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Local Graduates from Elms College

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Education.

CHICOPEE, MA — College of Our Lady of the Elms celebrated its 90th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 15.  Elms College conferred 311 undergraduate degrees and 91 graduate degrees, including Kyle Powell, from Porter Corners, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. 

Elms College is a co-educational Catholic college offering a liberal arts curriculum that prepares students holistically for a purposeful life in a diverse and interconnected world. Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College has a tradition of educating reflective, principled, and creative learners, who are rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to civic and social obligations, and capable of adjusting to change without compromising principle. 

Property Transactions: July 17 – July 23, 2021

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Property Transactions.

BALLSTON

Terese Auguirre sold property at 256 Scotch Bush Rd to Cole Osgood for $460,000.

Lance Law sold property at 8 Lakehill Rd to Austin Frey for $335,000.

Denis Ryder sold property at 122 Scotchbush Rd to Aimee Puglisi for $305,550.

Mark Modany sold property at 8 Rothbury Place to David Ross for $662,800.

William Bailey sold property at 96 McMaster St to Stephen Gerding for $399,000.

Caitlin Freshwater sold property at 9 Martin Ave to Amy Speanburg for $235,000.

CORINTH

Tammy Mitchell sold property at 371 Angel Rd to Connor Cleveland for $192,500.

CLIFTON PARK

Robert Klein sold property at 31 Westchester Dr to Denise Shepard for $240,000.

Christine Franchini sold property at 14 Baltusrol Dr to Edward Stewart for $285,000.

Richard Treacy sold property at 29 Westbury Ct to Asad Butt for $331,000.

Scott Walsh sold property at 18 Hillcrest Dr to Wayne Dellio for $340,000.

Rennee Panetta sold property at 18 Esopus Dr to Townsley Emanuel for $380,000.

Marc Jarvi sold property at 12 Wood Dale Dr to Robert Wood for $350,000.

Valerie Riviello sold property at 957 Main St to Jay Russell for $160,000.

Peter Taft sold property at 712 Carlton Rd to David Anderson for $575,000.

Mahesh Nattanmai sold property at 148 Tallow Wood Dr to Pamela Darmetko for $198,000.

Jacqueline Dickinson sold property at 887 Riverview Rd to Andrew Lacervafor $200,000.

Thomas Masterson sold property at 9 Rosemary Ct to Pingshan Luan for $400,000.

Howard Kreitsek sold property at 21 Kingswood Dr to Michael Welch $395,000.

GALWAY

Shirley Hannah sold property at 1913 NYS Rt 29 to Andrew Mott for $200,000.

GREENFIELD

Theodore Makkay sold property at 6 Crestwood Dr to Eric Abbale for $100,000.

Michael Moroski sold property at 9 Brookstone Dr to Heather Carver for $515,000.

Gerald Cameron sold property at 245 South Greenfield Rd to Zachary Spoering for $419,000.

Samuel Wood sold property at 6 Clark St to Shayla Tucker for $235,000.

MALTA

Jason Kelsey sold property at 142 Arrow Wood Pl to Bryan Galvan for $296,000.

Matthew Rogers sold property at 357 Malta Ave to Stone Jennings for $305,000

Steven Costopoulos sold property at 31 Miller Rd to Katelyn Costopoulos for $313,900.

Sukeshwar Kannan sold property at 81 Ordelia Lane to Daniel Gonzalez for $310,000.

Wilfred Messier sold property at 47 Burlington Ave to Christopher Palmerville for $194,000.

Thomas Elliott sold property at 17 Timber Trace to Manuel Romero for $375,000

Jason Gwin sold property at 23 Maiden Circle to Kaushikee Mishra for $369,900.

Troy Hilts sold property at 3 Willis Way to Michael Breeze for $399,000

Malta Land Company LLC sold property at 18 Yachtsman Way to Vincent Giuliano for $854,420

MILTON

Dane Rubado sold property at 75 Washington St  to Charles Cooper for $200,000

David Scripter sold property at 543 Plummer Rd to Kevin Scripter for $110,000.

