extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very

first Girl Scout troop, and every year since, we’ve honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.

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Week of August 7 -13, 2020

City Police Issue Statements on July 30 Protest, Announce Formation of Community Outreach Group by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS - On Aug. 4, Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton announced she was coordinating a community outreach team and invited members of the public to join the group. “I put together a group that’s going to be a community outreach team,” Dalton announced during this week’s City Council meeting. “I have been meeting with black residents in our community for the last month-and-a-half to hear their concerns, to talk about their experiences and to see how I can take their voices, concerns and frustrations and how we can work together as a group to create the community we all want to live in and feel safe in. “I invite anyone from the public who wants to be part of the solution to be on this team with us,” Dalton said. Those interested in joining the community outreach team may express that interest by email at: outreach@ saratoga-springs.org.

The Saratoga Springs Police Department issued two statements – the first on July 30 and the second Aug. 4 – regarding a “Back the Blue” rally and a counter-protest by the groups “BLM” and “All of US,” that occurred July 30, and which converged inside Congress Park. The first statement provided a timeline outline and the events leading up to three arrests being made. According to police, the “Back the Blue” rally ended at 7:45 p.m. and those participants left the area. “The group representing “BLM” and “All of US” made the decision to continue their protest by laying down in the intersection of Broadway and Congress Street for a period of time. The group then moved north on Broadway by walking in the roadway, disrupting traffic and closing down streets. These actions continued up and down Broadway for about 45 minutes and at approximately 8:30 p.m., Lt. Jason Mitchell of the Saratoga Springs Police Department

approached leaders of the group and asked them to leave the roadway. The group leaders were advised they could continue their protest on the sidewalks but not in the roadway,” the statement continues. “The leaders of the group and the protestors refused to leave the roadway after numerous warnings, so officers moved in and (three) arrests were made.” The second statement provided a more in-depth timeline, addressed the reason law enforcement agencies outside the city were requested as well as law enforcement’s deployment of “pepper projectiles” on Broadway during the protest. The statement reads, in part: “The police department began seeing social media posts from people representing the groups “BLM” and “All of US” to show up and counter-protest the “Back to Blue” rally. One of the social media posts asked counterprotestors to be in Congress Park by 5:30 p.m. and stated, ‘it’s time to really show them we mean business.’ It was at this time that the decision was made to add assistance from the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Department, New York State Police and New York State Park Police. “

Assistance by the Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Department assistance included an “MRAP” vehicle - described as a light tactical vehicle used as a personnel and equipment carrier for the tactical team, which was utilized during the evening. The statement continues: “Intelligence collected by outside agencies at various times of the day on July 30 reported the possibility that one of the protestors associated with “BLM” and “All of US” was armed with a handgun and agitators from outside the area were going to be involved. Observations by officers and backed up by video, show some protestors wearing bulletproof vests and duty belts containing pepper spray. Seven different video clips were posted on the city’s website Aug. 4 showing various moments of the protest, including one which shows police and protesters coming together and the subsequent deployment of pepper projectiles: “The Chief of Police authorized the use of the pepper projectiles once the situation started turning violent,” police said. No injuries were reported during the events.

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Cosponsors the Local Journalism Sustainability Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, NY-21, is a cosponsor of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, legislation that proposes a series of tax credits aimed at bolstering local newspapers and media in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local newspapers were facing challenges before the COVID19 pandemic, and now their challenges are especially unique. The bill is supported by the News Media Alliance, National Newspaper Association, and many other groups. “Our local news outlets are so important to the North Country, especially in our more rural or isolated areas,” said Stefanik, in a statement. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our news outlets, newspapers, and TV and radio stations have gone above and beyond to deliver up-to-date information to our North Country residents in a timely fashion. I am proud to be cosponsoring this bill to support readers, advertisers, and publishers and keep local news media sustained. I look forward to advancing this legislation along with my House colleagues and supporting initiatives like this to keep local journalism thriving.”

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Antibodies

“Antibodies will typically start to turn up after 10 days or so. They persist for some months – we don’t know exactly how long, but for quite a number of months,” Mastrianni says. While not known exactly how long the antibodies persist, it is believed they provide a temporary immunity period. “We think for most people those antibodies do protect them. How long that protection is good remains a mystery, but at least for some months.” There are exceptions - people who make incomplete antibodies, or whose immune system doesn’t work quite right for example, but antibodies creating immunity is an important factor, and the length of time that immunity exists is also key in learning how often a person would need to be vaccinated, if and when a vaccine is introduced. “For right now what we’ve seen is that the vast majority of people who go through the illness get the antibodies and they don’t get (the virus) again,” he says. “Overall, we’ve seen about 9% positive, but most of those people (tested locally) had the illness, we knew that. They

got really sick and had a positive swab test. Then, some other people from the community came who had talked to their doctor and thought: Gee, I had a flu-like illness in March or April and maybe I had it. So, they wanted to know. And so we’ve ended up at about this 9% positive rate -but that’s really dependent on who came in to get the test, so I’m not sure really what to make of that percentage.” The number of antibody tests locally conducted is “in the hundreds.” His practical advice: if one was previously sick and it’s important to them to know whether they had COVID, they should talk to their doctor about getting the antibody testing done. The antibody tests are reliable, but not perfect, he adds. “I would be nervous about doing it if you had no real reason, because you might get a false positive, and that would be bad for you to think you were protected when you weren’t.”

Pooled Testing

Earlier this year, as the need for COVID-19 testing began to increase, Saratoga Hospital started pooled testing for the virus, essentially batching

multiple patient tests together to conserve test cartridges. To date more than 2,150 test cartridges have been preserved, enabling the hospital to test all patients before they’re admitted and isolate those with the novel coronavirus. Pooled testing combines samples from several low-risk people in a single vial. If the test is negative, everyone whose sample was combined has tested negative for COVID-19—using supplies for only a single test. If the test is positive, each person must be retested individually. “We wanted to test everybody but we didn’t have enough cartridges, so we started batching them, and we proved that it worked,” says Mastrianni,

who co-authored an article about the results of Saratoga Hospital’s pilot program, published this month in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. “We started with 3 (people) and now we’re doing between 3 and 5, depending on what our need is. It’s been a very successful way of taking people who got admitted to the hospital and trying to tell best we can whether they had Covid.”

Where We Are Now

“I think this region had done a great job. We’re low, but I think it’s a critical point over the next month. If we can get everybody to wear masks and be careful and avoid the big groups or travel to

the hotspots, I think we can stay somewhat open and do a lot of things that we want to do in our lives,” Mastrianni says. “But, I think if we let this back in it’s going to be miserable. “Everybody is asking: What’s going to happen when school opens? Well, if your community is in control and you open your schools and you do it carefully, there’s a good chance you’ll be OK. Don’t get me wrong - you’re going to get cases, your going to have to handle it and it’s going to be tough, but you have a chance to do it. But if we let this get out of control in August, I mean, then you know September is not going to go well.”

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The Prevention Council of Saratoga County joins Operation Dry Water to raise awareness of the dangers of boating under the influence by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Prevention Council of Saratoga County (P.C.S.C) joins the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and Saratoga County Sheriff ’s Office in the annual Operation Dry campaign, a coordinated campaign to educate boaters about the dangers of boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Throughout this boating season, boaters will see an increase in outreach, education and enforcement surrounding boating under the influence. Alcohol use continues to be the leading known contributing factor in recreational boater deaths and a leading contributor in boating accidents. The mission of Operation Dry Water is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related incidents and fatalities on the water. The P.C.S.C will be out educating boaters on ways to stay safe while on the water, which includes always boating sober and avoiding any alcohol- or drug-use prior to and while boating. “Getting out on the water is an enjoyable and relaxing activity for many. We have partnered with Operation Dry Water this summer to help keep boaters safe

by educating operators and passengers on the dangers of boating under the influence,” said Janine Stuchin, Executive Director of the P.C.S.C. “Staying sober while boating is a critical part of boating safely. Outreach partners and volunteers will be out on the water and at marinas in Saratoga County, working collaboratively with law enforcement to educate boaters about safe boating practices. Law enforcement will also be detecting and removing impaired operators from the water. No matter where you are boating, it is illegal to operate a boat under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In 2019, law enforcement officers across the nation issued a total of 9,524 citations and removed 563 impaired operators from our nation’s waterways. The P.C.S.C is urging boaters to enjoy this boating season and help keep everyone safe by not drinking alcohol while on the water, or operating a boat after you have consumed alcohol. Use of both legal and illegal drugs also impairs judgment and reaction time and makes it dangerous to operate any vessel. Boaters can learn more about boating under the influence by visiting PreventionCouncil.org or operationdrywater.org.

