- By GREG HITCHCOCK gregh@theballstonjournal.com Former Town of Ballston bookkeeper Joann Bouchard has filed a lawsuit alleging she was wrongfully terminated from her position last November, a job she had held for the previous 13 years. A notice of claim was sent last week to both Ballston Supervisor Patti Southworth and the Ballston Town Council. Bouchard is seeking monetary damages, back pay, front pay and possible reinstatement,... [More]
- Ballston Spa Rotary Club is one of 123 clubs among 33,000 clubs worldwide selected by Rotary International to hold two weekly meetings allowing members to choose which is more convenient. Beginning Feb. 15, the club will meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. meetings at the D-Line Pub, across the street from its regular Tuesday 12:15 p.m. meeting site at the Factory, ... [More]
- BY BARBARA COOK barbara@theballstonjournal.com The property at 48 Ralph St. in Ballston Spa has a new owner. Buell Avenue Properties of Albany purchased the property at the September tax auction for $17,375, according to the Saratoga County Clerk’s office. The property, which was previously owned by Susan Sokalski, was cited last summer for numerous health and safety violations, including a structurally unsound garage, garbage and waste... [More]
- By GREG HITCHCOCK gregh@theballstonjournal.com A proposed six-month moratorium on solar panels was discussed during a public hearing at Ballston’s Town Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Many people spoke overwhelmingly against it while several others favored it. Ballston town supervisor Patti Southworth said she was opposed to the moratorium all along when it was first introduced during a town council meeting last year. Moratoriums should be... [More]
- BY BARBARA COOK barbara@theballstonjournal.com Sally Pinto and Michael Doraby have been bitten by the acting bug. The Ballston Spa residents recently had the opportunity to act in a horror film called R.I.D., about the psychological relationship people have with insects. Pinto wanted to act when she was a young woman in England, even studying theater arts in college and participating in community theater. But after arriving in America... [More]
- “The Threads of Time” exhibition featuring quilts in the museum's collection is open to the public. "Quilts are amazing pieces of history," said Joy Houle, Brookside's Executive Director. "They are unique since they are both practical household items and works of art that tell stories about the women who made them." The exhibit showcases both the quilts and the stories they tell. Funded by the New York Council on Humanities and the... [More]
- Malta officials must accept the fire departments’ offer on the Dunning Street parcel before calling for a public vote on the proposed firehouse. BY JENNIE GREY jennie@theballstonjournal.com After almost a year, the Malta Ridge Volunteer Fire Company and the Round Lake Hose Company are still seeking official and public support for their plan to build a shared fire station on a town-owned Dunning Street lot. At the Monday Jan. 30... [More]
- BY KEVIN J. ROGERS kevin@theballstonjournal.com Ballston Spa welcomed a new space for kids to stretch their imaginations with the Jan. 28 opening of The Wonder Room on Route 50. "I just wanted to create a space where kids can come and explore and create things on their own," said owner Chris Stack. "I think it's important to nurture that in children." The Wonder Room is "an informal, home-like indoor/outdoor space where children will have... [More]
- The publisher of a forthcoming cookbook titled Laurina’s Kitchen is seeking memories and memorabilia linked to the historic Ecobelli’s Tam O’Shanter Restaurant in Ballston Spa. Richard Vang of Square Circle Press said the volume co-authored by siblings Lora Lee and Tom Ecobelli contains a bounty of recipes for dishes that were prepared and served at their ancestors’ dining establishment in the 1900s, but the cookbook won’t be... [More]
Speakers at the Malta Business and Professional Association’s annual dinner respond to community need. BY JENNIE GREY jennie@theballstonjournal.com Angelo Calbone, Alan C. Oppenheim, and Bruce Schnitz agree: the future of Malta is growth. The three spoke at the annual Malta Business and Professional Association (MBPA) dinner Wednesday Jan. 25 at Panza’s Restaurant on Saratoga Lake. “Getting Saratoga Hospital President and... [More]