William Williams sold property at 213 Oak Lane to Michael Hensler for $420,000.

John Haller sold property at 522 Victory Circle to Jeanne Haller for $210,000

Charlotte KInnally sold property at 60 Skylark Dr. to Michelle Swiers for $335,000.

Sarah Hislop sold property at 3964 Lewis Dr. to Colin Hislop for $205,000

MOREAU

Deborah Phelps sold property at 123 Hudson St to Brian Estabrooke for $140,000

Steve Le Faucheur sold property at 198 Main St to Jamie Hall for $189,000.

Michaels Group Homes LLC sold property at 2 Winterberry Lane to Virginia Hughes for $337,570

Peter Brown sold property at 770 Old Saratoga Rd to About Storage LLC for $240,000

Phylis Miyuachi sold property at 1 Leland St to Margaret Anderssonl for $295,000.

David Abbott sold property at 43 Stewart Ave to Tyler Corlew for $185,000

Cerrone Builders Inc sold property at 16 Sandy Blvd to Thomas Grabowski for $375,900

SARATOGA

Cerrone Construction LLC sold property at 218 Patriot Hill Dr to George Schimpfle for $746,000.

Julia Van Hall  sold property at 3 Pine Lane to Jennifer Kelly as trustee for $365,000.

Brittany Rowlison sold property at 1386 NYS Rt 9P to 470 MGMT LLC for $525,000.

Shenandoah Clark sold property at 1388 NYS Rt 9P to AJL3 MGMT LLC for $639,000.

SARATOGA SPRINGS

Leonard Fornabia sold property at 200 Beekman St to Bernice Melancon for $359,900

Marika Murray sold property at 9 Dublin Sq Ln to Akiva Isser for $470,000

Mark Libecci sold property at 27 Arrowhead Rd to Christopher Kimmett for $800,000.

181 Phila LLC sold property at 181 Phila St to Luke Fletcher for $2,985,000.

David Hall sold property at 6 Clubhouse Dr to Rachel Sevi for $283,000.

John Brooks sold property at 31 Ash St to Julia Sanzen for $392,500.

John Moran sold property at 45 Greenfield Ave Unit 31 to Robert Bellafiore for $727,000.

Gerald Freeman sold property at 00 Locust Grove Rd to Christopher Emdin for $180,000.

Schuyler LLC sold property at 48.3 Arrowhead Rd to CK Daughter LLC for $164,000.

David Koss sold property at 160 Kaydeross Park Rd to Justin Donohoe for $750,000.

TLZH Properties LLC sold property at 31 Covell Ave to Kenneth Smith for $395,000.

77 Van Dam LLC sold property at 77 Van Dam Unit 404 to Roger Woody and Patricia Viola for $389,900

WILTON

Sean Healy sold property at 111 Ballard Rd to Jessica Kilian for $142,374.

McPadden Builders sold property at 5 Conklin Ct to Amanda Shelburne for $492,095.

Jeffrey Marcinko sold property at 32 Burnham Rd to Joseph Defrancisco for $395,000.

Thomas J Farone and Son Inc sold property at Edie Rd to B and D Properties LLC for $225,000.

Brendan Geraghty sold property at 14 Carr Rd to Roxanne Kempney for $330,000.

Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Request for Nominations

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Neighborhood Buzz.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — At the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation’s Annual Meeting in September, the Foundation will recognize individuals and organizations who have invested significant time and money to undertake preservation projects in the past year.  The Preservation Recognition Awards celebrate the winners’ hard work and commitment to being good stewards of their property with members of the community and friends of the Foundation.

The Foundation seeks nominations for projects that reflect a dedication to preserving, developing, and reusing historic buildings and landscapes. Those nominated may be individuals, organizations, businesses, or community representatives. Nominations will be assessed by the Awards Committee according to the following criteria: project design sensitivity to the historic character and environment of the property; project execution represents appropriate techniques and preservation practice; degree of difficulty faced and appropriateness of solutions were applied. 