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SARATOGA ROTARY Supports Beyond My Battle Virtual Groups While People are More Isolated Than Ever, Local Club Steps Up with Financial Gift to Aid in Bringing Emotional Support to Those Living with Medical Needs & Caregivers SARATOGA SPRINGS – COVID-19 presents unique challenges for those living with medical diagnoses, as well as their caregivers including increased fear and isolation. That’s why Saratoga-based nonprofit, Beyond My Battle, launched virtual support groups for their community at the start of the pandemic. The organizations offer a live online support group format that not only allows for proper social distancing, but also

provides a service that is truly accessible to a community that needs accessibility. “For many living with, or caring for someone with an illness/disability, limited mobility and time are obstacles for attending in-person support services – with or without the coronavirus,” says BMB Executive Director, Martel Catalano. In seeking to continue providing this free service to both individuals living with illnesses/ disabilities, and caregivers, the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club has provided funding to support on-going groups, which attendees are calling “a life-line.”

Saratoga Rotary President, Susan Rhoades, says, “we continue to support local nonprofit organizations in need and are happy to be able to give assistance to Beyond My Battle.” BMB’s support groups meet weekly on Zoom and are completely free to attendees, while maintaining a facilitated environment to engage and direct conversation in a compassionate way. To learn more about the groups or to sign up for one, visit www.beyondmybattle.org/ support-groups. The care partner virtual support group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and the illness/disability virtual support group meets every Thursday at 8 p.m.

The Children’s Museum at Saratoga Announces 2020 Big Truck Day Event to include driving truck tour, to-go kits and online resources for kids SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Children’s Museum at Saratoga is gearing up for its annual fundraising event, Big Truck Day, taking place Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This year, due to restrictions placed on gatherings, the popular event will take a slight detour to keep participation safe incorporating a driving truck tour the whole family will enjoy. Participants can purchase a to-go kit and pick it up at the museum before heading out on the driving tour. The to-go kit includes a fire hat, construction hat and two vehicle maker kits of either a monster truck, race car or train, which will be selected for you. The ticket price also includes two certificates for an ice cream cone from Stewarts, a link to an exclusive online Big Truck Day

video and a Truck Trail map featuring the seven vehicles that you can see while touring through historic downtown Saratoga including a Fire Truck, Police Car, Trash Truck, Cleaning Van, Ambulance and two vintage automobiles. With each ticket purchased, participants will be entered into a drawing to receive one of the following prizes including a captained boat ride around Lake George for a family of four donated by Freedom Boat Club, a Big Truck Day T-Shirt size youth large, a Tegu racer car, or a Melissa and Doug car carrier truck. Winners of the drawing will be announced on Facebook and contacted directly by Aug.12. “These have been challenging circumstances for families so we are pleased to offer a fun and safe activity the whole family can enjoy together,” said Sarah Smith, executive director of the Saratoga

Children’s Museum. “As you can imagine, it has been a challenging time for our team as well. We are a nonprofit museum, with a small annual operating budget all dependent on the revenue we earn from museum admissions, school field trips, education programs, and birthday parties at the museum, which have been on hold since early spring. Events like Big Truck Day are crucial fundraisers for us so we can continue to create new, engaging exhibits and experiences when the museum opens again.” Tickets for this year’s event range from $20-$40 packages. The $20 package will get you the trail map and exclusive video while the $30 package includes the map, video and a to-go kit for museum members and is $40 for non or future members. To purchase tickets, visit the Eventbrite page.

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Charter Review Commission

by Opal Jessica Bogdan Saratoga TODAY

Charter Review: From from left: Ann Bullock, Laura Chodos, Minita Sanghvi, Barbara Thomas, Beth Wurtmann

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Five members of the 2017 Saratoga Springs Charter Review Commission met recently to plan for a public information initiative for the Charter Referendum, which will be on the November 3 ballot. Voters will decide whether to change city government from a commission form to a structure with a six member ward-based city council, a city manager and a strengthened mayor. The “Charter Women” believe that city government will be more inclusive and responsive under the proposed system. The proposed City of Saratoga Springs Charter amendment replaces the existing commissioner form of government with a more common form of city government. The abstract on the Nov. 3 ballot reads: “shall the Saratoga Springs City Charter be amended to provide for a City Council elected from six neighborhood wards of equal population, presided by a Mayor elected citywide, and for the appointment of a professional City Manager and other administrative officials accountable to the Council?” The common form is comprised of two main elements including City Council elected from six neighborhood Wards, presided by a Mayor elected citywide and a professional City Manager hired by and accountable to the Council. Term limits are provided, with a maximum of six full two-year terms for Council members, and three full four-year terms for Mayor. Balllston Spa Announces Free and Reduced Meal Policy Ballston Spa Central School District announced this week a free and reduced price meal (Free Milk) policy for area school children. Local school officials have adopted the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in determining eligibility. More information can be found on the district website at www.bscsd.org/ Page/229.

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Hudson River Community Credit Union Named Healthiest Employer CORINTH – With employee health being one of the most important topics in the workplace due to the emergence of COVID19, Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU) is proud to announce that it has been named a 2020 Healthiest Employer by the Albany Business Review for the second straight year. The awards program honors 30 companies in the Capital Region whose wellness programming

and benefits go above and beyond. HRCCU works hard to cultivate a work environment and culture that is both fun and results oriented. They have built an enjoyable workplace for staff at their Operations Center complete with a full kitchen/break area, fitness facility and outdoor patio area. The credit union also brings in nutritionists and massage therapists periodically to help answer questions and keep their employees healthy.

“At HRCCU, we are really proud of the fact that we are able to offer our employees a workplace that integrates health into their work life,” said Sue Commanda, CEO. “Our company mission is to improve the financial well-being of our members, but we are also committed to improving the health and well-being of our employees. This is especially important with the rise of COVID-19 in our communities. We know that now

more than ever we need to provide a workplace that is supportive of our employees’ physical, emotional and social well-being.” Winners are determined by the Healthiest Employers LLC, a data and research company, which measures wellness and benefits factors using the Springbuk analytics platform. The assessment scored companies on their wellness program’s culture and leadership commitment, foundational

components, strategic planning, communication and marketing, programming and interventions, and reporting and analysis. Companies with an office of at least five employees were eligible in the following Capital Region counties: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington. The winners were celebrated on July 30 at a virtual event.

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Common Myths and Mistakes in Medicaid Planning by Matthew Dorsey

Pitfalls to avoid in developing your plan

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or over twenty years, I have worked with clients and their families to help their loved ones obtain Medicaid coverage for nursing home care. In the course of my practice, there have consistently been a number of myths and mistakes in Medicaid Planning. By “myths and mistakes,” I mean misunderstanding about the Medicaid rules and mistakes people make based on them. The following questions and answers are designed to address some of the more common misunderstandings and give the reader more accurate information on Medicaid Planning. Isn’t it true that my IRA will be considered a countable asset? No. Retirement accounts, like IRAs, are generally not considered assets by the Department of Social Services (DSS), as soon as the accounts are in payout status. Instead, they are considered as a source of income. For example, if you have a $100,000 IRA, DSS will make a calculation based on your age that will convert that asset into a source of income considered when you apply for Medicaid. Since you can only have $15,750 in assets and qualify for Medicaid, this will allow you to potentially qualify – despite the fact that you have a $100,000 IRA. What happens to my retirement income when I apply for Medicaid? That depends on whether you are married or single. If you are married, some of it may be made available to your spouse to pay their expenses if they are below the allowable income level for a community spouse. That level is currently $3,216 per month. If you are single, most or all of your income will likely be used to help pay for the cost of your nursing home care.

