September 2008 Archives

News - History on film

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While America once again fears the growing presence of Russia in today's world, local producer, writer and director David de Vries is working on a documentary that chronicles a man who was instrumental in restoring the relationship between the two super powers more than two decades ago.

News - Condo Craze

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The skyline of Saratoga Springs is about to grow with the construction of a new condominium complex.

News - Presidential series: Economy

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After a month of campaigning that involved both presidential candidates exchanging personal blows to one another, the chaos of Wall Street over the past two weeks has brought the two nominees back on topic, talking about what voters now consider to be the most important issue in this year’s election – the economy.

News - Week in review

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City mourns loss of former Rec leader

Opinion - Help wanted - Managers need not apply

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In my mind there is no one more blue collar than me.

News - Saratoga Family Physicians opens in Wilton

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Wilton Medical Arts Urgent Care, located at 3040 Route 50, has been around for 10 years.

News - Saratoga's Hot Corner

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As you walk down Broadway in Saratoga Springs, just past Borders Books, one cannot help but smell the rich aroma in the air.
It is the duty of the American people to get to the polls on November 4 to vote for the next leaders of our country and towns and time is running short for voters to register.
After four months of renovation and preparation, Mark Bolles has opened a new photography studio in Ballston Spa.
The Downtown Business Association met on Wednesday, September 17 for the first time since racing season to discuss “the good, the bad and the solutions” for the year.
Congregation Shaara T’fille, the Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs, has welcomed a visiting student Rabbi from Toronto to lead weekend services for eight weekends throughout the year.
Josiah Dominick Mazurkiewicz
Clarence B. Kilmer, III (Beau)

Seniors - Age-wise: Moving Meditation

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If you think that old age can’t be beautiful, then you need to go over to the Senior Citizens Center of Saratoga Springs to watch the intermediate T’ai Chi class in action.

Pulse - Home Made Theatre to open 24th season

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Home Made Theatre has been providing professional quality community theatre to Saratoga Springs since it put on its first production in 1985 and will continue to do so when it enters its 24th season at Spa Little Theatre with a production of the Tony Award winning musical Into the Woods.

Pulse - Artist spotlight: Garland Nelson

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Garland Nelson is the type of performer whose energy, passion and love for life and music has helped turn him into one of the most recognized and beloved performers in Saratoga Springs.

Food - Warm salad

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One of my favorite authors, Ruth Reichl, is also a renowned west coast food editor.

Sports - Golf roundup for week of 9/19-9/25

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One of the most unusual and heartwarming golf tournaments in the country will be taking place at the McGregor Links Country Club on Monday, October 6.

Sports - Commentator speaks well for racing

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Nothing speaks so well as good example and on Saturday dynamic combinations of factors came together at Suffolk Downs to announce to the world that racing in America accepts accountability.

Sports - Outdoors: My Fault

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On Thursday afternoon, August 31, I returned home about 7 p.m. from playing my weekly round of golf with “the guys.”
Vincent Francis Giacalone
Kathryn (Rubino) Humphrey
Carole Zwoboda

News - Education

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In a country where 30 percent of high school students never make it to graduation, it is no surprise that education is one of the top debated issues between the presidential candidates.

News - Saratoga bitten by Lyme disease

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Lyme disease is on the rise in New York State, and Saratoga County is no exception.

News - Let the battles begin

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In American history, Saratoga County is a region known for its significance in the Revolutionary War.

News - Week in review

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Former guidance counselor pleads guilty to sexual abuse

News - Towns plan for future

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Local officials from both the town of Malta and Ballston joined together Tuesday, Sept. 16 in an effort to open lines of communication and discuss the possibility of future joint ventures between the two neighboring communities.

News - Towns plan for future

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Local officials from both the town of Malta and Ballston joined together Tuesday, Sept. 16 in an effort to open lines of communication and discuss the possibility of future joint ventures between the two neighboring communities.

Business - Esperanto moving right next door

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A favorite late-night food establishment is moving to a new home-right next door.
Ballston Spa – Vincent Francis Giacalone died Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Albany Medical Center. He was 65.

Seniors - Age-wise: Tell me to shut up, please

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I don’t know how you deal with stress, but I go blah-blah-blah.

Pulse - Remembering Connor

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The one year anniversary of Connor LaFrance’s passing will be celebrated this weekend at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with a 5KRun/Walk on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Pulse - Artist Spotlight: Brian Patneaude

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Saxophonist Brian Patneaude is one of the most recognized and busiest jazz musicians in the Capital Region.

Food - Quick, easy and fresh meatball minestrone

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Minestrone Soup made with fresh veggies is just yum-yum good!

Sports - Golf Daze: Local roundup

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Have you been sitting in front of your television all summer long watching the greatest golfers in the world challenging each other?

Sports - Horse racing: Branding on the wrong hip

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I have to wonder why the Downtown Saratoga Springs Marketing Initiative chose to leave the horses out of their branding campaign.

Sports - Outdoors: It's time, finally

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Finally! Hunting season is almost here.

News - Presidential candidate series: Health Care

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Editor’s note: This is the first part in a series leading up the Nov. 4 United States Presidential General Election and its impact on the local community. It will examine major issues facing the two main candidates for President – Senator Barack Obama (Democratic Party) and Senator John McCain (Republican Party). Each week the series will focus on a particular issue with the stands of both candidates along with the opinions and interpretations of local politicians, supporters, professionals and voters. This week’s issue is Health Care.

