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Tang Presents: Upbeat on the Roof Series Returns July 29

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Upbeat on the Roof returns for its twentieth season, presenting a vibrant and diverse range of regional musicians over four Thursday evenings from July 29 to Aug. 19. 

Concerts will be performed on the lawn outside the Tang Museum starting at 6 p.m. Visitors are welcome to bring chairs, blankets, food and drink, and set up as early as 5 p.m. This year’s lineup features:

• July 29 — Laveda: A genre-blending dream pop/rock group, Laveda is an Albany-based duo of Jake Brooks and Ali Genevich. Their acclaimed 2020 debut album What Happens After features dreamy lyrics and textural sounds that are thoughtful and danceable. Upbeat debut. www.lavedaband.com 

• Aug. 5 — Thomasina Winslow: Blues singer Thomasina Winslow’s snappy guitar chops and rich warm vocals has made her a staple of the Capital Region music scene. An educator, producer, world traveler, and historian of Americana, Winslow’s powerful voice makes her a true ambassador of the blues. Upbeat debut. thomasinawinslow.com

• Aug. 12 — Sun Is Poison: A lo-fi solo project of Ballston Spa’s Will Seifart, Sun is Poison creates immersive works that meld the mechanical sounds of drum machines and synths with banjos, guitars, and honest and poignant lyrics. Upbeat debut. sunispoison.bandcamp.com 

• Aug. 19 — Heavenly Echoes: Founded by the late Deacon James Edmonds out of the Sweet Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Albany, the group performs in the storied tradition of Southern-style gospel music with spirituals, hymns, traditional contemporary gospel, and originals. Heavenly Echoes last played Upbeat in 2016. 

 All Tang events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080 or visit the Tang website at tang.skidmore.edu. 

2021 White Party with a Splash of Color Gala

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Bridges Annual Gala “The White Party” was held July 17, 2021 at Saratoga National Golf Club, on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs. The event, attended by 400 guests, raised a record net amount of $125,000. 

July 23 – July 29, 2021

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Friday, July 23

Photographing the Beauty Around Me
Zoom Course | 2:15 – 3:45 p.m.
Saratoga County Office for the Aging is offering a new, free program for 55+ residents of Saratoga County: A six-week zoom course on how to capture digital photographs of environments and people. Participants will learn and hone basic aim-and-shoot skills. No previous photography skills are required. The course will be held every Friday through August 13. Pre-registration is required. RSVP to Christina Krowel: 518-884-4998 or email; ckrowel@saratogacountyny.gov.

Jim Allen’s Famous Chicken BBQ Fundraiser
South Glens Falls United Methodist Church, 15 Maplewood Parkway, S. Glens Falls | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Cost of meal is $12. Serving ½ Chicken, baked potatoes, roll, coleslaw & homemade cookies. Dinners will be bagged and delivered to your car. Pre-orders are recommended. Home delivery is available by calling the church office at 518-793-1152. 

Saturday, July 24

Outdoor Concert Series
Hubbard Hall Great Lawn, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge | 6 p.m.
Audiences are invited to bring their own blankets and chairs and enjoy a relaxing evening listening to some great music and musicians from near and far! Audiences may arrive any time after 5 p.m. for the concert. Maximum 100 attendees allowed on the lawn. In case of rain, concerts will be performed inside Hubbard Hall for a maximum of 45 audience members with house opening at 5:30 p.m. No reservations. First-come, first-sit. Masks required for those unvaccinated.  See hubbardhall.org for more information. Featured artist is Athena Burke. 

Sunday, July 25

Summer Stroll: Taking the Waters
High Rock Park, High Rock Ave., Saratoga Springs | 10:30 a.m. – 12 pm.
Join Charlie Kuenzel, president of the Saratoga Springs History Museum and our tour leader, to learn about the history of the waters. Saratoga Springs was a top tourist destination in the 1800’s because of its mineral springs. Known as a premier health resort, Saratoga attracted the rich and famous to drink and bathe in the healing waters. All Sunday morning tours last approximately 90 minutes and require walking and standing on varied terrain. Tours will be limited to 30; tickets must be purchased in advance. The cost per tour is $15 for SSPF members and $20 for non-members. Members who have received Stroll passes will have those honored for their value of $10 and will be required to pay the difference of $5. Visit saratogapreservation.org or call 518-587-5030 to purchase tickets in advance.

