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Author: Saratoga TODAY

December 22 – 28, 2023

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Property Transactions.

This amazing building at 53 Church St in Saratoga Springs listed by Amy Sutton and Meg Minehan from Roohan Realty sold for $3,300,000.

BALLSTON

Michael Begnoche sold property at 257 Scotch Bush Rd to Mariana Cadiz for $485,000

CHARLTON

Bordeau Builders  sold property at 159 Stage Rd to Michael Begnoche for $651,981

CORINTH

David Kirchoff sold property at 4 Oak St to Renaa Perrotte for $220,000

GALWAY

Jean Audy sold property at 1939 New York 29 to Kathryn Weller for $350,000

Wilmington Savings Fund Society sold property at 1271 Hermance Rd to David Priess for $105,000

GREENFIELD

Margalit Olson sold property at 32 Pepper Lane to Louis Catone for $465,000

Thomas Siragusa sold property at 40 Ormsbee Rd to Richard Matera for $150,000

Anthony Albano sold property at 104 Allen Rd to Ashley Baird for $330,000

MALTA 

Devin Kenney sold property at 5 Weston Way to Sierra King for $469,900

Craig Cornwell sold property at 14 Essex St to Lisa Hunter for $410,000

MILTON

Earl Avery sold property at 207 Saratoga Ave to James Mori for $342,000

Dale Palmer sold property at 700 Rock City to Joshua Cross for $442,900

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC sold property at 778 Schuyler St to Brett Senecal for 379,900

SARATOGA

Michael Palma sold property at 8 Clancy St to Daniel MacDonald for $340,000

Sandra Dalzell sold property at 138 Wagmans Ridge Rd to Renee Scafer for $379,000

SARATOGA SPRINGS

CKT Properties LLC sold property at 632 Lake Ave to Timothy Helms for $435,000

Boghosian Brothers Inc sold property at 3 Doten Ave to Bruce Boghosian for $200,000

Anne McFadden sold property at 28 Sicada St to Sandra Peculis for $537,500

WILTON

Christina Nickerson sold property at 150 Gailor Rd to Robert Millis for $225,000.

State Police: Expect Sobriety Checkpoints, More Troopers On Roadways This Holiday Season

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in News.

SARATOGA COUNTY —New York State Police will participate in a special enforcement initiative to crack down on impaired and reckless driving the holiday season. 

The enforcement campaign is part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative and runs through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Drivers can expect to see sobriety checkpoints along with more troopers on roadways during the campaign.

In addition to the DWI checkpoints and patrols, Troopers will be watching for distracted drivers, vehicle occupants who are not properly buckled up, and drivers violating the “Move Over Law,” which requires motorists to exercise extreme caution when passing emergency vehicles that are stopped in or on the side of the road. State Police will also conduct underage drinker enforcement details statewide.

During the campaign, Troopers will be using both marked State Police vehicles and Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of the operation. The CITE vehicles allow Troopers to more easily identify motorists who are using handheld devices while driving. CITE vehicles allow the Trooper to better observe distracted driving violations. These vehicles blend in with everyday traffic, but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated. 

During last year’s crackdown, State Police arrested 453 people for DWI and issued 32,934 tickets, including 11,305 tickets for speeding, 912 for distracted driving, and 316 for the “Move Over Law.” 

Coming in January: Revolutionary Road Trip 

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SARATOGA COUNTY —Travels With Darley podcast Executive Producer and Host Darley Newman will host a lecture/seminar focusing on her Revolutionary Road Trip, which visited several communities across the country earlier this year, including Saratoga County. 

Newman will be joined by a panel of experts that includes Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts. 

The program takes place 6:45 – 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18 and will be broadcast live via zoom.  

Lecture description: Delve into the nation’s founding and its future through the lens of history along this road trip route that travelers can recreate from Charleston, SC, to Trenton, NJ Hear about sights and activities in Berkeley County and Camden, SC. Learn more about Prince William County, VI, where Revolutionary history abounds along the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail and at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. In New Jersey, explore Princeton, Trenton, Washington Crossing State Park, Somerville, and Morristown before heading onward to Saratoga, NY, and beyond. Topics of interests include the battles of Trenton and Princeton, part of the “Ten Crucial Days” of the American Revolution, and historical documents from the country’s founding.

For ticket information, go online to: smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/revolutionary-road-trip. 

Annual Breast Cancer Walk Raised a Record-breaking $64,000 

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Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Hosptial announced the annual Mechanicville-Stillwater Breast Cancer Walk in October 2023 raised a record-breaking $64,000. 

Proceeds from the event will benefit Saratoga Hospital’s Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center, alongside the American Cancer Society of the Capital Region and the NYOH Community Cancer Foundation.  

