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Saratoga Springs Residents: Sign Up by Oct. 1 for Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A free household hazardous waste collection day will take place 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, Commissioner of Public Works Anthony “Skip” Scirocco announced last week. 

The event is offered in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and only open to residents of Saratoga Springs. It will be held at the Weibel Avenue Ice Rink.

The event provides residents the opportunity to safely dispose of a variety of materials such as poisons, pesticides, solvents, oil-based paints, household batteries, aerosol cans, fluorescent light tubes, and more. A full list of acceptable and non-acceptable materials can be found on the city website. 

Residents must sign up by Oct. 1. Residents looking to participate can sign up on the City website at the following link: www.saratoga-springs.org/FormCenter/Public-Works-5/City-of-Saratoga-Springs-Household-Hazar-113

For more information or assistance registering, contact Kari at 518-587-3550 ext. 2623.

New Life Fellowship Church to Host Winter Clothing Giveaway

SARATOGA SPRINGS — New Life Fellowship Church invites community members to a clothing and toy Giveaway event on Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 9 a.m. to noon at 51 Old Gick Road.

This event is free and open to the public.  Lightly used winter clothing for all ages, as well as “like-new” toys and children’s books, will be available for families and individuals in the community.

The event will practice social distancing and attendees are encouraged to wear masks while inside the church building, according to church officials.

More information about New Life Fellowship Church and its upcoming events is available at www.newlifeinsaratoga.org. or call the church office at 518-580-1810 Wednesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Yellow Ribbon Day Supports Blue Star Mothers

HALFMOON — As our troops head home from Afghanistan, it is an important time to be reminded of the significance of the yellow ribbon. 

Yellow ribbons traditionally represent the message of “Support our Troops.” New York State observes Yellow Ribbon Day to honor current and former members of the United States Armed Forces on April 9 of each year since 2006. 

Each year, Yellow Ribbon Day is championed by Carol Pingelski Hotaling, the “Yellow Ribbon Lady,” who began making yellow ribbons to donate to the family members of troops deployed during Operation Desert Storm. NYS Yellow Ribbon Day was originally held at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks and now takes place at the Halfmoon Town Hall. 

VFW Post 358 in Ballston Spa buys 72 rolls of yellow ribbon every year for Yellow Ribbon Day. At three county fairs this past summer, Scott Lamb, Cemetery Director at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery handed out flyers to raise awareness, which are printed by Business Products CO. of NE, Inc., a Clifton Park company who has done all Yellow Ribbon Day printing for free for the past 30 years. 

Hotaling wants to educate community members on why we put out yellow ribbons and yellow bows which can stay up year-round. The organizers of Yellow Ribbon Day hope it will grow into a National Day of Remembrance.

The next New York State Yellow Ribbon Day is Saturday, April 9, 2022, 11 a.m. at the Town Hall in Halfmoon. They will be accepting donations for NY2 Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. Donations received will be used to send Freedom Boxes to our deployed troops. Blue Star Mothers send Freedom Boxes throughout the year and collect donations year-round. 

Please contact Blue Star Mothers with questions at capitalregion2bsm@gmail.com.

City Candidates Invited to Debate; Questions from Readers Invited

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga TODAY and Spa City Digital will be hosting two nights of political debates featuring Saratoga Springs candidates on Oct. 12 and Oct. 21.

All five City Council seats – Mayor, and Commissioners of Public Works, Accounts, Finance and Public Safety, as well as two city Supervisor seats – are up for election on Nov. 2. 

To submit a question for possible inclusion, email: cbeatty@saratogapublishing.com. 

Information for Online viewing of the live debates will be announced in early October.    

September 18 – September 24, 2021

COURT

Aric E. Lemon, 42, of Watervliet, pleaded Sept. 15 to felony DWI, in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Jan. 12, 2022.

Bonnie L. Wright, 47, of Poultney, VT, was sentenced Sept. 17 to 2 years prison and 1 year post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third-degree in Wilton. 

Kristopher M. Flores, 36, of Troy, was sentenced Sept. 17 to 5 years of probation, after pleading to felony grand larceny, and offering a false instrument for filing felony, in Wilton, and Clifton Park, respectively. 