Dinosaurs in Motion
Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St., Saratoga Springs | Noon – 6 p.m.
The life-sized metal sculptures captivate visitors while their exposed mechanics illustrate science and technology in a fun and engaging way. The exhibition weaves the science, art, and innovation themes throughout and touches on each of these educational topics at each sculpture. The art portions highlight sketching, drawing, and sculpting; the science segments explore kinetics, biomechanics, and robotics. Tickets at universalpreservationhall.org.

Sounds of Summer from the Brookside Porch
Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton St., Ballston Spa | 3 p.m.
The History Center welcomes instrumentalists from the American Federation of Musicians to perform two concerts at Brookside Museum. Performers, including several from the Albany Symphony Orchestra, will be playing popular melodies on Brookside’s front porch. Guests are encouraged to sing and dance along. Students and representatives from the famed Dance Factory of Saratoga Springs will be on hand to teach audience members a few basic steps and, perhaps, even put on a show. Guests should bring their own lawn chairs or picnic blankets. Rain dates for both concerts will be the following Wednesdays. Free and open to the public.

3rd Annual Plein Air Art Show and Sale
Spa Park Administration Building Arcade, 19 Roosevelt Dr., Saratoga Springs | 3 – 5 p.m.
The “Friends of Saratoga Spa State Park” invite all art lovers to see and purchase “Plein Art” paintings created that day in gorgeous Saratoga Spa State Park. Refreshments will be served, and painting sales will benefit the Friends and the Plein Air artists. 

Album Release Party – Jessica Louise
VFW, 190 Excelsior Ave., Saratoga | 5 – 8 p.m.
Food and drink specials. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please call 518-584-9686.

Summer Concert Series
Congress Park, War Memorial, 268 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Skippy and the Pistons will be performing.  Bbring your blankets and chairs, find a spot on the lawn, and enjoy some of our area’s favorite performers. Free to the public.

Monday, July 26

Public Art Demonstration
Zoom Presentation | 6:30 p.m.
Southern Saratoga Art Society is hosting a free and open to the public demonstration by artist Mark Tarabula. Mark Tarabula is a 2021 Artist in Residence at the Saratoga Clay Arts Center.  SCAC promotes the ceramic arts and provides a place for people to explore the medium of clay, hone and develop their skills and be part of a community.  Mark will demonstrate how to throw a vase, mug, bowl and plate and describe the basic forms of throwing and how to do the process. To register visit: southernsaratogaartist.com.

Tuesday, July 27

Ceremony Commemorating Cease Fire – Korean War
Korean War Memorial, Crandall Park, Upper Glen St., Glen Falls | 9:45 a.m.
Members and associated are requested to meet at the memorial. A luncheon will be held immediately following the ceremony at The Log Jam Restaurant.  Reservations for the luncheon are required, due to limited capacity, by calling Lois Miner at 518-695-3905 or Comm. Paul O’Keefe at 518-603-4186.  For further information or an application to join the organization, please contact Comm. O’Keefe.  Veterans who served anywhere during the Korean War or in Korea at any time, spouses, widows, family and friends are all invited to join the organization.  Annual dues are $10 for veterans and $5 for all others.

Workshop for Farmers
4-H Training Center, 556 Middleline Rd., Ballston Spa | 1 – 3:15 p.m.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is holding a workshop to educate farmers about two new serious pests that are now in our region – tall waterhemp and the soybean cyst nematode.  The workshop is on July 27 at 1 – 3:15 p.m. at (info and registration at tinyurl.com/6h4uuyv9).  All applicable Covid-19 precautions will be followed. To register and for more information, go to the website provided or contact the Central NY Dairy, Field Crops, Livestock Program for the Ballston Spa meeting 315-866-7920 or email: cnydlfc@cornell.edu, eas56@cornell.edu.

