Week One: October 15-21:
“Lake Desolation”
Photo by Catherine Carr
Week Two: October 22-28:
“Saratoga Apple, 10.17.21”
Photo by Tina Marie DeVincenzo
Week Three: October 29-November 4:
“Mushrooms”
Photo by Bernie Fabry
Week Four: November 5 – November 11:
“Hudson River Blues”
Photo by Sheri Welch
Week Five: November 12 – November 18:
Photo by Sue Clark
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SARATOGA — Women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families are encouraged to apply for the Soroptimist “Live Your Dream” Award.
Soroptimist International of Saratoga County, an international volunteer organization for business and professional women, is offering grants up to $5,000 to be used for expenses related to education. In addition to being the primary wage earner, applicants must: Demonstrate financial need; Be accepted or enrolled in an undergraduate or vocational skills training program; Be a resident of any of the locations where there is a Soroptimist Club, and Not have previously been a recipient of this award.
If you meet these criteria and wish to apply for this grant, go to www.soroptimistsaratoga.org. Under “Awards” select “Live Your Dream.” This will take you to the on-line application. Applications must be completed by Nov. 15. Soroptimist members and their immediate family are ineligible.
The Saratoga County Chapter provides grants up to $5,000 per award winner. Our first-place award recipient is also eligible for additional monetary awards at the regional and international Soroptimist levels. These funds can be used for tuition, books, childcare, transportation expense or any other education-related expense.
For individual assistance with the application process, contact the Saratoga County Soroptimist Club by e-mailing liveyourdreamsaratoga@gmail.com to request a mentor.
Soroptimist International of Saratoga County is part of an international women’s organization with 72,000 members in 121 countries and territories. For more information, visit our website at www.soroptimistsaratoga.org or the international website at www.soroptimist.org
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Participants dropped off more than 150 TV’s and monitors, contributing to the almost 20,0000 pounds of electronics during Sustainable Saratoga’s 5th annual Saratoga Recycles Day.
Sustainable Saratoga, a not-for-profit organization that promotes sustainable practices and the protection of natural resources, reports the electronics will be responsibly recycled and kept out of landfills.
Nearly 400 vehicles passed through this year’s event.
Planit Waste, Recycling & Salvage and eLot Electronics Recycling collected electronics and scrap metal, and American Clothing Company collected 6675 pounds of clothing and textiles. Bags filled with men’s shoes, jackets and clothing were donated to the Backstretch Employee Service Team to benefit the backstretch workers at Saratoga Racetrack.
Approximately 20 bikes were dropped off, which Bikeatoga volunteers will fix up this winter. The Saratoga Lions Club collected over 400 pairs of eyeglasses, and Wellspring received 106 cell phones.
New this year, We Are Instrumental received 14 instruments that they will repair and get into kids’ hands; the Domestic Violence Project collected 1,500 pieces of children’s clothing and 50 backpacks for domestic violence survivors and their children, and Pitney Meadows Community Farm collected about 90 garden tools and hoses. All of these items will be reused, helping both individuals in need and the environment.
Sustainable Saratoga’s Recycling and Donating Guidebook may be found at: www.sustainablesaratoga.org
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) will host a free virtual Alzheimer’s educational conference for New York residents on Tuesday, Oct. 19. The conference, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., is free and open to everyone, and will allow participants to learn from, and ask questions of, health, caregiving and long-term care experts. To register, go to www.alzfdn.org/tour.
AFA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide support, services and education to individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias nationwide and to fund research for better treatment and a cure. Its services include a National Toll-Free Helpline at: 866-232-8484. For more information, visit www.alzfdn.org
GREENWICH — The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Willard’s Mountain Chapter invites the public to attend a dedication ceremony for a plaque they are placing in the Battenville Cemetery located at Co. Rte. 61 in the hamlet of Battenville across from Skellie Rd, Greenwich. The ceremony will be held Sunday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.