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- By GREG HITCHCOCK gregh@theballstonjournal.com Former Town of Ballston bookkeeper Joann Bouchard has filed a lawsuit alleging she was wrongfully terminated from her position last November, a job she had held for the previous 13 years. A notice of claim was sent last week to both Ballston Supervisor Patti Southworth and the Ballston Town Council. Bouchard is seeking monetary damages, back pay, front pay and possible reinstatement,... [More]
- Ballston Spa Rotary Club is one of 123 clubs among 33,000 clubs worldwide selected by Rotary International to hold two weekly meetings allowing members to choose which is more convenient. Beginning Feb. 15, the club will meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. meetings at the D-Line Pub, across the street from its regular Tuesday 12:15 p.m. meeting site at the Factory, ... [More]
- BY BARBARA COOK barbara@theballstonjournal.com The property at 48 Ralph St. in Ballston Spa has a new owner. Buell Avenue Properties of Albany purchased the property at the September tax auction for $17,375, according to the Saratoga County Clerk’s office. The property, which was previously owned by Susan Sokalski, was cited last summer for numerous health and safety violations, including a structurally unsound garage, garbage and waste... [More]
- By GREG HITCHCOCK gregh@theballstonjournal.com A proposed six-month moratorium on solar panels was discussed during a public hearing at Ballston’s Town Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Many people spoke overwhelmingly against it while several others favored it. Ballston town supervisor Patti Southworth said she was opposed to the moratorium all along when it was first introduced during a town council meeting last year. Moratoriums should be... [More]
- “The Threads of Time” exhibition featuring quilts in the museum's collection is open to the public. "Quilts are amazing pieces of history," said Joy Houle, Brookside's Executive Director. "They are unique since they are both practical household items and works of art that tell stories about the women who made them." The exhibit showcases both the quilts and the stories they tell. Funded by the New York Council on Humanities and the... [More]
- Malta officials must accept the fire departments’ offer on the Dunning Street parcel before calling for a public vote on the proposed firehouse. BY JENNIE GREY jennie@theballstonjournal.com After almost a year, the Malta Ridge Volunteer Fire Company and the Round Lake Hose Company are still seeking official and public support for their plan to build a shared fire station on a town-owned Dunning Street lot. At the Monday Jan. 30... [More]
- The publisher of a forthcoming cookbook titled Laurina’s Kitchen is seeking memories and memorabilia linked to the historic Ecobelli’s Tam O’Shanter Restaurant in Ballston Spa. Richard Vang of Square Circle Press said the volume co-authored by siblings Lora Lee and Tom Ecobelli contains a bounty of recipes for dishes that were prepared and served at their ancestors’ dining establishment in the 1900s, but the cookbook won’t be... [More]
Speakers at the Malta Business and Professional Association’s annual dinner respond to community need. BY JENNIE GREY jennie@theballstonjournal.com Angelo Calbone, Alan C. Oppenheim, and Bruce Schnitz agree: the future of Malta is growth. The three spoke at the annual Malta Business and Professional Association (MBPA) dinner Wednesday Jan. 25 at Panza’s Restaurant on Saratoga Lake. “Getting Saratoga Hospital President and... [More]
The Town of Malta Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled auditions for the summer production of "Wagon Wheels West", slated for performance by the Spotlighter's Theater Troupe on June 9 and 10. Auditions will be held on March 25 and 26. Auditions are grouped into time slots by age, and appointments are necessary. The Sunday March 25 schedule is: 1-1:30 p.m. for ages 7 to 10 ; 1:45-2:30 p.m. for ages 11-14; and 2:45-3:30 p.m. for ages... [More]
- BY STAFF REPORTS news@theballstonjournal.com Jillian Ferron, a 2008 Ballston Spa High School graduate currently serving with the USO, recently received the President's Award for performance above and beyond the call of duty, along with the rest of the staff and volunteers of USO Kandahar. The staff was given the award for quick action during the flooding of their USO facility, saving thousands of dollars worth of equipment. Ferron’s... [More]