Wednesday, July 28

Stuffed Shell Dinner 
Saratoga Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
For curbside pickup only. Call Monday or Tuesday Between 10 a.m. – noon to place an order. 518-584-2585. Menu: Stuffed shells, meatballs, sweet sausage, tossed salad, garlic toast. Dinner for 2 is $25 cash only. 

Malta Summer Concert Series 2021
Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Drive, Malta | 6 – 8 p.m.
All concerts are free to attend on the front lawn. Bring a picnic supper, blanket and/or chairs and enjoy! This week’s featured artist is Mark Gamsjager and the Lustre Kings. 

Thursday, July 29

Concerts in the Park
Lions Music Park, Front St., Ballston Spa | 6 – 8 p.m.
This week’s featured artist is The Rogues. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. We will follow any continuing New York State guidelines for safe public gatherings that may be in effect at the time of the event. These may include social distancing measures, face masks and limited capacity in the park.  The concert series is free to the public. 

July 23 – July 29, 2021

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Summer Lunch Program for Children
This summer during the months of July and August the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa will sponsor a Summer Lunch Program for children living in and around the village.  Nutritious lunches will be made daily and distributed in seven locations.  Volunteers are needed to assemble and distribute the lunches.  Anyone who is interested in volunteering in some way in making a financial contribution, or in obtaining an application or a menu can contact the church at 518-885-8361 or at bspabaptist202@gmail.com or bspabaptist.org.  Please help to impact the children of Ballston Spa in a positive way.

Hearts of the Adirondacks Festival
Join us on Sunday, August 1 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Adirondack Folk School, located at 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne. The event will include make your own ice cream sundaes on the back porch, hot dogs and fixings hot off the grill, demonstrations of traditional Adirondack crafts, fireside storytelling, shopping at the Adirondack Folk School Gift Shop, musical performances, plus our annual silent auction. It is the best in the Adirondacks and features items made by Adirondack Folk School instructors and artisans from throughout the region.  Auction open 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The spectacular result of this year’s quilt challenge will be displayed, and raffle tickets will be available for purchase. Admission is free, charges for food and purchased items. 

Southern Saratoga Art Society Exhibit
Artists and members of SSAS are exhibiting throughout the area. Please try to visit these venues and support the arts in Southern Saratoga County. For further information about SSAS, please visit: southernsaratogaartist.com. Artist Roberta Moses is exhibiting her art during July and August at the Mechanicville Library, 190 N. Main Street, Mechanicville. Waterford Library, 117 Third Street, Waterford is hosting artists Jack Morgan, Rebecca Jenkins and Patricia Wade during July and August. Artists William Daisak, David Mayak and Karen Zimmers are exhibiting their art at the Clifton Park Senior Community Center, 6 Clifton Common Court, Clifton Park. 

The Camp Saratoga 5K Trail Series 
To be held at 6:15 p.m. Monday evenings in August—August 2, 9, 16. 23 & 30.  Registration is $5 day-of or $20 for all five races. This is a low-key, all-outdoors event topped off by light refreshments and unusual raffle prizes.  Please bring your own water. Proceeds benefit the Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park.  Current CDC and NYS guidelines will be followed. For more information, call Laura Clark at 518-581-1278 or email laura@saratogastryders.org or visit www.saratogastryders.org.

