Stephen Williams
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Ballston Spa, NY, United States
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Return to normalcy expected for tourism, though gas prices and war pose threats – The
Six weeks ago, management at the Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center in Lake George was hoping for a fewer-worries, no-masks kind of summer, with COVID concerns and restrictions the least since early 2020. Then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and an upset to world oil prices that is → Read More
Saratoga Springs Firecracker 4 Road Race returns today
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Firecracker 4 road race returns to the streets of Saratoga today after being held virtually in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizers hope to attract the thousands… → Read More
Saratoga Springs City Hall to re-open to public on Monday
SARATOGA SPRINGS – With the COVID-19 state of emergency lifted, the historic Saratoga Springs City Hall on Broadway will reopen to the public for the first time in nearly three years on Monday… → Read More
Jury begins deliberations in Lamont murder case
FULTON & SARATOGA COUNTIES – Jury deliberations in the first-degree murder case against Johnstown sub shop owner Georgios Kakavelos will be back in Saratoga County Court on Thursday… → Read More
Clifton Park man gets eight years on Saratoga County sex assault case; Attacked two women in separate incidents
SARATOGA COUNTY – A Clifton Park man was sentenced to eight years in state prison Wednesday for committing two separate daylight attacks on women he didn't know in Malta and Saratoga Springs within a… → Read More
GOP hits Cuomo for not giving up emergency powers
CAPITAL REGION – The state planned official fireworks displays Tuesday night to mark a vaccine milestone at the lifting of COVID restrictions, but unofficial displays seem likely in cities like… → Read More
Allyzibeth Lamont murder: Prosecution rests; Defendant Kakavelos set to testify in own defense
BALLSTON SPA – The prosecution rested late Tuesday morning in the murder case against Georgios Kakavelos. Kakavelos is now expected to testify in his own defense Tuesday afternoon and be the only… → Read More
Pioneering broadcaster Ernie Tetrault dies at age 94
NISKAYUNA — Early broadcasting pioneer Ernie Tetrault — "the" anchorman at WRGB Channel 6 to many people who watched TV news in the Capital Region from the 1970s into the 1990s — was recalled… → Read More
Baskin and Raymond win in Ballston Spa village election
BALLSTON SPA — An incumbent village trustee and a "smart growth" advocate who ran with him as the "A Better BSpa" party were elected to the Village Board Tuesday in a five-way contest for two seats… → Read More
Adirondack Park Agency approves Fulton County lake subdivision
ADIRONDACKS — The Adirondack Park Agency board on Friday approved plans for a developer to build 34 residential building lots around Woodward Lake in northern Fulton County. The plan… → Read More
Trustee seats being decided Tuesday in Ballston Spa
BALLSTON SPA — Village voters will be deciding between five candidates running for two seats on the Village Board during Tuesday's village election, as the village holds its first non-partisan… → Read More
Federal judge dismisses state lawsuit against EPA over Hudson River PCB cleanup
HUDSON RIVER – A federal judge has dismissed New York state's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's finding that General Electric's cleanup of PCB contamination in the upper… → Read More
Lake George environmental protection organizations to merge
LAKE GEORGE — The two main organizations looking to protect the Lake George environment will be merging forces, citing the various environmental threats facing the internationally renown lake in the… → Read More
Cleanup about to start at historic Victory Mills site in Saratoga County; First step in redevelopment
VICTORY — An environmental cleanup at the historic former Victory Mills industrial site in the village of Victory, the first step in a multi-million-dollar redevelopment of the property… → Read More
Report says High Peaks need more DEC resources
ADIRONDACKS — More state resources need to be devoted to the heavily used High Peaks Wilderness, with a new entity needed to guide state planning, more forest rangers and natural resource specialists… → Read More
Transitional housing for teen parents proposed for Ellis McClellan campus; City to consider zoning change
SCHENECTADY — A local non-profit organization that aids teen parents in and around Schenectady County is proposing a transitional housing building at the Ellis Medicine McClellan Street campus to… → Read More
Glenville supervisor says DOT considering laser alert system for low bridge
GLENVILLE — The state Department of Transportation is actively considering installation of a laser-activated warning system or similar measures to reduce the number of times large trucks strike the… → Read More
Body cameras among Saratoga County Sheriff’s reform recommendations
SARATOGA COUNTY — Saratoga County should re-examine whether sheriff's deputies should have body-worn cameras, incorporate mental health resources into daily functions, increase diversity training and… → Read More
Former Schenectady County corrections sergeant indicted in jail assault case; Official misconduct charged
SCHENECTADY COUNTY — A former corrections sergeant who was on duty when a detainee was assaulted by a Schenectady County corrections officer has been indicted on two misdemeanor counts of official… → Read More
Calls for Cuomo to be investigated over harassment charges
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo got hit with another bombshell on Wednesday, as a former female aide spelled out in detail allegations that the governor sexually harassed her. → Read More