Photo provided by Ballston Spa Central School District.
BALLSTON SPA — This year, the Ballston Spa Teachers’ Association has awarded $5,500 in scholarships to five graduating seniors in two categories.
The BSTA Field of Education Scholarship was created in 1960 to recognize students who plan to attend an accredited college or university in order to pursue a career in education or an education-related field such as guidance, social work or psychology, according to a press release. The current amount of this scholarship award is a one-time payment of $1,500.
This year’s recipients from the Class of 2023 include Madison Ballou, Lee McKinley and Payton Messina.
The second scholarship is the Community Service/First Responder Scholarship, which was created in 2018. The intent of this BSTA Scholarship is to recognize students who have demonstrated that they are community oriented, plan to attend an accredited college or university and enroll in a program of study with the intent to pursue a career related to being a First Responder, the release states. The amount of this award is a one-time payment of $500.
This year’s recipients are Christopher DuMais and Jared Gilston.
Since 1960, through donations from active and retired BSTA members, the Ballston Spa Teachers’ Association has awarded $141,900 in scholarships to graduating students from Ballston Spa High School.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Sarah Delaney Vero, an experienced attorney and human resources professional and Skidmore College’s current strategic HR advisor, has been named inaugural general counsel and vice president for human resources at Skidmore College, effective July 10.
Vero began her work with Skidmore in 2008 as outside counsel with the Office of Human Resources. In 2016, she stepped in as interim Title IX coordinator and became interim chief human resources officer in 2018. Named interim human resources director in 2020, she developed and executed strategies around workforce development and inclusion, talent management, organizational management, training, and many other areas.
Last summer, Vero agreed to serve Skidmore in a part-time role as Skidmore’s strategic HR advisor.
“Sarah has served as a strategic partner regarding key organizational, employee, and management projects. She has always provided exceptional advice and counsel in support of Skidmore’s mission, vision, and values,” said Skidmore College President Marc C. Conner in a press release. “I look forward to her continued leadership in supporting the people who work every day to make Skidmore a vibrant community.”
Vero holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Union College and a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School.
“I am truly honored by the opportunity to continue serving Skidmore College in this inaugural role. As outside counsel and through my interim roles at Skidmore, I have learned what it means to be part of this wonderful community,” said Vero.
Her appointment is the result of a national search that began in April and was supported by Storbeck Search.
Photo provided by Ballston Spa Central School District.
BALLSTON SPA — Ballston Spa fifth grade students were recognized at annual 5th Grade Moving-Up ceremonies at their elementary schools before the summer break. During the ceremonies, students at each school were presented with the Maurice “Christopher” Morley Literacy Award.
The 2023 award recipients include Chase Bruder from Milton Terrace Elementary, Elizabeth (Liz) Evanchuk and Logan Wood from Gordon Creek Elementary, Draven Campbell from Wood Road Elementary, and Michael Ahern from Malta Avenue Elementary.
This award was created in Mr. Morley’s name, and is awarded to students from each elementary school who are moving up to the Middle School and have demonstrated exceptional determination and perseverance on the road to literacy, a press release states. The award includes a recognition certificate along with a gift certificate to a local bookstore.
Mr. Morley, who was born in April of 1922, struggled his entire life due to dyslexia. To his credit, Mr. Morley proudly donned a cap and gown to receive his Ballston Spa High School diploma some 60 years after his peers. The award is supported by the Rotary Club of Ballston Spa and is presented annually by each elementary school principal.
CLIFTON PARK —The Board of Trustees of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library has announced the proposed 2024 budget, to be voted on by Library tax district residents. The total tax levy is $5,103,252 and is New York State tax cap compliant. The total 2024 proposed budget expenditure is $5,173,635.
The Library Budget Vote and Trustee Election will be held Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Library.
Registered voters, both renters and property owners, living in the Library tax district are eligible to vote. Voters must be registered at least 30 days prior to the vote. Absentee ballot applications are available.
Those who are unable to vote in person on Sept. 14, can fill out an application online at www.cphlibrary.org or at the Library. Residents of Clifton Park will also vote on two trustee positions, vacancies created by the expiring terms of two incumbents. There are currently no expiring Halfmoon trustee positions.
For more information about the budget or the trustee candidates, the public can attend a Budget Information Session at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Library.
The Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, located in Southern Saratoga County, provides materials, programs, and services to the residents of Clifton Park and Halfmoon. The Library at 475 Moe Road in Clifton Park and can be reached by phone at 518-371-8622 and online at www.cphlibrary.org.
This fabulous home at 11 Stony Brook Dr in Saratoga Springs was listed by Mara King, Christine Hogan Barton and sold by Kate Naughton of Roohan Realty for $1,725,000.