The nominated project must be located in the City of Saratoga Springs, but does not have to be located in a historic district. Buildings must be 50 years or older and projects can range from small, removal of vinyl siding or restoring original wood windows, to large, an entire building rehabilitation or adaptive-reuse. Additions to historic buildings and new in-fill construction can also be nominated. All projects must have been completed within the past year.

To nominate a project or ask any questions about the awards please contact Nicole Babie, Membership  and  Programs Director, at nbabie@saratogapreservation.org. Please submit nominations by Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 and include in the email the address of the project; a description of the work completed; and, if possible, name of the property owner and photographs. Nominations can also be submitted electronically at www.saratogapreservation.org.

Julie & Co. Launches Second Location in Schroon Lake

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Business.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Julie Bonacio announced the launch of a second location for Julie & Co Realty to be located on Main St. in Schroon Lake. The new location will focus on residential resale properties, commercial, lake properties, condominiums, and secondary homes.

Julie & Co. Realty is a Saratoga Springs-based real estate brokerage. The company also announced the following agents have joined the brokerage: Brooke Clark, Gesile Bryant, Laura Clear-LaPoint, Ann-Marie O’Donnell, Cheryl L. Subra and John H. Tibbitts Jr, and Casey King. 

Specialists, who will be working out of the Schroon Lake office, are native to the North Country and experts in the real estate industry, the company said in a statement. 

For more information, visit JulieCoRealty.com. 

Uncommon Grounds To Open Fourth Location

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ALBANY — Uncommon Grounds, which first opened in 1992 in downtown Saratoga Springs and has since expanded that venue in size, will open a new location at Stuyvesant Plaza in late 2021. 

Slated as a 2,800 square-foot restaurant, the Stuyvesant Plaza venue will mark the fourth Capital Region location for the café and coffeehouse. Other locations include 1235 Western Avenue in Albany; 9 Clifton Country Road in Clifton Park; and 402 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. 

Approximately 30 full and part-time employees will be hired to staff the operation. For more information about Uncommon Grounds, visit UncommonGrounds.com. 

Saratoga Hospital Names Three New Members to Board of Trustees

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SARATOGA SPRINGS —Saratoga Hospital has appointed three new board members effective July 1: Margaret Smith Cassier of Airosmith Development, Kate Forer of Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church and Michael Trimarchi of CommerceHub.

Smith Cassier, of Greenfield Center, is founder, president and CEO of Airosmith Development, which provides turnkey site acquisition, project management and engineering services. Under her leadership, the company has been named to the Inc. 5000—Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 fastest growing private companies—and Albany Business Review’s Best Places to Work in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Smith Cassier is a member of Key4Women and the New York City and Saratoga Springs chapters of the Women Presidents’ Organization. She serves on the board of directors of Wellspring.

Forer, of Saratoga Springs, is senior pastor of Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church. She has earned honors for her social justice efforts, including the Excellence in Faith Formation Award from the New York State Council of Churches and recognition from Shelters of Saratoga for leadership in creating an inclusive community. Forer also was named a Woman of Distinction by the New York State Assembly. Her volunteer involvement includes serving on the leadership team of the Saratoga Collaborative to End Homelessness and the board of directors of Saratoga Regional YMCA.

Trimarchi, of Wilton, is a CPA and the chief financial officer for CommerceHub, a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce fulfillment and marketing services. He has more than a decade of financial leadership experience with global companies in software and medical device industries. Trimarchi serves on the School of Business Advisory Council of the State University of New York at Albany. He also has co-chaired the American Heart Association’s Capital Region Heart Walk and Run and served on the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York.

Other Saratoga Hospital board of trustees members are: Raimundo C. Archibold Jr.; Angelo G. Calbone, Saratoga Hospital president and CEO; David J. Collins; Kari P. Cushing; Susan Law Dake; Dr. Steven M. Frisch; Michael H. Iacolucci; Frank L. Messa; Dr. Marianne A. Mustafa; Elizabeth Wood Pustolka; J. Thomas Roohan; Theresa M. Skaine, vice chairperson; N. Keith Stewart, treasurer; Michael J. Toohey, chairperson; and Heather M. Ward, secretary.

