How to resolve AdBlock issue? BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce the publication of a new book on local history. Off the Northway is a compilation of 83 articles written by longtime local journalist Stephen Williams, who retired after a 42-year career at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady.
The book, a collection of his weekly Off the Northway columns and other stories spanning the period from 2005 through 2020, will be released and become available for sale beginning Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. at a presentation and book signing by the author at Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton St. Ballston Spa, the home of the History Center.
Pre-registration for this event can be made at https://brooksidemuseum.org/ The book will also be available at local bookstores, additional book signing sessions to be announced, and at amazon.com
Off the Northway provides a reporter’s up-close perspective on the events that impacted people living in Saratoga County during this 15-year period and reflects on the changes seen across the county stemming from the construction of the Adirondack Northway six decades ago.
One of the principal topics is the long rollercoaster history of the dream, design, negotiations for, and construction of the $15 billion GlobalFoundries semiconductor facility in Malta, which recently announced plans to construct a second plant at its vast Luther Forest location.
Among the other topics Williams covered during his tenure at the Gazette and included in “Off the Northway” are stories about the ongoing efforts to manage development and environmental protection, some of the unusual local history of Saratoga County and Saratoga Springs, and his takes on local politics and politicians of the early years of the 21st century.
For more information, contact the Saratoga County History Center at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