Susan B. Anthony penned the words now engraved on the plaque in 1905 in a letter she sent to a Battenville family she had known when she was a child. In the letter, she said that if she lived until the following spring, she intended to have the words engraved on the back of a monument her brother, D.R. Anthony had purchased to honor the memory of their grandfather, Daniel Read, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Unfortunately, D.R. Anthony ordered the monument, but passed away in November 1904 before it was delivered to the cemetery.
In 1905, the monument was put in place of the “footprint” of the Reformed Church which used to stand on the left side of the cemetery. Sadly, Susan did not live until the next spring to have the stone engraved. The letter was filed away with the family to whom she had sent it, and for 116 years no one knew what she had planned to do. Until last spring, when Willard’s Mountain Chapter chaplain, Debi Craig, was researching Susan’s life in Battenville and came across the Raab Historic Documents website where she found a transcription of the letter which had been sold at auction by the family who had it in their possession.
Debi went to the Willard’s Mountain Chapter with the idea to inscribe the monument, and the group decided to raise the needed funds. Susan herself had become a member of the Irondequoit Chapter of the NSDAR (Rochester) in 1898. There was not enough room on the back of the monument to add the wording, but the Willard’s Mountain Chapter contacted the International Bronze Company who designed a plaque. Willard’s Mountain reached out to their members and the community and raised the needed money to create the plaque, and would like to thank all those who helped to make the purchase of this plaque and its placement in the Battenville Cemetery possible.
COURT
Andrew V. Cino, 28, of Rexford, pleaded Oct. 4 to felony DWI, in connection with an incident in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Dec. 6.
Jeremy J. Cramer, 21, of Stockport, was sentenced Oct. 6 to 2 years’ incarceration on the charge of sexual abuse in the first-degree, 1-1/2 years on the charge of patronizing a prostitute in the second-degree, and 1 year on the charge of patronizing a prostitute in the third-degree. All three sentences to run concurrent to each other. The initial charges date to June 2020 in the town of Halfmoon.
Jonathan Saunders, 40, of Mechanicville, pleaded Oct. 6 to criminal contempt in the first-degree.
John Fink, 37, of Troy, pleaded Oct. 6 to criminal contempt in the first-degree.
Daniel Larmon, 31, of South Glens Falls, pleaded Oct. 5 to failure to register as a sex offender, in Moreau. Sentencing Dec. 14.
Edward Smith, 51, of Albany, pleaded Oct. 5 to felony grand larceny, in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Dec. 14.
Sarah H. Zimmerman, 25, of Colonie, was sentenced Sept. 29 to 1 to 3 years following conviction to vehicular assault in the second-degree, in connection with a crash that occurred Oct 2020 in the town of Halfmoon.
Colby Flood, 19, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Oct. 1 to attempted robbery in the third-degree, a felony. Sentencing Dec. 3.
POLICE
An early morning altercation in the 20 Lake Ave. parking lot resulted in the arrests of four people. Saratoga Springs police said they were called to the lot at approximately 3:08 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 where they discovered four victims of an assault/robbery. The victims – one man and three women – are between 20 and 26 years of age. One woman suffered the most serious injuries of the four – cuts and lacerations to her head and face – which required treatment at Saratoga Hospital. After securing descriptions of the four suspected offenders, officers located four persons-of-interest on Woodlawn Avenue. Justin Rue, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged with Robbery, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Criminal Mischief – all felonies, and misdemeanor Assault. Krista M. Leverette, 32, of Rensselaer, was charged with Criminal Possession Weapon misdemeanor, and felony Robbery, Assault, and two counts Criminal Possession Stolen Property. Michelle A. Betts, age 29, of Albany, and Antonia J. Dean, 29, of Hudson Falls, were each charged with felony robbery, and misdemeanor assault. Police said the two groups had an exchange of words earlier in the night but did not otherwise know one another. The four people charged are suspected of attacking the victim group, causing injuries and taking their personal property. Police indicated the weapon was a cell phone, allegedly used to repeatedly strike one of the female victims in the head and face.