Ellen Hardin Walworth Exhibit – Ribbon Cutting
The Saratoga Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and the Saratoga History Museum invite you to a ribbon cutting for the new Ellen Hardin Walworth Exhibit on Tuesday, August 3 at 11 a.m. at the Canfield Museum, 1 East Congress St., Saratoga Springs.  Ellen was one of the four founders of the DAR, founder of the Saratoga Battlefield Commission plus a supporter of many other causes in Saratoga.  For more information contact: saratogadaughters1143@gmail.com

Big Truck Day
Join us for a great morning of fun on August 7 at 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Maple Avenue Middle School. Come check out some of the coolest big trucks in the area! Enjoy food and treats from your favorite local vendors. Truck Day is a primary fundraiser for the Children’s Museum. Money raised at this event makes it possible for the Museum to offer quality education programs and learning opportunities for children and families throughout our community. Send us a drawing of your best Big Truck. The first 50 applicants receive a FREE PASS to Big Truck Day! This year it’s not a contest, but passes are limited so act soon! Open to all students PreK to 5th grade! You can submit them online at www.cmssny.org/big-truck-day/. You can purchase tickets online, as well. 

10th Annual Fallen Officers Memorial Ride
On Saturday, August 7, join us for a 75-mile ride through 5 counties. The ride will honor Detective Sergeant Randall French, Special Operations Section, Troy Police Department, End of Watch, April 30, 2020 and corrections Officer Joseph A. Martini, Ulster County Sheriffs Department. Cost is $20 per bike & passenger. All vehicles welcome. Registration is at 10 – 11:30 a.m. at Spitzie’s Motorcycle Center, 1970 Central Ave. in Colonie. Awards for best represented Blue Knights Chapter, Best represented Police Motor Unit and best represented Motorcycle Club. Food, drink, 50/50 drawing and raffles will be available at Nanola located on Route 9 in Malta. For more information contact Pat Fox 518-469-9201 or Lou somma 518-421-2921. 

Eleventh Caboose Day and Car Show
Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, and Imports welcome on Saturday, August 14 at The Caboose at King’s Station, corner of Route 9N and Porter Rd., Porter Corners from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tour King’s Station and the restored caboose. Vendors, bake sale, hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries and drinks to benefit The Town of Greenfield Historical Society. Rain or Shine. For information, call Tom Clute at 518-580-0655, Louise Okoniewski at the Town Hall at 518-893-7432 or 518-796-4066. 

Reading & Book Signing by Matt Witten
Come to the Ballston Spa Public Library Saturday, August 14 at 11a.m. for a book signing and reading with author, Matt Witten. This will be an in-person event in the library’s community room. Join mystery and TV writer, Matt Witten as he presents his new novel, The Necklace. Books will be available to purchase and sign. Mr. Witten lived in Saratoga Springs, where he wrote four mystery novels that were published by Signet, including Breakfast at Madeline’s. Then moved to LA and began writing for TV: Law & Order, House, Pretty Little Liars, CSI: Miami, and other shows. Set partly in Lake Luzerne, The Necklace is his first novel since he began writing for TV. Witten has been spending summers in Lake Luzerne for the past twenty-five years. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required, limit 30. To sign up go to the library, call 518-885-5022 or online at www.eventbrite.com/e/book-signing-and-reading-with-mystery-writer-matt-witten-tickets-162123723421 Ballston Spa Public Library is located at 21 Milton Avenue (Rt. 50) with its parking lot at the back of the building on Low Street.

The Health, History, & Horses Charity Gala
Presented by Ladies of charity, Saratoga Chapter. Funds raised are distributed annually to establish charities in Saratoga & Warren/Washington Counties: Catholic Charities, food kitchens, shelters, and tuition support programs. The gala will be held on Thursday, August 19 from 6 – 9 p.m. at Longfellow’s Restaurant, located at 500 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs. There will be complimentary beer and wine the first hour, hot and cold food stations, cash bar, live music, silent auction, 4 seasons basket raffle, 50/50 raffle and racetrack t-shirt quilt. Cost is $75 per person payable to Ladies of Charity. Tickets can be purchased at www.ladiesofcharitysaratoga.com or contact Yolanda at 518-886-8064. Attire is Summer Festive.

Friday Pop-up Art on Beekman Street
Outdoor art displays with local artists and makers on the lawns and porches of the Beekman Street Art District, Saratoga Springs with refreshments and live music on Friday, August 20, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. shops and galleries open late. Rain late afternoon cancels event. 

Life Happens… Cheeseburgers Help

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Hello my Foodie Friends! 

