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In Ballston Spa, Five Candidates Vying for Two Trustee Seats

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BALLSTON SPA — Ballston Spa voters will head to the polls March 16 to elect candidates to fill two trustee seats up for election. 

Bob Bush – a lifelong village resident and volunteer firefighter with the Union Fire Company, Mary Price-Bush, who has an extensive background in retail business operations and is employed at the Saratoga County Airport, and Sean Mulvaney, a volunteer firefighter who has worked for the Town of Milton for 13 years and owns a lawn-care business, have campaigned together to help raise awareness of the campaign issues they all support.

Mulvaney is an independent running under the “Vision to a Better Ballston Spa” affiliation. Bob Bush is running under the “Ballston Spa Visions” affiliation. Price-Bush is running under the “Unity in Diversity” affiliation.

Also running are incumbent Village Trustee Shawn Raymond, and Ben Baskin, who are running as part of a team with under a non-partisan A Better BSpa line.

Saratoga County Vaccination Update

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Supervisor Phil Barrett – chair of Economic Development & Public Works, Theodore Kusnierz – chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, and Dr. Daniel Kuhles, Commissioner of Saratoga County Public Health Services, host a press conference Feb. 24, when they reported, to date, 36,324  – or 15.8% of Saratoga County residents had received at least one dose of vaccine. A total of 19,562 – or 8.5% of county residents had received both doses of the vaccine.

This Week: Under Review

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city Planning Board this week looks to consider its review of a pair of proposed large-scale projects in Saratoga Springs. 

Applications under consideration include: a special use permit for a proposed mixed-use development at Excelsior Avenue & Ormandy Lane. The proposed Excelsior Park Project calls for 179 residential units and 147,600 square feet of non-residential uses.

A site plan review for a proposed 120-room hotel is also under consideration that targets 176 South Broadway. The proposed South Broadway Hotel will occupy a space currently occupied by the Turf and Spa motel. 

The Board is also anticipated to conduct a preliminary review of a proposed Top Dog Enterprises four-lot subdivision at 46-46A Seward St., and a final plan review for a proposed 15-lot conservation subdivision at 227 Kaydeross Ave. East. 

Saratoga County: Elections 2021

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BALLSTON SPA — Primary Elections will be held June 22 and the General Election on Nov. 2.  Note: due to the outcome of the 2020 General Election, the political parties that now remain in New York State are Democratic, Republican, Conservative, and Working Families. If you were previously registered with the Green, Libertarian, Independence, or SAM party, you are now considered No Party (NOP). All registered voters are eligible to vote in the November General Election; however, No Party voters are not eligible to vote in any Primary Elections. The deadline to change political party affiliation has passed.

Among offices to be elected in 2021 are the following: 

SARATOGA COUNTY: Surrogate Court Judge (1), Sheriff (1), County Clerk (1), Coroner (1).

BALLSTON: Supervisor (1), Town Justice (1), Councilmember (2), Councilmember Remainder (1, Highway Superintendent (1), Receiver of Taxes (1). 

CLIFTON PARK: Supervisor Town/County (1), Supervisor (1), Town Justice (1), Town Clerk (1), Councilmember (2,) Councilmember Remainder (1), Highway Superintendent (1). 

CORINTH: Supervisor (1), Town Clerk (1), Councilmember (2), Highway Superintendent (1). 

GALWAY: Supervisor (1), Town Clerk (1), Councilmember (2), Highway Superintendent (1).

GREENFIELD: Supervisor (1), Town Justice (1), Councilmember (2), Highway Superintendent (1). 

HALFMOON: Supervisor (1), Town Justice (2), Councilmember (2), Highway Superintendent Remainder (1), Receiver of Taxes (1). 

MALTA: Supervisor (1), Town Clerk (1), Town Justice (1), Councilmember (2), Highway Superintendent (1). 

MILTON: Supervisor (1), Town Justice (1), Councilmember (2). 

MOREAU: Supervisor (1), Town Clerk (1), Town Justice (1), Councilmember (2), Councilmember Remainder (1), Highway Superintendent (1). 

NORTHUMBERLAND: Supervisor (1), Town Clerk (1), Town Justice (1), Councilmember (2), Highway Superintendent (1).

VILLAGE OF ROUND LAKE: Trustee (2). 