Is the Medicaid look back period seven years? No. The Medicaid look back period is five years. At the time of your Medicaid application, DSS will require you to provide the last five years of your financial records for their review in determining your eligibility. Isn’t it true there is no look back period for Community Medicaid? Yes – but that will end soon. Community Medicaid is available to pay for aides in your home, if you qualify. Currently, there is no look back period for Community Medicaid, but that will end on January 1st of next year. As of that date, a 2 ½ year lookback period will be phased in for all transfers after October 1st of this year. Isn’t it true that I can put my assets in a Trust and DSS can’t touch them? As a general rule, that is not correct. However, if you create an Irrevocable Trust and the assets are transferred to that Trust more than five years before you apply for Medicaid, then yes – those assets will be protected for Medicaid Planning purposes. Isn’t true that I can take money out of my Irrevocable Trust to help pay my expenses? No. In a properly drafted Irrevocable

Trust used for Medicaid Planning, the assets you put in the Trust cannot come back out to you. If the Trust provisions allow that to happen (or you take the assets out regardless of the Trust provisions), then the assets will be considered yours and counted against you when determining your Medicaid eligibility. Isn’t it true that I can get a home equity loan after I put my house in a Trust? If you put your house in an Irrevocable Trust for Medicaid Planning purposes, you generally cannot thereafter get a home equity loan with your residence pledged as collateral. From the bank’s perspective, you no longer own the home (the Trust does instead), so you cannot pledge it as collateral. In addition, if you have a home equity loan before you put your house in an Irrevocable Trust, the bank may not continue to permit you to take draws on that loan. Isn’t it true that I can give away $15,000 a year without a Medicaid penalty? No. The $15,000 limit is known as the federal annual exclusion amount for gift tax purposes. This is the amount of money you can give to someone without the need of filing a gift tax return. This is a useful number to keep in mind if you have a large estate (i.e. in excess of $5 million) and you want to make lifetime gifts and reduce your potential estate tax burden upon your death. Otherwise, the amount is likely not very important to your planning.

Is there an amount of money I can give away without fear of a Medicaid penalty? Yes. You can generally give up to $2,000 per person per year without fear of Medicaid penalty. This is not a level established by statute or regulation, but rather a rule of thumb used by the local Medicaid authorities. For more information on allowable gifting and how penalty periods work, please take a look at my March 9, 2020 article in Saratoga Today entitled “Medicaid Lookback Periods and Penalty Periods.” People receive their information on Medicaid Planning from a variety of sources, including friends, family, websites, and elsewhere. Amongst the information available, is unfortunately an abundance of misinformation that can lead to mistakes. When it comes to Medicaid Planning, you should seek out the services of an experienced elder law attorney to make sure your planning is based on the most current, and correct, information. Matthew J. Dorsey, Esq. is a Partner with O’Connell and Aronowitz, 1 Court Street, Saratoga Springs, NY. Over his twenty-three years of practice, he has focused in the areas of elder law, estate planning, and estate administration. Mr. Dorsey can be reached at 518-584-5205, mdorsey@oalaw.com, and www.oalaw.com.

Week of August 7 - 13, 2020 BALLSTON SPA 5 Pasture Place, $309,500. Rosetti Acquisitions LLC sold property to Ashley Crews and Timothy O’Connor. 32 Mann Rd., $392,000. James Frering sold property to Jessica Blascak. 5 Hollins Lane, $335,000. Wendy and Charles Haugh, Jr. sold property to Michael and Victoria Every. 14 Roseland Blvd., $250,000. Timothy Winslow sold property to Mathew and Kayla Parenti. 59 Midlinie Rd., $75,000. Pamela Schirnhofer sold property to Kyle Schirnhofer. 23 Kasey Pass, Unit 23, $297,489. Brookview Court Inc./Pigliavento Builders DBA sold property to Jeremy and Mary Spraggs. 96 Lancaster Court, $368,857. Bordeau Builders Inc. sold property to Katherine Ladd. 60 Beacon St., $259,900. Edwin and Maureen Durie sold property to Lisa Lane. 2 Charles St., $179,000. John McAuliffe, Jr. sold property to BE for Realty LLC. 11 Everson Way, $337,500. Meghan Dobroski sold property to Thomas and Julie Hunt. 1 Brookshire Way, $391,810. JKM Builders LLC sold property to Erik to Christina Mendelsohn. GREENFIELD 525 Locust Grove Rd., $225,000. Cameron Asay and Allison Blaszky sold property to Michael Scoula. 280 Greene Rd., $30,000. Charles and Joseph Slocik sold property to William and Jennifer Aldrich (as Trustees). 250 Greene Rd., $204,000. Charles and Joseph Slocik sold property to William and Jennifer Aldrich (as Trustees). 520 North Creek Rd., $177,000. Michael Perue sold property to Amanda Sieber. MALTA 102 Pepperbush Place, $172,500. Janet Howells (by Exec) sold property to Ethan Marshall. 4 Settlers Ridge S., $460,000. Larry and Laura Parsons sold property to Kelly Beers and Eric Stefanik. 13 Village View Bluff, $245,000. Martin Hotaling sold property to Ridge Harris. 631 Malta Ave., $260,000. Barbara Greene sold property to Kevin Fitzpatrick and Andrea Rollier. 68 Snowberry Rd., $203,000. Patricia Washington (as Trustee) sold property to Janie English and Heidi Frechette. 20 Pepperbush Place, $180,000. Daniel Miller sold property to Nicholas Molocznik. 18 Copper Ridge Dr., $125,000. Abele Builders Inc. sold property to Abele Homes LLC. 3 Wineberry Lane, $250,000. Jennifer and Robert DelGuercio sold property to Tyler Strenk and Lindsey Waring. 1 Candlewood Dr., $339,900. Alan and Diane Blumenkopf sold property to Marissa Broadley. 107 Arrowwood Place, $200,500. Sharon Natale sold property to Kimberly Carville.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS 11 Coronado Way, $405,000. Kyle and Kaitlin Kuwitzky sold property to Richard Warren and Alexandra Aarons. MILTON 313 Lexington St., $225,000. Victor Madrigal sold property to Matthew Bonacci. 88 Grove St., $20,500. Alex Pulling and Holly Luciano sold property to Alex Pulling. 14 Van Brummel Lane, $340,000. Kathryn Steigerwald sold property to Kevin and Amber Devantier. 735 Route 29, $38,000. US Bank National Association (as Trustee, by Atty) sold property to Home Buddies LLC. 250 W. North St., $190,000. Casey Avery sold property to High Rock Property Management LLC. 2 Carrousel Court, $313,000. Kayla and Daniel Bartczak sold property to Jaime and Madalynn Gallaga. 52 Middle St., $169,000. Michelle Kolozy sold property to Cynthia LaForest. 28 Red Coach Trail, $210,000. George Malone (by Exec) sold property to Nicholas Croce. 30 Carriage Way, $240,000. Dennis Newcomer sold property to Jordan Adey. TOWN OF SARATOGA Swamp Rd., $22,000. Christian and Bridget Babcock sold property to Lee and Mary Ethier. 168 Haas Rd., $364,500. Ann McGrath and Morgan Gmelch sold property to Katherine Doyle.

152 Haas Rd., $354,000. Milissa Monroe sold property to Lucas and Alyssa Meyers. 3 Pearl St., $254,000. Linda Flood, Kevin, Keith, and Kenneth Nevins, and Brenda Adler sold property to Jose Atencio and Maria Lezcano. Lot 3 NYS Route 32, $65,000. Mark Harrison sold property to Piepers Classic Cars LLC. SARATOGA SPRINGS 44 Horseshoe Dr., $475,000. Paul and Barbara Iaconis sold property to Benjamin Tecmire and Venessa Baer. 22 Collins Terrace, $560,000. Thomas and Victoria Niles sold property to James and Nikki Flynn. 6 Doggetts Coat Place, $540,000. Tina Chindamo sold property to Ian Bain and Samantha Shrager. 28 Julians Way, $715,397. Spencers Landing LLC sold property to Robert and Nancy Rusnak. 3 Lee Dr., $287,500. Louis and Nancy Lombard sold property to Geralee Hall. 46 Union St., Unit 103, $18,500. Moore Hall LLC sold property to Jeffrey and Diane Campbell. 171 Grand Ave., $535,000. Gerald Curtin and Alicia Brabazon Curtin sold property to Sadiebug LLC. 340 Grand Ave., $138,350. Two Glenmore Avenue LLC sold property to Nicole and Eric Evers. 68 Kaydeross Park Rd., $408,000. Sixty Eight Kaydeross Park Road Holdings LLC sold property to Valerie J Hoebel Revocable Trust.

