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Sept. 18: “Let us have Peace” at Grant Cottage

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WILTON — U.S Grant’s presidential campaign slogan after the Civil War was “Let us have Peace” and on Sunday, Sept. 18, U.S. Grant Cottage marks International Peace Week, by hosting a special event featuring members of the Peace Corps and former Congressman Chris Gibson.

Grant was the general who led the first million-man army and won the Civil War, but he also knew that “Peace is not won; Peace is built.” Grant started the U.S. Department of Justice, rounded up 3,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan and prevented President Andrew Johnson from hanging Robert E. Lee for treason. Grant knew peace required reconciliation.

Siena College president, Dr. Chris Gibson will speak about his experiences as a combat veteran in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo. Several Peace Corps volunteers, an army of a different sort, will speak of their experiences building peace with international service. 

Additionally, former Congressman Joseph Kennedy III will join the event by video, Grant Re-enactor Steve Trimm will portray Ulysses Grant as president, folksinger Dan Berggren, and several Returned Peace Corps Volunteers will share personal stories and experiences, while in service to different countries, around the globe.

The event takes place 2 – 4:15 p.m. Sept. 18 at Grant Cottage, Wilton. For more information, go to:  www.grantcottage.org. 

Sales Tax Income Up, Unemployment Down

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SARATOGA COUNTY —The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce has released its July 2022 Insights, which notes sales tax collection figures this year over last, as well as county unemployment numbers.

For the first seven months of 2022, Saratoga County collected $90.9 million in sales taxes, up 6.4 percent from the same time in 2021, as well as in 2019. The City of Saratoga Springs specifically has collected $8.7 million in sales taxes year to date, up $1 million and 13.1 percent from the same time frame in 2021. Some of the increase is attributed to higher gas prices and rising inflation.

Regarding the job market, the number of employed Saratoga County residents is 119,000, as of July, up 3.4 percent versus the same time frame in 2021, according to the NYS Department of Labor – marking the highest number of employed residents ever seen in Saratoga County, with an unemployment rate at 2.8 percent.

September 10 – 16, 2022

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Saratoga County Court

Cassandra Barden, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced Sept. 8 to 4 months incarceration, after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree, and 1 year incarceration after pleading to burglary in the third-degree. The sentences will run consecutively. 

Robert Felice, 53, of South Glens Falls, pleaded Sept. 8 to felony burglary, criminal possession of stolen property, and grand larceny, in connection with incidents first charged in Northumberland and Moreau.  Sentencing Nov. 10. 

Angelo J. Zeoli, 42, of Troy, pleaded Nov. 8 to grand larceny in the fourth degree, first charged in Wilton March 2021. Sentencing Dec. 8. 

Michael S. Andrews, 25, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Sept. 7 to criminal possession of a firearm. Sentencing Nov. 16. 

Timothy DiPasquale, 45, of Ballston Spa, pleaded Sept. 7 to aggravated criminal contempt, a felony. Sentencing Nov. 9. 

Cassandra Morsellino, 30, of Amsterdam, pleaded guilty in Saratoga County Court to attempted assault in the first-degree, a felony, in connection with a Dec. 5, 2021 shooting on Jersey Hill Road in the town of Galway. Morsellino admitted to being an accomplice with co-defendant Michael Kennedy in an attempted assault of a homeowner/ victim following an early morning dispute, according to Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen. Sentencing on Dec. 2 when it is anticipated Morsellino will be sentenced to 6-1/2 years in state prison, Heggen added.   

Roarke Shea, 37, of Lake George, was sentenced Sept. 6 to 1 to 3 years incarceration after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree in Wilton. 

Arthur J. Martin, 42, of Ballston Spa, pleaded Sept. 2 to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, in Malta. Sentencing Nov. 10. 

