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December 18 – December 24, 2020

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New Year’s Eve Prime Rib Dinner
Saratoga Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 7 p.m. For curbside pick-up only on December 31. Call Monday, December 21 or Tuesday, December 22 between 10 a.m. and Noon to place your order. 518-584-2585. Quantities are limited. Menu: Shrimp Cocktail, tossed salad, prime rib of beef, twice baked potato, vegetable, roll. Dinner for 2/$70 cash only, dinner for 1/$40 cash only. There will be no dinner on Wednesday, December 30.

Winter Acting Classes and Camps
Town of Malta Parks and Recreation announces in person Winter Acting Classes and Camps in January and February. All classes will be taught by Malta s Artistic Director Elyse Young and will include acting skills, vocal techniques, theater games, rehearsals, and performance. Classes take place at the Malta Community Center, One Bayberry Drive, Malta. After School Drama for ages 6-10 will run Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. for 6 weeks starting January 7. Acting Academy for ages 10 to 14 will run 5 weeks for 1 ½ hours on Tuesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. starting January 12. February Break Drama Camp for ages 7 to 13 will run Tuesday, February 16 through Friday, February 19 from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. All classes and camps will be performed on Malta Community Center Stage virtually for invited guests. No shared props or costumes. Students must wear a mask when not performing. For more information, including COVID 19 protocols and registration information go online at www.maltaparksrec.com or contact Town of Malta Parks and Recreation Department at 518-899 4411.

Volunteers Needed
Do you have a morning to spare? Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC), a nonprofit based in Ballston Spa, is looking for volunteers to help with its food programs on weekday mornings. Urgent needs include: 
• Pick-up assistants to ride-along and help retrieve donated food from local stores. Runs start in Ballston Spa and last from 8 – 11 a.m. Shifts are available Monday – Thursday. 
• Delivery drivers to bring food pantry packages to clients in Saratoga County. Shifts are available Tuesday through Friday mornings and routes begin in Ballston Spa. 
• Crew members to help prepare meals at the Soup Kitchen. Shifts are available Wednesday through Saturday mornings. 
Be part of neighbors helping neighbors. Apply online at saratogaeoc.org/volunteer, email volunteerdesk@saratogaeoc.org or call 518-288-3206.

Middle School Online Enrichment

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Wilton — The WSWHE BOCES Enrichment Resource Center is offering an Online Enrichment Program for Middle School Students in grades 6-8. 

Courses include digital photo manipulation and basic cell animation; an introduction to DNA (where students learn the history of how it has been used and the future of this science); cybersecurity, internet safety and the career paths connected to it; and have a chance to get in on the action during mock trials.

This six-week program will be held on Wednesdays from 4-5:30 p.m., beginning Jan. 6, 2021. Tuition includes supplies. 

For more information, email giftedresources@wswheboces.org, call 518-581-3585, or visit www.wswheboces.org/enrichment.

Saratoga Springs Lions Club Announces 2021 Scholarship Opportunities

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Lions Club is proud to announce that scholarship applications for more than $32,000 in awards are now available. Students graduating from Saratoga Springs High School, Saratoga Central Catholic School, The Waldorf School, as well as homeschooled students pursuing post-high school academic and vocational programs are invited to apply. Application forms are available online at www.saratogaspringslions.com/scholarships and at each eligible school’s Guidance Office.  Applications must be submitted by March 15, 2021.

Student-Run Fundraiser: Hoods House of Hoops

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Schuylerville — Logan Methven, a 7th grader at Schuylerville Middle School is asking you to donate your redeemable cans/bottles to help support Hood’s House of Hoops, a recreation center in Albany. 

Owned by his basketball coach, Jamil Hood, Hood’s House of Hoops will be a safe place for the community in the Arbor Hills neighborhood, where he is hoping to offer reading programs, youth services, and senior activities, in addition to coaching and mentoring.