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14 Conver Dr., $338,000. John and Jocelyn Keene sold property to Austin Nydegger and Zoie Cavotta. 8 Flying Dutchman Way, $380,000. Heather O’Leary sold property to Meg O’Leary and Jordi Estevadeordal. STILLWATER 37 NYS Route 67, $108,325. US Department of Housing and Urban Development sold property to Derrick Weaver. 32 Pine Ridge Rd., $385,000. John and Anne Daley sold property to Norman and Yong Rader. 21 Major Dickinson Ave., $320,000. Ridgevale Capital LLC sold property to Twenty One Major Dickinson LLC. 4 East Cove Rd., $500,000. Nikki and James Flynn III sold property to John Hannemann and Holly Fadie. 2 Riverside Dr., $235,000. Robert and Linda Farnan sold property to Jenna and Timothy Cuilla. Claremont and Colonial, $50,000. Joseph Fondano sold property to Nineteen Colonial LLC.

15 WILTON 41 Nicklaus Dr., $331,100. Rachel Tierney sold property to Michael McMullen. 27 Cherry Tree Lane, $359,900. Justan and Clarissa Jenkins sold property to Jose and Taylor Ortiz. 74 Ernst Rd., $155,000. Walter Adelmann (as Trustee) sold property to James McDonald. 30 Highgate Rd., $255,000. Jonathon and Meghan Molik sold property to Lacey Largeteau. 683 Route 9, $630,000. Sanford and Barry Katz (Co Trustees) sold property to Six Hundred Eighty Three Saratoga Rd. 55 Cobble Hill Dr., $411,000. Denise Hassey sold property to Dwayne and Ashley Hazel. 306 Loudon Rd., $301,000. Kelley Campoli (as Trustee) sold property to Michael Neaton and Stacie Wood Neaton. 11 Worth Rd., $357,000. Peter and Lisa Fraine sold property to Gregory Petroski and Jacqueline Fitzgerald.

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“If you have the virus under control, reopen. If you don’t have the virus under control, then you can’t reopen. We’re not going to use our children as a litmus test. And we are not going to put our children in a place where their health is endangered. It’s that simple,” Cuomo said. While no decision has been made yet, schools have moved ahead with drafted school year plans. The state Board of Regents developed a reopening guideline to help NY school districts developed their plans. They gathered feedback from parents, teachers, school and district leaders, non-instructional staff, school board members and health experts. Some guidelines include mandatory mask wearing by students, teachers and staff as well as daily health checks for anyone entering the school building and improving ventilation and air filtration systems. Local districts have started to ask parents to take surveys about sending their children to school, and Cuomo urges starting video discussions as well. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District plans to gauge whether parents feel comfortable sending their children to school for in-person instruction or if a fully virtual school is preferred. The survey also asks parents if they will rely on the district’s school buses for transportation to and from school in the fall. The survey will be emailed to families and must be completed by Tuesday, July 21. Ballston Spa Central School District is also asking for parents opinions. Each week the district will post an updated version of their reopening plan. The draft will be changed through feedback from the district planning team subgroups, building-level

workgroups, parent survey results, feedback they received via email at schoolopening@ bscsd.org and updates from the state and their attorneys. Saratoga Springs Central School District developed a “Pathways Forward” draft that outlines the steps the district is taking for the school year. Based on how the pandemic continues to evolve, districts are prepared to shift through a learning model continuum. Local school districts have outlined a fully virtual school, in-classroom learning and instruction, or a combination of both. Fully virtual gives parents the option to keep the children out of school buildings, engaging children through virtual learning and meetings. Learning material will be covered the same, in-person and online. In-Person Instruction would adhere to Cuomo and NYS Department of Health Guidelines for Reopening. Another option is a hybrid instruction, connecting teachers and students both in-person and online. Cuomo added that while neither option is perfect, opening schools is highly problematic. He cited food insecurity, possible dangerous situations at home and the growing concern of socialization. The state Board of Regents reopening plan can be accessed at www.nysed.gov/reopeningschools. Each district’s detailed drafts can be accessed at www.bhbl.org/district-sharesre op e n i ng - c ons i d e r at i ons / , https://www.saratogaschools. org/files/filesystem/OutlineReopening-Schools-Draft.pdf and https://www.bscsd.org/site/ handlers/filedownload.ashx?m oduleinstanceid=21781&dataid =44455&FileName=BSCSD%20 Reopening%20Plan%20 Draft%201%20073020.pdf.

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Live Music at the The Rotary Club of Ballston Spa Continues Fantastic Food Truck Corral Support for Students BALLSTON SPA – The Ballston Spa Central School District’s Scotties BackPack Program has once again received a donation from the Rotary Club of Ballston Spa. They received a check for $3,000 that was presented to Kelly Delaney-Elliott, Coordinator of Development for the district, during a virtual presentation with Rotary members. Current President Pete Champagne said that the club members had selected the program as one of their main focus areas to support. The funds were raised during the Rotary’s annual Christmas tree sales in December 2019. “The work and generosity of the Ballston Spa Rotarians continues to amaze and humble me,” indicated Superintendent Ken Slentz. “On behalf of the Board of Education and BSCSD, we extend our sincere appreciation to them for their support of our students and district programs.”

Last fall the Brookside Museum, the Rotary Club of Ballston Spa, and the Malta Sunrise Rotary joined together and sponsored a Chicken BBQ to benefit the Scotties BackPack Program. Through their efforts and contributions from many local businesses, they raised over $3,000 to donate to the program. They also placed collection containers in businesses throughout the district. Please contact Ray Otten at 518-852-2642 for additional information on the Rotary’s community support efforts. In collaboration with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, the district launched the Scotties BackPack Program in 2017 at Milton Terrace Elementary School and has now expanded to all four elementary schools. The program provides a bag of easy-to-prepare food to selected students each week to eat throughout the weekend. The program started with providing weekend

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meals to 30 students and the goal is to provide food for 175 students in the district. The cost to provide weekend meals for one student for the school year is $183. Revenue to support the program is raised by individual and corporate donations as well as through any available grant sources. Other major contributors to the program have been The Saratoga Hospital, Ballston Spa Elks Lodge #2619, and the Global Foundries/ Town of Malta Foundation. Individual and corporate sponsorships are always welcome! For a link to donate online visit w w w. b s c s d. org / d om ai n / 2 8 . Donations by check should be made payable to the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region or CFGCR and may be sent to: Kelly DelaneyElliott, BSCSD, 70 Malta Ave., Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Anyone interested in volunteering to support the BackPack program, please contact 518-884-7195 x1369.

SCHUYLERVILLE – The Fantastic Food Truck Corral is continuing into August every Friday night from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Each week community members can find a selection of fair food favorites like funnel cake, sausage and peppers, blooming onions and ribbon fries along with favorite food trucks hosting lobster rolls, tacos, and Italian shaved ice all in one place.

Guests can enjoy their food at one of the socially distanced picnic tables or bring their own chair or blanket to enjoy local music by some of our favorite local acts while you eat. Coming up the first part of the month musical guests will feature The North & South Dakotas supported by Bound by Fate Brewing Company on Aug.7 and on Aug. 14 SwampFoot will be performing.

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pre-school SPOTLIGHT

Head Start Preps Kids for Kindergarten, Helps Families

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What Parents Say: “The best thing would have to be that my daughter is definitely ready for kindergarten.” “I appreciate the program so much. It has allowed me to work as a single parent and provide both my children with great early learning skills.” “My kids love the teachers and look forward to Head Start every day.” “They help the entire family – not just the children.”

