Author: Times Union
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Fingerpaint sells Saratoga Springs building to Prime Group Holdings for $11M
Founder Ed Mitzen says agency doesn’t need large building with staff working remotely June 30, 2023Updated: June 30, 2023 4:31 p.m. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of3Times Union file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of3SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less 3of3 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Fingerpaint Group, the national advertising and marketing agency, has sold…
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Tom Wood, the town of Saratoga supervisor, steps down
SARATOGA — Thomas Wood III, the 10-term supervisor of the town of Saratoga, resigned Friday morning. Town Clerk Linda McCabe said that Wood is dealing with a health issue and that Deputy Supervisor Ian Murray will take over as leader of the town board and the corresponding seat at the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. She…
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New coffee shop opens at Saratoga Springs Public Library
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Springs Public Library will celebrate the opening of its new coffee shop July 12. The Friends Coffee Shop, on the first floor of the library, opened in mid-June with hours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. The hours are subject to change A new coffee shop is…
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College of Saint Rose accreditation ‘in jeopardy’
ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose’s accreditation as an institute of higher learning is “in jeopardy,” according to a warning letter from its accreditor that raised concerns about the finances of the four-year school. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has given Saint Rose six months to make improvements. It must show that it has enough…
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Food truck Q&A: Fun, funky vibes with Emack & Bolio’s ice cream
Warmer weather is here, and food trucks are filling the streets again with various cuisines at local markets, outdoor activities, and around the Capitol. Here is another Q&A in our occasional series on area food trucks and their operators. This week, we talked with Orah LeHockey, owner of Emack and Bolio’s. Emack & Bolio’s Ice…
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Tree woes prompt GOP chair’s legal action against Republicans on Malta board
MALTA — The town’s Republican committee chair is taking legal action against the GOP-led town for failing to remove trees on a town easement that he fears will crash down on his driveway. For nearly two years, Ted Willette said he has been asking the town to take down a dozen willows bordering his driveway that…
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Troy man who texted he ‘choked the s–t out’ of his wife gets maximum sentence
Judge Jennifer Sober sentenced Taquan Evans to 25 years to life in the Jan. 15, 2021 murder of his 30-year-old wife, Georlasia B. Evans. Evans insisted someone else killed his wife but his defense was underdone by DNA found on the belt and a text message in which he admitted he “choked the s–t out…
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Trip to Pharaoh Lake Wilderness in Adirondacks provides tranquility
Cooper the dog snatched my left sock and began gnawing on it. “Dude,” I told him as I snatched back the sock and put it on, now damp with puppy drool, “you’re going to need that energy today.” The 6-month-old Cooper, my wife, Gillian, our teenager and I were embarking on Cooper’s first real hike —…
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Robbie Merced walks it off for ValleyCats
TROY – Tri-City ValleyCats rookie Robbie Merced, whose first professional hit was a home run on June 14, outdid himself with his second career homer on Thursday night. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Merced smashed a one-out pitch over the leftfield fence for a walk-off two-run homer in an 11-10 victory over the…
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Kennedy Swedick of Altamont advances to semifinals of match play in Women’s Western Junior in Missouri
Two-time defending New York State girls’ golf champion Kennedy Swedick of Altamont won both her matches in dramatic fashion Thursday at the 96th Women’s Western Junior at Greenbriar Hills Country Club in Kirkwood, Mo. The Albany Academy standout, who will be a senior in the fall, sank a 30-foot putt to birdie the par-4 18th hole and…