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Let the Fun Begin No Drone Zone
BALLSTON SPA
Things Just Got REAL
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• Robotics Team off to World Championship • Odyssey of the Mind Team Wins States
Lifestyles won 2nd Place in the annual Belmont window Decorating Contest.
See Story pg. 8
LAST CALL • AROUND THE COUNTY • SHOT DOWN THINGS TO DO
WINDOW WINNERS PG. 7 ALL ABOUT BELMONT PG. 32
A map depicting the restricted air space over Saratoga (map created by Aidan Cahill). See Story pg. 10
Turning Point GAME, SET, MATCH Four Players Head to States
The Battles That Changed History
Albany-Saratoga Speedway Launches 60th Season........pg. 31 Performance Art Legend Visits Saratoga Springs.....pg. 22 Slate of Events at Moreau Lake State Park....pg. 6
An effort to curtail drinking hours in Saratoga County was narrowly rejected by the Board of Supervisors this week. Page 9
Local Golf Courses Open for Season...............pg. 30
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“PLEASE, SOUND THE ALARM”
From Around the World
by Thomas Dimopoulos
The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of Old World Gourmet Market in Wilton on June 11. Photo by Jonathon Norcross. See Story pg. 13
BALLSTON SPA — For eleven minutes on Tuesday afternoon more than a dozen members representing the legislative authority of Saratoga County government sat in silence and listened, the gravity of the moment spreading across their faces. The supervisors spent the earlier part of their monthly meeting working on
Saratoga TODAY
Photos by Aidan Cahill. See Story pg. 9
History
100,000 MEALS B’SPA ATHLETES Shania Twain Donates to Locals
CELEBRATED
Photo of Shania Twain provided. See Story pg. 24
February 28 - March 6, 2025
A MOTHER’S WARNING
Veterans Honored
FOOD
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Saratoga Springs varsity tennis players Ian Hill, Kevin Rosas, Liam Chartrand, and Ryan Clancy. Photo by Jonathon Norcross.
See Story pg. 26
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the executive decisions for which they had been elected - authorizing memorandums, accepting grants, amending policies and designating for use funds in Saratoga County’s nearly half-billion-dollar annual budget. When Ballston Spa resident Cari Scribner stepped to the mic to hold up a photograph during the meeting’s Public Input segment, silence fell upon the large room. See Story pg. 8-9
Photo provided. See Story pg. 12
SARATOGA Girls Hockey Wins
234 years of History
2nd Straight Title
The Adirondack United girls ice hockey team celebrates after winning back-to-back regional championships. Photo via the Adirondack Unitedv.
Ballston Spa High School student-athletes were honored during the school’s annual college athlete recognition ceremony on June 3. Photo by Jonathon Norcross. See Story pg. 34
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UNPRECEDENTED CITY COUNCIL 2 SCHOOLS, 2 STATE CHAMPS Saratoga Springs & Spa Catholic both win first-ever titles on same day
More details on pg. 9
PINBALL WIZARD lights, camera, Interactive Museum Opens
death
WIN GOLD
NYS Court of Claims Judge Kathleen B. Hogan and James A. Murphy, III, unveil a portrait of Murphy at a ceremony in Ballston Spa on Feb. 7, 2025. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos. See Story pg. 8
The Ballston Spa varsity wrestling team poses after winning the Section 2 Class B tournament held at Ballston Spa High School last weekend. Photo via Section 2 Athletics. See Story pg. 25
B’Spa Bus The Real Deal Boondoggle New ID’s Required May 7
ZOMBIES & KILLERS INVADE MALTA DRIVE-IN See Story pg. 22
Arcade Archaeology logo and pinball machines photo provided by Lonnie Linen. See Story pg. 12
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A Lifetime of Service B’SPA WRESTLERS
RUNDOWN • Homelessness • New Life for an Old Horse • Parade Planned
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Photo of an electric school bus being charged via the The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
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