SARATOGA: Supervisor (1), Councilmember (2), Receiver of Taxes Remainder (1) 

SARATOGA SPRINGS: Supervisor (2), Mayor (1), Commissioner of Accounts (1), Commissioner of Public Safety (1), Commissioner of Public Works (1), Commissioner of Finance (1).

WILTON: Supervisor (1), Town Clerk (1), Councilmember (2), Highway Superintendent (1). 

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York Award for Environmental Awareness Project

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MIDDLE GROVE — Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY) congratulates RuthAnne Flint for becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout, a designation she earned by creating a waste disposal unit at the Galway Public Library for waste and recyclables.

The Gold Award is earned by a Girl Scout who works to address an issue she’s passionate about in a way that produces meaningful and lasting change. Whether it is on a local, national, or global level, Gold Award Girl Scouts provide innovative solutions to significant challenges.

The waste disposal unit is decorated with environmentally friendly literary characters to appeal to children and adults. Flint also started a program for children at the library to raise awareness about environmental issues and involve the community.

The Gold Award is earned by girls in grades 9–12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership in developing sustainable solutions to local, national, and global challenges. Since 1916, Girl Scouts have answered the call to drive lasting, impactful change.

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY), established in June 2007 from the union of four Girl Scout Councils (Hudson Valley, Mohawk Pathways, Adirondack and North Country), represents almost 8,500 Girl Scouts in 15 counties including Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Greene, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington. For more information, visit girlscoutsneny.org.

The Northeast Woodworkers Association Annual Showcase Postponed to March 2022

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SARATOGA SPRINGS —The Northeast Woodworkers Association annual Showcase presentation, and the associated Totally Turning symposium normally held during the last weekend of March at the Saratoga Springs City Center has been cancelled again for the second year in a row, due to the ongoing carona virus pandemic.

Showcase, which has been an annual event for 27 years,   normally features hundreds of exhibits ranging from furniture to all other facets of woodworking, along with many vendors, and has attracted thousands of woodworking enthusiasts in the past.

Chairman Wally Carpenter said, “It is with great sadness that we must disappoint the thousands of woodworkers in the Capital District who attend our annual event, however, we are optimistically looking forward to bringing Showcase back next year.”

Assuming the pandemic will have subsided by then,  Showcase has been scheduled to be held at the City Center on the dates of March 26-27, 2022.  For further information, see www.woodworker.org.

Saratoga Hospital Uses Teleneurology to Enhance Stroke And Inpatient Neurology Care

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SARATOGA SPRINGS —Saratoga Hospital has added teleneurology services – including telestroke care – to give patients 24/7 emergency access to neurologists who have extensive experience treating strokes. The hospital also uses teleneurology for inpatient consultations.

“For patients with stroke symptoms, every second counts. This technology is the fastest way to connect patients to a board-certified neurologist who specializes in treating this critical, potentially deadly condition,” said Dr. Robert Donnarumma, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and medical director of the stroke program at Saratoga Hospital.

A stroke prevents blood flow to the brain, depriving it of oxygen and nutrients. Nearly 2 million brain cells die every minute that blood flow is blocked

At Saratoga Hospital, as soon as a patient with stroke symptoms enters the Emergency Department, the hospital team issues a stroke alert and, using advanced video-conferencing technology, connects with a neurologist. The teleneurology equipment is mounted on a mobile cart, allowing the remote neurologist to participate in all aspects of the neurological exam—from the CT scan to the physical exam and patient interview—before recommending a course of treatment.

Most patients can be treated at Saratoga Hospital with clot-busting medication. Those who need more advanced care are promptly transferred to Albany Medical Center, Saratoga Hospital’s affiliate in the Albany Med Health System.

Patients who require observation and follow-up care—but not emergency interventions—are admitted to Saratoga Hospital. Depending on their condition, their care may include additional teleneurology consultations. Once patients are discharged, neurology care is provided by members of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Neurology.

The hospital had been training teams to facilitate teleneurology services before the pandemic and launched the program in the second half of 2020. By then, telehealth had emerged as a viable alternative to many in-person services, as patients and providers became more comfortable with remote care. To date, Saratoga Hospital has used the teleneurology service for more than 750 stroke and inpatient consultations. 

Property Transactions: February 20 – February 26, 2021

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BALLSTON

Matthew Yacowenia sold property at 156 Kingsley Rd to Joshua Dhanai for $222,000.

Joshua Crowder sold property at 51 Forest Rd to Jennifer Coleman for $330,000.

Cheri Janik sold property at 44 Beacon St to Mary Millington for $275,000.