It has been close to three years since the City of Saratoga Springs purchased the former Waterfront Restaurant property on Saratoga Lake for the amount of $2,000,000 and after years of deliberation the city is finally preparing to move forward with plans to develop the site.

News - Marketing Saratoga

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Anyone living within an hour’s drive to Saratoga Springs will not be able to escape the aura of the city.

News - Week in review

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SPAC's classical season shows 9 percent decline

News - Historic doll making its way to Saratoga

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A historic doll touring the United States will make her way to Saratoga Springs this week just in time for a Civil War Reenactment.
As a way to emphasize the importance of arts in the development of young minds, the Saratoga County Arts Council is offering more than $16,000 to schools in Saratoga and Washington Counties.
Diane Lynch learned first hand the health benefits of Pilates.

Business - Saratoga P.L.A.N. Feast of the Fields

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Food enthusiasts will get a taste of something different at the forth annual Feast of the Fields event on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Pulse - West Side Celebration

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The West Side neighborhood in Saratoga Springs is a region of the city that was first settled by the Irish and later by Italian and African American families.

Pulse - Touring the North Country

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Elizabeth and Barton Cockey love visiting Upstate New York.
The baseball season is working its way closer and closer to the World Series!
The next several weeks are expected to be some of the most beautiful here in the North Country as we transition into the Adirondack autumn season.

Parenting - Clean enough

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Recently, I’ve been pondering a quote I read on a friend’s blog: “The value of marriage is not that adults produce children, but that children produce adults” (Peter De Vries).

Vision - Fall Fashion trends in eyewear

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Summer is over.

Gardening - September Q&A

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Q: What are some fragrant flowering shrubs to plant near my back patio?

Seniors - Age-wise: Volunteerism

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Well, folks it’s time to get back to work.

Food - Boneless Roast with Mexican Spices

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Saratoga Farmers’ Market vendors Mary and Bob Pratt of Elihu Farm submitted this wonderful recipe to me recently.
Josephine B. Taylor
John Morrissey
Robert Eugene Lavelle
John J. Kovarik
Albert J. Helenek

John Fignar

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John Fignar

Sports - Golf product review: The Flexor

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As a golf editor I am constantly bombarded with literature on new products that supposedly will improve your golf.
We have the highest ranked Thoroughbred in the world stabled at the Oklahoma Training Track.
History was made twice last Friday night at the Albany Saratoga Speedway as Brett Hearn of Sussex, NJ became the track’s all-time leader in feature wins and Kenny Tremont of West Sand Lake won an unprecedented 10th Track Championship.

News - Drinking debate reaches Saratoga

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Conversations are being started about how old is old enough.

News - SSPD officer assaulted at underage party

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With college presidents across the nation attempting to get the drinking age reduced to 18, an incident involving three underage Skidmore students and a Saratoga Springs Police officer has not helped convince local officials the idea is the right one.

News - Local GOP hits RNC

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Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party’s convention in St. Paul, Minnesota Thursday, Sept. 4 – thus cementing the two major parties’ candidates for the Nov. 4 general election.

News - Week in review

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Track numbers down for 2008 season

Business - Saratoga Consignment Studio set to open

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Con·sign·ment: the act of sending goods to an agent for sale

The first day back to school is a bittersweet time for students.
Beginning the third week in September, the first annual edition of Saratoga Local Living Guide will be sold at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market.

Business - D.A.R.E. car featured in Time

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Saratoga Springs Police D.A.R.E. car is making headlines.

Seniors - Age-wise: Back to School

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At this time of year all the “back to school” hoopla in the media, from advertising to special features and helpful hints, is directed at children.

Pulse - Artist Spotlight: Michael Jerling

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Singer/songwriter Michael Jerling’s passion for music and performance began at a college coffeehouse and has since transformed into a career that has spanned more than three decades.

Your Home - Burning to heat your home

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Nowadays, people are looking to whatever resource claims to be “environmentally friendly” and “cost efficient,” which is a good move for the American people.
Entering Stockade Imports at 543 Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs is like stepping into a Turkish Bazaar.

Gardening - Welcoming birds to your garden

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Garden thought for the month:
Philip J. Haggerty
Charles F. Hannon
Barbara J. Hannon

John R. Sole

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John R. Sole
Vincent P. Vallone
Josephine A. Lanaro
Sandra Rose Palmateer
James E. Robertson

Food - Ratatouille Provincale

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Thank goodness this wonderful summertime dish is much easier to cook than it is to pronounce or spell.
The Ballston Spa Country Club held its men’s and women’s medal play championships over this past weekend.

Sports - Optimism and exctiement for Saratoga football

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The sun rises above the trees and a shadow is cast down from the imposing looking goal posts.

The scheduled 35-lap Modified race last Friday night at Albany Saratoga Speedway was started in light drizzle but, by Lap 10, the rain became too heavy to continue the race.

Sports - Outdoors: Wrong Again III

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This article is part three of three concerning the disposition of lands formerly owned by Finch Pruyn Paper Company and the role played by The Nature Conservancy/DEC and how these transactions have or will affect a hunt club of which I am a member.

Sports - Reflections from the Spa: A look back

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Summer weather was slow to arrive in Saratoga and Labor Day came on its earliest day possible.

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