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Saratoga Lake Winter Celebration – by H. Wessell

TOWN OF STILLWATER, February 8 – "It's getting off to a good start," Town Supervisor Edward Kinowski emailed to  his Town team in the latter hours of Sunday's second event of the  first annual Winter Celebration on Saratoga Lake. "There's a small group out there on the lake doing the ice fishing. We've had kids coming in and out. We had about fifteen here [a few minutes before], and they all went inside ... because it was a little cold. So we told them go in and warm up and come on outside and we'll bake some s’mores."

ice fishkinowski and panza

Read the entire article with photos in the Feb. 12 issue.   

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The Express Newspaper – February 12, 2015

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Saratoga Co. Studying Body Cameras for Deputies – by H. Wessell

BALLSTON SPA,  January 28 – The recently formed Saratoga Board of Supervisors subcommittee on adopting body cameras as standard equipment for its patrol officers met for the first time last week. Over probably several months, according to chairman and Clifton Park Supervisor Philip Barrett, the panel will consider several aspects of the issue, including review of equipment and  video storage options; presentations on the  experience of other law enforcement agencies; usage policies and protocols and procedures developed by other policing departments. It is expected to develop  a recommendation to the Public Safety Committee and the full Board of Supervisors, hopefully he said  in time to include initial purchases in the 2016 County Budget.

Read the entire article in the Feb. 5th edition of the Express.

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New Beginnings for Maplewood Manor – by H. Wessell

BALLSTON SPA January 29  –-   As of last Sunday Maplewood Manor nursing home in Ballston Spa is known as the Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care.  Zenith Care Health of Westchester County is the new owner, as Saratoga County  joins a veritable cavalcade of New York State municipal nursing homes that have had to be privatized in recent years.

   Civil Service Employee Association employees at Maplewood twice in recent days,  once by a wide margin and by two votes in a  re- vote requested by the membership on Monday, January 26, voted down a contract offer from Zenith, chosen to be eventual  purchaser of the facility in late 2013.

Read the entire article in the Feb. 5th issue of the Express.

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The Express Newspaper – February 5, 2015

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Oscar Brundige WWII Vet Remembered – by H. Wessell

BALLSTON SPA, January 20  – Since August 1999  Saratoga County has recognized over 300 residents who answered the call of duty, in monthly Deceased Veteran memorial ceremonies held by the Board of Supervisors and the County's Veterans Service Agency.

   This month's honoree was Oscar Brundige of the Town of Stillwater.

Read the entire article in the Jan. 29 issue.

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The Express Newspaper – January 29, 2015

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‘Yellow Dot’ Gives Immediate Information to First Responders – by H. Wessell

Yellow Dot is a free program designed to help first responders provide life-saving medical attention during that first "golden hour" after a crash or other emergency.  It is an initiative of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association that is being implemented statewide, and the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department has been spreading the word, and making it readily available  to residents.

   Available by visiting www.saratogacountysheriff.org, the program kit is also being distributed at an increasing number of locations in the county.

Read the entire article in the Jan. 15th issue of the Express.

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The Express Newspaper – January 15, 2015