Adele Grasso sold property at Connolly Rd to John Schaffer for $450,000.

Traditional Home Builders and Developers sold property at 5 Mallory Way to Gerard OShea for $405,093.

Myra Johnson sold property at 69 Cornerstone Dr to National Transfer Services for $266,500.

National Transfer Drive Services sold property at 69 Cornerstone Dr to Domenico Cimmino for $260,000.

Eastline Holdings LLC sold property at 11 Timber Creek Dr to Manoj Irala for $490,734.

Donald Duttine sold property at 10 Rolling Brook Dr to Samantha Schmitt for $505,000.

CORINTH

William Sticht sold property at 42 Eggleston St to Mary Condomitti for $266,000

Michael Bueheler sold property at 5 Overlook Dr to Robert Buehler for $140,000.

GALWAY

Gregory Keane sold property at 2940 Rt 29 to Allan Gates for $190,721.

Lee Sheldon sold property at 1288 Whitesides Rd to Sarah Parks for $279,900.

GREENFIELD

Richard Knott sold property at 7 Ashlor Dr to Nicholas Pedrick for $440,000.

David Evans sold property at Lot 7 Sky Ranch to William Miller for $135,100.

James Cook sold property at 318 Wing Rd to Vicki Urban for $127,500.

MALTA

Michele Kells sold property at 15 Anna Lane to Eduardo Concepcion for $265,500.

Matthew Hockenos sold property at 5 Eighth St to Rachel Galloway for $249,900

John ORourke sold property at 189 Thimbleberry Rd to Nicki Salamida for $219,900.

MALTA 

Mark Holowach sold property at 33 Century Dr to Matthew Stolz for $484,000

Eugene Ballmes sold property at 1 Coneflower Ct to Adrianna Hine for $300,000

Thomas Sheedy sold property at 23 Willis Way to Laurie Feldhaus for $373,000

MILTON

Kimberly Gottfried sold property at 3 Birch Tree Lane to Erin Harris for $195,000

Anne Richardson sold property at 42 Deer Run Dr to Fritz Pierre for $200,000.

Aaron Smith sold property at 195 South St to Timothy Campbell for $317,200

Richard Sherman sold property at 1128 Middleline Rd to Luke Curtin for $875,000

Michael Robyck sold property at 311 Jatski Dr to Elizabeth Beck for $445,000

Peter Eichner sold property at 119 Fairground Ave to Jaclyn Maldonado for $210,000

SARATOGA SPRINGS

R and H Properties LLC sold property at 3 Spa Circle to Robert Szpak for $322,500

John Gilbert sold property at 7 Kelly Lane to MJCJ North Real Estate LLC for $650,000.

Excelsior Park LLC sold property at 8 Whistler Ct to Lucille Richards for $470,848.

Jeffrey Attanasio sold property at  55 Greenfield Ave to James Marzano for $905,000.

Teresa Villarrubia sold property at 189 Lake Ave to Francis Connolly for $590,000.

James Schultz sold property at 55 Trottingham Rd to Jason Meyer for $216,000

Donald Beyer sold property at 199 West Circular St to Arthur Lamontagne for $250,000.

DGD Holdings LLC sold property at 122 Meadowbrook Rd to Brian Larrabee for $295,000

Zachray Vanearden  sold property at 51 S Franklin St to Jean Conte for $350,000

Excelsior Park LLC sold property at 2 Whistler Ct to Brian Shepard for $485,030.

Brendan O’Hara sold property at 386 Caroline St to Todd Baright for $1,260,000.

Lucy Tower sold property at 249 Clinton St to Four H Holdings LLC for $1,775,000

Bhavani Kurtz sold property at 15 Leaward Way to Peter Gibbons for $810,000.

Daniel Graff sold property at 21 Hutchins Rd to Shaun Surani for $262,000.

581 North Broadway LLC sold property at 581 North Broadway to Jessica Niles for $810,000

STILLWATER

Keith Kerrigan sold property at 74 State Rt 423 to William Freas for $365,000.

Li Xiaozhen sold property at 684 Rt 9P to James Davis for $490,000

Kmiss LLC sold property at 36 Ridge Ct to Kevin Cullen for $395,000.

Ronald Gorham sold property at 35 County Rt 70 to Hope Development LLC for $183,000.