POLICE

Kathryn Fasano, 47, of Schenectady, was charged Sept. 20 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated criminal contempt, a felony. 

Ian Ward, 29, of Stoddard, New Hampshire, Bryce Ward, 24, of Saratoga Springs, Tyeise Williams, 27, of Troy, Reis Baker, of Ballston Spa, and Marquasia Chandler, 22, of Albany, were each charged with disorderly conduct in connection with alleged incidents that occurred on Caroline Street Sept. 18-19. Chandler was additionally charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor. 

Akeem Cummings, 28, of Troy, was charged Sept. 19 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI and aggravated DWI, driving on/across a sidewalk, and failure to keep right.

Christina Reid, 25, of Troy, was charged Sept. 19 in Saratoga Springs with obstruct governmental administration, a misdemeanor. 

Naqweshia Hooks, 24, of Albany, was charged Sept. 19 in Saratoga Springs with felony assault, and misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon. 

Christopher Brewer, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 17 with criminal contempt, and strangulation – both felonies, and criminal obstruction of breathing, and assault – both misdemeanors. 

Devin Palozzi, 26, of Rochester, was charged Sept. 17 in Saratoga Springs with felony criminal mischief, the misdemeanors: DWI, aggravated DWI, unlawful imprisonment, as well as refusal to take a breath test, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, moving from lane unsafely, driving on/across a sidewalk, and operating an unregistered vehicle.   

Ethan Bruhns, 25, of Clifton Park, was charged Sept. 17 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated DWI, refusal to take a breath test, and moving from lane unsafely. 

Yisel Martinez, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 14 with criminal mischief, a felony. 

Jessica Akyiano, 48, of Hudson Falls, was charged Sept. 14 in Saratoga Springs with unlawful imprisonment – a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct. 

Timothy Smith, 69, of Gloversville, was charged Sept. 15 in Saratoga Springs with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. 

Ryan Edwards, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 15 with false imprisonment, a misdemeanor. 

Bryan M. Brust, 31, of Ballston Spa, was charged Sept. 13 with grand larceny, criminal mischief, and burglary following an investigation into a burglary that occurred at the McDonald’s on Church Ave. Brust is suspected of breaking into the establishment after hours, stealing food and other items and willfully destroying property belonging to the McDonalds Corporation. 

Nicholas Bush, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 11 with misdemeanor DWI, and speeding. 

Troy Zyjee, 27, of Troy, was charged Sept. 12 in Saratoga Springs with false impersonation, a misdemeanor. 

Anuradha Khanna, 54, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Sept. 12 with two counts criminal tampering.

Christy L. Batcher, 43, of Waterford, was charged Sept. 9 with two felony counts grand larceny in the third-degree, and one felony count grand larceny in the fourth-degree, following a Sheriff’s Department investigation of alleged larcenies that occurred in the town of Clifton Park between March 25 and May 19. Batcher, self-employed as a house cleaner, is suspected of stealing several items of jewelry and silverware from elderly clients and exchanging those items for currency at a local establishment. 

Mary Eichorst Max

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Saratoga Springs — Mary Eichorst Max, 98, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Wesley Health Care Center; she was born December 11, 1922, in Middle Grove to the late Anna and Louis Eichorst. She was a 1940 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School.

Mary worked many years at Thompson Laundro-Mat and as a school bus driver before settling down to raising her four children. She loved spending the summer months tending to her garden and flower beds and camping with the grandkids. In the winter months you could find her sewing quilts or completing other craft projects. Later in life Mary loved to travel, from a summer road trip through Alaska to cross-country trips or a few cruises, she was always ready to see new things. After retirement she enjoyed going to casinos, it was one of her favorite things to do. 

Mary was a lifetime member of the Middle Grove Methodist Church and the Middle Grove Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Axillary. She was a Boy Scout den mother for many years and was deeply involved in 4H with her children and grandchildren. You could also find her at all school functions lending a helping hand.

Mrs. Max is predeceased by her first husband Richard R. Mitchell, her parents Anna (Kreuger) Eichorst and Louis Eichorst, brothers Alfred, Edward and Lewis Eichorst, a sister Helen Watrous and her second husband, Frank Max.