Grilling up burgers is a summertime staple for many of us. How do you like your burgers? When you got your burger fresh off the grill and sitting there all juicy and delicious on that bun…how do you make this perfect food even more perfect? Cheese is a good choice. But which one? American? Cheddar? Swiss? Maybe some crisp, smoky bacon. How about barbecue sauce? We could go on forever. Making hamburgers seems like something that should be simple—how hard can it be to cook those beefy delights? Yet somehow, nailing the perfect burger can elude even the most seasoned home cook. Make the patty too thick and you risk biting into a raw mess. Leave it on the heat for too long, and it’ll end up dry. The secret to making juicy burgers at home is all in the meat. Did you burn your burgers while cooking them? The culprit is likely uneven thickness. While the shape of the patty doesn’t matter, the thickness does. You really want to make sure the patty is a uniform, even thickness, or it’s not going to cook properly, which can lead to a burnt outside and undercooked inside. A solution could be to flatten the patties by pressing them flat using a burger press. 

Burger presses create consistently shaped and sized burgers. The presses allow you to pack patties without squishing the meat between your warm hands. Heat radiated by your hands can cause proteins to denature. Using your hands to pack raw meat can cause the fat to melt and the meat to break apart which causes a mushy, unappealing texture when it’s time to devour your burger. The burger presses make uniform patties: same weight and diameter every time. Uniform patties cook evenly throughout and will come to temperature around the same time on the grill.

The presses also help achieve the weight you’re going for ¼, ⅓, and ½ lb patties. And you get a prettier burger patty. The burgers look good. Who doesn’t marvel at a perfectly round, evenly dense patty?

Elevate your grilling game this summer with less stressing and more pressing. Get the tools you need to make the burgers you yearn for. Stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store for the burger presses and other cool tools to help you with your burger creations. Maybe even put on the SNL‘Cheeseburger Cheeseburger’ sketch with the original SNL cast. The classic skit of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd at the Olympia diner yelling: “Cheeseburger and a Coke,” “Ah… no Coke… ah Pepsi,” replies Belushi. (And that’s the first time the catch phrase is uttered.) “Okay, Pepsi and french fries.”, “No fries… chips.” “Okay, chips.” Belushi barks out the order to Aykroyd: “One cheeburger, one Pepsi… chips.” “Cheeseburger,” confirms Aykroyd. And SNL history is made!! Have fun laughing and cooking. Remember my Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen” or even the grill. 

Take Care,
John & Paula

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Stretching Your Dollars at the Farmers’ Market: Nutrition Assistance Programs for Seniors, WIC Participants, and SNAP Shoppers

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Ensuring that fresh, local, and healthy foods are accessible to the local community is a top priority for farmers’ markets. Thankfully, there are various programs available that can help bridge the gap.

Year-round at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market’s Wednesday and Saturday markets, customers who own an EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card can exchange their SNAP benefits for farmers’ market tokens to purchase fresh foods, including fruit and vegetables, bread and baked goods, meat, fish, and poultry, dairy products, honey and maple products, and value-added foods like soup mixes, sauces, and jams and jellies. Herb plants and plants that produce food are also approved purchases with EBT coins. The market additionally offers SNAP incentive programs, such as FreshConnect, that provide extra coupons or tokens to spend, meaning customers receive more value than they spend. With FreshConnect, every $5 a customer spends with their EBT benefits; they receive a $2 FreshConnect coupon to spend at the farmers’ market.

More seasonally, the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is a New York State program that offers WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) participants and seniors coupons to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at the farmers’ market. Our local WIC office distributes WIC coupons. Senior coupons will be distributed by the Saratoga County Office for the Aging on-site at the Saratoga market on Saturday, August 7 (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) and Wednesday, August 11 (3-5 p.m.) at High Rock Park. The Office for the Aging will also distribute the coupons at the Clifton Park market on Monday, July 26 (2-5 p.m.) and Monday, August 16 (2-5 p.m.) at the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church. Individuals aged 60+ who live on a limited income may pick up a booklet of coupons containing five $4 coupons (limit one per person). 

