LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 16
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Issue 6
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February 11 – February 17, 2022
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Sports
STEWART’S SHOPS • SARATOGA HOSPITAL
Corinth Girls Remain Undefeated; DELISLE JOINS 1K POINT CLUB
Maddie DeLisle. Photo provided.
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CORINTH — Corinth Varsity Girls Basketball Team is now 18-0 as they head into playoffs for the Adirondack League. They defeated Lake George 65-18 on Feb. 6, with senior Maddie DeLisle scoring 36 points, grabbing 6 rebounds, and 4 steals to hit the 1,000-point club. See Story pg. 37
Saratoga Seniors Honored; Team Defeats Burnt Hills
Dillon Waite. Photo by Super Source Media. See Story pg. 38
Property Transactions
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Business
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Families TODAY
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Education
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Summer Camps
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Arts & Entertainment 28-29 Sports
Rendering filed with city Oct. 29, 2021 regarding a phased project totaling 105,000 square feet for medical use at Myrtle Street, view from the north. Image provided. See Story pg. 10
Ballston Spa High Schoolers Defy Mask Mandate BALLSTON SPA — On Thursday, Feb. 10, following the recent debates surrounding the mask mandate in schools and requests to make them optional, approximately 75 Ballston Spa high schoolers came to school unmasked. According to multiple parents, these students were quickly rounded up and sent to the library by the High School Principal. These students were all marked absent and told that if they come to school unmasked tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 11) they will be suspended. Also, these students were not allowed to use the school bathroom without their masks. “It was great to see the kids’ faces again. This has to come to an
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Valentine’s Guide Gifts & Dining
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end,” said the parent of a Ballston Spa senior. Saratoga TODAY reached out and a representative from the district confirmed this stating, however, that students were allowed to go to the restroom but because they had to travel through the building, they needed to put their mask on. The district “utilized their quarantining rules for the day” and followed the “normal procedure for absences”. By 11 a.m. many students returned to their classes and were following their schedule. “Mass non-compliance may be the only way to preserve our freedoms moving forward,” added Paul, parent of a Ballston Spa junior who participated.
Take Care of Your Heart.
