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Month: July 2022

Downtown Business Association To Bring Live Music To Saratoga On Track Opening Day

Posted onJuly 11, 2022
Crowds gather downtown for the former Hats Off event in 2017. A new event is set for 2022.
Courtesy Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce

As the Saratoga Race Course opens for the season the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association is staging a Celebrate Saratoga event with live music on Thursday, July 14.

The event is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. in downtown Saratoga Springs, following the opening day of the track. It will be presented by 4 Pillar Funding and showcases downtown retailers, restaurant, and live music. 

Caroline Street will be closed to traffic from Broadway to Putnam Street, allowing for more pedestrians to flow and gather to listen to the performances. 

Soul Session’s Garland Nelson’s Motown tribute ensemble Reflections will be performing live on the main stage, located at the Spa City Motor Lodge on the corner of Broadway and Division Street, while local performers will play at notable landmarks throughout downtown. 

A window decorating contest involving downtown businesses will also be held.

Other musical performances include Whiskey River Band playing on Caroline Street and Putnam Street. Life Line will be at Impressions on Broadway, Rick Bolton and Jackie Dugas will be at the Arcade Building on Broadway, Jeanine Ouderkirk Duo will be at the Saratoga Arts Building on Broadway, Jess Hudack will be at Ben and Jerry’s at Putnam and Phila streets, Jeff Brisbin at the Spa City Cafe on Broadway, and the Dave Fisk Jazz Quartet will be outside Adirondack Trust Co., also on Broadway.

“The DBA is excited to welcome guests and locals back to the Saratoga Race Course and into our businesses with no restrictions this summer,” said Deann Devitt, DBA president. “We invite everyone to come downtown on July 14, do some shopping, enjoy a meal and listen to some amazing musicians.”

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Tech Project Will Give Saratoga Springs An All-Fiber Internet Network By 2024

Posted onJuly 11, 2022
Workers place fiberoptic microduct and cables underground in Saratoga Springs.
Courtesy LatLong Infrastructure, LLC

Saratoga Springs residents are one step closer to having what some officials are calling “the fastest internet in the United States” after crews completed the first phase of construction on the Saratoga Springs FiberCity network. 

In late May, the city’s Department of Public Works issued a permit for contractors to begin construction, placing fiberoptic microduct and fiberoptic cables 12 inches underground, in the greenspace right-of-way, along Myrtle, Marvin, and Van Rensselaer streets. 

Crews from LatLong Infrastructure LLC completed phase-one work on June 20 and will pause efforts allowing for better traffic flow during the summer tourism season, and for city officials to review the latest construction techniques and building methodologies.

“We’re enormously excited to start this amazing project and complete the first phase of the Saratoga Springs FiberCity,” said Robbie Heaps, vice president of quality assurance, environmental, social & corporate governance, for SiFi Networks. “We’ve been working with the community and city leaders for years to make this dream a reality. Saratoga Springs will be the first city in New York state with an all-fiber network and the first Open Access network here, as well,” he added.

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New County Environmental Health Officer Will Help Create A Local Health Department

Posted onJuly 11, 2022

Saratoga County officials have appointed  Brian M. Miner of Halfmoon as the county’s first-ever director of environmental health at the county’s Department of Health.  

Miner will help lead the county’s efforts in forming a Division of Environmental Services as the county’s Public Health Services department becomes a full-service local Department of Health.

Miner has more than 36 years of experience as a public health leader dedicated to protecting and improving the health of the community.

He was most recently director of the state Department of Health Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection where he oversaw multiple statewide environmental health programs.  He has held many high-level public health positions at the state Department of Health in which he was responsible for developing regulations, policies, and procedures; planning and monitoring program effectiveness; measuring program performance; and providing guidance and reporting on a wide range of important public health initiatives and programs.  

Miner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental health with a minor in biology from SUNY Cortland.

Clifton Park Town Supervisor Phil Barrett, chair of the Public Health Advisory Task Force said, “As we work cooperatively with New York state to develop a Division of Environmental Health, we take a significant step forward by welcoming Brian Miner as Director of Environmental Services. Brian brings a wealth of experience in the public health field, which will be invaluable as we develop Saratoga County’s first environmental health program.”

Dr. Daniel Kuhles, Saratoga County Commissioner of Health said, “Having previously worked together with Brian for a decade at the NYSDOH, I know first-hand that his expertise and professionalism is unsurpassed, and it will ensure that the county’s Environmental Health programs are the best in the State.”