Sheriff’s Office

GALWAY – Shortly after 8 p.m. on Sept. 10, the Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a car vs. motorcycle accident on State Route 29 in the Town of Galway. A motorcycle operated by Chad M. Jazwinski, 46, of Galway, was travelling westbound and struck a vehicle that had been travelling eastbound on State Route 29, and was turning left into a parking lot adjacent to Benzal Road at the time of the accident. Jazwinski suffered traumatic injuries from the crash and died at the scene. The operator of the other vehicle is cooperating with the investigation. The investigation into the accident is ongoing by the Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Unit. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Galway EMS, Community EMS, LifeNet, as well as fire departments from Galway, Saratoga Springs, Greenfield, Providence and Rock City Falls.

On Sept. 6, the Sheriff’s Office charged Sherrilyn A. Ostrander, 32, of Hudson with identity theft in the first-degree. Ostrander is accused of using the debit card of an elderly female under her care to make numerous charges amounting to a substantial loss to the victim.

SARATOGA Police 

Richard Daniels, 22, of Schuylerville, was charged Sept. 9 with unlawful dealing with child – alcohol. 

Anne Bachrach, 41, of Ballston Spa, was charged Sept. 9 with DWI, and moving from lane unsafely. 

Tyler Kennedo, 19, of Gansevoort, was charged Sept. 8 with aggravated unlicensed operation, and speed violation. 

Shaun Cole, 54, of Schenectady, was charged Sept. 6 with obstruct governmental administration. 

Arianna Fodera, 22, of Vorheesville, was charged Sept. 5 with DWI, and motor vehicle equipment violation.

Samuel Schor, 18, of Hoboken, N.J., was charged Sept. 5 with petit larceny. 

Neil Lescault, 47, was charged Sept. 5 with criminal trespass. 

Manuel Olmo, 53, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Se3pt. 4 with criminal sale controlled substance, and criminal possession controlled substance.

Kevin Cavanagh, 55, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 4 with burglary in the third-degree, and petit larceny, and criminal trespass, failure to pay service.  

Tabatha Heitzmann, 41, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 4 with aggravated unlicensed operation, and following too closely. 

Anne Cassidy, 60, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 3 with DWI, aggravated DWI, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and making an improper right turn. 

Alex Rodriguez, 24, of Schenectady, was charged Sept. 3 with DWI, moving from lane unsafely, fail to stop at a stop sign, and operating vehicle without inspection certificate.

Bailey Thibeault, 22, of Lexington, Kentucky, was charged Sept. 3 with DWI, speeding, moving from lane unsafely, and no motor vehicle license. 

Catherine Dickert, 19, of Ballston Lake, was charged Sept. 2 with aggravated unlicensed operation, and unsafe backing of vehicle. 

Matthew Fuery, 40, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 31 with identity theft, grand larceny, petit larceny, and unlawful possession personal ID. 

Jayde Tesiero, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Aug. 30 with resisting arrest, and criminal mischief. 

Rachel Burnham

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GREENFIELD CENTER – Rachel Sams Burnham died on August 29, 2022, after a valiant fight against cancer. A celebration of her life was held on September 7 at St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sarcoma Strong. Visit:
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Inspired by the Velvet Underground and the New York Mets: Yo La Tengo Stages Show Sept. 26

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The legendary band Yo La Tengo, as captured in a city image by the legendary photographer David Godlis. Photo: Matador Records. 

ALBANY —  The 1962 New York Mets, a team so charmingly inadequate – 40 wins, 120 losses and 60 games out of first place – their play inspired legendary scribesman Jimmy Breslin to pen a book about them, titled “Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?”  

Ira Kaplan, long before he would wed Georgia Hubley and the musical pair formed their seminal band, was born in the borough where the Mets made their marvelous mess when he was five years old.  Now as the story goes, despite advance calls of warning to verbally signal “I Got It!”  Mets’ fielders Elio Chacon and Richie Ashburn collided into one another so often while chasing fly balls atop the Shea Stadium grass that Ashburn eventually asked his Venezuelan teammate how to say “I Got It!” in his native tongue. “Yo La Tengo!” Chacon reportedly responded and from then on out the call would bellow across that Flushing, Queens field of dreams. 