This annual cancer awareness walk provides generosity and support to help make a difficult time a little easier for cancer patients who receive care at these facilities

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Seeking Auction Items for Feb. 3 Fundraiser

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Sports.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS —The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will play host to the second annual “Countdown to the Triple Crown” fundraising event on Saturday, Feb. 3. This winter fundraiser, scheduled exactly three months prior to the 150th Kentucky Derby in 2024, will feature dozens of silent auction items and an online auction of unique items and experience packages to benefit the Museum. 

The Museum, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is asking for support from the thoroughbred racing industry and businesses throughout the Saratoga Springs area and nationally to help make this event a success. Businesses are encouraged to donate an item, experience, or gift card. Contributing businesses will be promoted by the Museum leading up to the event through the Museum’s social media channels and through database distribution. Additionally, the Museum will provide contributing businesses with two complimentary tickets to the event. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

On Feb. 3, guests can attend the event in person at the Museum from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or bid on special packages online. The early-bird event at the Museum will feature beer, wine, soda, light refreshments, and entertainment. Cost to attend the event is $15 for Museum members and $30 for non-members. Many of the auction items will be displayed throughout the Museum galleries during the event. 

For more information about the event or donating an item or experience, please contact Maureen Pasco at 518- 584-0400 ext. 109 or mpasco@racingmuseum.net.

Bull Riding’s World Championship Race at MVP Arena Dec. 29-30

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Professional Bull Riders compete at MVP Arena Dec. 29-30.  Photo Andy Watson, Bull Stock Media.

ALBANY — For the second consecutive season, PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) elite Unleash The Beast will compete in the Capital Region, bucking into MVP Arena in Albany on Dec. 29-30.

For two nights only, 40 of the best bull riders in the world will go head-to-head against the sport’s rankest bovine athletes, showcasing the ultimate showdown of man vs. beast. 

As one of the initial events of the 2024 season, riders will be vying for crucial points in the early race for the 2024 PBR World Championship and accompanying $1 million bonus. Tickets, go to: MVParena.com.

Saratoga Fire Dep’t, Adirondack ThunderPuck-Drop Through the Holidays

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Jeremy Brodeur, son of goaltender Martin Brodeur, makes one of 35 saves during the Adirondack Thunder’s 2-1 victory over the Reading Royals at Cool Insuring Arena on Dec. 6. Photo provided.  

GLENS FALLS —The Adirondack Thunder return home Friday, Dec. 15 against Newfoundland and Saturday, Dec. 16 when they will face off against against Worcester. 

Saturday is also Teddy Bear Toss Night in conjunction with the Saratoga Fire Department to benefit The Salvation Army. Watch the Saratoga Fire Department battle the Worcester Fire Department at 1 p.m. The Thunder take on the Railers at 7 p.m. Bring your Teddy Bears to throw on the ice when the Thunder score their first goal. 

After a pair of road games on Dec. 17 and Dec. 20, the team returns to home ice at Cool Insuring Arena to host games on Dec. 22, 23, 30 and 31, when a special New Year’s Eve puck-drop at 5 p.m.     

For more information and tickets, call the front office at 518-480-3355 or go to: echthunder.com.

Afro-Cuban Roots and Indie Jazz Duo OKAN Debut At Caffè Lena

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Okantomi Tour : Okan perform début at Caffe Lena on Jan. 10.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — With stops at Toronto Winter Jazz, WNYC Studios, The Kennedy Centre and Milk Boy In Philadelphia, Juno-Award winning duo OKAN appear for the first time in Saratoga Springs.

The show will be staged 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 at Caffe Lena. 

Fusing Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, resistance and love, OKAN takes their name from the word for heart in their Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria. 

With vocals in Spanish, English and Spanglish, OKAN is led by the Cuban-born violinist and vocalist Elizabeth Rodriguez and percussionist and vocalist Magdelys Savigne, both Grammy and Latin-Grammy nominees. 

OKAN’s third full-length album, Okantomi, was released by LulaWord Records in August 2023, melds Afro-Cuban forms including sacred Lacumi chants and rhythms with virtuosic jazz and classical performances.

Tickets, go to: caffelena.org. 

Broadway’s Record-Breaking, Tony Award-Winning Musical Smash Coming to Proctors

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SCHENECTADY — CHICAGO will be on the MainStage at Proctors April 19-20, 2024 for three performances. 

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines.

The cast of CHICAGO features Katie Frieden returning as Roxie Hart, Kailin Brown as Velma Kelly, Connor Sullivan as Billy Flynn, Illeana “illy” Kirven returning as Matron “Mama” Morton, Robert Quiles as Amos Hart and J. Terrell as Mary Sunshine. 

Tickets are available through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at 518-346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or online at proctors.org. 

Groups of 10 or more can get their tickets by calling 518-382-3884 ext. 139.