Saratoga County sold property at 1432 Hudson Ave to Jehan Gondale for $148,200

WILTON

JC Penney Corporation Inc sold property at 3065 Route 50 to Penney Property Sub Holdings LLC for $1,735,000.

US Bank National Association as trustee sold property at 54 Fieldstone Dr to Bradley Kervin for $290,000.

McPadden Builders LLC sold property at 11 Easton Ct to Kevin Rucinski for $566,439.

Kathy Eddy sold property at 10 Lonesome Pine Trail to Jacob Mooney for $418,000.

Kevin Meltzer sold property at 50 Cherry Tree Lane to Jeanne LaFountain for $380,000.

David Ballesteros sold property at 0 Woodard Rd to Julian Thomas for $152,500.

February 20 – February 26, 2021

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COURT 

Brandin M. Marble, 30, of South Glens Falls, pleaded Feb. 17 to felony attempted burglary, in Saratoga. Sentencing March 31.

Tyler S. Moon, 42, of South Glens Falls, was sentenced to 2 to 4 years in state prison, after pleading to felony grand larceny, in Saratoga Springs. 

Justin W. Rodgers-Davis, 37, of Fort Edward, pleaded Feb. 17 to felony DWI, in Moreau. Sentencing April 19. 

Melissa R. LaPoint, 42, of Moreau, was sentenced Feb. 16 to 1 year in jail, after pleading to two counts felony DWI, two counts felony aggravated DWI, and endangering the life of a child, a misdemeanor, in Wilton. 

Tricia M. Kilduff, 41, of Glens Falls, was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison, after pleading to aggravated DWI with a child less than 16 years of age, in Moreau. 

POLICE

Brian Raymond, 50, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 19 with criminal mischief in the third-degree, a felony. 

Sharu Venable, 49, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 20 with operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs, aggravated DWI, refusal to take a breath test, act in manner injure child, and following too closely. 

John Petalas, 24, of Rensselaer, was charged Feb. 21 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, speeding, and a motor vehicle license violation: no license. 

Victor Pardo, 59, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 21 with misdemeanor DWI, and failure to keep right. 

Dameon Myrick, 38, of Saratoga, was charged Feb. 21 in Saratoga springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and speeding. 

Ryan Monaco, 29, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 19 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and operating a motor vehicle without stop lamps. 

Matthew O’Donnell, 30, of Gloversville, was charged Feb. 16 in Saratoga Springs with petit larceny, and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Both charges are misdemeanors. 

Samantha O’Donnell, 32, of Greenfield, was charged Feb. 16 in Saratoga Springs with petit larceny, and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Both charges are misdemeanors. 

Michael Goodwin, 34, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 18 with unlawful imprisonment, a misdemeanor. 

Bridget Stockwell, 37, of Charlton, was charged Feb. 17 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, circumvent interlock, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and moving from lane unsafely. 

Robert Hedrick, 29, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 17 in Saratoga Springs with resisting arrest, obstruct governmental administration, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal contempt, tampering with physical evidence, and aggravated family offense. 

Marcus Raffuel, 53, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 18 with misdemeanor DWI, misdemeanor aggravated DWI, and moving from lane unsafely. 

State Police are investigating a vehicle pursuit that led to two state police patrol cars being damaged in Clifton Park. At approximately 11 p.m. on Feb. 18, State Police personnel were monitoring a vehicle pursuit involving a suspect in a burglary with a weapon in the city of Schenectady. As the suspect crossed into the town of Clifton Park, Troopers joined the vehicle pursuit. A preliminary investigation determined as the suspect vehicle traveled eastbound on State Route 146, he crossed into the center median, ramming the passenger side of a waiting troop car. The trooper car was positioned in the center median with its emergency lights activated to warn any approaching traffic. The suspect’s vehicle allegedly then intentionally rammed the driver side of the trooper car, pushing it into a snowbank. When a second unit arrived on scene, the suspect is believed to have intentionally struck the front of that patrol car, before reversing and becoming stuck in a snowbank. Neither Trooper was injured. The driver of the vehicle is identified as 29-year-old Shaquille Jahmere Daniels of Troy. Daniels was taken into custody without further resistance and turned over to the Schenectady Police Department. A loaded handgun was recovered from the vehicle.

Denise F. Polit

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Denise F. Polit, 74, died at home February 18, 2021 after a courageous battle with an extremely aggressive form of lymphoma. Services were private. Later this year, a public internment ceremony will be at Greenridge Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Saratoga Hospital Foundation. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.