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- Ballston Spa Rotary Club is one of 123 clubs among 33,000 clubs worldwide selected by Rotary International to hold two weekly meetings allowing members to choose which is more convenient. Beginning Feb. 15, the club will meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. meetings at the D-Line Pub, across the street from its regular Tuesday 12:15 p.m. meeting site at the Factory, ... [More]
- BY KEVIN J. ROGERS kevin@theballstonjournal.com Ballston Spa welcomed a new space for kids to stretch their imaginations with the Jan. 28 opening of The Wonder Room on Route 50. "I just wanted to create a space where kids can come and explore and create things on their own," said owner Chris Stack. "I think it's important to nurture that in children." The Wonder Room is "an informal, home-like indoor/outdoor space where children will have... [More]
- BY BARBARA COOK barbara@theballstonjournal.com On his first day in office, first-term Milton Supervisor Dan Lewza established an Economic Development Committee to make sure the town joins the rest of Saratoga County in significant economic growth and business development. The goal of the Economic Development Committee is to develop the town center of Milton and the village of Ballston Spa by nurturing the existing businesses and... [More]
- BY KEVIN J. ROGERS kevin@theballstonjournal.com Before moving to Ballston Lake from Harrisburg, Pa. with her husband and daughter, Angelique Grassmyer already had an idea for a unique business: a doll boutique which also hosts tea parties for young girls. "We saw something like it in Harrisburg and it seemed like a great idea," Grassmyer said. "Plus you get to help children, that's very cool." The question was where to put the shop. It... [More]
The Malta Business and Professional Association has elected Kevin Harkins of Principal Financial Group as President, the organization announced in a Jan. 19 press release. Joining Harkins on the MBPA’s executive board are Dan Wagner of State Farm Insurance/Dan Wagner Agency as First Vice President; Ray Patterson of Capital Consulting Group as Second Vice President; Kristyn Kamber, TrustCo Bank, as ... [More]
In a Jan. 19 press release, AccuStaff announced the opening of its third full-time Capital Region employment services office. The new office is located at 2374 Rt. 9, 2nd Floor, in the plaza between Taddeo and Knabner Roads. “Being a locally owned business, we wanted to be on the doorstep of future local growth," said AccuStaff owner Heather Rafferty. "As the business climate in Malta is changing minute by minute, we wanted to ... [More]
The Saratoga Builders Association, Inc. will be awarding a $1000 scholarship in 2012, according to a Jan. 17 press release. The organization makes this scholarship available annually to high school seniors who are planning to pursue a construction industry education. The scholarship award is open to any high school senior in Saratoga County who is planning to pursue construction education at a 2- or 4-year accredited college or university,... [More]
- BY KEVIN J. ROGERS kevin@theballstonjournal.com State Farm Insurance expects to add hundreds of jobs at their Malta facility between now and Sept. 2013 as they consolidate operations and regional offices, according to company officials who contradicted reports of recent layoffs there. The consolidation will leave Malta as one of the two main operations centers in the company's Northeast Zone. The other will be in Concordville, Penn. In... [More]
- BY BARBARA COOK barbara@theballstonjournal.com Recognizing the need for workers for middle-skills jobs, the Center for Career and Technical Education at the F. Donald Myers Education Center is launching a new program called the Industry First Campaign to train not only high school students but also untrained or unemployed adults. In a press conference Jan. 12, Congressman Chris Gibson, Senator Roy McDonald and Assemblymen James Tedisco... [More]
- Brookside Museum, home of the Saratoga County Historical Society, has received a $10,000 donation from Ballston Spa National Bank to help fund programs and services through 2012, the museum announced in a Jan. 12 press release. “From caring for and preserving the county’s historic artifacts and memories to providing educational programs for thousands of local school children each year, the Brookside... [More]
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