They are currently in need of building renovations and resources (books; kitchen appliances; etc.).  To donate cans/bottles for collection, call or text Jeff Methven at 518-232-8474. Monetary donations are also being accepted. Checks should be made out to Hoods House of Hoops. 

Community Emergency Corporation Donates Bleeding Control Kits in Ballston Spa

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Top Photo: Deputy Diana Buehler, Principal Gianleo Duca, SRO Director Ken Cooper, District Health Leader Colleen Ferlo, CEC Chief Tim Thomas, Deputy Jonathan Becker, Sheriff Michael Zurlo outside of Ballston Spa High School. Photo provided.
Bottom Photo: CEC Chief Tim Thomas, Deputy Chief Daryl Clifford, Deputy Jonathan Becker, School Nurse Diane Sabanos RN, St Mary’s Principal Lynn Fitzgerald, District Health Leader Colleen Ferlo RN, Deputy Diana Buehler outside St. Mary’s School. Photo provided.

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Community Emergency Corporation recently donated Bleeding Control Kits to the Ballston Spa Central School District for use in the district’s six buildings and also provided a kit for the St. Mary’s School.  The kits are to be utilized during emergencies before first responders are able to reach the scene.

“The partnership between the District, the Community Emergency Corporation, and the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office continues to benefit our students and staff in our focus on maintaining a safe, secure, and welcoming environment in our schools. While we hope that our student support network, practice drills, “See Something Say Something” approach, and our overall planning will help us avoid traumatic situations, building a skill set in our students and providing our staff with the tools to react quickly to such a situation gives us that much more confidence in our readiness if one were to occur. Simply put, today’s donation can help save lives,” said Ballston Spa CSD Superintendent Ken Slentz.

The donation is a continuation of their commitment to school safety, which has also included adding STOP THE BLEED® instruction to Physical Education classes and the school district’s nursing team. 

Ballston Spa Middle and High School Resource Officer Deputy Jonathan Becker coordinated the donation along with the school district’s Health Leader, Colleen Ferlo and Athletic Director, David Sunkes.

Property Transactions: December 12 – December 18, 2020

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BALLSTON

Nicole Coady sold property at 11 McMaster St to Trenton Dunbar for $304,000.

Alec Buniak sold property at 35 Lancaster Court to Chad Harrison for $375,000.

BDC Cornerstone LLC sold property at 17 Cornerstone Dr to Roger Pfeiffer for $269,000.

Geoffrey Raylinski sold property at 3 Gartner Dr to Elyse Ruane for $267,800.

Rosetti Acquisitions LLC sold property at 4 Pasture Place to Robert Imburgio for $306,192.

Richard Kupferman sold property at 30 Remsen St to Remsen Street Partners LLC for $170,000.

Barbera Homes Kelley Farms LLC sold property at 28 Stablegate Dr to Alexander German for $600,000.

Andrew Joslin sold property at 2 & 4 William St to Robert Behan for $200,000.

Brookview Court Inc sold property at 13 Kasey Pass to Brandon Moore for $292,879.

CORINTH

Jay Catalano sold property at 39 Locust Ridge Dr to Jennifer Michelle for $288,000

Shirley Harrington sold property at 4875 Rt 9N to Jeanne Kayes for $169,900.

GREENFIELD

Karen Nagler sold property at 391 Wilton Rd to Robert Smith for $335,000.

Kevin Hanna sold property at 73 Brigham Rd to Lorraine Fiorino for $286,668.

Stacey Huth sold property at 33 Locust Grove Rd to Eduardo Zubieta for $250,000.

MVB Bank Inc sold property at 104 & 11 Wilton Rd to 104 110 Wilton Rd LLC for $495,000.

Kenneth Cleveland sold property at 9 South Greenfield Rd to Greenfield Vet LLC for $225,000.

Gregory Tillou sold property at 2 Lower Meadow Lane to Benjamin Burnett for $670,000.

Brian Benjamin sold property at 479 Locust Grove Rd to Lawrence Doriguzzi for $585,000. 