EVERY CHILD DESERVES A QUALITY EDUCATION AND HEAD START TURNS THAT INTO REALITY. Head Start is a free preschool program for low-income families. They offer four preschool classrooms for threeand four-year-olds in the Saratoga Springs Central School District, as well as another half-dozen classrooms across the county. They also offer preschool home-base services. Each classroom is a NYS licensed daycare center and is led by a certified teacher. There’s also an assistant teacher and teacher aid with a maximum of 18 children in each classroom, ensuring your child gets the individualized attention they deserve. During the day, each child receives a free, nutritious breakfast and lunch. Each classroom has places for lunch, art and reading. The children go outside to play every day, weather permitting. There is also a monthly Family Night. Transportation can be

arranged and dinner is provided. Some of the activities this year included a children’s Zumba class and swimming at the pool. There are also employment and volunteer opportunities for parents to be actively involved in the program.

“We helped her sign up for her very first college course. When her son turned three and entered the Head Start classrooms, she became a substitute teacher. Now, her son is heading off to kindergarten and she’s almost finished with her bachelor’s.”

Head Start’s results truly speak for themselves.

Another important service is Early Head Start, which provides home-based programs for pregnant women, infants and toddlers. A home visitor visits every week and there are regularly scheduled group activities, all designed to help families meet their goals. Home Visits are a wonderful way to start very young children on the road to school success!

“We had a young man who came to us at three years old and didn’t speak any English in his household - his parents spoke only Russian,” said Head Start Director Bernie Jones. “By the time he was heading off to kindergarten, he was speaking English on level with his peers.” But Head Start doesn’t just focus on the children and getting them ready both academically and socially for kindergarten, we also help families address their overall needs. “We had a mom enroll her infant son in Early Head Start and she told us that she always wanted to be an early childhood teacher,” said Head Start Assistant Director Kathryn Kaehler.

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hate to be the one to say it but there are already signs of fall around. The days are just a bit shorter, the nights are getting refreshingly cooler and the first of the hardy mums have started to arrive at the garden center. The many petal shapes and colors that chrysanthemums (mums to you, “kiku” to the Japanese) exhibit have made them a fall favorite for years….many, many years. When you decide to grow chrysanthemums, you become involved in a gardening pastime that spans many centuries. History traces the origin of chrysanthemum culture to Imperial China over 3,000 years ago. Chrysanthemums were highly prized by the emperors

of China who considered them to be more valuable than gold. The Japanese also revere the chrysanthemum. In fact, the origin of Japanese culture is wrapped in chrysanthemum legend. It seems that one of the early emperors of China became quite ill. In his quest for a remedy he learned of the “herb of youth” that would restore his health. The search for the “herb of youth” was entrusted to twelve male and twelve female virgins. They sailed out onto the Pacific Ocean with a bamboo basket filled with the emperor’s beloved “golden daisies” to trade for the “herb of youth.” They didn’t make it too far before the quest was ended by a typhoon that left them shipwrecked on a rocky archipelago. With their journey at an end, the survivors planted the revered mums and set about exploring their new home. Over the years, the survivors’ descendants populated the islands we now know as Japan. Their reverence for chrysanthemums continued and they were eventually considered the exclusive property of their emperor. In 910 AD, the Japanese Emperor displayed his prized plants at the first Imperial Chrysanthemum Show and declared them to be the national flower of Japan. In 1876, another Japanese emperor created the Order of the Chrysanthemum

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as the highest honor he could bestow on an individual. The Japanese word “kiku” represents both the chrysanthemum and the office of the emperor. The royal crest is a traditional sixteen-petal chrysanthemum design. European interest in Chrysanthemums budded with the arrival of plants brought back from the orient by Dutch traders in the early eighteenth century. The Dutch are known to have

produced several new varieties from the original plants, but it was the horticulturally adept French Huguenots that are credited with real improvements in flower size and color. The Huguenots developed “Old Purple” which became a favorite all over the continent. Chrysanthemums came to North America in 1798 in the hands of John Stevens, a nurseryman from Hoboken. By

1850 the Chrysanthemum society of America had been founded and they held their first show in 1902 and the rest, as they say, is history. Since then, hundreds of new colors and forms have been developed which has only added to their popularity. They are hard to resist. Remember, the earlier you get them planted, the better the root system they’ll have established before winter arrives. Thanks for the read!

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Builder’s Corner

Make Every Day a Vacation at Home: Lasting Trade Offs that Make Your Home Better than a Vacation Destination Photos provided.

by Lou Galarneau,

President of Galarneau Builders

for Saratoga TODAY

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ne thing we’ve learned throughout these challenging times is that there is no place like home. Traditionally, we have had to go away on vacation and come back to really appreciate the safety and security we feel in the familiar space of our homes.

But what if we made our homes so comfortable and added the right amenities that would make everyday at home feel like a vacation? With worldwide travel restrictions in place for the unknown future, staycations are surely here to stay. But which ones would make the whole family excited about staying home? Here are some ideas to consider when creating your very own staycation home oasis: 1. Have a family meeting and talk to all members including kids and grandkids and find out what are the most exciting things they love about your vacation spots. You can use those as design inspiration to communicate to your contractor. Maybe the family “chef” wants to be outside cooking in a real kitchen and part of the outdoor fun. Maybe swimming and staying cool is the top priority? Perhaps adding a waterfall could remind them of a trip to Hawaii or installing rock pattern paths might be reminiscent of river rafting trips or a fire pit feels like camping at the lake. You get the idea here hopefully. 2. Talk to a reputable builder about what you want to achieve and let them design a customized plan. Then set a budget and secure financing. Most builders have contacts with funding sources and can point you in the right direction. 3. Consider things like installing an in-ground pool, hot tub, fully equipped outdoor bar, big screen TV and lounging space, and an outdoor kitchen with oven, grills and refrigeration. How about creating a fire pit space? Consider anything that brings that resort life feeling home. 4. If you’re having trouble narrowing things down or just don’t even know where to begin because it feels overwhelming, then talk to a builder. Most consultations are complementary and can help you form a realistic plan that can be within budget and produced in a timely manner. Best of luck in your quest to create your dream backyard oasis staycation setting. It will be worth the investment of time and money and you will reap the benefits for many years to come.

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August 11: 8th Annual Upstate Invitational Opens Aug. 8 AT Celebrate New Tim Davis

The Laffer Gallery

Exhibition Catalogue with The Tang Online

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SCHUYLERVILLE — The Laffer Gallery will open a new exhibit, “8th Annual Upstate Invitational” featuring artwork by regional artists T. Klacsmann, Cheryl Horning and Doretta Miller. These distinguished artists were honored with last year’s “8th Annual Upstate Artists” Best in Show Award, juried by Jon Christopher Gernon. “Our annual Upstate Artists exhibition is a great way to showcase, side-by-side, works by some of Upstate New York’s emerging and accomplished artists. Each year, we have a new juror, and the

Annual Upstate Invitation is the showcase of the talented artists who are selected Best in Show during a given year,” said Erik Laffer, owner, The Laffer Gallery. The 8th Annual Upstate Invitational exhibit will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., from Aug. 8 – Sept. 6. Showings are also available by appointment.

Tim Davis discusses his new exhibition catalogue at the Tang on Aug. 11.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College invites the public to an online celebration of the new publication Opener 31: Tim Davis – When We Are Dancing (I Get Ideas) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11 on the Tang Instagram account. The event will feature a conversation between artist, writer, and musician Tim Davis and Rachel Seligman, the book’s editor and the Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator at the Tang. Davis, who will be on the front porch of his upstate New York home, will also perform some original songs.

The catalogue, Opener 31: Tim Davis – When We Are Dancing (I Get Ideas), presents recent work by Davis whose sprawling oeuvre includes photography, video, drawing, installation, and sound works. Davis makes artwork that explores the intersection of humor and longing, where the ridiculous meets the sublime, and the abject aligns with the beautiful in unexpected ways. The exhibition catalogue includes a new interview with Tim Davis by Seligman, and essays by Luc Sante and Tim Davis. The book launch event, which is free and open to the public, will be streamed live at www.instagram.com/tang teachingmuseum. For more information, visit tang.skidmore. edu or email tang@skidmore.edu.