To spend your WIC or Senior FMNP coupons at the market, look for the blue poster at participating vendors’ stalls or simply stop by the market information table for a complete list of farms accepting FMNP coupons. The FMNP season runs from June through October, after which unused coupons expire.

Utilizing the available nutrition assistance programs is a win-win-win situation. Low-income consumers have more access to healthy foods, local farmers gain income and connect with new customers, and more food dollars stay in the local economy.

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at High Rock Park. Find us online at saratogafarmersmarket.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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2021 Morley Literacy Awards

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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Four Ballston Spa fifth grade students were recognized at the annual 5th Grade Moving-Up ceremonies at their elementary schools before the summer break. 

One student at each school was presented with the Maurice “Christopher” Morley Literacy Award. This award initiative honors the legacy of Village History Consultant Mr. Morley and is awarded to four students moving up from the elementary schools in the Ballston Spa Central School District to the Middle School who have demonstrated exceptional determination and perseverance on the road to reading. This award includes a recognition certificate along with a gift certificate to a local bookstore. 

The 2021 award recipients include Quinn Dewey from Milton Terrace Elementary, Noah Fitzgerald from Gordon Creek Elementary, Zakkai McZeal from Wood Road Elementary, and Madison Denney from Malta Avenue Elementary. The award is supported by the Rotary Club of Ballston Spa and presented annually by each Ballston Spa elementary school principal. 

BSNB Names Student Interns for 2021

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BALLSTON SPA — Ballston Spa National Bank recently welcomed the arrival of three student interns at their Corporate Offices in Ballston Spa.

Yangling (Harrison) Huang of Fuzhou, Fujian in China will be interning with the retail banking department. Huang, a senior at the University at Albany, plans to graduate in May 2022 as a double major in actuarial science and studio art along with a minor in economics. 

Anthony LaBarbera of Haverstraw, will be interning with the marketing department. Going into his junior year at Siena College, LaBarbera plans to graduate in May 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing along with concentrations in market research analytics, digital marketing, and marketing communications. 

Kellyn Briggs of Rexford will be interning with the loan servicing department. Going into her senior year at Siena College, Briggs plans to graduate in May 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in management along with concentrations in applied leadership, strategic communication, and strategic human resource development. 

The year-round paid internship program has been active at BSNB since 2013. Positions are open to undergraduate students entering their junior or senior year, and are pursuing degrees in marketing, business or finance. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. The interns are responsible for a wide variety of tasks and are expected to work up to 16 hours a week during the school semester and full-time during breaks and over summer vacation.

Have an Interest in Military History? The State Military Museum Wants You

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Friends of the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center is looking for people interested in becoming a museum docent now that the museum has reopened to the public after being closed for more than a year because of the pandemic.

The museum is located at 61 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs. A docent helps visitors to the museum. He or she explains the exhibit layout and answers visitors’ questions. The Friends of the New York State Military Museum, a non-profit organization that supports programs at the museum, said a docent generally has an interest in military history and may be passionate about some aspect of the nation’s military history.

Those interested in becoming a docent can call the museum bookstore at 518-226-0490 or stop by the museum in person. The museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The museum is closed Sunday and Monday. Admission is free. 

Ballston Spa Class of 2021 Earn New York State Seal of Biliteracy

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BALLSTON SPA — Seventy-five graduating students in the Ballston Spa High School Class of 2021 recently qualified for the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) and received the seal on their diploma at the BSHS graduation ceremony in June. 

The New York State Education Department established the NYSSB in 2012 to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages, in addition to English. It is the sixth year the Ballston Spa High School has provided the opportunity for students to earn the NYSSB. 

The NYSSB is awarded by the Commissioner of Education to students who meet criteria established by the Board of Regents and who attend schools in districts that voluntarily agree to participate in the program. Starting in 2016, the NYSSB is affixed to the high school diploma and transcript of graduating students attaining the NYSSB.