Death Wish Coffee Celebrates Grand Opening of First Retail Shop

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Death Wish Coffee Company, creators of “the World’s Strongest Coffee,” celebrates the grand opening of their first-ever retail shop, located at 260 Broadway – the company’s Saratoga headquarters, which they first moved into in March 2020.

“Being able to engage with our customers face-to-face again is special to the entire Death Wish Coffee team. We know their feedback will help us continue to improve. Plus, there is nothing better than hearing firsthand how Death Wish Coffee is helping people get through their day,” Mike Brown, owner and chief executive officer of Death Wish Coffee, said in a statement. 

The lobby of the HQ will house coffee products, mugs and merchandise, and shop hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 

The building was first developed in the 19th century by architect Franklin Webster Smith and has been called the House of Pansa, or House of Pompeii, with architectural designs mimicking a home excavated in the volcanic-ash buried town of Pompeii – the result of the volcano Vesuvius erupting in 79 A.D. 

Smith had a vision of turning Saratoga into an eclectic resort and used concrete materials to reconstruct, as close to a replica as possible, the original House of Pansa. In the early 20th century it had served as a Masonic Temple, and in the early 21st century as the home of Palio Communications.

Mike Brown brought his bold idea for the World’s Strongest Coffee to life in 2012. Today, Death Wish Coffee can be found in over 14,000 stores. 

For more information, visit www.deathwishcoffee.com

Offering Cash Prizes: Saratoga County Initative to Bolster Defibrillator Database

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in News.

BALLSTON SPA — Saratoga County officials this week announced its Office of Emergency Services is hosting a contest with cash prizes for those who help locate AEDs around the county. The contest, in partnership with the EMS Council, is an effort to grow the county’s automatic external defibrillator (AED) database. 

Contestants are asked to locate and upload photos and information of AEDs around the county using the PulsePoint AED app.  The contest runs through Aug. 13. 

Cash prizes will be awarded to the five people who register the most AEDs located in Saratoga County and will be distributed as follows: $300 for first place; $200 for second place; $150 each for third, fourth and fifth place. The initiative is funded through grants from PulsePoint and the EMS Council, each providing $950. 

PulsePoint works in the background at the computer-aided 911 dispatch center. When the call-taker verifies the location and determines there is a sudden cardiac emergency in a public location, PulsePoint automatically notifies CPR-trained individuals within a quarter-mile of the event. The PulsePoint AED app provides visual directions to the emergency along with the location of nearby AEDs.

According to Saratoga County OES statistics, on average, there are 35 cardiac arrest events in Saratoga County each month with 10 of them happening in a public location. The OES currently has 251 AEDs registered throughout the county and estimates there are more than 2,000 in total throughout Saratoga County. Most AEDs are located in schools, businesses, stores, fitness centers and restaurants.

To enter the contest, individuals must download the PulsePoint app and register with the OES.  To register for the contest use this link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/AEDcontest. To learn more about PulsePoint use this link: www.pulsepoint.org. 

Application of Final Draft of UDO Under Consideration Thursday

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — At City Hall on July 29, the Planning Board is considering an advisory opinion to the City Council on the final draft of the Unified Development Ordinance.

A Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) is a tool which combines traditional zoning and subdivision regulations, along with other development standards for items such as design guidelines, storm water management, signs and street standards into one, easy-to-read reference document. It is intended to eliminate redundant or conflicting code provisions, help to streamline the review and approval process and clarify the steps and requirements with clear illustrations and language. 

The meeting takes place at 7 p.m. 

Prestwick Chase Makes Pillows for Cancer Patients

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Neighborhood Buzz.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Prestwick Chase knitting group stuffed, sewed and tied ribbons on breast cancer pillows that were provided by the Bacon Hill Reformed Church Ladies. The pillows will be delivered to the Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center at Saratoga Hospital for cancer patients. Every other week the ladies of Prestwick Chase work on pillows to provide the patients at Saratoga Hospital with recovery pillows.