BALLSTON SPA, April 7 – New York is the envy of any state with a horse racing industry, a member of the Saratoga County Industrial Agency (IDA) told a County committee. – And introduction of Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) at Saratoga Raceway has played no small part in achieving that stature.
Read the entire article in the April 16th issue.
Over the years I have written about settlement of the town of Schaghticoke, Native Americans, early European immigrants, churches, and industry. It’s time to talk about schools.
New York State has provided monetary support for schools since it enacted its first public education law in 1795. Early records of the town of Schaghticoke note the appointment of school commissioners in 1796.
Read the entire article in the Oct. 23 issue of the Express.