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Shoppers Can Get A Variety Of Plants, Tips On Caring For Them, At The Plant Hatch

Posted onJuly 11, 2022
Jeffrey Paul, left, and Nick Marshall are the owners of the Plant Hatch in Clifton Park.
©2022 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jill nagy

The Plant Hatch, a new plant shop in Clifton Park, saw a “great turnout” for the store opening  at the end of June and sold more 700 plants during their first weekend, according to co-owner Nick Marshall. 

The shop combines a full-service florist with a store selling indoor house plants like cactus, succulents, and some rare indoor house plants. There are some 2,000 plants in all, said Marshall.  

The shop is located at 800 Route 146, in the Town Plaza shopping center in Clifton Park. 

Marshall and co-owner Jeff Paulsen, saw a lack in the Clifton Park area of  shops offering a wide variety of top quality plants and a staff with experience in plant care and floral design, able to educate customers in how to care for the plants they bring home. 

The Plant Hatch has six employees, including the owners, who can help them choose a plant and keep it healthy.

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Personnel Briefs: July 2022

Posted onJuly 11, 2022

Brian Bearor was recently named Stored Technology Solutions Inc. (StoredTech) vice president of sales. 

Bearor has served as the CEO at the Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area for 12 years and the Y Movement for 29 years. 

He has held both national and community leadership positions that include serving on the Adirondack Health Institute board of directors and as former vice chair of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He also served as chair of the National YMCA of the USA Small and Midsized CEO Cabinet and the State Alliance of New York State board of directors.

Bearor received a bachelor’s degree from Green Mountain College. 

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Cheryl Walton with Sterling Homes, Inc. was awarded the nationally recognized military relocation professional certification. 

The National Association of Realtors awards the MRP certification to those who help military personnel, veterans and their families find housing that lets them make the best use of their benefits and serves the unique needs of military life.

The certification provides NAR’s members with resources to accommodate current and former military service members at any stage of their military career, and is an approved elective for NAR’s accredited buyer’s representative designation. To earn the MRP certification, Realtors must be in good standing with NAR; complete the Military Relocation Professional (MRP) Certification course, and complete two webinars.

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‘Other One Brewing’ Opened By Four Partners In Glennpeter Plaza In Halfmoon

Posted onJuly 11, 2022
A crowd gathers in the taproom that is part of Other One Brewing in Halfmoon, owned by Randy Lewis , Brian Hutchinson, Pete LaPan and Matt Stillitano.
Courtesy Other One Brewing

By Susan Elise Campbell

With the opening of Other One Brewing, a new craft brewery and tap room at Glennpeter Plaza in Halfmoon, co-founder and president Randy Lewis has checked one more thing off his bucket list.

Lewis has been a home brewer for years, an interest shared by his son. But with a new baby and grandchild on the way, the timing wasn’t right for a father-son enterprise, he said. But it was just right for his three neighbors, Brian Hutchinson, Pete LaPan and Matt Stillitano. During the pandemic the four started making beer and working out of Hutchinson’s garage, splitting all the expenses. 

Now they own a business.

“Brewing isn’t cheap,” Lewis said. “We’ve spent well into the six figures.”

The story began when one of the neighbors came over to his home to watch the brewmeister at work “and to drink the stuff,” Lewis said. As interest grew, Lewis said, “I’m not getting any younger. Let’s open a small tap room.”

Lewis is retired but the other three still work full time. Nevertheless, they agreed to run the tap room with no outside staff.

Lewis said he did some market research and analysis to assess what styles and flavors of beer the community would buy. 

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Stacie Clark To Deliver Keynote Address At Thoroughbred Conference In Saratoga

Posted onJuly 11, 2022
Stacie Clark, operations consultant for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), and Gary Falter, project manager for OwnerView, which provides information on aspects of ownership.
Courtesy OwnerView

Stacie Clark, operations consultant for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), will be  the keynote speaker for OwnerView’s in-person Thoroughbred Owner Conference held at Saratoga Race Course on July 25-26.

Clark has been with the TAA since its inception in 2012 and assumed the role of operations consultant in 2014. Previously, she created the first in-house retirement program while serving as Thoroughbred Retirement Program manager at Adena Springs. She has made numerous presentations on behalf of thoroughbred aftercare throughout North America as well as in the U.K. and Japan.