BALLSTON
Frederick Baldes sold property at 2 Manning Rd to Larry Frederick for $810,000
Domenico Cimmino sold property at 69 Cornerstone Dr to Morgan Lamere for $375,000
Andrea Tenney sold property at 10 Cypress St to Erin Slack for $500,000
Donald Simmions sold property at 976 Benedict Rd to Melvin Pelchat for $924,000
Tyler Groh sold property at 44 Timber Creek Dr to National Residential Nominee Services for $600,000
National Residential Nominee Services sold property at 44 Timber Creek Dr to Raju Kumar Mantana for $600,000
Iania Holmes sold property at 3 Silver Springs Dr to Andrew Romanazzi for $455,000
Raymond Baker sold property at 330 Round Lake Rd to Lakeside Nursery School LLC for $390,000
Nancy Kozlowich sold property at 265 Hop City Rd to Anthony Trovato for $251,000
Brookview Court Inc sold property at 29 Arcadia Court to Lee Hutson for $349,982
Jin Hong Kim sold property at 6 Winchester Dr to Kenana Forrester for $567,300
CORINTH
Jonah Allen sold property at 19 West Mechanic St to John Bement for $200,000
Paul Shanks sold property at 44 Hummel Dr to Stephen Anderson for $475,000
GALWAY
Galway Enterprises sold property at Jockey St to 5797 Jockey St LLC for $172,087
Cynthia Jacobs sold property at Jockey St to 5797 Jockey St LLC for $117,913
GREENFIELD
Benjamin Reynolds sold property at 345 Brigham Rd to Amanda Markowski for $190,000
MALTA
RAC Closing Services Inc sold property at 24 Vettura Ct to John McGowan for $470,000
Malta Land Company LLC sold property at 6 Americas Cup Court to Judy Mangino for $1,286,332
Joan Speziale sold property at 100 Orchard Lane to Paul Funaro for $450,000
Matthew Freihoffer sold property at 511 Malta Ave to Luke Durr for $749,000
June Coleman sold property at 66 Thimbleberry Rd to Zeynep Ovacik for $255,000
SARATOGA
Jeromy McFarren sold property at 4 Grove St to Richard Clements for $201,000
Maritza Martinez sold property at 29 Ironwood Dr to Joseph Burke for $500,000
Yuriy Skrinik sold property at 475 Rt 32 S to Christopher Sheerin for $380,000
11 Burgoyne St Land Trust sold property at 11 Burgoyne St to Rose Burke for $360,000
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Elaine Schick sold property at 18 Beacon Hill Dr to Jason Barber for $912,500
David Rzepicki sold property at 21 Horizon Dr to Thomas Bliss for $778,000
Denise Steciuk sold property at 82 Nelson Ave Ext to Kenneth Krayeski for $550,000.
Joseph Dimaggio sold property at 117 Van Dam St to Elizabeth Israel for $595,000
John Gilliland sold property at 20 Sundance Dr to Deborah Hamlin for $605,000
David Reppert sold property at 503 Union Ave to Eric Bishop for $640,000
Joseph Torani sold property at 11 Stony Brook Dr to Dimitrios Papiris for $1,725,000
David Rzepicki sold property at 21 Horizon Dr to Thomas Bliss for $778,000
Wesley Health Care Inc. sold property at 50 Seward St to Bradford Partners LLC for $1,020,000
Nancy Corsale sold property at 22 Grand Ave to Peerless Grove LLC for $399,000
Fingerpaint 395 LLC sold property at 395 Broadway to EC 395 Broadway LLC for $11,000,000
Constance Carroll sold property at 66 Bensonhurst Ave to Trojanski Custom Builders for $125,000
WILTON
Robert Ostapczuk sold property at 38 Hopeful Lane to Paul Reynoso for $405,000.
Chad Cassells sold property at 1 Autumn Court to 1 Autumn Court LLC for $855,000
Paul Arciero sold property at 1 Amelia Ct to Kirk Gordon for $650,000
Rino Buzzola sold property at 31 Burnham Rd to Howard Christiansen for $505,000
GW Luxe LLC sold property at 28 Stone Ridge Rd to Lisa Gerardi for $556,746
Carmen Walling sold property at 55 Worth Rd to Sarco Saratoga LLC for $423,000
Neal Solomon sold property at 293 Louden Rd to Louden Rd Properties LLC for $485,000
GANSEVOORT — Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. will host its annual golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 5 at Airway Meadows Golf Club – located at 262 Brownville Rd, Gansevoort.
This fundraiser is a four-player scramble format. Participants have the chance to win a Ford vehicle courtesy of AutoSaver Ford in the hole-in-one contest. There will be additional fun competitions including a putting contest, closest to the line, most accurate drive, closest to the pin, and longest drive. The event will also feature a silent auction, 50/50 and more.
