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Issue 12
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March 25 – March 31, 2022
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PRIMER AT Saratoga RoBoVines Off To World Championship SARATOGA COUNTY — THE PUMP Saratoga County 4-H’s RoBovines
Robotics team has done it again! On March 6, the RoBovines won the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Excelsior Region Championship. Photo: Four members of the RoBovines and one of the robots they created: (L to R) Ethan Stone, Henry LaBarge, Ethan Thomas, and Norah Hoke. Photo provided.
by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — There are more than 150,000 fueling stations across America and you can imagine the scene playing out at any one of those pump-stations as much the same. The car pulls up. The driver gets out and gazes up at the sign displaying the cost of a gallon of gas. Driver shakes head in disgust, verbally unmuzzling a volley of irritations at an invisible cast of invented villainous characters that includes everything from profiteering corporations to inept political leaders and greedy oil executives. But it’s not quite so simple. The national average for a gallon of gas this week set motorists back about $4.25, with the state average in New York slightly higher at $4.35, according to AAA. The lowest prices – where a gallon of gas could be had for under $4 - is in the central part of the country, where a north-to-south line extends from Minnesota and North Dakota to Oklahoma and Texas. The highest costs, at over $5 per gallon, are in the westernmost states of Nevada and California. See Story pg. 9
See Story pg. 16
CHOWDERFEST: THIS WEEKEND SARATOGA SPRINGS —The annual Chowderfest will take place 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 26. The event will take place throughout downtown Saratoga Springs and includes family-friendly activities and entertainment. Attendees may try 4 oz. chowder samples at $2 and vote for their favorites. For street closures during the event, see pg. 10.
STATE OF THE CITY SARATOGA SPRINGS — Ron Kim, who began his first term as city mayor on Jan. 1, delivered the 2022 State of the City Address Saturday, March 19. Mayor Kim welcomed to the council new commissioners Jim Montagnino, Dillon Moran and Minita Sanghvi, wished a speedy recovery of health to returning commissioner Anthony “Skip” Scirocco, and praised the previous
achievements of returning supervisors Tara Gaston (for her public work dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic), and Matt Veitch (for helping pioneer the creation of the Geyser Crest Trail). The address is generally delivered in February on an annual basis. “We decided to delay it a few weeks (this year) in the hope that we could meet together safely, without masks,” Kim explained.
“As we emerge out of a twoyear pandemic, a deep recession, and local challenges around race relations and civil rights, Saratoga Springs has emerged a stronger, more resilient, and benevolent community and its future is bright as long as we continue to build our community through honest dialogue, hard work, and true reform,” Kim said. See Story pg. 8
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