SARATOGA SPRINGS — Arbor Spa at Brookmere Saratoga (formerly known as the Brookmere Hotel) officially opened on Wednesday, January 15. The spa’s treatments are “crafted with natural ingredients inspired by the region.” Bookings are available via www.hotelbrookmere.com.
Brookmere and its Regent Restaurant opened its doors last month at 500 Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Arms Hotel will be launching its first “Mommy and Me: American Girl Doll Sleepover” event for one night only on Saturday, February 1. The experience marks the first time that the adults-only boutique hotel has welcomed children.
The sleepover is billed as a girlfriends’ getaway for moms, daughters, and their American Girl dolls. Included with the event will be a hot cocoa bar, homemade cookie and sweet treats station, friendship bracelet making, a nail polish station, a Polaroid photo booth, and matching pajamas for mom, daughter, and doll.
For more information or to book the experience, visit www.saratogaarms.com.
BALLSTON
Kathy Polubinski sold property at 28 Beacon St to Michele Strenk for $405,000
Robert Cosgriff sold property at 285 Lake Rd to Sean Newton for $695,000
Eastline Holdings LLC sold property at 9 Aspen Dr to Wentao Chen for $556,922
Eastline Holdings LLC sold property at 28 Timber Creek Dr to Scott Davidson for $703,123
Barbera Homes Kelley Farms sold property at 6 Paddock Pl to Hakan Franson for $708,000
Patrick Hedderman sold property at 24 Kingsbridge Ct to Kelly Osterlitz for $965,000
CORINTH
Martin Pozefsky sold property at 40 Heath St to 40 Heath St LLC for $115,000
GALWAY
Daniel Cooper sold property at 1901 Hermance Rd to Jeremy Bailey for $405,000
Frederick Baily sold property at 4989 Jockey St to Dean Hanaway for $600,000
GREENFIELD
Peter Sipperly sold property at 26 Mia Way to Masood Zamani for $255,000
Joshua Hepner sold property at 1731 NYS Rt 9N to Scott Manners for $400,000
Neils Blue sold property at 960 North Creek Rd to Zachary Cutler for $255,000
Philip Loftus sold property at 112 Ballou Rd to Joseph Cimmino for $650,000
MALTA
Richard Johnson sold property at 346 East Line Rd to Steven Zawistowski for $520,000
Capital Home Buyers LLC sold property at 269 Thimbleberry Rd to Kassandra Hurtado for $355,000
Henry Coshburn sold property at 19 Ames Ave to Still on the Hill LLC for $215,000
Bueonos Hill Inc sold property at 4 North Ridge to Westview Development LLC for $245,000
Linda Dunbar sold property at 2 Gates Rd to 2 Gates Road LLC for $600,000
MILTON
Laurie Simmons sold property at 16 Skylark Dr to Alex Avalos for $395,000
Robert Valentine sold property at 3 Kaatskill Way to Mackenzie Lambert for $500,000
Betul Lus sold property at 7 Van Tassel Ln to Gary Herman for $399,900
Donna Kane sold property at 13 Middle St to Deborah Bouchard for $279,000
Ahmad Raja sold property at 211 Northline Rd to Anthony Soprano for $215,000
Sharon Lapier sold property at 69 Petrified Gardens Rd to Infinity Aggregates LLC for $200,000
William Pickett sold property at 57 Edmund Dr to Diana Erno for $275,000
Village of Ballston Spa sold property at 100 Rowland St to Town of Milton for $435,000
Peter Buchas sold property at 515 Elk Circle to Ashlee Haskell for $240,000
SARATOGA
Dean Wasniewski sold property at 123 Cahill Rd to John Eaton for $1,350,000
Michael Eugair sold property at 176 Haas Rd to Martha Payson for $720,000
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Linda Solotaire sold property at 238 Nelson Ave to 238 Nelson LLC for $750,000
Steven Labate sold property at 111 Church St to Katherine Breslin for $1,200,000
Michael Engelbrecht sold property at 37 Clark St Unit 3 to Christie McVey for $675,000
Deke Johnson sold property at 505 Crescent Ave to Colin Buckhurst for $455,000
513 Broadway LLC sold property at 18 Division St 412/414 to Brooklyn 414 LLC for $1,473,000
Michael Miller sold property at 35 Lamplighter Lane to Barbara Kessler for $330,000
Lynne Dearstyne sold property at 316 Ballston Ave unit F to Richard Barnes for $427,500
EMCAM LLC sold property at 8 Aletta St to James Macagna for $375,000
Kevin McNeary sold property at 28 Elizabeth Lane to Elizabeth Woldring for $400,000
Stephen Kestler sold property at 26 State St to Francis Voigtsberger for $485,000
Sharon Lapier sold property at 69 Petrified Gardens Rd to Infinity Agrregates for $200,000
Zhang Li sold property at 284 Washington St to Zhang Li for $200,000
WILTON
Treesa Browning sold property at 23 New Britain Dr to Markus Salmiery for $250,000
BALLSTON SPA, NY — The Saratoga County Office of Emergency Management has opened the public comment period for its draft 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update.
The draft Plan Update is posted on the OEM webpage on the Saratoga County website, www.saratogacountyny.gov/oem. Public comments will be accepted until Jan. 24, 2025.
The draft Plan Update was prepared by Saratoga County, participating jurisdictions, and H2O Partners, Inc.