The registration fee is $100 per player ($400 per team) and includes the 18 holes of golf with a cart, and a buffet dinner of assorted wraps and chicken barbeque. Teams and individuals can register online by visiting www.nipperknolls.com under “Fundraising and Events” or by contacting Roxanne at 518-763-1976 or roxanne_peck@yahoo.com or nkequinecenter@gmail.com.
Check in begins at 1 p.m. with the start at 2 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc.
The Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. is a 501(c) 3, nonprofit organization whose mission is to share the joys of horsemanship with individuals with special needs and military veterans. There are no administrative costs or salaries paid. This is a 100% volunteer organization. To learn more about the program visit www.nipperknolls.com or facebook.com/nipperknolls.
SARATOGA SPRINGS —The 13th annual jockeys-versus-horsemen charity basketball game, which benefits the programs of the New York Race Track Chaplaincy, will be played Thursday, Aug. 3 at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
The annual event routinely attracts more than 300 fans. Admission is free.
The jockey team will be coached by Hall of Fame jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., with trainer Todd Pletcher and agent Kiaran McLaughlin coaching the horsemen team.
John Wallace, who was a first round draft pick by the New York Knicks in the 1996 NBA draft and spent seven years in the league, will be a special guest of the NY Chaplaincy and will play with the jockeys. As a collegian, he led Syracuse University to the 1996 NCAA championship game.
“The horsemen, the jockey colony and Saratoga racing fans all eagerly anticipate this game and it never fails to be an immensely entertaining event,” said Humberto Chavez, the New York Chaplaincy lead chaplain and executive director. “Besides the display of athleticism and the fun, the game also provides critical support for the chaplaincy’s various programs serving the backstretch community. We are very grateful to the players, our sponsors and all those who attend each year.”
The Saratoga Springs Recreation Center is located at 15 Vanderbilt Ave.
The New York Race Track Chaplaincy serves the New York backstretch and farming community with children’s enrichment, teen mentoring, women’s programming, social service, recreational, and educational programming as well as non-denominational religious services.
For additional information, go to: www.rtcany.org.
Pictured left to right: Greenfield Town Supervisor Kevin Veitch, Dorothy Ormsbee (wife), Town Clerk Karen Dowen and in front, Russell Ormsbee.
Greenfield — Happy Birthday to Greenfield resident Russell Ormsbee. In honor of his 100th birthday July 22, 2023, he received a visit from Town Supervisor Kevin Veitch and Town Clerk Karen Dowen, who officially presented him with a proclamation from the Greenfield Town Board. Ormsbee, whose family has deep roots in our Town’s history dating back to 1796, served in the U.S. AirCore in World War II as a flight engineer on a c54 Cargo plane responsible for evacuating injured soldiers from Hawaii. He also was employed by the International Paper Co. for more than 39 years and has been an involved community member. He also has been an avid musician, having once played on live television and at the Grand Ole Opry.
SCHUYLERVILLE — Revolution on the Hudson, a summer speaker series, will be staged Tuesday, Aug. 1 at Hudson Crossing Park, located at County Road 42 in Schuylerville.
Events begin at 6 p.m. and the public is invited to bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the grounds. 18th century living historians will be ready to answer questions and provide demonstrations before the speaker program begins at 7 p.m. 18th Century toys and games along with replica colonial clothing will be available for children to try. Please bring your own chairs.
Living Historian: Anne Clothier, Camp Followers of Burgoyne’s Army. Speaker: Bruce Venter, “The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pitney Meadows Community Farm’s signature event Fire Feast returns for 2023. Named one of Saratoga’s most unique summer events, Fire Feast features an all-star team of renowned farm-to-table chefs cooking over 6 open-fire pits sourcing meats, vegetables, and other ingredients from local producers and from the Pitney Meadows’ Farm fields.
The event takes place 6 – 9 p.m. Aug. 1 at Pitney Meadows Community Farm, 223 West Ave.
Pitney Meadows Community Farm was founded as a non-profit in 2016 after the 166-acre farmland was protected in perpetuity as conserved agricultural lands. In 2022 alone, the Farm welcomed over 6,000 visitors and community members; donated 8,743 pounds of produce; supported over 100 community gardeners; hosted 162 educational programs; added a full-time staff member to lead the food sovereignty program; and collaborated with more than 20 community organizations. These incredible accomplishments were made by a small working board and staff all while simultaneously reinvigorating the fields for organic farming and operating a 100 member Pick Your Own CSA; and made possible by grants and hundreds of generous community members who share a vision of food justice, agricultural education, recreation, and community.
Fire Feast: Guests will watch as the chefs prepare a seasonally inspired and carefully curated meal over open fire pits, meander through the Community Gardens while enjoying hors d’oeuvres, and enjoy horse-drawn wagon tours of the trails while taking in the sights of the Farmscape at dusk.