Fast-forward a couple of decades and Yo La Tengo – the musical trio – was born in Hoboken, N.J. More than a dozen studio albums later, the band is making their way across the east coast and will stage a show at Albany’s Lark Hall on Hudson Avenue, Monday, Sept. 26. If you know Yo La Tengo, you know; if you don’t, google their music to learn what you’ve been missing. For show info, go to: https://larkhallalbany.com/.     

Evert Osterdahl

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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Evert Osterdahl, age 72, passed away on Saturday, September 3 at his home in Saratoga Springs. At the family’s request there will be no calling hours or service at this time. Visit: www.compassionatefuneralcare.com

Lorraine Frollo

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WILTON – Lorraine Alma Frollo, age 92, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022, at home with her family by her side. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visit: www.compassionatefuneralcare.com

Jason F. Bowman

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ALBANY — Jason F. Bowman, 83, of Saratoga  Springs, passed away on Sept. 11. Calling hours are Sun., Sept 18, from 2-4 p.m. at Burke Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway. Funeral home service at 4 p.m. Burial in Ft. Plain cemetery, Mon., Sept. 19, at 12 Noon. Remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

Jake DeLuca

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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Jake DeLuca died August 21. Calling hours held were held on Thursday, September 8 at Compassionate Funeral Care. A mass was held September 9 at St. Clements Church; interment with military honors was held at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Visit: www.compassionatefuneralcare.com

George Lorenz Muller

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GREENFIELD CENTER — George Lorenz Muller left this earth very peacefully at home and his spirit was brought up to the heavens, just as he wanted, on September 6, 2022. He was 85 years old.

George was born in Brooklyn, NY. Later, in 1945 his family moved to Greenfield Center. During his early years, he remembered living with his beloved grandmother Inga (Mormor), whom he thought of as an “Angel of God ” and the “most caring person he knew;” and his caring grandfather, Arthur (Betta). He attended Saratoga City Schools, graduating in 1954. George enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduation, proudly serving for 4 years learning to be a dental hygienist. Upon the honorable completion of his service, he then worked for Norton Star Company in Syracuse, followed by Sullivan-Schein in Saratoga as a dental equipment repair technician for many years. George enjoyed traveling to many different dental offices and was well known and sought out for his ability to repair dental equipment. He always talked very fondly about his work partners, Al and Lloyd and their work adventures.

George was an avid flight enthusiast and obtained his pilot license in 1969. He loved to go to the airport, especially with his children and grandchildren to watch planes take off and land. He thoroughly enjoyed his job repairing dental equipment. George’s main avocation, especially during his retirement, was to answer the call of his children to come and fix (anything). He always displayed sheer determination and a laser focus to solve whatever mechanical problem was presented to him.

George was the son of Esther Marie Trulsen Muller and George Lorentz Stilo Muller, of Fevik Norway, Brooklyn and Greenfield Center. He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, (David and Peter). He is survived by his loving family, his beloved wife and loving mother of his five children, Virginia Chase Muller and son, George Muller and his wife, Lisa and daughters, Brenda Crawford and her husband, James, Pamela Muller, Cathleen Mele and her husband, Robert and Christine Neal and her husband, Matthew; grandchildren Mindy Nyarady, Corinn Crawford, Matthew Crawford, Megan Johnny, Robert Mele, Katelyn Muller, Lydia Baptist, George (Jake) Muller and Ethan Mele and great-granddaughter, Iris Sage Muller. He is also survived by his brothers, Fredrik, Robert, Daniel, Leonard, Glenn, John and sister, Elizabeth and many extended family members and friends.

George was an excellent provider to his family and loved all his children and grandchildren. He was a very generous man, especially in the giving of his time. George was always thinking, using his wisdom, and reflecting so he could give precise guidance to help solve any problem that we might have. He was a caring grandfather and took a keen interest in his grandchildren. His presence in all our lives will be sorely missed, but he will remain in our hearts forever.

A funeral with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Gerald B. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd. Schuylerville, NY 12871. Please arrive at 10:45 a.m.