Gavin Park celebrates opening of new athletic fields
Gavin Park celebrated the grand opening of nine new athletic fields on Wednesday, June 17 after the 18 month-long project finally came to a close earlier this month. Town and school officials were on hand during the opening ceremonies at Dorothy Nolan Elementary School where the new fields are located, covering nearly 28 acres of district-owned property.
The new facilities include eight multi-purpose fields fit for soccer, football and lacrosse, and one new baseball diamond. All of the new fields have been outfitted with an in-ground irrigation system, which in part helped to drive the cost of construction up to $350,000 for the project.
The fields are primarily the home of the Saratoga-Wilton Youth Soccer and Wilton Youth Baseball teams, but other individuals and organizations are allowed to use the fields with a reservation, as long as their schedule doesn't conflict with the aforementioned groups.
Moose dreams of joining the races, gets tranquilizer dart to the neck instead
Perhaps it was something she'd aspired to for years, or maybe the idea suddenly struck her (along with what officials suspect was a superficial blow by a passing car) in the early hours of Monday morning. But nothing could stand between a 400 pound, year and a half old moose and her dreams of becoming a racing superstar as she trotted down Broadway on her way to the world famous Saratoga Race Course.
The moose was first reported to police at 3:40 a.m. as she ran down Saratoga's main drag, but officials were unable to locate her until they received another phone call at 6:40 a.m. when she was spotted again in the parking lot of Siro's restaurant near the racetrack.
The Saratoga Police Department corralled the moose through the main gates of the race course along Union Ave. shortly before 10:30 a.m., where she wandered amongst the turnstiles and vendors' stands trying to find her way onto the racetrack.
At 11:37 a.m., officers with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ended her racing debut, firing a tranquilizer dart into the left side of the moose's neck. She stumbled, feeling the effects of the drug, but managed to get back onto her feet until a second dart landed in her right shoulder.
Nearly 50 people crowded near the fence to catch a glimpse of the moose, which was then safely transported to state land near Lake Desolation in Greenfield.
Attorney General's Office warns seniors of consumer fraud
On Thursday, June 11, a representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office spoke to the Senior Citizens Group of Saratoga Springs on consumer fraud as part of Cuomo's statewide Consumer Awareness Initiative. An estimated 25 people attended the presentation, including representatives from the offices of Congressman Scott Murphy and the offices of Minority Leader James Tedisco. Beverly Schilling, Senior Consumer Frauds Representative from Cuomo's Albany Office, informed participants on how to best avoid consumer scams such as sweepstakes, bank freezes, mail orders, fake charities, "phishing" emails and check cashing scams.
Wesley Foundation holds fundraiser
The Wesley Foundation held its annual fundraising event, "An Evening at the Copa," on Thursday, June 18 as part of an effort to raise enough money to help purchase ceiling-mounted lift systems at the Wesley Community nursing home. The gala was held at the Saratoga Automobile Museum, where participants danced amongst classic cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s in hopes of earning enough money to cover the $1,000 to $4,000 price tag for such lifts. At last year's event the Wesley Foundation was able to collect nearly $25,000.
Wesley Community nursing home is outfitted with 356 beds, but so far only 2 have the ceiling lifts. The lifts are designed to help residents with reduced mobility get in and out of bed safely. Ideally, the facility is hoping to install ceiling lifts over half of its beds.
Storm stuns region
A series of strong thunderstorms plowed through the Capital Region on Monday, leaving nearly 6,000 residences without power. The storm dumped buckets of rain on unsuspecting locals, flooding some areas and pelting others with hailstones. At least 245 homes in the Greenfield area were without power, although a majority of the power outages occurred in Schenectady County.
One resident caught in the downpour was Roberta Reed, an English teacher at the Saratoga Springs High School as she made her way through a flooded parking lot to her car at around 4 p.m.
"There was so much hail, it almost looked like snow," Reed said. "When I went out [to my car], the water was up to my ankles."
National Grid workers quickly responded to the power outages, and most homes had their power returned to them by 9 p.m.
The new facilities include eight multi-purpose fields fit for soccer, football and lacrosse, and one new baseball diamond. All of the new fields have been outfitted with an in-ground irrigation system, which in part helped to drive the cost of construction up to $350,000 for the project.
The fields are primarily the home of the Saratoga-Wilton Youth Soccer and Wilton Youth Baseball teams, but other individuals and organizations are allowed to use the fields with a reservation, as long as their schedule doesn't conflict with the aforementioned groups.
Moose dreams of joining the races, gets tranquilizer dart to the neck instead
Perhaps it was something she'd aspired to for years, or maybe the idea suddenly struck her (along with what officials suspect was a superficial blow by a passing car) in the early hours of Monday morning. But nothing could stand between a 400 pound, year and a half old moose and her dreams of becoming a racing superstar as she trotted down Broadway on her way to the world famous Saratoga Race Course.
The moose was first reported to police at 3:40 a.m. as she ran down Saratoga's main drag, but officials were unable to locate her until they received another phone call at 6:40 a.m. when she was spotted again in the parking lot of Siro's restaurant near the racetrack.
The Saratoga Police Department corralled the moose through the main gates of the race course along Union Ave. shortly before 10:30 a.m., where she wandered amongst the turnstiles and vendors' stands trying to find her way onto the racetrack.
At 11:37 a.m., officers with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ended her racing debut, firing a tranquilizer dart into the left side of the moose's neck. She stumbled, feeling the effects of the drug, but managed to get back onto her feet until a second dart landed in her right shoulder.
Nearly 50 people crowded near the fence to catch a glimpse of the moose, which was then safely transported to state land near Lake Desolation in Greenfield.
Attorney General's Office warns seniors of consumer fraud
On Thursday, June 11, a representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office spoke to the Senior Citizens Group of Saratoga Springs on consumer fraud as part of Cuomo's statewide Consumer Awareness Initiative. An estimated 25 people attended the presentation, including representatives from the offices of Congressman Scott Murphy and the offices of Minority Leader James Tedisco. Beverly Schilling, Senior Consumer Frauds Representative from Cuomo's Albany Office, informed participants on how to best avoid consumer scams such as sweepstakes, bank freezes, mail orders, fake charities, "phishing" emails and check cashing scams.
Wesley Foundation holds fundraiser
The Wesley Foundation held its annual fundraising event, "An Evening at the Copa," on Thursday, June 18 as part of an effort to raise enough money to help purchase ceiling-mounted lift systems at the Wesley Community nursing home. The gala was held at the Saratoga Automobile Museum, where participants danced amongst classic cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s in hopes of earning enough money to cover the $1,000 to $4,000 price tag for such lifts. At last year's event the Wesley Foundation was able to collect nearly $25,000.
Wesley Community nursing home is outfitted with 356 beds, but so far only 2 have the ceiling lifts. The lifts are designed to help residents with reduced mobility get in and out of bed safely. Ideally, the facility is hoping to install ceiling lifts over half of its beds.
Storm stuns region
A series of strong thunderstorms plowed through the Capital Region on Monday, leaving nearly 6,000 residences without power. The storm dumped buckets of rain on unsuspecting locals, flooding some areas and pelting others with hailstones. At least 245 homes in the Greenfield area were without power, although a majority of the power outages occurred in Schenectady County.
One resident caught in the downpour was Roberta Reed, an English teacher at the Saratoga Springs High School as she made her way through a flooded parking lot to her car at around 4 p.m.
"There was so much hail, it almost looked like snow," Reed said. "When I went out [to my car], the water was up to my ankles."
National Grid workers quickly responded to the power outages, and most homes had their power returned to them by 9 p.m.
Main Menu
Leave a comment