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Announces Virtual Beethoven 2020 Festival SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s “Reimagined” series continues with a virtual Beethoven 2020 festival, which will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Highlighting the virtual festival are special events including an exclusive Beethoven recital with pianist Jonathan Biss on Aug. 21, the World Premiere of Testament on Aug. 22, a theatrical production in collaboration with Saratoga Shakespeare Company, and a Caffè Lena “Stay Home Sessions” concert with Philadelphia Orchestra musicians on Aug. 15. “SPAC’s planned presentation of the complete Beethoven symphony cycle with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin was slated to be some of our most important programming of the season. Instead, we are honoring the great composer with a season long virtual festival and a completely new online platform with all nine symphonies, an exclusive concert with Jonathan Biss, a special lecture series, our gorgeous SPAC REIMAGINED ballet shorts set to his music and much more. It is our hope that this curated collection will still provide a profound and deeply moving musical experience -- just in a new format,” said Elizabeth Sobol, SPAC President & CEO, in a statement. The reimagined 2020 season also includes previously announced community events such as SPAC’s partnership with COESA to present the healing arts with Tai Chi and guided Meditation classes, the SPAC Reimagined ballet shorts featuring New York City Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the virtual Freihofer’s Jazz Fest Stay Home Sessions and the on-going SPAC Learning Library. In addition, the Center has opened up its campus to various arts-related activities for children and young people. All Beethoven festival events are free and will be accessible virtually on SPACBeethoven.org. Select events will also be screened on SPAC’s grounds to members only (limited to 50 people). Visit spac.org for additional details. For a full schedule and more information visit spac.org.

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This Must Be The Place:

Saratoga Scholar Put Talking Heads on The Road To Everywhere ...continued from front page “When I was in high school in Pittsburgh, the person who really changed my life and my whole reason for being you could say, was a guy named David Miller,” Chris Frantz recalled on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. “He lives somewhere not far from Saratoga. He taught for many years at Skidmore after the school I went to, which was called Shady Side Academy – which at the time was a boys school. He taught my studio art class then later got a job teaching painting at Skidmore College. He was there well over 20 years,” says Frantz, who has just published his autobiography “Remain In Love: Talking Heads: Tom Tom Club: Tina.” The book documents Frantz childhood years, his perceptions from his seat behind the drumkit with the bands Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, and his longtime marriage to the band’s bassist, Tina Weymouth. A handful of pages detailing Frantz’ academy school years are filled with a fondness for Miller’s inspiration. “It’s no exaggeration to say this man changed my life. He was and still is a very humble, friendly, and unpretentious person. Mr. Miller opened my eyes to the idea that anyone can be an artist. Under (his) talented influence, I became an artist. It was as if a switch flipped in my brain. I still remember the day I had this epiphany. I was seventeen years

old,” Frantz says. “I went to visit with him and to talk about those days. He’s a great painter and he’s still alive and well and living in your area.” “I gave them assignments where they would take risks,” says Miller, from his home a few minutes south of Saratoga Springs. “I’d show them slides and recommend artists they should research, and then they would get involved in finding new directions for their own skills. Not to imitate, but to be inspired by. That’s how I taught.” Drawing, painting and collage lessons aside, Miller had coincidentally also known Frantz’ father. “When I was in the Army Reserves, his father was a colonel and I was a lieutenant,” Miller says. As Frantz entered his junior year, he began thinking of college applications. Miller suggested he should go to a good art school. “This made complete sense to me,” Frantz says, “but when I told my parents, they spoke to Mr. Miller and begged him, ‘Please don’t suggest to Chris that he should go to art school. How will he ever support himself?’” “Chris’ father said to me, please don’t talk Chris into going to art school. How is he going to make a living?” Miller recalls with a chuckle. Miller was persuasive, however, and recommended Frantz apply to the Rhode Island School of Design, which he described as the Harvard of art schools. Miller’s reputation at the Rhode Island School of Design was stellar, having previously sent

the college a handful of students. “My parents suddenly thought, ‘Oh, the Harvard of art schools? Well, that sounds interesting,’” Frantz says. Frantz was accepted and relocated to RISD. It was on campus that he met David Byrne. They started playing music. At the school, Frantz also met Tina Weymouth, who would become the band’s bass player, as well as Frantz’ relationship partner for life. One day, Byrne came to the painting studio that Frantz and Weymouth – now a couple – were sharing. He said he had been writing a song in a style somewhat like Alice Cooper and hoped the pair could help him with it. Byrne’s verse began: “I can’t seem to face up to the facts/ I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax…” Weymouth, who spoke French, added the song’s bridge, and Frantz added even more verses. “Continuing with the psychotic theme as we were brainstorming, I shouted, ‘We are vain and we are blind!’ and Tina said, ‘Yeah, yeah, and I hate people when they’re not polite.’ David wrote it all down in his little spiral notebook,” Frantz says. “It was our first songwriting experience together and it was proof enough for me that we should do more of this in the future.” Following graduation, all three moved to New York City where Talking Heads began their career at CBGB, opening for The Ramones. “Chris’ dad later said something positive about Chris going to art school,” Miller says with a laugh. As Talking Heads blazed

their path through the New York underground, Miller relocated to Saratoga Springs, after answering a call from a friend who was teaching at Skidmore College, informing of an opening in the art department. “I said, where is Skidmore? He said: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. I said: I never heard of it, where’s that? He said: it’s by Albany,” Miller recalls. Miller taught at Skidmore for 35 years – from 1975 to 2010, retiring after 35 years. His son Darren played quarterback at Saratoga Springs High School, and has since gone on to a prestigious law career with the state. As an artist, Miller has shown his work at numerous galleries including locally at Saratoga Arts Center. A large retrospective of his career work was staged at the Tang Museum. In the mid-1980s, Miller and his son Darren attended a Talking Heads show at SPAC. “I remember we were sitting near the stage and the band were on break, or they hadn’t started yet.

Chris came out and waved for the two of us to come up. So, Darren and I went up on the side of the stage behind the curtain, and we watched the show from back here. It was a very interesting experience. “Chris came up and visited us here at the house about two or three years ago and insisted on taking us out to lunch. Anytime he wants he’s welcomed to come back,” Miller says. Frantz and Weymouth eventually moved out of New York City and settled into the Northeast countryside. “I have heard from a lot of people who live in New York,” Frantz says, the couple’s two beagles - Poppy and Kiki - joyfully announcing the arrival of a UPS delivery truck coming up the driveway. ”Those who can afford to move are really considering moving out to the countryside - so, look out Saratoga: here they come!” “Remain In Love: Talking Heads: Tom Tom Club: Tina,” by Chris Frantz, published by St. Martin’s Press. $29.99 hardcover, with photographs.

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‘ Look, don’t touch’ keeps produce healthy and safe at the

Farmers’ Market

WILTON MALL Wednesdays | 3 - 6 p.m. Saturdays | 9 - 1 p.m.

by Himanee Gupta-Carlson for Saratoga TODAY Photos by Pattie Garrett.

The escarole sat crisply in my display bin at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market. It caught the eye of a customer. The escarole sat crisply in my display bin at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market. It caught the eye of a customer. I greeted him, and he asked, “Is this lettuce?” As he did so, his fingers wrapped impulsively around the leaves, cradling them. “Please,” I said. “Can I ask you not to touch?” The customer felt bad. I did, too. But as the COVID-19 pandemic continues we all are adapting to new practices of interacting with each other and the fresh foods at the market. Asking customers not to touch products until they have committed to buying them now

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is among the Saratoga market’s safety rules. As we celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week this week, we also highlight how not touching fresh fruits and vegetables minimizes damage while also easing the risk of Coronavirus spread. In addition, the food remains safe and healthy with the farmers being the only ones touching the produce prior to purchase. But how does one buy without touching? Jason Heitman of Green Jeans Market Farm helps customers choose tomatoes by asking them what sizes they prefer and when they plan to eat them. He checks the bottoms of tomatoes to gauge their ripeness, noting that not fully ripened fruits will continue to ripen until consumed.

Brian Talmadge of Talmadge Farm encourages customers to choose beans that look wrinkle-free and shine. Cucumbers, he says, also have a shine. Charles Holub of Scotch Ridge Farm brings handpicked berries to market that have attained enough sweetness to be eaten immediately or frozen for later use. Such greens as lettuce, kale, and escarole are harvested one or two days before market so they can be washed and cooled for maximum crispness. They might wilt during a market from exposure to sun and wind but will rebound when rinsed in cold water. If stored in a produce bag in the refrigerator, they’ll remain fresh for up to a week. I explained to my customer who mistook escarole for lettuce that it was a green from the chicory family and often used to make Beans and Greens. I also noted that it, like many other greens, was delicious sautéed with a bit of olive oil, black pepper, and garlic. He bought the escarole and, like many others, thanked us for keeping the farmers’ market safe. Saratoga Farmers’ Market runs at Wilton Mall 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter – www.saratogafarmersmarket.org/ weekly-newsletter.