She is survived by her children, Sandra (James) Wimet of Middle Grove, Rhoda (Tom) Braim of Middle Grove, Glen Mitchell of Middle Grove and Donna (Tom) Hammond of Wilton, brother Robert Eichorst of Middle Grove, and a sister Dorothy Sherman of Ballston Spa, grandchildren; Michele McClaskey, Traci Coleman, Justin Braim, Jodi Mathews, Glen Mitchell Jr, Brain Mitchell, Hannah Mitchell, Cody Hammond, Brianna Hammond and Dale Hammond; seven great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends who will miss her dearly.

A graveside service was held at the Middle Grove Cemetery on Friday September 17, 2021. 

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made in Mary’s memory to the Middle Grove Methodist Church.

The family would like to thank the staff at Wesley Nursing home for the loving care and support over the years Mary was there.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com 

John Wallace Loonan

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ALBANY — John Wallace Loonan “Wally,” 88, passed away peacefully and comfortably, on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, surrounded by his family at Albany Medical Center from complications due to a fall earlier that week.

Born in Albany in 1933 to Ethel (Wallace) and Thomas Loonan, Wally was the younger brother of Thomas (Tommy) Loonan (died 1971). After attending Catholic and public schools in Albany, Wally entered the Air Force and served in the Korean War as a Senior Airman and later as a lineman in Tokyo as part of the post-war rebuilding efforts.

After returning from Japan, Wally worked for Western Electric and then made his way to Lake George where he worked as a bartender for over 40 years, a near-permanent fixture at The Montcalm Restaurant. Many regular customers became lifelong friends. Upon retirement from The Montcalm, Wally worked as a court officer at Warren County Courthouse for many years; he was a member of the American Legion and served on the board of the Caldwell-Lake George Library. Wally was a longtime, active member of Sacred Heart Church.

A man of few words and endlessly with a book in his hand, Wally was a consummate reader of history and was encyclopedic in his knowledge of WWII and the French and Indian War. Wally always had a captive audience in his family who never tired of listening to stories of old Albany and his adventures in Asia during the war. He had a soft spot for cats, crossword puzzles, well-polished shoes, old school manners, time at his brother-in-law’s hunting camp in the Adirondacks with his son, grandson, and nephews, long car rides with his beloved wife, Jan, mostly to Dorset, Vermont, and baking. Wally’s apple pies were renowned to all who had the good fortune to share one, as well as his famous chocolate chip cookies and delicious key lime pies. 

He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Wally was predeceased by his firstborn son, John, his brother, Tommy Loonan, sister-in-law, Katy (Kayser) Loonan, his nephew Christopher Loonan and niece, Mary Ann Loonan (Sickles).

He leaves behind his beloved wife of 55 years, Janet (Groebler) Loonan, a daughter, Shane (Jamie Williams-Ness) and son, Sean (Jodi Charlton Loonan), and three grandchildren, Mercedi, Wallace and Adeline and many dearly loved sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, and friends.

The family is sincerely grateful for all those at Albany Medical Center I.C.U. who made it possible for Wally to be with his family at the time of his passing. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Sacred Heart 

Roman Catholic Church, 50 Mohican St, Lake George. Burial will follow with military honors at Evergreen Cemetery, Lake George. Calling hours are scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the Regan Denny Stafford Funeral Home, 53 Quaker Rd, in Queensbury.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Caldwell-Lake George Library, or an organization of your choice in Wally’s honor. For those who wish, on line condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.sbfuneralhome.com 

Rick Dunn

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Memorial Mass for Rick Dunn March 17, 1948 – March 13, 2020

All are invited to a Memorial Mass for Rick Dunn that will be celebrated on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11 a.m. in the historic Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. For those attending, appropriate face masks will be required.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com 

A. Patricia (Waring) Kohn

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A. Patricia “Patti” (Waring) Kohn, age 94, passed away peacefully on Sept. 16, 2021. Graveside services, 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 at Greenridge Cemetery. Gathering to follow. Memorial donations to First Baptist Church or Keuka College (keuka.edu/giving). Please include her name in the gift designation. www.burkefuneralhome.com