The purpose of the Plan Update is to protect people and structures and to minimize the costs of disaster response and recovery. The goal of the Plan Update is to minimize or eliminate long-term risks to human life, property, operations, and the environment from known hazards by identifying risks and implementing cost-effective hazard mitigation actions.
The planning process is an opportunity for participating jurisdictions within Saratoga County, stakeholders, and the public to evaluate and develop successful hazard mitigation actions to reduce future risk of loss of life and damage to property resulting from a disaster in Saratoga County.
To read the draft 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update and to submit comments about the plan, visit www.saratogacountyny.gov/oem.
BALLSTON SPA —The 2025 Ballston Spa Chocolate Fest, hosted by the Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association, will take place on Friday, Feb. 7 from 5– 9 p.m.
Stroll the Village of Ballston Spa for $2 chocolate tastings from over 20 chocolate chefs/ venues. Then, vote for your favorites in 3 categories: Dessert – Savory – Beverage. The event will also feature chocolatethemed activities, artist demos, special promotions and sales.
If your business is interested in participating in Chocolate Fest, visit www.ballston.org/ events/chocolate-fest to sumbit the application form. The entry fee is $20 for members and $40 for non-members, and will be paid by the business.
If you are an independent chef or a business that is looking for a chef, email the Chocolate Fest committee and they can help match you up: chocolatefest@ballston.org
If you are interested in being Chocolate Fest Sponsor, email the Chocolate Fest committee: chocolatefest@ballston.org.
BALLSTON — RISE Housing and Support Services on Jan. 7 celebrated the ceremonial ribbon cutting to officially open RISE Above, located in the Town of Ballston.
RISE Above is a residential rehabilitation space for people on their addiction recovery journey and provides a structured environment for people whose potential for independent living is seriously limited due to their substance use disorders.
The residence provides a course of rehabilitative services and on-site programming in a structured environment including monitoring, support, and case management.
The ribbon-cutting event included representatives from the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), and local elected officials and community members.
RISE Above will be able to serve up to 20 people at a time, and is a co-ed facility. There will be professional staff on site overseen by a medical director. This is a voluntary program, meaning the course of treatment will be determined on an individual basis, and the length of stay would depend on the needs of the resident. The anticipated average length of stay is between 3-6 months.
While at RISE Above, residents will have access to medical staff as there will be a registered nurse, a nurse practitioner, and a licensed practical nurse on staff. They will assist in MAT (Medication for Addiction Treatment) for those who require it. These medications help curb cravings from drugs and alcohol.
The facility will also provide holistic approaches with a CRPA (Certified Recovery Peer Advocate). For more information about RISE Housing & Support Services, visit https://www.riseservices.org/.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Homeowners located in a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places may be eligible for tax credits to offset work costs on their historic home.
The Historic Homeownership Rehabilitation Credit program can provide qualifying homeowners with a 20% tax credit on eligible expenditures, up to $25,000 in dollar- for- dollar tax credits.
The program aims to educate homeowners on what it means to live in a National Register historic district and how to use the program to save on home rehabilitation projects. Even for those not currently eligible, the information can be a valuable tool for future projects or for sharing with others in the community.
Eligibility for the program requires that a building must be an owner-occupied, primary or secondary residence, of a New York State taxpayer, located in a qualifying census tract, and be identified as a contributing building to a historic district or individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Eligibility is dependent on properties being in census tracts that are at or below the median family income level.
To learn more about the tax credits and eligibility, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation offers the virtual program “Offsetting Rehab Costs: Unlocking Historic Tax Credits,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. The program will be hosted via Zoom. To register, visit www.saratogapreservation.org or call 518-587-5030. All registrants will receive a Zoom link in advance, as well as access to the program recording.
MALTA — A 24-year-old Ballston Spa man was killed in an early morning crash Jan. 14.
The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office reported that at 5:37 a.m. Jan. 14 deputies responded to a serious personal injury motor vehicle crash on Malta Avenue in the town of Malta, in the area of Van Aernem Road and the Interstate 87 overpass.
The victim was identified as Jeremy M. Robson of Ballston Spa. The operator of the other vehicle was treated at the scene and released, and the Sheriff’s Department said it was continuing with its investigation into the cause of the crash.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Saratoga Springs officer was injured after his police vehicle was struck by a passing motorist, police said.
At 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, Saratoga Springs Police Officer Quinn Leffler was assisting and diverting traffic away from a personal injury car crash at the intersection of Route 9N and Kirby Road.
While sitting in his police vehicle, a grey Toyota Rav4 allegedly disregarded the emergency lights and struck the patrol vehicle in which Leffler was seated.
The officer was able to advise other police officers on scene that he was struck and that the Toyota fled the scene on Kirby Road. Patrol Officers engaged in a pursuit which concluded in a parking lot of a business on Route 9N.
John Bidonde, 21, of Porter Corners, was charged with reckless endangerment, assault, and unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle. Bidonde was released on an appearance ticket and scheduled to appear in City Court on Jan. 23.
Officer Leffler was taken to Saratoga Hospital and released. He is expected to return to duty within several weeks, according to a press release issued by the SSPD.
BALLSTON SPA — The Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 10 arrested Steven D. Thomas, 32, of Milton, for failing to report an address change within 10 days as a sex offender, a class E Felony.
It is an E felony upon conviction for the first failure to comply with any registration requirement, according to the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Thomas was issued an appearance ticket pending further proceedings and returned to the Saratoga County Jail where he is being held relative to a separate matter.