Spinach Salad with Peaches and Beets

Adapted from the recipe featured in Eating Well, shared by My Saratoga Kitchen Table Total time: 1 hr 15 mins • Servings:8

INGREDIENTS:

*Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market

• 1½ pounds small to medium beets*, preferably Chioggia* • ½ cup water • 1 cup whole milk plain yogurt* • 1 Tablespoon honey* • 1 teaspoon lemon juice • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, divided • 1 Tablespoon olive oil

• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper • 4 cups fresh spinach or Lacinato Kale (cut kale into ¼” ribbons) • 4 ripe peaches*, cut into ½ inch wedges • 2 Tablespoons small fresh mint leaves* or torn basil* • ¼ cup chopped almonds or hazelnuts

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees 2. Wash beets and place in a small roasting pan. Pierce all over with a small paring knife. Add water to the pan and cover with foil. Roast until tender when pierced with a knife, 40 to 50 minutes. 3. Combine yogurt, honey, lemon juice, and ¼ teaspoon salt. 4. When beets are cool enough to handle, peel them and cut into ½ inch wedges. Transfer to a medium bowl and toss with oil, pepper, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. 5. To assemble the salad, make a bed of spinach greens. Drizzle with half of dressing and top with beets and peaches. Tuck in mint or basil in between the beets and peaches. Drizzle remaining dressing on top and sprinkle with chopped almonds or hazelnuts. Notes: The original recipe calls for adding 3 Tablespoons of hazelnuts to the dressing. Process in a food processor or blender until smooth.

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by John Reardon for Saratoga TODAY

Hello my Foodie Friends !

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his week, the must have gadget for your kitchen are onion goggles. Let’s start by telling you about my first job in a restaurant when I was 16 years old. The manager brought me to the back of the restaurant and said to me “son, we are going to make you a ‘boss,’ being the boss of onions!” I was so happy and I couldn’t wait to tell my mom. The manager told me that they needed me to peel, cut and chop onions for my entire shift. Yes, life was going my way as a 16 year old might perceive. I had received my driver’s license the week before and started a new job. On one particular day after my shift ended, I was going on my first date with Anna, a cheerleader at my school. My plan was to take her in my used 1966 Ford Mustang that had a 289 engine, factory air, and an eight-track tape player with a reverberator!

The Boss Cutting of Onions Edge

On the day of the date at work, the manager handed me a knife that seemed to me to be two feet long in length. He said “now have at it.” I was nervous, however; I wanted to be the superstar “Boss of Onions.” So I started working on peeling, cutting, and chopping the mountains of onions in front of me. I believe that they last sharpened this knife in 1922, so I figured it was safe. Peeling was no problem for boss man because I peeled a mountain of them. Now it was time to cut the onions in half. I steadied my “Crocodile Dundee” knife and pressed down on the onion. Did you ever try that with a dull knife? As I attempted to cut the onion, the juice proceeded to squirt everywhere, and you guessed it, landed right into my eyes. Down goes boss man as I put my hands on my stinging eyes. As I continued to persevere into my task, I simply stated to myself that this was no problem and I could just rub my eyes and I would be fine. Unfortunately, it wasn’t working the way that I had hoped. Soon I was looking GET THE GRILLER’S BUNDLE

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like “Rocky Balboa.” I knew I had a job to do so I carried on but by now the tears were like waterfalls while I was wondering if I would be victorious over the onions. By the end of my shift the mountain was sliced and chopped. Yep, I did it and the manager told me I was great but suggested I take a long shower before my big date. When I got home my mother screamed and called my Dad in to see his oldest son. I had onion hair gel and my clothes were covered with juice and pieces of onions. My eyes were very puffy and I had about seven Band-Aids on my fingers. Ah yes, my hands I noticed were now permanently yellow and it was one hour to my date. At his point I exclaimed; “Mom, you have to help me. I am a walking onion.” I could not come within 20 feet of anyone without someone saying whew you reek. I took my shower but it didn’t help. Mom and my two sisters went into full date prep mode. My sister Patty grabbed the lemon juice, my older sister Carol Ann stole Dad’s Hai Karate cologne and mom grabbed a nail brush and went to work with the lemon juice to rid me of yellow hands. She also had Patty hold ice cubes on my eyes, which worked. She wasn’t going to let her son mess up his first date. The yellow and smell did not go away but the date was a success. Anna was very nice and said it made her think of salad and she like the Hai Karate cologne smell.

Why do onions make us cry?

When onions are cut, an enzyme called sulfoxide lyase and sulfuric compounds are released from the broken cells. When exposed to air, they react with one another to form a vapor called thiopropanal sulfoxide. As this vapor evaporates, it irritates our eyes and causes us to cry. Kitchen folklore remedies such as burning candles or matches, slicing onions under water and freezing the onions before cutting are comical at best. The two methods proven most effective in preventing onion-cutting tears include; wearing goggles or contact lenses. Onion goggles are a unisex design and fit most adults. Stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store to help you with those culinary items that make life a bit easier for you. Remember my Foodie Friends “Life Happens in the Kitchen!”

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Onion Goggles

INGREDIENTS • 3 tablespoons butter

• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 small white or yellow onion, peeled and thinly sliced

• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, divided

• 4 large garlic cloves, minced

• 4 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes, sliced into 1/8-inch rounds

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock • 2 cups freshly-grated sharp cheddar cheese*, divided (feel free • 2 cups milk (recommend 2% or to add more cheese if you’d like) whole milk) • 1/2 cup freshly-grated Parmesan • 1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt cheese, plus extra for serving

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prep oven and baking dish: Heat oven to 400°F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray, and set it aside. Sauté the onion and garlic. Melt butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté for 4-5 minutes until soft and translucent. Add garlic and sauté for an additional 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Stir in the flour until it is evenly combined, and cook for 1 more minute. 2. Simmer the sauce. Gradually pour in the stock, and whisk until combined. Add in the milk, salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon thyme, and whisk until combined. Continue cooking for an additional 1-2 minutes until the sauce just barely begins to simmer around the edges of the pan and thickens. (Avoid letting it reach a boil.) Then remove from heat and set aside. 3. Layer the potatoes. Spread half of the sliced potatoes in an even layer on the bottom of the pan. Top evenly with half of the cream sauce. Then sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese, and all of the Parmesan cheese. Top evenly with the remaining sliced potatoes, the other half of the cream sauce, and the remaining 1 cup of cheddar cheese. 4. Bake: Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. The sauce should be nice and bubbly around the edges. Then remove the foil and bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked through. 5. Cool. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack, and sprinkle with the remaining teaspoon of thyme and extra Parmesan. 6. Serve. Serve warm.

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Puzzles Across 1 Raid units? 7 Pass after all else failed? 15 Mine shaft tool 16 Ambiguous part 17 Cab Calloway catchphrase 18 Jonathan’s cousins 19 She plays Hermione in “Harry Potter” films 20 Falls behind, perhaps 22 Some sleepers 23 Soup vegetable 24 Big name in diamonds 26 Parishioner’s place 27 Reagan __ 28 Word on a business card 29 Old tankard material 31 Stallone, in “Capone” 33 Name on some euros 35 Takes in 37 Replacement for unlisted items 41 Charity tourneys 43 Throw out an idea 44 Takes root 47 Eats 49 Brief subject 50 Spot for a scrape 51 Starbucks orde 53 “__-daisy!” 54 Thumb twiddler 56 Dough 57 Pickup spot? 58 Baloney 60 Where Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon 62 Paratrooper’s start 63 Like beef loin, vis-à-vis chuck 64 Commuting metaphor 65 Bands of cerebral nerve fibers

Down 1 Napa County city that’s home to Beringer Vineyards 2 Pricey cut 3 2-Down and others 4 Vertical, more or less 5 Slangy agreement 6 Loser’s mistake? 7 “The Shape of Things to Come” author 8 Develop 9 Ziering of “Sharknado” 10 Soapmaking compounds 11 Stinging builder of mud nests