Makyla P. Minius, 21, of Troy, was charged Oct. 4 with 2 counts felony grand larceny, in connection with an alleged incident that occurred Aug. 30 at the Best Buy Store on State Route 50 in the town of Wilton. Minius is accused of stealing merchandise worth a value totaling over $8,000, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. The case is still under investigation and additional arrests are expected.
On Oct. 4, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested Gina M. Battista, 29, of Gansevoort, after a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking within Saratoga County. Battista was allegedly distributing quantities of heroin and fentanyl throughout the county. Charges: criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a controlled substance. Both charges are felonies and additional charges are pending.
Kelly Hartford, 58, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 24 with misdemeanor DWI, misdemeanor aggravated DWI, and failure to keep right.
Steven Tourtellot, 47, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 24 with misdemeanor assault.
Courtney Ries, 20, of Wynantskill, was charged Sept. 26 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief, and obstruct governmental administration.
Meghan King, 19, of Hudson Falls, was charged Sept. 26 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, vehicle registration suspended, and operating without insurance.
Daniel Perodeau, 28, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 26 with harassment, and misdemeanor criminal contempt.
Nicole Hess, 34, of Schenectady, was charged Sept. 24 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor.
Steven Shedd, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 25 with harassment, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.
Joseph Albright, 30, of Fuera Bush, was charged Sept. 26 in Saratoga Springs with criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Krystle M. Furioso, 35, of Ballston Spa, was charged Oct. 3 with tampering with physical evidence, a felony.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — James Joseph Byrne, a mentor to many and a friend to everyone – passed away on October 9, 2021, after a long-fought battle with cancer surrounded by his wife and children. He was 78.
Jim and his wife Sharon moved to Saratoga Springs in 1970 where he opened his dental practice, and they raised their six children. He was the happiest walking the streets of Saratoga Springs and Lake Placid with his wife, working at his office alongside his son Brian, and his seventeen grandchildren were his heaven on earth.
He was a warm, witty, and loving person who worshipped God with both his words and his deeds, and who believed in people more than they believed in themselves.
Educated at St John’s University, Temple Dental School and University of Buffalo’s orthodontics school, he was wise beyond his education. He will be remembered for his teasing jokes, his love for the City of Saratoga Springs, his selflessness, his unbelievable ability to listen, his willingness to come to the aid of his family and friends at any time of day or night, and ultimately his strength. He was the “Rock” of the Byrne Family.
Jim’s memory will be cherished and kept alive by his adoring and eternal wife Sharon, his children Gregory (wife, Tatiana), Margot (husband, Kevin), Kristin (husband, Richard), Brian (wife, Sage), Elizabeth (husband, Brad) and Allyson (husband, Francisco), his sister Karen, his seventeen grandchildren, his nieces Kristine and Olga, and their children.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, October 22, 2021 at St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Avenue. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave.
Memorial donations in Jim’s name may be made to: The Saratoga regional YMCA, 290 West Ave, Saratoga Springs or St. Clement’s Church.
Visit www.burkefuneralhome.com
STILLWATER — Beverly Hagadorn died October 8. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. on October 15 at Compassionate Funeral Care, 402 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs. Calling hours 5 to 6:45 p.m. followed by a graveside service at Gansevoort Cemetery. For online condolences, please visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com
GREENFIELD CENTER — Elaine Diehl died October 9. A funeral service will be held 12:30 p.m. October 15 at Compassionate Funeral Care, 402 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs. Calling hours 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. followed by a private graveside service at Fort Plain Cemetery at a later date. www.compassionatefuneralcare.com
GREENFIELD CENTER — Michael Patrick Whitton passed October 6, 2021 after a brave and courageous battle with cancer. Calling hours: 4-7 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2021 at Burke FH. Service of Holy Communion at Bethesda Episcopal Church at 2 p.m. on October 16, 2021. Reception immediately following. Memorial donations: Become a Donor to Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park www.wiltonpreserve.org/how-you-can-help/wilton-wildlife-preserve. www.burkefuenralhome.com
