LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 15 • Issue 47
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November 24 – December 2, 2021
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A History of Time Holiday Happenings
Father Time (Zones): Charles Ferdinand Dowd
saratoga festival of trees
by Isobel Connell for Saratoga TODAY
Preview Reception: December 1 • 6 – 8 p.m. Continues December 2-5 at the Saratoga Springs City Center See more details on pg. 16
Sponsored by The Saratoga County History Roundtable
Time is often referred to as a human construct, but time zones are definitely man-made, and they have a direct connection to Charles Dowd of Saratoga Springs and the month of November, when standard time began in 1883, and 21 years later when time ran out for Charles.
tree lighting
Saratoga Springs Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony: December 2 • 6-7 p.m Charles Ferdinand Dowd. Photo Source: Library of Congress, provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable. See Story pg. 2
Grid Iron Update... BLACK HORSES HEAD TO SEMI-FINALS
victorian streetwalk weekend!
December 2-5 • Weekend includes: Santa’s Cottage on Broadway, Santa Visits Neighborhoods Through December See more details on pg. 17
Reefer Madness Local Communities Evaluate Financial Impact of Cannabis
by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY
Photo provided. See Story pg. 37
SARATOGA SPRINGS — There are more than 60 cities, 500 villages, and 900 towns in New York State, and each has until Dec. 31 to opt-out of two new state initiatives calling for on-site cannabis consumption lounges, and dispensaries authorized to sell cannabis in their respective communities.
On March 31, New York State legalized adult-use cannabis by passing the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act, or MRTA. The legislation created a new Office of Cannabis Management governed by a Cannabis Control Board to oversee and implement the law, issue licenses and develop regulations outlining how and when business can participate in the new industry. See Story pg. 8