Kimberly King sold property at 219 Locust Grove Rd to Abbie Archibald for $305,000.

John Bokus as trustee sold property at 32 Mill Rd to LPC Properties for $170,000.

Marie Weeks sold property at 4 Ashlor Dr to Kaitlyn O’Neil for $395,000.

MALTA

Bagramian Group LLC sold property at 28 Arrowwood Place to Wayne Cheslick for $254,000.

Kim Scott sold property at 35 Pepperbush Pl to Karen Verrill for $196,000

Kristen Thompson sold property at 58 Thimbleberry Rd to Carmen Romano for $235,000.

Daniel Mitchell as trustee sold property at 108 2nd St to Arthur Sassone for $170,000.

Christopher Staszak sold property at 12 Rockrose Way to Daniel Oliver for $420,000

Federal Home Loan Mortgage sold property at 72 Blue Spruce Lane to Jennifer Soccio for $229,900

SARATOGA

Gregory Hampson sold property at 141 Ruckytucks Rd  to Beau Stallard for $280,000

John Martis sold property at 7 Pond St to Upstate Property Buyers LLC for $134,000.

SARATOGA SPRINGS

John Witt sold property at 30 Whistler Ct #411 to Matthew Stefanik for $540,000

Kimberly Allen sold property at 18 Regatta View Dr to David Deutsche for $540,000.

Jesse Carda sold property at 139  W Circular St to Alexander Caldwell for $350,000.

Mark Holowach sold property at 3 Maria Lane to David MacFarland for $525,000.

David Rose sold property at 56  Union Ave #3 to Paul Steciuk or $490,000.

Constance Carroll sold property at 57 Bensonhurst Ave to Perey Rousseas for $302,000.

Mary Brooks sold property at 1 Empire Ave to Kurt Kimmel for $260,000.

Joseph Deberardinis sold property at 316A Ballston Ave to Rocco Verderosa for $325,000

Domenick Marchesiello sold property at 14 Schuyler Dr to Eric Hirschmann for $537,500

William Cole sold property at 56 Union Ave #8 to Kathleen McCarthy for $390,000.

Oak Ridge Development LLC sold property at 33 Jenna Jo to Beechwood Saratoga LLC for $480,000.

Alice Kenney sold property at 1 Wagon Wheel Trail to Jeanna Kratzert for $230,000

Lawrence George sold property at 7 Oak Ridge Blvd to Sean Connors for $865,000

Garrett Penistan sold property at 2 Meadow Lane to Robert Famiglietti for $280,000.

Barbara Waite sold property at 2 Stable Lane to Amy Latta for $730,000.

Dude LLC sold property at 20 Mitchell St to William Simchick for $635,000.

WILTON

Raymond Stephens sold property at 1 Hanover Rd to Christina Tartaro for $226,000.

Andrew Kambourelis sold property at 102 Traver Rd to Talia Brower for $252,245.

Patricia Harrison sold property at 712 & vac Rt 9 to Mario Mancini for $360,000.

Jason Kerns sold property at 330 Louden Rd to Ciana Cici for $305,000.

Wellspring Welcomes Talia Cass as New Communications Director

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Wellspring, the domestic violence and sexual assault services resource for Saratoga and Washington County residents, welcomes Talia Cass to the organization as the new communications director. Cass comes to Wellspring with more than 6 years of experience in communications and marketing. 

As communications director, Cass will be responsible for disseminating the Wellspring brand, educating the public on the complexities of relationship and sexual abuse and promoting the many crucial services the organization provides survivors. Additionally, she will champion Wellspring’s community engagement effort, which includes facilitating educational programs with Saratoga county school-aged youth and adults. 

Cass, a 2014 College of Saint Rose graduate, most recently served as an account strategist for Overit Media in Albany. Prior to Overit, she worked with multiple non-profit organizations including Discover Saratoga (also known as the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau) and Proctors. During her time as a director of marketing and communications for Discover Saratoga in 2017, Cass began volunteering with Wellspring as part of their community engagement committee. She is passionate about ending domestic violence and sexual assault in our community and advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights. 