12 See 14-Down 13 Work on, as a road 14 With 12-Down, 1994 Peace Prize sharer 21 Peace Nobelist of 1983 25 Bridge 28 High clouds 30 Fund 32 Like tournament favorites 34 Ottoman officials 36 Craig role 38 Medium for da Vinci 39 Rampaging 40 Day of resolve

42 Magazine renamed Rosie in 2001 44 One-person boats 45 “Bewitched” role 46 Worker in a cage 48 Useful 52 Nice school 53 Dispirit 55 S&L offering 59 Fared poorly in the wash 61 Early August arrival

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by Colin Maruscsak for Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGSAll eyes were on Saratoga this weekend as Saturday’s 12-race card featured four graded stakes races. Whitney Day did not disappoint this year as along with the great races, Saratoga generated an all source handle record of

close to thirty-six million dollars compared to last years Whitney day record of around thirty-two million. Starting off the highlights for this weekend, in the ninety-third running of the Grade 1 Whitney, Improbable’s victory on Saturday garnered the most attention in the $750,000 stakes race. While looking shaken and unruly at the gate, Improbable’s trainer, Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, was quick to give his praise to the NYRA gate crew in a release to the NYRA. When asked about this seemingly unexpected choice in praise, Baffert humorously replied “It’s like being in the gate with a bull sometimes…You have to thank the gate crew, the guys they had in there with him. He could have easily turned over, but they did a tremendous job, so I give them a big assist there because they did a great job.”

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“It’s such a prestigious race, and to win it, it means a lot… I’m lucky enough to train for some big outfits, and when you train for them, you get a lot more chances at it.” BOB BAFFERT

However, he did not stop there also giving his praise to jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., who managed to snag his second Whitney in three years. In the same release, Baffert commented more on the race saying “As much as he acts up in the gate, he always breaks really well. He breaks like a shot. After that, Irad got him in a nice rhythm. He followed Mr. Buff on the lead and tightened him along there and turned for home. Improbable had been working so well down here at Del Mar. It was a big effort there.” Improbable’s win matched his namesake as the Whitney was his second time racing outside of California. Going off at 3-1 odds, the horse returned $8.30 on a $2 bet. With this win in the Whintey, Baffert becomes the first trainer since the mid-nineties to win this race back-to-back, the last being Hall of Famer Scotty Schulhofer in 1994-1995. Even with all of the big wins Baffert has had over

his career, he still recognizes each new victory saying, “It’s such a prestigious race, and to win it, it means a lot…I’m lucky enough to train for some big outfits, and when you train for them, you get a lot more chances at it.” While the Whitney did steal most of the spotlight this weekend, the other high grade races did not disappoint either with some upsets and small name victories. In the G1 Personal Ensign, Vexatious managed to pull off a major upset over the reigning champion Midnight Bisou in a last stretch duel. Going off at 5-1, the horse managed to pull off a clutch victory in the seventy-first running of the race. Trainer Jack Sisterton was elated upon seeing his horse pull off such a win, but was quick to give his thanks to the rest of the team along with him exclaiming, “Words can’t describe the feeling… That’s what we live for, the opportunity to have horses in

races like this, let alone win one. It just goes to show how good the people behind me are. I have a great staff and great owners. If it weren’t for the staff or the owners I wouldn’t be in this position.” In the H. Allen Jenkins Memorial race, Echo town managed to get the first graded score for L and H racing. It was a big win for the small racing partnership. Partial owner Michael Levinson had this to say about the win, “It’s tough to win any race at Saratoga, but to win a prestigious race like the Allen Jerkens is fantastic. I can’t put into words what it means for us…We’re a small group of guys from Oklahoma trying to make a splash and that was a big victory yesterday. With a weekend of great racing, look forward to this week’s big races such as the GII Saratoga Special, the GI Runhappy Travers, the GI Ballerina Hdcp., the GI Longines Test, the GIII Troy, and the GIII Waya.

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by Tony Podlaski

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ince Opening Day of the Saratoga Race Course meet, there has been occasional solo cheer that echoes from the cavernous porch area of the clubhouse area near the finish line every time particular horses cross the wire, especially when they win. That voice comes from Orlando Noda and he has every reason to celebrate. One of the principal owners of Noda Brothers LLC and trainer is having another solid start after 14 days of the meet. The 31-year-old Miami native has already won four races from 13 starts, including three wins as an owner, in his second year at Saratoga. “That was the plan. I would like to accomplish six wins this meet,” Noda said. “We wanted to put them where they could win. As long as they are feeling good and eating good, I am going to run my horses and they can run. The competition is tough, but you have to place them aggressively.

The thrill of this Saratoga meet is what racing is all about. Not many people can say this in a short period of time.” With support from his brother Jonathan who is a finance director for a car dealership in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., Noda slowly developed a stable that led to his first runner – a homebred filly of G.T. Sonia – in late December 2018. As G.T. Sonia was trying to graduate from the maiden ranks, Noda got several horses from the claiming box. Eventually, one of those claiming horses helped Noda become successful: T Loves a Fight. Claimed for $10,000 in May 2019, the once stakes-winning gelding gave not only Noda his first career win as an owner and trainer, he also gave him his first Saratoga victory during the meet’s opening weekend last year. Then nearly two weeks later, G.T. Sonia also picked up her first win as Noda finished the meet with three wins, a second-place finish, and a pair of third-place runners from just nine starters. Even before this year’s Saratoga meet, Noda continued to win races with seven different horses at Aqueduct and Belmont

during the winter and spring and around the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, he has been winning races that go beyond his ownership that includes Zilla Racing Stables based in Guilderland and Mad Dog Racing Stables. “T Loves a Fight put me on the map,” Noda said. “We’re growing. Slowly and surely, I think people are noticing us. People are sending me horses. Everyone thinks that we can claim a horse for $10,000 and become ‘T’, but it’s not that easy.” While T Love a Fight may have started Noda’s success, it was G.T. Sonia who helped start the stable. In 2012 while learning how to gallop a horse at Westampton Farm in New Jersey, Noda, his brother and his father Jose Noda Fernandez, who later claimed Very Very Stella for $12,500 and finished third in the Grade 3 Smile Stakes at 134-1, brought 10 horses to compete primarily at Parx and Charles Town. The family managed two wins at Charles Town, then they brought the horses to compete in Florida before dispersing all the horses except one: Bfit. After Bfit led from start to finish in a $6,250 claiming race at Calder,

she retired in December 2013 to become a broodmare. With the help of Pick View LLC in Ocala, Fla., the Noda family bred Bfit to graded stakes winner Brethren and produced G.T. Sonia, who raced 13 times with two wins before being retired late last year. Today, G.T. Sonia is in foal to graded stakes winner Flameaway, a horse who Noda had groomed while working for Mark Casse. Noda is expecting the foal filly to be born in March 2021. “G.T. Sonia had some injuries,” Noda said. “Instead of pressing her, I wanted her to be a mom and be happy in the field. I am going to send that foal to Ocala to be broken, then have her come back here to race. I would like her to break maiden here in Saratoga, just like her mama.” Noda is now looking to make an impact at the next level by entering recent maiden winner First Line for Saturday’s 151st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Runhappy Travers Stakes where he is expected to compete against Sackatoga Stable’s Belmont winner Tiz the Law. Competing at 1 1/8 miles for the first time, First Line pressed the pace, then engaged in a pace battle

through the stretch to win his first start by a neck in a finishing time that is comparable to other candidates in the Travers field. “He came out of that race in good shape,” Noda said. “He fought a mile and an eighth through the wire. I cannot ask for anything more. Overall, our luck is running good and we are going with the flow. I think we are a go. We’re in it.” Even before his 3-year-old gelding won his first start, Noda had a lot of promise in his horse, who was purchased privately last October. After a disappointing debut in January, First Line showed some improvement through a pair of sprint races. Now that First Line has won his first race, Noda is hoping the horse can continue moving forward for the Travers. “I think he should have won his first race, but he got dirt kicked in his face and raced green,” Noda said. He has matured through each race. It’s not always you get a horse like this. I think things are playing out well. Win, lose or draw. I know people are rooting for me. We might be the longest shot on the board, but we might outrun them all.”

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