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New Cannabis Dispensaries Proposed for Ballston Spa and Saratoga Springs
SARATOGA SPRINGS/BALLSTON SPA — As plans for multiple cannabis dispensaries in Saratoga Springs continue to progress, the budding industry now has ambitions to expand into Ballston Spa. According to Ballston Spa Mayor Frank Rossi, on March 15 the village received an application for a cannabis dispensary that would be...
Baby Animal Days return at Indian Ladder Farms
Baby Animal Days are back at Indian Ladder Farms in Altamont. It starts today, March 29th, and continues through April 21st, daily from 10 am to 5 pm. The event features baby chicks, turkeys, ducks, geese, bunnies, lambs, goats, piglets and calves. Admission is $15 per person and free for babies under a year old.
Schenectady Co. hazardous waste collection event
Registration is open for the Schenectady County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program that will take place on Saturday, April 6. The event, taking place at SUNY Schenectady, is the first of four HHW events planned in 2024.
Galway Central readies students for April 8 total solar eclipse
GALWAY, NEW YORK (WRGB) — Time is ticking down until the April 8th total solar eclipse, and at Galway Central School District, they have been shining in solar-bration all year long. From artwork and course work to pop-up planetariums and music, Galway school administrators set out before the school...
GlobalFoundries Could Bring Millions of Dollars to Ballston Spa Schools
MALTA — After billions of federal and state dollars were invested in GlobalFoundries, a semiconductor manufacturing company headquartered in Malta, the Ballston Spa Central School District stands to benefit from the windfall, perhaps for decades to come. As GlobalFoundries plans to build a second plant in Malta, school officials...
Fish Fry Coming to Ballston Spa
BALLSTON SPA — Ballston Spa’s old Pizza Hut at 2103 Doubleday Avenue is about to transform into a new restaurant: Ted’s Fish Fry. The business is expected to open this fall. Ted’s Fish Fry has been a Capital Region mainstay for decades. The chain currently has locations...
Winning $19 million+ lottery ticket sold in Schenectady
A winning lottery ticket worth $19.2 million was sold in Schenectady. The ticket for the March 23 New York Lotto drawing was sold to a New York Lottery subscriber, the lottery said. The winning numbers are 06-20-38-48-52-54 and bonus number 46.
Our buildings are our link to a collective and shared past
The Cobblestone Schoolhouse in Guilderland Center is a quintessential part of the town of Guilderland’s history [“On the ballot: Selling Cobblestone Schoolhouse to town for $10K,” The Altamont Enterprise, March 20, 2024]. On May 21, 2024, the Guilderland Central School District will decide the fate of the...
SUNY Schenectady adds art gallery
SUNY Schenectady is adding a new art gallery. What was once the basketball court on the first floor of the former YMCA building will now become a new classroom. The space is designed to boost student creativity. The gallery will be open to the public.
Niskayuna district enhances student safety with BusPatrol AI: First month results
NISKAYUNA, NEW YORK (WRGB) — To ensure student safety, the state passed Legislation in 2019 authorizing school districts to install safety cameras on school buses. This in an effort to catch drivers unlawfully passing those buses while they're stopped. Last month, the Niskayuna Central School District partnered with a...
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