Wellspring’s mission is to support survivors and engage the community to end relationship and sexual abuse. Each year, Wellspring’s crisis intervention and survivor services support more than 1,000 clients—providing safe housing to adults and children either fleeing or homeless because of domestic violence, as well as comprehensive support in the form of counseling, legal advocacy, and case management. Wellspring staff provides prevention and education programs to school-aged youth, as well as training and education programs for parents, faith-based congregations and professional organizations. 

 To learn more about Wellspring’s mission, services and programs, visit www.wellspringcares.org, call their office at 518-583-0280 or reach their hotline at 518-584-8188. 

Equitas Realty Relocates

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SARATOGA SPRINGS —After nine years in downtown Saratoga, Equitas Realty has moved to a new location at The Wilton Mall. According to broker/owner, Janet Besheer “The Covid pandemic created a ‘new normal’ for real estate. It forced us to embrace technology at a high level in order keep clients and agents safe. As a result, we learned we not only could succeed remotely, but succeed at an even higher level.” The Equitas Realty and Equitas Realty Management offices are now located at 3065 Route 50, Suite 59, Saratoga Springs, inside the entrance between Home Goods and Healthy Living Market. 

“The Wilton Mall offers an opportunity to take advantage of the changing face of malls around the country that are transforming from retail-only to becoming microcosms of the community. We are enjoying the visibility, abundant parking, ample security and plenty of room to be socially distant,” says Besheer. “Equitas Realty is looking forward to seeing and serving members of the Saratoga community at our new location.”

For more on Equitas Realty visit www.equitasny.com.

Adirondack Trust Company ‘Continues To Thrive,’ According To Bauerfinancial

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Adirondack Trust Company has once again secured a 5-Star rating from Bauerfinancial, the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm. 

A five-star rating indicates that the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Earning and maintaining this top rating for 58 consecutive quarters puts Adirondack Trust in the most prestigious bracket as an Exceptional Performance Bank.

Bauerfinancial, Inc., based in Coral Gables, Florida, is the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution can pay for or opt-out of a BAUERFINANCIAL rating. Star ratings are all available for free at bauerfinancial.com.

The Adirondack Trust Company is an independent, locally-owned and operated, community bank offering a wide variety of business and personal financial services. The bank has more than $1.4 billion in assets and 13 branch offices. The bank’s website is AdirondackTrust.com.

2021 Town of Saratoga Calendars Now Available

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 SARATOGA — The 2021 Town of Saratoga calendars featuring pictures from days gone by in the villages of Schuylerville and Victory and in the surrounding areas are now on sale.  Calendar pages are sprinkled with close to 150 historical tidbits. 

The photos include the Schuyler Hose Company in new turnout gear in 1987, the Periard family of Victory Mills, the 1954 champion VFW baseball team, a Knights of Columbus meeting, Schuylerville FFA members in 1964, and seven other pictures from the Town’s past.

You will learn that fire struck the village firehouse in 1947, the gristmill in Grangerville in 1938, the Visitation Church in 1871, the Quaker Springs hotel in 1899, and the Liberty wallpaper plant in 1924. Other tidbits include the date the last cotton mill machines moved south, Saratoga County was formed from Albany County, the General Schuyler Pantry opened, Schuylerville Central School District was formed, and a helicopter crashed and burned in Grangerville.

Calendars may be purchased for $5 in Schuylerville at Byron’s Market, Saratoga Apple, Schuylerville Public Library, Schuylerville Village Clerk’s office and at the Town Clerk’s office or at Old Saratoga Mercantile and Olde Saratoga Home and Garden on Route 29.

The Old Saratoga Historical Association has produced the Town of Saratoga calendar for the past 36 years. Call Pat Peck, 518-584-4129, to arrange to have calendars mailed and to offer photos for the 2022 calendar.