New Floral Garden Greets Residents and Visitors to Saratoga
Saratoga Springs City Public Works Commissioner Skip Scirocco is pictured welcoming members of Saratoga 150, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and the NYS Department of Transportation to the unveiling of a new floral garden. Also pictured with Commissioner Scirocco are Charles Wait, Douglas Rose (DOT), Rod Sutton and Todd Shimkus.
The $22,000 display was a dream of Scirocco’s for a parcel of state-owned land at the north entrance to the city at Route 50 and the arterial. The funds were provided by the Saratoga County Chamber and Saratoga 150.
The garden includes colorful perennials and evergreens that will be maintained by the Department of Public Work’s flower crew each year.
Included in the garden is an illuminated welcome sign which is a sample of new directional signs to be erected throughout the city.
Congregation Shaara Tfille Showcases New Torah and Temple Improvements
The community was invited to join Congregation Shaara Tfille as they proudly presented several sets of magnificent new Torah, Lectern, Shulchan (Torah table) and Torah Gartels (belts) on Saturday, August 22 during their Shabbat Services. The contributing families, who generously donated to this successful fundraising project, were recognized with the upmost appreciation. A dairy luncheon catered by Cynthia Shaw from What’s Cooking followed services.
Congregation Shaara Tfille is an inclusive, egalitarian and Conservative Synagogue that holds Monday and Thursday services at 7:30 a.m., third Friday Family Shabbat evening at 7:30 p.m., Saturday Shabbat morning services at 10 a.m. In addition to regular religious programs, the Congregation offers a Hebrew School, Adult Education programs, ‘Live 92nd Street Y’ broadcast series, Men’s Club and Sisterhood.
