LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 18
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Issue 29
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August 16 - August 22, 2024 •
The Future of Snake Hill
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4 DECADES IN BUSINESS
8 DECADES ON EARTH
Local Tailor Continues to Stitch Away Nick DiMatteo, who will celebrate his 80th birthday this month, inside DiMatteo’s Custom Tailoring shop on Church Street. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos. See Story pg. 9
Aerial photo of Snake Hill via Saratoga PLAN/Ryan C. of Saratoga Drone.
See Story pg. 12
NO CELL PHONE FOR YOU BH-BL HS Cracks Down on Cell Phones
TALK OF THE TOWN
City Speaks on Public Comment by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY
See Story pg. 14
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Verbal clashes and public threats. Sudden shutdowns. A headbutting incident. Warnings of police intervention and events highlighted for inclusion in political campaigns. For several decades, Public Comment periods at City Council meetings in Saratoga Springs have brought a boisterous medley of all the above. The question raised time and again: Who can speak, when may they speak and
how long are they allowed do so? Recently, the council was presented with a potential new wrinkle to its Rules of Decorum and Order when a member of a local group opposed to a measure under council consideration was invited to expand on those opinions for an extended time. Last year, John Safford was elected city mayor based, at least partially, on a platform that promised to “return civility to City Hall,” and pointed directly to activities during the council’s twice-a-month meetings. See Story pg. 8