Before delving into aftercare, Clark rode as a jockey in Ontario, Canada, and was nominated for the 1994 Sovereign Award as Outstanding Apprentice. When Woodbine Racetrack expanded its television department in 1999, she crossed over to associate producer and racing television commentator. In 2013, Clark co-produced HRTV’s Eclipse Award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary “Saratoga War Horse.”

Clark will provide her perspective on the evolution of aftercare from the early 2000s to today, highlight the progress made by the industry, and discuss future challenges.

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SUNY ADK, Saratoga High Enter Partnership

Posted onJuly 11, 2022

SUNY Adirondack and Saratoga Springs City School District have developed a new partnership to offer continuing education and lifelong learning opportunities to the greater Saratoga Springs community.

Officials said SUNY Adirondack has a thriving continuing education division, as did Saratoga until the latter’s broadly supported offerings were shuttered in 2019.

Partnering with SUNY Adirondack’s long-standing program will bring back new and past courses and instructors to Saratoga Springs residents at Saratoga Springs City School District and community sites, as well as at SUNY Adirondack’s Saratoga facility, officials said.

The new continuing education program will begin in Fall 2022, offering classes for such varied interests as cooking, fitness, arts, languages and trips and tours throughout the region. Course proposals from interested instructors, businesses and tour sites are welcome.

“We are so excited to partner with the school district to offer lifelong learning opportunities to the Saratoga Springs community at fantastic facilities,” said Caelynn Prylo, assistant dean for continuing education and workforce innovation at the college. “SUNY Adirondack has been Saratoga’s community college for 45 years and now we are thrilled to work with students of all ages through this new program.”

A catalog of course offerings will be released in August and mailed to homes within the Saratoga Springs City School District, as well as be available on SUNY Adirondack’s website.

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CDTA Summer Service Returns To Saratoga

Posted onJuly 11, 2022

The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) will once again offer a variety of summer service programs to travelers in the Capital Region. These services include the return of the popular Navigator Summer Fun Pass, the Saratoga Summer Visitors Trolley, and service to Grafton Lakes State Park.

“We’re thrilled to once again have these popular summer services that provide people in our community a low-cost, accessible option to get out and enjoy what the Capital Region has to offer,” said CDTA CEO Carm Basile. “From cooling off and enjoying Grafton Lakes State Park, to checking out the attractions of Saratoga, these services are a way to allow everyone to explore their own backyard.”

The Summer Fun Pass offers Capital Region youth, 17 and under, unlimited rides on CDTA regular route buses through Aug. 31, for $44. The pass offers a significant savings of nearly 70 percent from the standard cost of two monthly Navigator passes. 

Area kids can use the Summer Fun Pass to get to key destinations like Grafton Lakes State Park, local pools, parks, and summer employment. Customers can purchase passes at the CDTA Sales Center located at 85 Watervliet Ave. in Albany and the Saratoga Springs Train Station at 26 Station Lane in Saratoga Springs.

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Farm In Moreau Is Set To Open ‘Dancing Grain Farm Brewery’ In July

Posted onJuly 11, 2022
Dancing Grain Farm Brewery will open and start selling its craft beers in July.
Courtesy Dancing Grain Farm Brewery

By Christine Graf

After encountering countless pandemic-related delays, the owners of Dancing Grain Farm Brewery in Moreau hope to open their craft brewery in July.

For owner Rachel McDermott, a Cornell University graduate with a degree in applied economics and management, Dancing Grain is more than a business.

“For me, it’s a passion project. This is how we secure our family farm for the future,” she said.

A farm girl at heart, McDermott grew up on her family’s grain farm, WestWind Ag in Schaghticoke. The farm is owned by her father, James Czub, and uncle, Robert Czub. In 2016, the brothers purchased the 308-acre Moreau property, a former dairy farm, where the brewery is located.

McDermott and her husband, attorney Sean McDermott, live in the remodeled farm house on the property along with their two-year old son. Six years ago, McDermott left a successful career as an investment banker on Wall Street in order to join the family business.

“I always had a desire to be closer to my roots,” she said.

Under her leadership, WestWind Ag diversified operations and invested in new processing equipment and expanded planting operations to include brewers and distiller’s grains—grains that are used in the production of Dancing Grain’s craft beers.

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